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When you arrived at night be prepared to look for a hidden dream in the dark. We searched a little bit to find this place on a late October night. When we arrived at the house we were positively surprised about it’s charm. We entered a cosy dining room with it’s clean kitchen and listened to a smooth sound of water from the lake. The living room is as big as some restaurants in a small town (or in Germany, where we’re from). The bedroom on the first floor gave us another warm feeling and I tell you, you won’t want to get off in the morning when you awake with such a sunrise we got. The 2 bedrooms on the second floor are perfect for family with kids and it showed us, the house was a great gift for a wonderful start into our 14 day vacation. Paul and Becky didn´t forget anything. You got a lot of different literature, there’s a telephone (or I have to say two), there is a video player and a dvd player, there are some games to play and …. You won´t even be bored on a rainy lazy Sunday afternoon. Besides this there are enough possibilities of outside activities when the weather is alright!

On our first morning our daughter was an early bird to enjoy the calm fog and a beautiful sunrise. The view out of the dining room over the water with it’s cozy fog and a blue and red sky were a perfect start for the day and let us enjoy every morning a lazy and long term breakfast. When we started or trips we noticed the perfect central place of this house (around 10 minutes to Ellsworth’s shops, 30 minutes to brewer and 5 minutes more to Bangor and 25 minutes to Bar Harbor).
Most of our days and evenings we were out but it must be nice to make a trip with a kayak on the lake and spot the area with it’s natural beauty. One afternoon we find the time for a walk around the area and we saw a lot of loons, some eagles and also a small racoon crossing our way. Afterwards we enjoyed a great dinner at Anglers Restaurant in Searsport (Route 1; 215 E Main St – be prepared to arrive at a crowed place before 8.00 pm). It’s a great place which we know for years with great seafood meals which aren’t not very expensive.

It was our first time to rent a house on our vacation in New England and as a German tourist we were so enthusiastic about the space in this large house, it’s beautiful and warm view over the lake and it’s clean and relaxing comfort that it makes us want for more.

We look forward to visit this place in 2010 again and hope to find a time of availability!

If you are looking for beauty, peace and privacy, then this is the vacation home you are searching for. We were awakened each morning to the call of the loons and breathtaking sunrises. A wonderful place to relax and daydream and escape the hectic pace
of everyday. The house was well appointed and we had all the comforts of home. Even though you are in almost total privacy and the feeling of being away from it all, you are so close to the beautiful town of Ellsworth and all the wonderful shops and even a new super WalMart and our favorite restaurant, Jordan's Snack Bar. Acadia National Park, Cadilllac Mtn, Blue Hill (the Fish Net Restaurant where we enjoyed our first lobster), Stonington and all the other small villages are so close for short day trips.
The owners were so helpful in every way possible and we were grateful for the handicap amenities provided.
Our only regret renting this wonderful house is we didn't book for a longer stay.

We're tempted to not make this place sound good because it might get fully booked and we'd be unable to return... but if you gather strength and peace from listening to water and wind, from watching the brilliant night sky, and from being reminded of the simple pleasures of nature, this is for you. You can choose to be active and do laps in the kayak, and you can also choose to eat too much fine seafood in nearby restaurants. Great, safe place for the youngest visitors as well.

The house is clean and comfortable, the owners more than helpful. We enjoyed Blue Hill and its Marine Environmental Research Institute, the whole Blue Hill peninsula and Naskeag Point, the Blue Hill Fair, Deer Isle and Stonington, the "other places" on Mt. Dessert, and venturing father downeast all the way to West Quoddy Head. But it's hard to beat floating on the pond with loons or reading on the deck with the bald eagle watching from across the water. You can work out a lot of problems by taking an hour to throw rocks in the water with a 2-year-old grandson. By our last-night-dinner at the Surry Inn, with the crackling fire behind us and the sun setting before us, we knew we were better for our visit.

August, 2009
My family and I enjoyed staying at this home! We found it very comfortable, very well equipped and a very relaxing! My family enjoyed fishing, kayaking, boating (not such a bad rowboat) and swimming everyday. The lake is crystal clear and wonderful to swim in. My two dogs went swimming everyday and loved it. We all had a wonderful time, very memorable, as my daughter got married in Rockland, Maine that same week. This was a memorable experience, very relaxing and a serene place, the best we have ever stayed in. We were close to everything and got to see a lot in one week as well as enjoyed this most relaxing home and sound sleep at night on very comfortable beds. This house has a lot to offer. We hope to go back next year and stay longer. We're so glad we found it!

We spent the month of August 2009 at this home. We hardly ever left. The home has everything you could want and the lake was beautiful. Our grandchildren swam at least three times a day and they caught some sizeable perch and bass. Even Dad the fisherman was impressed. We enjoyed the loons and looked out every morning to make sure that the baby loon was still with its mother. It was wonderful watching the parents teach it to fish.
Most of the time was spent reading on the screen porch watching the kids swim and catch frogs.
We highly recommend the Union River Lobster house for a traditional shore dinner.
Ellsworth has a Hannafords and Shaws and if you cut over Rte 230 and then take one of the side streets on the left you can cut out the center traffic. Try not to shop on weekends and rainy days.
We would recommend this to families with children of all ages as well as couples.
We hope to return another summer.

Home was just as described, well appointed, very quiet & private, steps to the lake, we especially liked the kayaks, the kids enjoyed them tremedously, the location was ideal for us as we travelled around Mt. Desert Island and surrounding towns, Ellsworth is very close and has 2 grocery stores & a WalMart, thanks for the hints on where to dine, they were all terrific, Jordan's Snack Bar was our favorite.
Highly recommend to all.

We had a wonderful vacation. The house is gorgeous and new master bath is wonderful. Everyone enjoyed being so close to the water. This was a perfect place to relax and get away from it all while still being close enough to Bar Harbor. We will definitely be back!