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3 bedrooms, 1 baths, sleeps 6
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“Balsam” is a charming 1940’s summer cottage on quiet Balsam Avenue in the village of Caroga Lake, just a 2-minute walk to a private neighborhood association beach on West Caroga Lake, which has gorgeous sunset views and a great sandy beach with safe, shallow swimming for children.
Freshly painted barn red with creamy trim, “Balsam” has a “knotty-pine” paneling. Neat as a pin and comfortably furnished, "Balsam’s charm comes from its nostalgic decor, personalized with regional knick-knacks, floral paintings, vintage prints, fabrics, lighting, accessories and flea market finds.
Comfortable maple furniture in the living room provides enough seating for everyone. It is covered in vintage quilts and coverlets; ruffled curtains hang at the windows, and an oval Colonial braided rug rests on the hardwood floor. The living room features a console TV (local stations only) with DVD player and a cabinet record player with a stack of LP’s. There’s a closet full of board and card games. Several floor and table lamps provide attractive light for activities; baseboard heat takes the chill off cool evenings.
An open knick-knack shelf filled with a collection of bronzed baby-shoes and demitasse cups separates the living room from the eat-in kitchen. The fully-equipped kitchen has a refrigerator, electric range, enameled sink, microwave, toaster, toaster oven and coffee maker. There are pretty dishes and serving pieces, as well as a full complement of cookware and utensils, in the classic knotty-pine kitchen cupboards with wrought iron hardware.
Beyond the kitchen is the bathroom, equipped with a shower, a sink with vanity cabinet and mirrored medicine cabinet, and low-flow toilet. The bathroom has ample space for storing towels and toiletries. There’s natural light from a multi-paned window and a pretty vintage wall mirror.
Across a hallway running the length of the cottage are three bedrooms, each furnished with a comfortable bed, cushioned chair, a tall dresser, reading light, and small closet. Windows are draped in white Battenburg lace cafe curtains for privacy. The front bedroom has a queen bed, the middle bedroom a full bed, and the back bedroom a full bed.
All the beds are provided with pillows, blankets and coverlets. You bring your own linens: sheets, pillowcases and towels.
The sun porch spanning the front of the cottage is fully glazed, its windows lit with tiny paper lantern string lights and provided with blinds for options of privacy or watching the world go by. At one end, a square table and chairs are set up for cards, games or puzzles; at the other, a wicker love seat and chair make another comfortable sitting area.
“Balsam’s” street-front garden has been planted with young apple trees and an perennials. A gravel driveway to the right of the cottage provides off-street parking for two cars. The backyard has a patio with picnic table and charcoal briquette barbeque grill and Adirondack chairs facing a Franklin wood stove for an evening fire. The backyard’s lovely view is of tall, fragrant balsam trees.
It’s a two-block, two-minute walk to the neighborhood’s private “Lakeview Grove Association” beach. The beach is sandy, with a shallow, hard-bottomed swimming area marked off by a rope of floats. There are park benches for enjoying the gorgeous views of the mountains surrounding West Caroga Lake, the charming buildings of Sherman’s at the far end of the shore road, with its Ferris wheel and carousel, and spectacular sunsets. The beach is also a fine spot for launching a kayak or canoe, which you may rent for an additional fee. The lake has many coves to explore and is well-stocked for sports fishing. A channel connects to East Caroga Lake, for a combined total of more than 500 lake acres of boating, fishing, swimming, exploring.
Hiking, mountain biking and ATV trails, trout-fishing streams, state hunting land, and gorgeous views from a mountop fire tower are all nearby. The county has seven golf courses and 44 lakes to enjoy, ranging from small hidden lakes on hiking trails to the 26 mile long Great Sacandaga.
“Balsam” is within walking distance of restaurants, taverns, post office, laundromat, general store, coffee shop, gas, ATM, video rentals and a chapel.All the amenities of a friendly, small city are 15 minutes away in the historic sister-cities of Gloversville and Johnstown.
Centrally located in the accessible southern Adirondacks, just 30 minutes north of the NY State Thruway, “Balsam” is a great location for easy daytrip excursions to Saratoga (Performing Arts Center, Thoroughbred Racing and much more), Lake George, Great Sacandaga Lake, Cooperstown (Baseball Hall of Fame, Farmers` Museum, Fenimore Museum, Howe Caverns), the Albany capital region, and much of the six million acre Adirondack Park, including Blue Mountain Lake and Tupper Lake, homes of renowned Adirondack regional museums.
“Balsam” accommodates a maximum of 6 guests at all times. There is off-street parking for two cars. Sorry, no pets and no smoking. “Balsam” has a NO SHOES policy: bring slippers or flip-flops for indoor use.
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Contact homeownerAimee Hart
518-835-3500
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