Secluded Year-Round Home on Horne Pond, aka Pequawket Lake, Limington, Maine

A charming lakefront home on Horne Pond in Limington is the perfect place to build memories for a lifetime. Located at 33 April Street, this must see house should be at the top of your “to do” list.

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33 April Street
Limington, Maine

Al and Diana, the current owners, purchased the land in 1986 and began building the following year. “Working alongside a local carpenter and his son (our friend), we enjoyed the experience of seeing our drawing become a reality,” says Al.

The 2,104-square-foot house has seven rooms, including three bedrooms and two full baths. On the first floor, you’ll find an eat-in kitchen, living room, bedroom and full bath. Below that is a finished basement, complete with a family room, utility room and workshop.

Above the attached two-car garage is the master bedroom and a third bedroom. A detached garage provides additional storage space. All in all, there’s plenty of room to stretch out or join the family for a board game or maybe play pool.
The well-landscaped house is set on 3.9 acres and located in a secluded cove. There’s nothing like a beautiful, private lakefront home.

From the large kitchen deck you can enjoy a cup of coffee while enjoying the view and bird song. Below this is a covered patio for those times when you want to relax in the shade. A smaller deck is located off the master bedroom — think star gazing with your honey. Al says, “From the decks off the kitchen and master bedroom we enjoy the views and peacefulness of our quiet cove.”
This property is a great place to watch the family grow and enjoy swimming, fishing, kayaking and watching wildlife up close and personal. An extensive dock system set across the vegetated buffer leads to the water. One hundred thirty feet of dock is permanent, while the remaining 48 feet is a floating dock.

“Quite often,” says Al, “we have great blue herons land on the dock, and even after all these years, we marvel at the wing span and grace as they fly in and out. We have seen them searching for food and with binoculars have actually seen them catch and eat frogs.”
The original name of the pond is Horne Pond because the eastern end is shaped like an ox head with horns, but it’s also known as Pequawket Lake, since the east side was the site of a Native American encampment. At 166 acres, with a maximum depth of 58 feet, Horne Pond has above average water quality. The lake is large enough to support water sports, yet small enough to not attract large noisy boats found on bigger lakes.
There is a proactive lake association. Throughout the season,  a member tests the water quality every other week or so. Like many lakes in Maine, all boats and trailers at the public boat launch are inspected to assure no invasive plants are brought in.
Al tells us that the cove is a popular place for fishing during all seasons. And many times over the years, the family has enjoyed taking the canoe out for a ride and stopping at the sand bar or public beach for a swim to cool off.

“We have so many wonderful memories of our years on the lake,” says Al.  “Holiday dinners, cookouts with bocce ball, croquet, and horse shoe tournaments. We are lucky enough to have plenty of on-site parking. What we cherish most though, is all the fun we had with our grandchildren, whether it be watching them catch turtles and frogs or teaching them to tube and water-ski — what a joy to see those smiling faces when it was mission accomplished!”

The grandchildren have grown and Al and Diana are beginning to feel their age. Knee replacements and achy joints say “no”  to waterskiing, tubing and snowmobiling. They are sad to say that it’s time to put that in the past and move on to the next phase.  That being said, they wish you many years of fun and memory building at this quiet lakefront home.
Bring your boats, fishing equipment and snowmobiles And don’t forget your camera — photography possibilities abound.