Quiet , Romantic Maine Cottage on Lake

* 09/26/08
Positive Rating
Amy and George I. , Atlanta, GA
o Ginger, We typically stay in hotels when we visit relatives in Maine, but I am so glad we found your cottage for this trip! The cottage itself is gorgeous, the setting unbelievable, and you guys thought of absolutely everything. Beats the heck out of a stale hotel room, and you can bet we'll be in contact with you when we return to Maine--hopefully next time we'll have more than just a few days to bask in the fabulousness you've created! Thanks very much--you'll hear from us again soon!
* 08/26/08
Positive Rating
o Bill and Carole, New Jersey
Ginger- Bill and I had a very nice stay at your cottage in the woods. The canoe was fun and the fishing, GREAT. We had quite a bit of rain but we found things to do. Thank you for the speedy return of our security deposit. You have a great place! Bill bought his fishing license at Hussey's (thanks for telling us about that unique store). He went fishing for an hour or two every day. He caught a lot of fish. He figures around 40 or 50 small mouth bass some as big as 15". Also some pickering at about 18". Didn't seem to matter what time of the day. Any time was excellent. He released them all. He used artificial bait. The brand was Calcutta, 2", shad type. We have not discussed our summer getaway for next year but would love to return if June works out for us. I will hold on to your e-mail address just in case. Enjoy your extended stay next summer! Carole
o Hey Ginger, I asked the guy in Hussey's if he knew if the fish in Anderson Pond were edible and he said go for it, they won't hurt you, although he never heard of Anderson Pond.. I think that pond is spring fed (at least I think it is) we paddled the canoe all around it and I never saw a stream feeding it or a stream leaving it so I assume it is spring fed. Which in my opinion would make the pond pretty much free of pollutants. It was funny not to see any one else fishing on the pond except for me because the fishing was so good, I caught fish from the dock, from the canoe, most of the fish I caught were along the shore line, but as you went further out from the shore line the fish got bigger but caught less fish. It didn't matter what time of day it was. I don't fish with live bait, I use as Carole mentioned, Calcutta brand, shad type lure, 2" or so inches in length. I tried longer ones but that didn't work. I used a light weight spinning rod and real with 6lb. test line. Caught a fish on my very first cast, and caught at least 40 all together. I don't usually keep any of the fish I catch, except when I fish in salt water and catch a fish that is a good tasting fish. Sorry for the pontification. Thank you, Bill
* 07/01/08
Positive Rating
o Lynn and Rich from New York, 6/08
Hi Ginger, Just wanted to thank you so much for such a wonderful 1st time Maine experience! First off...your home was amazing. We loved everything about it! The artistic decor (family of artists so I know)...the amazing location by the most peaceful lake/pond built on rocks...wow....we never wanted to leave! We never heard quiet like that before! The clear starry nights. AAAHHH. We did travel every day to try to see it all. Maine is such a beautiful state. The people were very nice. We had a good time. We traveled as far as Bar Harbor, took a scenic plane ride out of Owls Head, dinner in Boothbay and went as far north as Bangor--Not enough time we really wished for more days. We would love to come back. And will. Lynn June 08