3BR Cabin on a Pond - Fish and Kayak, Dog Friendly

*PLEASE READ INFO BELOW RE WINTER VISITS! Luxurious, secluded cabin nestled in the woods lakeside on the shore of a private fishing pond with bass, bluegill, and catfish. Minutes from Oglebay Park and close to the city of Wheeling - but a private and unique in-the-woods experience. Wake to the sunlight and birdsongs, fish the pond, walk the trails, and browse the library. This place has everything you need and nothing you don't. This countryside escape on a converted farm is a treat! The space This hand-built cabin is accessible by a gravel drive about a third of a mile into the woods, but it has electricity, plumbing, hot water, comfy mattresses, a wood-burning stove, gas cooktop, refrigerator, washer/dryer, microwave, and Keurig. It'll sleep six in beds or up to eight with an air mattress we can supply. We have recently added air conditioning but please note, there is no TV and no WiFi at the cabin. The cabin has electric heaters as well as a woodstove. The woodstove is mostly for evening atmosphere/coziness as the cabin is very well insulated and will get quite warm if you run a fire all day. There is air-conditioning available in the summer as well! The covered front porch overlooking the pond is where you'll spend a lot of time. It has comfortable seating, a table and a terrific view. You've got a great area for outdoor fires and cooking as well as kayaks, a hammock, a tree swing, the whole thing. This cabin features a lofted master bedroom with a queen-sized bed, reached by a ship's-style ladder (see photos), and 2 first floor bedrooms (one with bunks, the other a second queen bed), full bathroom, living room, kitchen, and spacious porch. The pond has a dock, boat, a kayak, and is stocked with fish to catch. The setting is quite private, with about 50 acres of forested trails at your doorstep. We are dog friendly -- there are no fenced areas at the cabin though. You are most welcome to bring your dogs as long as you keep track of them and clean up after them. If they like swimming, it's a thin slice of heaven for them here. Need more space? Innisfree Farms has two tinyhouses ("The Lost Tiny at Innisfree Farms), and the Oculus Tinyhouse at Innisfree Farms, and a large five-bedroom house ("The Estate House at Innisfree Farms") available on AirBnB and other places on the web. Another three-bedroom converted horse barn is coming in 2023! Extended family reunions are some of our happiest visitors because of the ability of people to be together, while also having some private space. The tinyhouses and the Estate House, unlike the cabin, are equipped with WiFi, so if you don't want the unplugged experience you may wish to check those out! Guest access You'll have full access to the cabin and surroundings. GUESTS PLEASE NOTE: There is a steep gravel road to the cabin. While during good weather conditions, this road can be traversed by smaller cars, we strongly advise guests to use a 4WD or AWD vehicle with some ground clearance. You don't want to get stuck! Larger groups keep in mind we have an estate house and a tinyhouse in other areas of the same large farm. Add bookings at those facilities until everyone you want to have there, is there. Cabin guests have priority use of the pond but we do allow guests from other units on the property to drop in a line on the far side if they are interested in fishing also. We have had very good guests for the five years we have been doing this and you will typically see friendly family-oriented groups across all our accommodations. Other things to note Please note the listing: there is no WiFi and no TV. Apparently the airbnb app sometimes encourages you to connect to wifi, but rest assured, you cannot get wifi at the cabin. Just enough cell service for calls and a little data, but not enough for any streaming or things like that. Enjoy the great outdoors and peaceful time off devices! WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: 4WD/AWD is a *must* to get to the cabin if there is snow or ice. The parking area is still about 150' away so please be prepared for that. It's very important to remember to **check in in daylight** as we cannot staff check in to all hours and it could be challenging or even dangerous to try to find it for the first time in the dark. If you don't have the right vehicle or don't want to risk it you can hike from the main driveway to the cabin but you need to be ready for that -- about a 1/3 of a mile hike. Significant snows are fairly rare here but the cabin is remote and we want people to be prepared! On the flip side, it is absurdly beautiful out there in the snow! Also: the cabin is a great space for families but it is not at all child-proof -- we have little ones of our own and they require close supervision always, but in particular around the ladder, the woodstove when in use, and of course, the open water of the pond. The pond is quite deep in places, over fifteen feet at least. Please be very mindful of small kids or any non-swimmers! Please do not go out on the ice if the pond should partially freeze in winter, or allow kids or pets to do so. That's dangerous!