Turn-key Year Round Lakefront “Camp” For Sale on Tranquil Torsey Pond in Mount Vernon, Maine

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2,900-Square Foot Contemporary “Camp” on Torsey Pond Is a Gem

This lakefront property on Torsey Pond in the Belgrade Lakes Region town of Mount Vernon was a simple case of love at first sight. The current owners fell in love with the lake and rented for a while before finding the camp located in the middle of the woods, but right on the lake, in 1996.

The house is a contemporary camp located at 200 Quiet Harbor Road in Mount Vernon. It was small, dark and dated when they purchased it, but they appreciated its “excellent bones.” Several summers were spent completing projects and making the space their own. When they made the decision in 2002 to move to the lake permanently, their summer projects turned into a major remodel and expansion.

He’s an architectural engineer and she’s an interior architect, so they took full advantage of the camp’s location on Torsey Pond. “We designed the new space so that from every room in the house we can see out at least two windows–and made sure that the view from each projected the feeling of calm and beauty that we so much enjoy when we are there,” she tells us.

The open concept first floor has knotty pine features in the kitchen, dining room, living room and bedroom. On the second floor you’ll find two more bedrooms and a laundry room. There are two bathrooms and two decks. They more than doubled the square footage, and added updated, high tech improvements including SIPS, Pex plumbing, all new electrical, instant hot water, radiant floors and more.

“From one or the other of the new decks, we can sit and watch the light change on the lake, the trees and the sky, hear the loons and watch them play in our cove, listen to the calls of the osprey babies to their momma from the nest they make so close to us each year and –on occasion–hear a moose calling from down in the bog. When we slip the canoe or boat out of the cove and travel quietly across the lake, we often sit for hours watching the young eagles as they learn to fly–or see the adults as they battle with the osprey for fishing rights.”

It’s a great place for family gatherings as the house is designed to accommodate lots of people. When the family comes, “We just add a couple of six-foot folding tables to the end of the dining room table, throw on some tablecloths and start hauling out the steamers and lobsters. We’ve never had a complaint, even with 20 or more people reaching for and passing food. After supper, we’ll go out on the boat to a secret fishing spot where, when the sun is at just the perfect angle, we haul in 20 or 30 white perch for the next night’s supper. So very much fun, even when we are all trying to be quiet so as not to ‘scare the fish.’”

Why are they leaving this beautiful 2,900 square foot waterfront home, you may wonder? The job market. Her job has moved them to the Boston area and the commute from Torsey Pond is overwhelming. They’re planning to downsize to a place a bit closer to Boston. And they’re ready to “allow someone else to enjoy the house we put our hearts, souls and design ideas into.” That someone else could be YOU!

Torsey Pond covers a surface area of 770 acres and its deepest spot is 45 feet.  The water quality is listed as average.  A public boat launch is located in Readfield. The owners appreciate that its a gorgeous spot with deep, crystal clear water and “on most days of the year–quiet and calm.”

To view the lakefront property listing, click on the link above.

To learn more about Torsey Pond and Mount Vernon, check out these blog links:

Echo Lake, Torsey Pond and Lovejoy Pond Form a Pristine Triangle in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine

Hamlets, Villages and Small Towns of the Winthrop Lakes Region of Maine

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