I imagined having a lakefront get-away ever since our family summer vacations on Thompson Lake near Otisfield, ME in the late 1970s and 80s. After searching throughout New England for years, I was drawn back to Maine for several reasons, namely it's unique character, the people, solitude, old friends, and a persistent longing to get back to The North Woods. While in college in the 1970s I spent some time (in the dead of winter) on Great Moose Lake with a friend who owns property on the eastern shore. After a lot of looking and research, I decided to take a closer look here and I found this cottage on the southern shore of the lake and everything fell into place. The location had me from first sight. My family, friends and I spend as much time as possible at the cottage.
Great Moose Lake is remote enough to provide the tranquility I look for, yet it's easy to get to and I am close enough to old friends that I can always get out to see them or have them come visit. The cottage has enough room for a few visitors. It is also within a day trip to Baxter State Park for camping and hiking, the Maine Coast for sight-seeing, shopping and dining, or the western mountains for more hiking or canoeing.. Maine is a different place and a road less traveled, and there are lots of year-round things to do here....or you can just do nothing in this beautiful place.