Sebago Lake Waterfront, Trad. Extended-family Summer Home
About the property
- Lodge6200 sqft
- Bedrooms9
- Sleeps18
- Bathrooms5
- Half Baths0
- Minimum Stay3 - 7 nights
9 Bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, sleeps 18
This extended-family compound is 3 ½ secluded acres of shoreline pines, with views across the six-mile-wide main body of water to the Saddleback and White Mountains. Centered along the 450’ waterfront is an Adirondack-style 3,000 square foot Log House with a Great Room (anchored by a large fieldstone fireplace and spacious enough for lounging and Dining with a party of twelve or more) and a Bedroom Wing (three Bedrooms). This home is fronted by a 60’ long porch, open to Sebago just 40’ away and screened off at its wrap-around end for Porch Dining (or the 4th Bedroom).
An adjacent 1,000 square foot Guest House has its own view of the lake from its Living Room and two Bedrooms.
**The 3rd house, which is optional, has 3 bedrms and 2 bathrms.
The property comes with 3 canoes, 3 kayaks, an aluminum row boat, and a small sailing sloop with cabin. Outdoor activities include skipping stones, shoreline-boulder-jumping, horseshoes, badminton, cookouts on the broad pine-needle covered front yard...
Location: Thirty miles to the northwest of Portland, Sebago Lake (8 miles wide and 12 miles long) is the stepping-off point to the foothills of the White Mountains to the West. This Adirondac-style Log House is on the eastern side of the main body of water, where these hills and mountains populate the western vistas and sunsets of a lake-centered vacation life. For point of reference, the girl's camp, Wohelo, is two coves to the south and Migis Lodge is about one mile to the north along the shoreline. Despite the secluded nature of this property (accessed by a half-mile-long private dirt road through dense pine woods), Portland Jetport is about a forty minute drive from the house, while Maine Turnpike’s Exit 48 is thirty-five minutes away. Even Fenway Park is only a two-hour drive away.
Vacationland: For about 150 years, summer residences have dotted this Sebago shoreline, providing respite from the sweltering urban climates to the south: traditionally, whole families make the trek up at the beginning of summer; the husband soon returns to his work, leaving the often extended family and friends to fend for themselves; toward the end of the summer, he returns for his own vacation and the family makes the trek back home together.
This encapsulates the nature of this and neighboring properties. Those of us who have spent our childhood summers here treasure our memories of the “camp” experience, “roughing it” in the Lake Region outback without phones and TV, cooling off in the crystal-clear Sebago, and warming ourselves at night in front of a roaring fire. This is our family's vacationland.
'The Pond': Despite the term that some of the Mainers affectionately use for this extraordinary body of water, Sebago dominates the world, here. There’s nothing like the excitement of watching a storm approaching from the Saddleback and White Mountains to the west, blackening the lake as it makes its way across the open water, and then slamming into our shoreline with such fury. If we’re lucky, the electricity will be knocked out for a few hours, and we will have to rely on candles and fire-light. Even on calm days, whether it’s the early morning call of a loon on the glassy surface or the magic of a golden late-afternoon, Sebago effortlessly takes the place of the issues and concerns one might have been dwelling on at first arrival.
Owner
Ken Pyle
- Response rate:
- 90%
- Response time:
- within a few hours
- Speaks:
- english, Japanese
- Calendar last updated:
- Apr 21, 2018
About Ken Pyle
Five generations of the Stroud and Pyle familes have spent our summers vacationing here.
Ken Pyle purchased this Lodge in 1922
Why Ken Pyle chose Raymond
Large, entertaining, captivating, and peaceful enough to enthral the youngest and oldest of an extended family.
What makes this Lodge unique
Sebago Lake combines the majesty and untamed nature of an Atlantic Ocean shoreline with the warmth and sparkling fresh water of a secluded New England lake.
Amenities
- Internet
- Pets Welcome
- Accessible
- Fireplace
- Satellite or Cable
- Kids Welcome
- Washer & Dryer
- Parking
- TV
- No Smoking
Bedrooms
- 9 Bedrooms, Sleeps 18
- Bedroom 91 double, 1 twin/ single, Neighboring property optional
- Bedroom 11 queen, Log House
- Bedroom 22 twin/ single, Log House
- Bedroom 31 double, 1 twin/ single, L.H. Screened Porch
- Bedroom 81 queen, Neighboring property optional
- Bedroom 53 twin/ single, Guest Cottage
- Bedroom 61 double, Guest Cottage
- Bedroom 71 king, Neighboring property optional
- Bedroom 41 king, L.H. with wood stove
- In the 'Peak' summer weeks, 2 houses (i.e. the Log House and the Guest Cottage) can be rented, reducing rental rates and max. occupancy to 13. For non-Peak weeks, the single Log House can be rented, reducing rental rates further and the max. occupancy to 8. The 'Guest Cottage' and the 'Neighboring Property' house are two and three bedroom independent units, each with with their own Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Room. The Guest Cottage is immediately adjacent to the Log House. The third house on the neighboring property is accessed by a short private path through the woods. Whether renting one, two, or three houses, the occupant has exclusive access to the entire property with the unrented houses remaining locked.
Bathrooms
- 5 Bathrooms
- Bathroom 1toilet, tub, Log House
- Bathroom 2toilet, shower, Log House
- Bathroom 3toilet, shower, Guest Cottage
- Bathroom 4toilet, tub, Neighboring prooperty available
- Bathroom 5toilet, shower, Neighboring prooperty available
Location Type
- LakeSebago Lake, twelve miles long by eight miles wide
- Lakefront450 feet of Sebago Lake shoreline, including two beaches
Theme
- Away From It All
- Family
Meals
- Guests provide their own meals
General
- Local Restaurant Guide
- Activities Guide
- Basic Soaps
- Bottled Water
- Ceiling Fans
- Clothes Dryer
- Filtered Water
- Fireplace
- Firewood
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Laundry Soap
- Linens Provided
- Local Activities Guide
- Local Maps
- Backpack
- Mobile Phone
- PC
- Paper Towels
- Parking
- Parking Off Street
- Shampoo
- Telephone
- Telescope
- Thermos Bottle
- Toilet Paper
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Water Cooler
- Wireless Internet
- Wood Stove
Kitchen
- Microwave
- 4 Ring Stove
- Coffee Maker
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Lobster Pot
- Blender
- Oven
- Pantry Items
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
Dining
- Child's Highchair
- Dining Room
- comfy seating for 18 people
Entertainment
- Ping Pong Table
- Books
- Books for Kids
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Games
- Games for Kids
- Books for Adults
- Radio
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Television
- Toys
- VCR
Outside
- Lawn / Garden
- Beach Chairs
- Binoculars
- Boat
- Boat Dock
- Boat with Paddles
- Canoe
- Golf Clubs
- Kayak / Canoe
- Beach Towels
- Outdoor Grill
- Porch / Veranda
- Raft
- Screen Porch / Veranda
- Small Cooler
- Unscreened Porch / Veranda
- Walkway to Water
- Water Skis
- Wood Deck
Suitability
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair accessible
Attractions
- marina
- autumn foliage
- cinemas
- forests
- library
- live theater
- churches
- museums
- restaurants
- water parks
- waterfalls
- winery tours
- zoo
Leisure Activities
- antiquing
- beachcombing
- bird watching
- horseback riding
- outlet shopping
- paddle boating
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- groceries
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- mountaineering
- cycling
- fly fishing
- freshwater fishing
- golf
- hiking
- jet skiing
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- fishing
- sailing
- scuba diving or snorkeling
- snorkeling
- swimming
- tennis
- water skiing
- water tubing
- wind-surfing
Notes
- For wheelchair-bound and the elderly, several issues arise that need to be discussed. Please ask if applicable to your needs.
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Location
Our lodge is on the western side of the Raymond Cape and looks out on the six-mile-wide main body of Sebago Lake to the west. The western horizon includes the Saddleback and White Mountains with Mount Washington and the Presidential Range rising above all to the northwest.
Rates & Availability
Additional information about rental rates
A completed Rental Application and Agreement is required before any Booking. Whether one, two, or three houses are rented, exclusive access to the entire property is granted to only one family at a time, the exception being the unused houses which would remained locked for the duration of your stay.