The Sentimental Choice — If you spent your childhood summers on a particular lake or in a particular town you may have an emotional affinity to that lake and/or town. Don’t fight it. Go for it! With Lakefront Locator you can select your lake, town, and price range and quickly determine what’s available there.The Weekender Choice — If you live in the Boston area and plan to use your lakefront home mostly on weekends, you might want to limit your drive time. Some folks will find a 4 hour drive from Boston acceptable. Others will want to limit the drive to under three hours to their lakefront property if they are planning regular weekend use.
The Commuter Choice — If you’re employment requires long distance travel you may wish to locate within an hour of the Portland and Bangor airports. Contact us and we can tailor a search plan that meets your needs.
The Ski Bum Choice — Maine has some great winter skiing destinations. If you are a winter skier it would be wise for you to consider a lakefront location that is close to your favorite ski destination. For example, if you love skiing at Sunday River near Bethel you might wish to find a lakefront home off the Route 26 corridor from Gray to Bethel.
The Snowbird Choice — Some folks plan to live full time in a lakefront home for a good part of the year. Most of these folks are summer residents who flock to Florida with the coming of winter. Considerations like distance from Boston don’t matter much. Other considerations like distance to the nearest hospital are more important.
The Born-to-Golf Choice — If golf is your passion and you refuse to do without, let us help you find a lakefront location that is close to a number of fine golf courses. There are great courses here in Maine and we can help you locate near them.
The Seashore Choice — If you love the idea of lakefront living but your spouse or significant other liswants to be near the coast, consider a lakefront location that suits you both. There are some wonderful lakes near the coast like Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro that will make you both happy. For lakefront listings neat the coast take a look at the Mid-Coast and Downeast regions in our Lakefront Locator.
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The Commuter Choice — If you’re employment requires long distance travel you may wish to locate within an hour of the Portland and Bangor airports. Contact us and we can tailor a search plan that meets your needs.
The Ski Bum Choice — Maine has some great winter skiing destinations. If you are a winter skier it would be wise for you to consider a lakefront location that is close to your favorite ski destination. For example, if you love skiing at Sunday River near Bethel you might wish to find a lakefront home off the Route 26 corridor from Gray to Bethel.
The Snowbird Choice — Some folks plan to live full time in a lakefront home for a good part of the year. Most of these folks are summer residents who flock to Florida with the coming of winter. Considerations like distance from Boston don’t matter much. Other considerations like distance to the nearest hospital are more important.
The Born-to-Golf Choice — If golf is your passion and you refuse to do without, let us help you find a lakefront location that is close to a number of fine golf courses. There are great courses here in Maine and we can help you locate near them.
The Seashore Choice — If you love the idea of lakefront living but your spouse or significant other liswants to be near the coast, consider a lakefront location that suits you both. There are some wonderful lakes near the coast like Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro that will make you both happy. For lakefront listings neat the coast take a look at the Mid-Coast and Downeast regions in our Lakefront Locator.
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