Building a Lakeside Fire Pit

by diynetwork.com Backyard fire pits are one of the most popular of all landscaping features. They are attractive, functional and provide an outdoor gathering place, especially when placed at a lakeside retreat! Ideally, a fire pit is constructed from fireproof material on a flat, level area at least 25...

Preparing Your Docks For Winter

by Charles Simola, TechniDock, Inc. Floating docks typically go in the water each spring, and come out of the water each autumn. When temperatures in an area drop below freezing, ice forms on lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. Ice can damage floating docks, so it makes sense to...

Escape to the Lake This Autumn

New England lakes in Autumn bring calm waters, cool evenings, farm stands, fairs, apple picking and spectacular colors. You don’t have to own lakefront property to get a great lakeside experience. Plan ahead for your lake escape this year. How about an overnight at one of New Hampshire’s most...

Try It Before You Buy a Lake House

by Julianne Will, 4/3/15, Lakehouse Community If you’re not a lake house owner yet, but you have a hankering for a waterfront property, we suggest renting in the area first…for perhaps as long as a year. But you want it now, you say? Patience, young grasshopper. There are reasons...

Fresh Water Beaches in Massachusetts

If salt water and shark-infested waters are not your particular cup of tea, you may enjoy one of the many fresh-water beaches in Massachusetts. Beautiful and clean fresh water beaches entice visitors for swimming, sunbathing, fishing, paddling, kayaking, canoeing and more water sports in state parks and forests and...

21 Best Towable Tubes for Kids

May 26, 2015 by Jim Harmer, Pontoon Guide Kids love few things more than getting flipped around the lake on a tube, but having the wrong tube can be a very negative experience for kids.  I first started my kids out on a traditional donut-shaped tube that required them...