We rented this cabin for the month of July, 2016. It is deep in the woods, somewhat isolated, on the immediate shore of the lake. The main living room area is large, the kitchen compact, workable, but in need of some renovation. In general the interior is a bit more rustic than we had anticipated. (Other than a picture of the fireplace, there were no interior photos available.) Our first week there was OK, but at the end of that week, following sustained rain, we entered the bedroom and found a substantial number of large black ants (carpenter ants most likely) on the middle of our bed. Checking the bathroom and living room, we discovered many more on the floor. After cleaning them up. we checked the bedroom again and found more ants on the bed. Perplexed by such rapid reappearance, we eventually concluded they appeared to be falling from a knot hole in the ceiling on to the center of the bed.

Unfortunately it was the week-end and the owner was about to leave for a memorial service in Southern Maine, left us with ant traps and Borax, and said she would call an exterminator the next day if necessary. At this point I was extremely distressed about spending the night in the cabin (who wants ants in their bed), and was worried about my husband, who has severely compromised lungs and should not be inhaling sprays or poisons. Consequently, we abruptly decided to pack up and leave.

We had hoped that the owner would understand our concerns and would refund some portion of our rental money (address available from Tom Fernald), but we have not received a reply to this request.

We are distressed that the vacation was so rudely interrupted and think that a facility of this sort should definitely be fumigated before the summer season begins.