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March 18, 2009

Buying a Maine Lakefront Vacation Home can be Perfectly Divine

Recently I worked with a buyer “from away” who had their heart set on a particular property here in the lake region. The place was a real charmer. Rough-hewn exterior, wraparound porch, with sunsets and wide water views of the lake, and a warm pine interior. It was […]

March 17, 2009

Gray-New Gloucester Offers Convenient Lakefront, Clean Lakes and Ponds

The towns of Gray and New Gloucester are lovely rural Maine towns that serve as bedroom communities for both Portland and Lewiston.Gray is a stop on the Maine Turnpike, just 15 miles north of Portland. New Gloucester has a village center comprised of early 19th century […]

March 12, 2009

LEA Site a Boon to Maine Lakefront Owners and Vacationers

Vacationers and lakefront owners who own porperty in southwestern Maine should be aware of the great amount of information provided online by the Lakes Environmenal Association, headquartered in Bridgton, Maine. They have recently published their 2008 Water Testing Report on 37 Maine Lakes and Ponds in […]

March 9, 2009

Standish, Maine is Ideally Situated for Lakefront Vacation Home Buyers

The town of Standish anchors the southern end of Sebago Lake and also encompasses two smaller bodies of water, Watchic Lake and Bonny Eagle Pond. If you can imagine the bottom third of Sebago Lake sitting in a coffee cup with the cup coming up both […]

March 5, 2009

Lakefront Properties Attractive in Denmark, Maine

Denmark is a small, but attractive village located in the southwestern hills of Maine, close by the New Hampshire border. Over 1000 people call Denmark home, but the summer population swells considerably with the vacationers who come to visit the many clean ponds in Denmark and […]

March 2, 2009

Bridgton, Maine: Vacation Destination Hits the Big “Times”

We locals know all about Bridgton – a second home in the summer for vacationers for years, home to several beautiful lakes and ponds, a refurbished downtown, active in the winter with skiing and snowmobiling, and sporting such amenities as a wonderful hospital, two grocery stores, […]

March 1, 2009

Maine Lakefront Summers Recalled in Mid-Winter Reverie

Acclaimed Maine author Richard Russo described Maine as a serious place masquerading as a summer paradise. How perfect a description.Mainers must put up with a lot to live and work here – a high cost of living, high taxes, a paucity of good paying jobs and […]

February 25, 2009

Maine Lakefront Property Offers Value in a Down Market

Even though we got pasted with a huge dump of snow a few days ago, I can say without reservation that spring is within sight. I have seen robins all winter long and a neighbor told me he saw a bluebird. Can spring be far behind? […]

February 20, 2009

Crystal Lake in Harrison the Site of Ice Harvesting Saturday

Crystal Lake in Harrison is normally the setting for swim lessons, picnic lunches and softball at the adjacent ballfield. But come winter, Crystal Lake is the site of something very old fashioned and interesting – ice harvesting. Lakefront Properties For Sale on Crystal Lake in Harrison […]