Vacation Rental - Cape Cod Style Lakeside Cottage.

2009-12-27T16:31:00.008-05:00

* CHARMING UPSCALE VACATION HOME IN HISTORIC BUCKSPORT, MAINE. *
- "THE HARVEST HOUSE" -
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( Also available FOR SALE or Vacation Home Exchange Program !!! )
- New England Style Vacation Home - on Long Pond in beautiful Bucksport, Maine!!

"Our October stay was fantastic!! Love the Fall colors!! We will be back in the Spring!! ~ Bob and Carol from New Mexico.
A view of the interior entry with wood floors and berber carpeting.

"The double french doors and eight floor to ceiling windows on the lakeside of this vacation home, gives one a feeling of being outdoors." ~ Richard and Debbie from Palm Beach, Florida. Just inside the double french door entry, looking at the vaulted ceilings and sky lights. Lazy Boy recliners in media/sitting room.

"Our grandparents loved the media-sitting room, gramps read books and gramma knitted away while watching DVD movies from the collection of movies and books." ~ Candice Thompson from New Hampshire. Media cabinet with T.V. / Stereo/CD/AM FM / DVD-VHS player.

"The available collection of books, videos and board games kept us busy in between our planned adventures!!" ~ Tammy Whitehead and family from Alaska. Looking West towards the dock.

"Grampa caught so many fish we had a fish fry almost every night!!" ~ Allen from Florida. Looking left from entering the home towards the lakeside dining area with a South and West view of lake.

"We enjoyed the dining view so much we spent most of our time eating and talking around the table well into the night."!! ~ The Vanderbuilt family. View looking Northwest towards Blood Mountain in the distance, which is great for hiking.

"Our group road our bikes to Blood Mountain and then hiked our way up to the top,..what a view, and all so close to our vacation stay!!" ~ The Kramer and Hanson family. This Vacation Home has 180 degree views of the entire length of the lake. (This is a Northern view from inside the home.) The home is situated 20 feet or less from waters edge! Long Pond is crystal clear and is approx. three miles long by a approx.a half a mile wide. There is a creek that runs through this property and into the lake.

"We really enjoy the 650 feet of private and exclusive lake frontage!!!" ~ Harold and Virginia from North Carolina.
Looking Southwest towards undeveloped natural forest preserves.

"The picnic bench was a blessing! We ate outdoors all of the time with our 4 children and that kept the cleaning to a minimum for my wife and I!!" ~ Kevin and Cathy Taylor from Mississippi. "Fishing on Long Pond is awesome!! ~ Erin from Germany.

Night crawler worms are plentiful near the lakes edge! There are over 18 species of edible fish, large and small mouth bass, yellow & white perch, blue gill sun fish, land-locked salmon, trout, bullhead catfish, pickeral, to name a few, along with several species of turtles, fresh water mussels, clams and freshwater eels.

Many a childhood memory have been made staying at "THE HARVEST HOUSE"

"I loved staying at the Harvest House with my grandparents from Germany. I showned grampa how to fish and he caught them all!!" ~ Allen from Florida. With a minimum of a week stay, you recieve free use of a one (1) seater Old Town Otter Kayak and a three (3) seater Old Town Canoe with all safety gear and regulation life vests!! (Otherwise, you may rent either on a per day stay basis.)

"My 12 year old daughter enjoyed the Old Town Otter Kayak, while my two son's and I followed her around the creeks on the Old Town Canoe, and we left dad on the dock fishing, so we all had a wonderful time on the lake and at the Harvest House!!" ~ Judy, Frank and kids from Washington D.C.

(The Bass Boat is available for RENTAL or SALE and rental is subject to availability.) There are two bedrooms on first floor and a loft area that sleeps up to four on the second floor. Also, there is a Futon sofa/sleeper on the first floor that sleeps 2 adults.

"The Tempur-pedic beds were wonderful to sleep on!!! The kids enjoyed the Futon sofa bed and air beds...a good nights sleep and rest during our vacation is a very important part of enjoying a vacation with our family!!" ~ Ruth, Thomas and kids from West Virginia. - This is the Master bedroom with a full sized closet. (T.V. / DVD, / VHS and CD / Stereo players in bedrooms and in living areas.) This Vacation Home has 12 sky lights, multiple ceiling fans and window A.C.units throughout.

"Quality sheets, linens and bedding were the bonus of this vacation home, we appreciated the luxury and took very good care of everything that we used and enjoyed in this home, so much so, that we were welcomed back to stay the next year." ~ Jules and Monica, family of 6 of British Columbia, Canada. View of Second Bedroom, features a full sized closet and media cabinet with storage space.

"My sister and her husband shared this vacation home with us and we couldn't decide which bedroom at first, we flipped a coin and we enjoyed this room, loved the Tempur-pedic Bed...best sleep we have ever had, we went home and bought a Tempur-pedic bed for ourselves!!" ~ Tammy, Tom, Lydia and Donald. Fully suited kitchen with all new appliances,...dishwasher, built-in microwave, coffee maker, toaster, rice cooker, full sized range, and refrigerator, kitchen linens also provided. *(House-keeping is Available per Request and is Additional.)
"JUST BRING YOUR SUITCASE & YOU ARE HOME!!" - "Lazy Boy" brand recliners and multiple seating areas in this vacation home give everyone 'their own space' and the wall of windows that are floor to ceiling allow for awesome views from every angle of the common areas.

"Very incredible views and very elegant and relaxing home!!" ~ Lloyd and AnnMarie from Key Largo, Florida.
Hardwood flooring in entry, kitchen, and dining area.
Berber style carpeting in all other rooms. The bathroom, features a vinyl floor, a bath tub - shower combo, a brand new full sized stacked washer and dryer. The bathroom also has a secure exterior door installed to enter and exit this vacation home for those of you who are swimming or fishing to access the bathroom without coming in through the main entry of this home.

"The exterior door that leads directly into the bathroom from the outdoors was a God-sent!! My wife wasn't complaining about our children and I coming in and out of our vacation home wet and fishey, made our vacation time go smoothly, no doubt!!" ~ Jim Henderson of Lake Wales, Florida. A view of main dining area with Southern and Western views of the lake. (Seats up to 6.) There is also available seating area in the kitchen for up to 4-6 persons.

"The grown ups sat at the dining table while our messy toddlers ate in the kitchen steps away from us, this was a wonderful set up, easy to clean up after the children!!" ~ Angel and Chad of Nova Scotia, Canada. Breakfast or Game Table with a Northern and Western View of the lake. Seats up to 4 persons.

"My father-inlaw had his cup of tea and read a book at this breakfast table while waiting for the sunrise every morning before the rest of us got up, he said those were some of the best mornings on holiday he'd ever had." ~ Vivian Welles of England.
There are only 15 or so homes on Long Pond, in which most of them seasonal, and are all located on the Eastern side of the lake; as is this Vacation Home. The rest of Long Pond's shoreline remains in it's natural beauty.
(Wave runners and motor boats are permitted, however; since there is no public access, there are only a handfull of motorized vessels owned by residents on the lake that only operate on the western side shoreline to insure swimmers safety and peaceful relaxation.)
The majority of the lake use is fishing, swimming, kayaks and canoes. There are numerous creeks that lead to and from Long Pond that connect to 4 other lakes in Bucksport, but are only acessable by non-motorized vessels through shallow creeks and foot dams. - Built originally in 1996, the interior has been newly restored and fashioned in modern style and decor. It has been fully furnished, and has been set-up with most everything one could need or want while on vacation. There is a fully functional corner office area with Wi-Fi computer signal throughout this vacation home.
(Wi-Fi range outdoors is up to 25-50 feet of the home.)
Also included with this rental, is free local telephone phone calls. "Rubbermaid" (brand) bench storage/seating bolted to the dock for watching sunsets, early morning coffee, chatting or relaxing on dock.

"Mom spent most of her afternoons watching the sunset with dad on that bench, my brother and I were swimming accross the lake and jumping off of that huge granite rock. My dad booked us another week stay just after our first two days there, good thing that week was open we really enjoyed our vacation in Maine." ~ Julie and my brother Todd from California. "Sunsets on the lakes of Down East Maine are enchanting at days end!!" ~ Jane and Martin from Alberta, Canada. Sunrise to Sunset,...."The Calls of the Loons Becken Thee!" ~ Herald and Martha from Flint, Mi. - In the Winter, enjoy ice-fishing, ice skating. There are several snow mobile trails are nearby.

Spring and Summer, horse back riding and ATV trails are just two (2) miles down the road.

"Our New Years Eve and Day stay at the Harvest House was most romantic!! We have just booked for Valentine's Day" ~ Ellen and David Lowes from New Mexico. Bangor, Maine is the home state of World Famous Horror writer Stephen King, this vacation rental is approx. 47 minutes from his home.

"We stopped by twice during our stay and took photos, and yes, he still lives there!!" ~ Janice and Tom from New Jersey
Deer are plentiful and friendly year around.

"We were out feeding them every chance we could, they were so cute and docile!!" ~ Amy and Sarah from Palm Bay, Florida.
Numerous resident Eagles fish in this lake, they live and nest on a small island towards the middle of the south end of the lake that is in direct eye sight from this vacation home.

"We are big-time bird watchers and we got some of the greatest photos of eagles!!" ~ Trina and Donald of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Another one of the friendly neighborhood residents,.... meet the "Maine Moose".
Located 10-15 minutes from this vacation home is Bucksport Harbor, seen here and viewed from the New Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory across the Penobscot River and located next to Fort Knox in Prospect, Maine. View of the New Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory from Bucksport Harbor. Bucksport Harbor is steps from Main Street and features a Harbor Walk and Garden Park. A view of Fort Knox in Prospect, Maine from Bucksport Harbor Walk and Garden Park. Looking East towards Verona Island from Bucksport's Harbor Walk and Garden Park. Looking Southwest from Bucksport Harbor Walk towards Prospect, Maine. Looking Southwesterly towards Fort Knox and The New Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory from Bucksport Harbor. {"Official Memorial Stone on the bank of Bucksport Harbor honoring Colonel Jonathan Buck."} Looking Southwest on the Bucksport Harbor Walk and Garden Park. Looking Southeast towards Bar Harbor from the Bucksport Harbor Walk and Park Gardens. Bucksport Harbor and winding paver stones of the Gardens Walk.
"Leave it to Beaver"
.........Another long time resident of Long Pond. View of the west side of The New Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, heading east towards Bar Harbor from Prospect, Maine.....this location is only 28 minutes away from this vacation home.

"The Penobscot Observatory was magnificent, we could see for miles, and the photos we took from that elevation, well worth the visit!!" ~ Cindy and Wayne from Indiana. "We have witnessed many spectacular sunsets while staying at The Harvest House!!!" ~ Mary and Fran from Florida. "We enjoyed our two weeks at the Harvest House, best vacation rental home we have ever rented in Downeast Maine!! ~ Molly and Randy from Texas. "Wonderful stay!! This was our fare-well sunset photo, we will certainly be booking the Harvest House for a month in October 2010!!" ~ Lilly and James from Ohio.

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Vacation Rental - Cape Cod Style Lakeside Cottage.