Our two-week stay at Cove Point was just what we wanted from a lake vacation in Maine. The cottage is close to the water's edge and feels secluded. We had time on the water in the canoe, some fishing, lots of reading and watching the moods of the water and sky from the chairs on the deck, and some star-gazing when the weather and clouds finally cleared. On the days that were windy and cool we drove northward for some great hikes (Pleasant Pond Mountain, Great Moose Mountain and Pond, Round Top Trail, and, our favorite, Moxie Bald Mountain). Listening to the loons' calls -- the quintessential sound of northern lakes -- reinforced our fondness for this neck of the woods.