You could give me a cardboard box, on the public docks at the Weirs, a canoe, a paddle, a life jacket, a fishing pole and a book, and that would be the greatest lakefront property in the world to me, probably all I could afford too!!! The cottage my Grandparents had on Spindle Point, they had built for under $4000.00 and when it sold, it sold for hundreds of thousands. The boat thing is the only reality for a lot of us.
My Brother and I bought a house on a lake in the Pocono mts. It reminds us of New Hampshire in some ways, and that is why we bought it, but it is not The Lake. It sure was affordable.....the sign on our driveway says: The Steely's 4th and 5th generation cottage by A lake. We thought it was funny, people dont get it, they think the A stands for Arrowhead, which is the name of the lake, but it really means if it is not Winnipesaukee, it is just another puddle of H2o. You guys and gals here will get a kick out of it I am sure, because you all know what I am talking about.
There is no other place in the world like it, my father wont even go up anymore, it is too hard on him emotionally, it is not a pleasant sight seeing your father so upset over leaving somewhere. He gave it to us, this great place that will always remain in our hearts, now my brother, sister and I are trying to give it to our children, there are 6 of them now, and they all love it up at The Lake. When we pack to go on vacation, they all want to know are we going to The Lake or the mountains. Just about every weekend, we are in the Poconos, with a lakefront chalet, but the lake is The Lake and the mountains are the Poconos. (really only hills)
It is really a cheap substitute, but it is one we can afford.
Oh, and by the way, if anyone is going to get me my lakefront cardboard box with all the extras I mentioned......please throw in a lobster roll from Waldo Peppers!!!! I will be hungry from the 8 hour drive!!
