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...
Improve Your Shoreline with Floating Fountains
Floating fountains are not only beautiful but are also effective to keep the green away and provide aeration to your lake or pond water. There are many options and styles. Easy set up in only a few minutes – just add water. These water fountains are totally portable and can also be...
4 Tips for Vacation Home Buyers
If you’re thinking about making an offer on a second home in this frothy market – perhaps a property that’ll become your eventual retirement place – here are four things to keep in mind. 1. Never forget that the key to vacation homes is location, location, location. Sure, this...
3 Keys to Buying a Lakefront Home in the Winter
Is snow and ice covering your lakefront dreams? Don’t let that discourage you from buying in one of the best times of the year. But how do you know that the shoreline conditions are? How deep is the water? Are there aquatic weeds? What does the yard look like?...
How to Make the Most of a Frozen Lake
Ice Fishing Basics: by Lee Pilkovsky During the long winter months, many anglers hole up in front the fireplace or at their fly tying bench, dreaming of warm days with full stringers of trout or live wells brimming with bass. What many of these anglers are missing out on is some of...
Attend the 2014 Providence Boat Show This Weekend!
Each year, the Providence Boat Show draws thousands of visitors from throughout New England looking to see what’s new and exciting for the upcoming boating and fishing season. This year, under new management, the Providence Boat Show will be offering new and exciting displays, exhibits, presentations, and activities for...
Award-Winning Beach Cottage Remodel
Reclaimed materials, optimized layout & storage, and beautiful design make for a mini retreat that’s all about maximum fun on the water. By Fran Sigurdsson, Published: May 1, 2012, Cabin Life Magazine Is it a cabin or a cabana? No matter – Gerry and Sheri Weber call their mini...
10 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Tandem Kayak
by SherriKayaks, LLC ~ June 10th, 2010 Are you thinking about getting a tandem kayak? I would caution you to consider this option very carefully if this is going to be your first kayak. While tandems do have their place, in most cases I don’t think that they are the...
Staging a lake house – How to prepare a lakefront home for sale
When you buy a lake house, it’s about more than just the physical structure and easy access to the water. You really are buying a lifestyle. And that’s precisely what you’re selling when you deem it time to sell your lakefront property. And that takes a certain expertise that...
Sailing On Ice? Yeah, That’s A Sport
by Sarah Harris, February 28, 2012 The minute I learned that sailing on ice was an actual sport, I wanted to give it a try. I watched YouTube videos of wooden boats with big white sails zooming across the ice on steel runners. It seemed like such a rush:...