by Extreme How-To, Chad Gillikin The Gillikin family’s boat dock had seen better days. Last winter’s heavy rains had caused the water at Logan Martin Lake in Alabama to rise to abnormal levels. As the water rose, so did the dock, all the way above the tops of the...
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Tiny House Living: How Two Families Made It Work
Tiny House Living: How Two Families Made It Work—Teenagers, Sleepovers, Alone Time, and All…by Liz Pleasant posted Dec 24, 2014, YES Magazine How do you fit a full-sized family into a tiny house? The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the...
2015 Lakefront Buyers Seminar a Huge Success
Spring must be in the air, because over 70 people dreaming of life on the water packed the meeting room at the Patriot Place Renaissance Hotel in Foxboro Massachusetts Saturday for the 8th annual “Keys to Buying Lakefront Property” Seminar presented by Lakefront Living Realty. Attendees learned all the potential differences when...
14 Design Ideas for an Exhilarating Outdoor Shower
By Becky Harris, Houzz Contributer Enhance an open-air shower with amenities and style upgrades from the all-essential towel hook to total landscape integration, an ideal upgrade for your lakefront home. My earliest outdoor shower experiences involved a small wooden surround attached to a simple rental cottage on Cape Cod,...
Financial & Tax Considerations for Purchasing Lakefront Homes
If you’re considering purchasing a Lakefront property in New England, these financial and tax tips will help guide you in the right direction: Those who have a clear understanding of what their retirement income vs. their pre-retirement income will be are likely to make a purchase that they can...
Central New England Boat Show Coming in March
The Central New England Boat Show is back at the DCU Center in Worcester Massachusetts on March 13 – 15, 2015. This is the show you can’t afford to miss The latest 2015 models Fishing boats, sports boats, pontoon boats, kayaks and canoes for your lakefront property Boating accessories...
Attend 8th Annual Lakefront Property Buyers Seminar
For many home buyers, the chance to own a home on a lake is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To help educate buyers so they can make that big decision an educated and informed one, we are hosting our popular “Keys to Buying Lakefront Property” buyers seminar on March 21, 2015....
7 Tips For Buying a Vacation Home
You may be tempted to finally buy that vacation place now that the housing market has healed. Here’s what to consider before you start house hunting. Many Americans contemplating a vacation home abandoned that dream when the housing market collapsed. But now that home values have climbed month after...
Local Lake Placid Tradition: Extreme Tobogganing
When it comes to old Adirondack Traditions, Lake Placid has many. One of the local favorites, and something that is pretty darn unique, is their Toboggan Chute on Mirror Lake. This converted 30′ Ski Jump Trestle is situated to send toboggans down the ice covered chutes and out across...
Guided Snowmobile Tours – A New Perspective on New England Lakes
Looking for a new way to view the mountains and lakes of NH? Ever wanted to try snowmobiling? I suggest a guided snowmobile tours from Northern Extremes Snowmobiling! Northern Extremes offers guided snowmobile tours for all ages and abilities. You can rent a machine from them or bring your own....