LuAnn and Lances Lakehouse

Partial view from deck

Dear Peter,

I just wanted to take a moment to update you on our lake house. If you recall, you helped me through the decision process. Thank you so much for answering all of our questions about the Lake. We are beginning our second summer “on the lake” and can’t tell you how happy we are that we bought a place on the Lake. We found a cute little place in our price range that has great frontage for swimming, boating and relaxing. I’d like to share a few things with you and your readers to update them on our purchase.

It took us four years to find the right place at the right price! One of the things we thought about as we looked for a place was the distance from our house. I had my heart set on a cabin at a lake about 4 1/2 hours from home. We ended up at the Lake which is only 2 1/2 hours from home and are really happy we did. Being so close makes it easy to get to the lake most weekends. Even a day trip to take care of a problem is an easy thing to do.

Although I worried about making this decision, it has turned out to be wonderful. I have learned to kayak and find myself out in my kayak at least once every day. I even kayaked around the entire rim of the lake last summer (and that took some time on an almost 500 acre lake!) We have wonderful neighbors and are making new friends at the lake.

No place is perfect and we are finding out that there are quirks to owning a seasonal lake place. We have finished up many little maintenance jobs that needed to be done (always get an inspection, buyers!) and had a great time choosing new little odds and ends for the place. I’d like to recommend freecycle.org and craigslist for finding free and inexpensive things that are in terrific shape. Everyone tells me the little jobs never end, but so far they seem fun. All in all, it was a great decision and nothing beats sitting on the dock right next to the lake with a glass of wine! So, Peter, I’ll see you soon “on the lake”. Thanks for all your help. LuAnn