Three generations of our family gathered for the first time in 3 years in this thoughtfully designed and beautifully constructed residence. The view features thousands of flowering lupines, birch and pine cascading down towards a long-range view of the water, punctuated with the colossal rocks of the coast. The scenery changed every day with the weather and the phase of the moon, and the lack of light pollution meant the dome of stars was brilliant. We had a campfire in the firepit surrounded by Adirondack chairs, accompanied by family musicians on their guitars, played Kubb on the lawn surrounded by fearless bright-eyed rabbits, picked wild raspberries, cloudberries and blueberries in the abundant woods surrounding. The house is full of views and light, with elegant finishes and wonderful patina in the architectural salvage used for the wide floorboards and interior doors. Beds are very comfortable with excellent linens, and the bathrooms and kitchen were spotless and up-to-date. The house functions extremely well for a group of 10 (with 3 in the guest house, which is also lovely). We were able to dine together, cook together, play games together, but yet still found all the privacy we needed.
The house is larger than it looks in the photos, and has many lovely small corners for reading or noodling on the guitar.
Outside the house the nature trails are full of gorgeous panoramas and hidden coves, spongy moss and fragrant balsam. We took a whale watch from Eastport and saw Minkes and porpoises, harbor seals and blad eagles. Seals regularly swam in front of the house, too.
Sarah Rose, the property manager, was kind and responsive and sent us loads of information beforehand.
We would absolutely love to come here again.