Your Own (and Your Pet's) Private Island and Cabin on Lake

• A fantastic Moosehead Lake experience!

  A fantastic Moosehead Lake experience!

  • Guest anna f.
  • Date of stay 08/18/12
  • Review Submitted 02/17/13
  North Island is the perfect Moosehead Lake experience. A private island with an adorable cabin, not too remote, but just remote enough to feel like you are really taking a Maine vacation. My mother, my brother and his three children (10 - 13 years old) visited with us for part of our stay. The cabin's two bedrooms were very comfortable, and we pitched a tent on the picnic platform for the kids. The kids loved exploring the island, helping with the campfires and swimming in the lake! If you are looking for luxury accommodations, this is probably not the place for you. But if you love being outdoors, and don't mind being disconnected from your electronics, North Island is perfect! Very peaceful and totally comfortable. Yes, the lights are propane, and we did need to pump our own water to do the dishes. But there is a refrigerator to keep the beverages cold, and the outhouse was super clean and well maintained. We loved watching the Katahdin go by every afternoon and seeing the loons fishing just off shore was a treat. Janet and her family were fantastic with helping us on and off the island with all our stuff, and the nice folks at Northwoods Outfitters helped ferry the family out in a pinch. Otherwise we managed quite nicely with just our kayaks. We are already looking forward to the next time we can visit the island!

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, pet owners.

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• Perfect setting, very private

  Perfect setting, very private

  • Guest DMR 3
  • Date of stay 07/28/12
  • Review Submitted 09/03/12
  Ok so I didn't really want to write this review because now everyone will want to rent this most amazing spot and there wont be any more open weeks but I promised Janet I would. First off Janet and Brian and Heidi and her husband made us feel right at home and were more than helpful. I have to say I didn't know what to expect being on an island for a week. What would we do? Well needless to say, we ran out of time before we ran out of things to do. The water is crystal clear and tempurate. You can swim from anywhere on the island with out being in "MUCK". There is a dock to jump off of and a huge underwater boulder to swim out to. Bring a mask and snorkel its worth it. The bonfire pit was used every night with the moon on the water. From one side of the island you see the sunrise and the other the sunset. There is actually three islands, one main and two smaller all of which the kids and dogs had a blast exploring. The islands where easily reached wading in two feet of water. The kids also enjoyed catching crayfish especially at night, they are in abundance on the shore. We saw an eagle too. Town was enjoyable with some nice restaurants. We also went to Kineo Island to hike and climbed Mt Katahdin (about a 2 hr drive to Baxter State Park ). Initially the plan was to stay in Acadia for two weeks but last minute we decided to do a week at the ocean and a week at the lake. I'm thinking next year we will skip the ocean. We are all sad we had to leave the island and can't wait to return next year. Thank you for sharing your bit of paradise with us.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, pet owners.

  Owner response: Thank you, we're so glad you loved it (we do too), let us know if you want us to save you a week or two for next summer. You guys were great tenants. It has been a beautiful summer here on Moosehead.

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• Relaxing get away

  Relaxing get away

  • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 07/10/11
  • Review Submitted 03/19/12
  My husband and I needed to get away from the hustle and bustle of life and found reprieve on this island. We arrived at the landing where Brian met us and brought all of our things out to the island, we followed him in our kayaks enjoying the scenery on the way. After arriving on the island (which was an easy paddle from the landing that we parked at) we were greeted by a cozy cabin right out of an LL Bean catalog with amazing views of the lake on all sides. We spent our time lazing in the hammock or fishing off of the north side of the island or just napping listening to the waves on the rocks. We made a few trips in to town and had no problem getting to and from the boat landing with the kayaks. If you are looking for a place to relax, swim and enjoy some quiet time with beautiful scenery I would recommend coming here. Thank you so much for your hospitality Brian and Janet and for making our stay comfortable and relaxing. We will definitely be back!

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, families with young children, girls getaway.

  Owner response: Thank you, we can't wait to meet your baby this summer. We're having an early spring and the lake should be beautiful if you decide on June. See you this summer(it will be here before we know it!), Janet

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• Dog's paradise

  Dog's paradise

  • Guest Jo
  • Date of stay 08/21/10
  • Review Submitted 02/13/11
  The cabin is wonderful. We enjoyed the privacy. Our dogs loved being free to explore and swim. The girls got a huge kick out of trying to capture crayfish at night. I loved the peace and quiet out by the campfire at night. We enjoyed the hiking, and exploring the lake in our boat. We had such a wonderful time we extended our stay by two weeks. We hope to get two weeks this year instead of one.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, girls getaway, pet owners.

  Owner response: Jeff made the campfire area bigger, added some benches. We are so glad your kids love the island. Some of my fondest memories are with my children on the island. Thank you, Janet

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  • Guest Bill and Lisa
  • Date of stay 07/31/09
  • Review Submitted 04/19/10
  We had a great week - as did our dogs Mac and Jesse. We will call early next year to rent again- what a wonderful camp and island!

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  • Guest Pam and Chris
  • Date of stay 07/10/09
  • Review Submitted 04/19/10
  We can't even begin to tell you how much we love your island camp. It has everything we could ever want or need, the hammock was great! Thank you for allowing our dog Keller to come to your island, he's our baby and he loved being an island dog.

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May & June 1099/wk,180/nt;  June 28-Sept 7 $1199/wk.  After Sept 7 $999/wk,$165/nt
1 wk minimum stay July and August. 3 Night min stay in May, June and September
Saturday check-in 4:00pm. Checkout at 10:00am the following Saturday
for weekly stays.  50% deposit to hold reservation, balance due upon arrival.
  Full refund of deposit if notified 60 days from arrival. 30-60 days/arrival:
half will be returned, deposit is forfeited if cancelling within 30 days/arrival.
$50 fee if bringing dog(s), cannot leave pets alone on island unless crated.
$100./wk discount for mulitple weeks.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.