The nice thing about our location is the abundance of things to do if you want to hang around for awhile.

We are close enough to Baxter State Park that you can take a day trip up the mountain. The West Branch of the Penobscot River is located in our backyard for a day of whitewater rafting. If it’s wildlife you want, take a canoe or kayak over the bog nearby. You name it, you’ll see it - including moose, deer, bear, bald eagles, osprey, blue heron and loons.

Take a day hike up to the largest spring on the AT at Potaywadjo Lean-To or go the other direction toward Nahmakanta Beach for a nice picnic lunch.

The fishing on Pemadumcook Lake is awesome. Bring your own boat and fish for salmon, lake trout and brook trout or hike along the AT and fish the pools of Nahmakanta Stream. Or, if you prefer, you can fish right from the White House Landing docks.

If all that sounds like too much work, you can just relax and enjoy the view and read a book or two.

Prepare to enjoy yourself and your family without the interruption of phones, television or the computer. Now that’s a real vacation.