My family of 5 really enjoyed our stay here. The lake is absolutely incredible. It is so very peaceful. So, so, so quiet, as there are only 4 houses on Pierces Pond and we only ever saw people at one of them. We spend so much time down on the dock enjoying the beautiful view, swimming, paddle-boarding, canoeing, fishing and just lounging. The house itself was really nicely set up for spending time together as a family with an open kitchen, living and dining room. Our kids enjoyed the ping pong table in the garage as well. We used the grill several times which was nice, but never got around to using the firepit area.
We went to Bar Harbor one day to visit Acadia and the town of Bar Harbor and we couldn't get over the crowds. It was about an hour drive from the house and we were thankful to go home to quiet Penobscot.
There is not much in the town aside from a General Store, but there are several very charming little towns within 10-20 minutes including Blue Hill, Castine and Surrey. There are some nice little hikes you can do right from the house as well as a hike up Blue Hill Mt which was only about 20 minutes away.
Highlights were lobster rolls at Perry's in Surrey, great ice cream at PugNuts, wandering around Nervous Nellies, views in Stonington and Castine, sitting outside at Strong Brewery in Sedgwick (food trucks and live music on Saturdays)
Highly recommend using the Activity Shop for boat rentals. We rented a canoe but brought 2 paddle boards of our own that we used every single day. It's the perfect setting for SUPs
You'll need to drive a bit to get to restaurants, etc, but the solitude and peacefulness of this home definitely make it worth it.