[SPECIAL NOTE: Please ask re: extended rental pricing if interested in longer term (multiple week, months) stays during pandemic] Beautiful year round home located in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, our location offers plenty of privacy as the last house on a well-maintained dirt road, and situated on 40 acres with our own spring-fed pond for summer swimming or winter skating. Views from the western-facing deck are of the northern range of Vermont's Green Mountains, from Mt. Mansfield to Jay Peak. The house has a fully equipped kitchen, medium-speed internet, WIFI, games, barbeque grill, beach towels, floats for the pond, and an eclectic assortment of books and board games. The lockable garage has plenty of space to stash bikes and store your gear. There is an Apple TV, DVD player and 6-7 broadcast stations come in crystal clear. Our beds include some brand-new posturpedic mattresses. In addition to the 2 king-size, 1 queen, and 4 twin beds, and and Aerobed is also available. The house is built on a hill and has 3 floors. A ground floor has 1 bedroom with a king bed and 1 bedroom with 3 singles (a "kids" room), as well as a bathroom. The 1st floor is where the front door is, and is the main living space with kitchen, living room, bath and sitting room. The top, or 2nd floor has 2 bedrooms both with king bed and a queen bed. The 2 rooms are separated by glass doors with curtains. Please note the house is built on an incline, and as such the uphill portion of the bottom floor is underground. As such, this floor is a pleasantly cool refuge in the hot summers, and large windows provide lots of light to the two bedrooms on this level. However, being partially underground the space does have an earthiness to it. We maintain humidifiers and air purifiers in on this level, and they are checked by our cleaners between every visit, to ensure that the air on this floor stays as healthy as in all the rest of the house. You can contact me through the app at anytime if you are having issues. 7 miles from Hill Farmstead (with the world's #1 beer as rated by RateBeer in 2016!), 15 minutes from the picturesque towns of Craftsbury and Greensboro, and 40 minutes from great mountain biking on East Burke's Kingdom Trails. Beautiful vistas around every curve and quintessential New England towns complete with country stores are an easy drive. Get a picnic lunch, stop at Parker Pie for some great pizza, hit the diner, or enjoy fine dining in nearby Craftsbury. SUMMER: a great area for those wanting to simply relax on our deck, enjoy a drive in the country, visit craft and antique stores, or enjoy more active pursuits like mountain biking, trail walking, hiking, running, swimming, w/canoeing, kayaking, sailing nearby. Swim in our private 1/2 acre pond with dock, or choose from a variety of lakes with free public beaches within a short drive - Lake Caspian (Greensboro), Shadow Lake and Daniels Pond (Glover). Mountain bike on dirt roads right outside the door, or drive 40 minutes to enjoy the Kingdom Trails in East Burke. Hike Mt. Hor or Mt. Pisgah overlooking Lake Willoughby, take the tram to the top of Jay Peak and enjoy their water park, or skip the car and simply enjoy quite walks on White Road, just out the door! Cheese and beer lover? Listen to this piece on Greensboro's world-renowned cheeses and craft beer. WINTER: miles of maintained snowmobile and XC ski trails 100 yards away, snowshoe or XC ski out the door. Jay Peak and Burke Mountain Resorts are within 35 minute drive. Craftsbury, a mecca for cross country skiing enthusiasts, is a 10 minute drive. Other Local Attractions Include: *Craftsbury Common* - Approximately 6 Miles away, a great site for hiking, biking, sculling, and fine dining. Also located in Craftsbury are Pete’s Greens, a wonderful source for organic produce and Vermont products, and the Craftsbury market with yummy prepared foods, good local cheeses, and a selection of wine and beer. *Glover* - Glover is the home of the Bread and Puppet theatre and museum. There is also a wonderful general store with a wide variety of provisions, and the Busy Bee Diner is a great spot for breakfast or lunch. *Barr Hill* - Approximately 5 miles away (on the way to Greensboro), Barr Hill offers some easy walks with great views. *Lake Willoughby* - if you want to venture a bit further afield, a hike up Lake Willoughby’s Mount Pisgah and Mt Hor afford you beautiful views of this cold, deep lake. *Quebec* - In the mood for french food? Bring your passport; the house is a stone's throw (one hour) from the Canadian border, and 2.5 hours from Montreal. *East Burke* - the center of mountain biking in the area. *Local Roads* - There’s great dirt and paved road riding in the area, and the region recently created a cycling map that should be available at local stores. *Craft beers* - "The best beer in the world" according to is available "just down the road", less than 2.5 miles away, at the Hillstead Farm. How to Reach the Pond : Walk down the driveway and keep walking on White Road (the road you drove in on). Take the first path you find on your left. The path is marked with 2 skinny orange stakes. The pond is 100 yards down the path. The best swimming is from the dock on the right side of the pond. There’s an old windsurfer board that you can float around on if desired. There should also be beach chairs set up next to the pond. The pond is spring-fed, so it is always cool and refreshing, even in the middle of summer. There are also a couple of tubes and a noodle in the garage, as well as a pump. PLEASE NOTE: this is a pond and as such is inhabited with various things you'd find in a pond - mud, fish, frogs etc. It is a natural environment. Other Options for Summer Swimming/Winter Ice Fishing/Skating Shadow Lake - Approximately 3 miles/5-10 minutes away (see map), take White Road ->right turn -> Rocking Rock Road -> Shadow Lake Road (alternately called Mud Island Road in parts). The public swimming beach is at the far end of the lake. Caspian Lake - Just past The Willeys Store in Greensboro on the right, you’ll find the access road to Lake Caspian’s public beach. There’s a sweet little ice cream shop on your right as you approach the parking lot. One of the most beautiful small lakes in Vermont.