"Lady of the Lake" is a charming and comfortable circa 1900 LAKEFRONT HOME WITH WATER VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM. Facing south on 70` of clear, deep West Caroga Lake frontage, with a view of the vintage Ferris wheel and carousel of Sherman’s 1920`s amusement park in the eastern distance, the lovingly restored three-season house is distinctively furnished with cottage antiques by designer/builder owners whose other home is featured in the book, "California Interiors" and the Summer 2009 issue of "Creative Home" magazine.

The light-filled first floor features an open-plan living room and eat-in kitchen with Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, painted pine ceilings, and wainscoted walls. With its congenial open floor plan, you can cook in the kitchen while laughing with friends in the living room, enjoying the fire, watching a movie or boats on the lake. Yet the thoughtful layout provides surprisingly private nooks for relaxing with a good book or a quiet conversation.

A large, two-level screened porch spans the front of the house just above the lake, creating a spectacular waterfront “great room” with areas for dining, games and sleeping as well as a relaxing in rockers, a glider and hammock.

The living room’s deep sofa, cushioned daybed, wicker chairs, and rockers face a stone-backed woodstove-fireplace and an entertainment armoire with an LCD flat screen cable TV, VCR, DVD and stereo with an attachment for your I-pod, MP3 player or laptop computer to the indoor, porch and outdoor speakers. There`s high speed wi-fi internet for your laptop computer. There’s a piano, a vintage dollhouse, and a collection of regional guidebooks, cookbooks, children’s books, fiction and poetry. Firewood, videos, CD’s, games and art supplies are provided.

A farmhouse sink and decorative wood cookstove (for display and storage only) enhance the vintage charm of the gourmet kitchen, modernly equipped with butcherblock counters, dishwasher, self-cleaning Jenn-Air smooth-top electric range, refrigerator with icemaker, filtered water and microwave. Small appliances include a toaster oven, coffee maker, coffee grinder, 2 blenders, food processor, electric mixer, rice cooker, crock pot and ice-cream maker. It’s well-stocked with good pots, baking dishes, sharp knives, handy gadgets, spices, condiments, cleaning supplies, attractive tableware and serving pieces. The kitchen’s round vintage dining table seats 4-6, with tables for 4 and 8 on the porch. There’s a picnic table on the deck, with a gas patio heater to take the chill off late-season evenings. An "outdoor kitchen" in the former ice house has a full-size refrigerator, microwave, counter with sink and filtered water, clothes dryer, and shelving for picnic and grill supplies, next to the brick patio with stainless steel gas grill with side burner.

The bright, mirrored, first floor bathroom has ample storage and a subway-tiled tub with shower. The sink with filtered water is set in an antique dresser with a secret treasure drawer for kids to find. An outdoor hot shower with views of lake and woods   has a “rain” showerhead.

Three upstairs bedrooms include a master bedroom with 5 lake-view windows, king bed and sitting area; a bedroom with a queen bed; and one with two double beds. There are also twin-long daybeds in the living room and entrance sunroom, and a double bed with air mattress on the porch. The beds have firm mattresses, comfortable memory-foam mattress toppers, down duvets, hand-quilted coverlets, fleece and wool blankets and a choice of pillows. You provide sheets, pillowcases and towels.

Ceiling fans in every room including the porch circulate cool lake air. Custom lighting on dimmer switches ranges from Italian tole chandeliers and antique lamps to Japanese lanterns and a disco ball. Vintage paintings of flowers, lakes and “ladies of the lake” hang on the walls.

The waterfront is clear, deep and hard-bottomed, the 330 acre lake excellent for swimming, boating, fishing, and waterskiing. Furnished decks both at water-level and cantilevered over the lake have beautiful views. There’s a private swimming raft with shade umbrella on the lake. A canoe, 2 sit-in kayaks and a sit-on kayak are provided. The dock has room for your own small boat. A connecting channel lets you explore East Caroga Lake as well.

The grounds include a lawn with perennial border and hammock. A woodland hillside walk of 60 steps leads to parking above for 3 cars on a quiet lane. Country roads take you to nearby hiking trails that lead to hidden lakes and panoramic views from a mountain lookout tower.

In the midst of gorgeous and historic countryside on the accessible southern edge of the Adirondack Park, Lady of the Lake is in close range to hundreds of lakes, trout streams, mountain trails, Amish farm country, the Mohawk River Valley; the pleasures of antiquing, museums, restaurants and attractions like the Baseball Hall of Fame, Great Escape and Howe Caverns; world-class music and dance seasons at Saratoga, Lake George, and Cooperstown; the thoroughbred season at Saratoga Race Track.

It’s 5 minutes to hiking and running trails, golf, restaurants, bars, gas, stores, laundromat, post office, chapel; 15 minutes to Gloversville, 30 minutes to NY State Thruway, an hour to Saratoga and Albany, a bit more to Cooperstown and Lake George, 4 hours to New York City, Boston, Montreal and Niagara Falls.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR GUEST BOOK, LOTS OF PHOTOS AND REGIONAL INFORMATION: www.southernadirondacklakehouserentals.com.

RENTAL RATES

July & August: $1700 per week (Friday to Friday)

May, June, September, October: $1300 per week; $275 per night with a 2 night minimum.

Inquire about special fall foliage or spring season “getaway” rates.