Feed Your Soul at Echo Lake Property in Fayette, Maine

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Feed Your Soul at Echo Lake Property in Fayette, Maine

Island View from 222 Echo Lake Road in Fayette, Maine

This lakefront property SOLD for $170,000 in December 2012 after 197 days on the market. Few things in life are more pristine than spending time at Echo Lake in Fayette, one of Maine’s cleanest lakes. The crystal clear water combined with excellent fishing and the solitude of the area enhance the lakefront property for sale at 222 Echo Lake Road.


The current owners built this year-round lakefront “camp” 38 years ago and are only letting go because in their own words, they are “getting up in age and the traveling is too much.”
So . . . if you’re dreaming of a quiet location for a lakeside home or retirement property, look no further. Imagine yourself enjoying a relaxed lifestyle, surrounded by breathtaking vistas, including the sun setting over the Presidential Mountains.
This seven room waterfront home has three bedrooms on the main floor with a sleeping loft above. The house features two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room and screened porch. Pine paneling adds to the coziness. All in all, the square footage is 858 feet. On the ground level you’ll find a walkout basement and garage. Set on one acre, the property has 150 feet of lake frontage.
The pristine, horseshoe-shaped Echo Lake encompasses 1,037 acres and has above average water quality. The maximum depth of the lake is 117 feet. Its deep, clean, cool water provides a suitable habitat for coldwater fisheries. In fact, Echo Lake is one of the few central Maine lakes with a natural reproducing lake trout population. And the rocky shores and shoals provide excellent smallmouth bass habitat. Brook trout, splake, perch and pickerel also end up on anglers’ hooks.
Fayette is nestled in the foothills of the picturesque Longfellow Mountains.  There is no town center, but the town office, Fayette Central School, Fayette Country Store, Underwood Memorial Library and a church are spread out along Route 17.
The owners have enjoyed years of playtime on Echo Lake and the islands. And they’ve been enamored with the “friendly neighbors, the quietness and solitude of the area and the friendly people at local stores.” As a small town, Fayette is one of those places where everybody knows your name.
If you like to dine out once in a while, these are the places that the current owners highly recommend: The Weathervane Restaurant in Readfield, The Village Inn in Belgrade (especially the duck) and The Chuck Wagon in Livermore Falls.
Why not let the natural beauty surrounding Echo Lake feed your soul? Take a look at this affordable property at 222 Echo Lake Road and you can take time to slow down and smell the pine trees.

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