Tom

June 3, 2009

Maine Lakefront Lovers Want Their “Special K” – Kezar and Keewaydin

As I sit at my hillside perch in Harrison, looking west out over Long Lake, Crystal Lake and the surrounding hills, I can still see the vestiges of winter on the horizon – patches of snow on the east face of Mount Washington. Between here and […]
June 1, 2009

Belgrade Lakes Region Offers Excellent Cold Water Fishery

The Belgrade Lakes Region has been a consistently good draw for fishermen seeking excellent cold water species like salmon, lake trout (togue), and brown trout. As I was looking around the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website recently I found a lot of great information about […]
May 31, 2009

Great Pond in Belgrade, Maine, Offers Great Cabins and Cottages

Inviting water of Great Pond on a summer day Great Pond in Maine, situated primarily in the town of Belgrade and less so in Rome, is among the largest bodies of water in the world called a “Pond.” Lakefront Properties For Sale on Great Pond View Vacation […]
May 28, 2009

Tarry-A-While By the Shores of Highland Lake, Bridgton, Maine

One of the nice things about the lakes region of Maine is that it has a history of welcoming guests from away for over 100 years. A local favorite here in the Sebago Lake region is the Tarry-A-While resort located on the shores of Highland Lake, […]
May 27, 2009

Landlocked Salmon – Poster Fish for Sebago Lake Region Anglers

When it comes to fishing in the Sebago Lake Region, the landlocked salmon has to be the #1 cold water gamefish in the area. I say cold water, because there’s a pretty strident group out there that would stick up for small and largemouth bass and […]
May 25, 2009

Sebago Lake – When Only a Big Maine Lake Will Do

Big Sebago Lake Offers Endless Possibilities for Lakefront Property Owners If you are spending a little vacation time in Maine and are fortunate enough to spend it at a camp or cottage on Sebago Lake, you know what I mean when I say that for some […]
May 21, 2009

Kennebunk and Swan Ponds in Lyman, Maine – 2 Gems for Lakefront Lovers

If you live in the Boston area, or points south, and are a weekend vacationer or daytripper to the southern Maine lakes region, or just have an affinity for a good clean water body and a modest camp, you really need to check out both Kennebunk […]
May 20, 2009

Solving Septic System and Wastewater Issues For Maine Lakefront Buyers

We had a buyer recently who put in an offer on a nice vacation camp on Sebago Lake that sits about 25 feet from the water. When going through the inspections, this buyer was dismayed to find that the septic inspector had characterized the septic system […]
May 18, 2009

The Maine Lakefront Camp Idyll – Tranquility as Vacation Destination

Allow me to go back a bit – before iPods and laptops, HDTV and MTV, all wheel drive and triple-bladed razors,  and ATMs and IRAs – to a time when families watched Walt Disney on Sunday nights, girls always put their hair up in curlers at night and […]