Over the last 10 to 15 years, pontoon boats have been a good general purpose cruising platform to explore freshwater lakes and coves. But because of their popularity (highest sales volume of any type of boat), the luxury choices for pontoon boat design and ammenities are over the top! Only the...
Lakefront Living – Deciding Where to Retire
It can be confusing making sense of the many “best places to retire” lists out there. In fact, it’s probably best to eye these lists with extreme skepticism. The way these lists are graded often misses the point: They don’t tell you much about what your life would be...
Lakefront Living – Winning the War on Aquatic Weeds
There’s nothing worse that diving off your dock and emerging from the lake looking like Sigmund the Sea Monster (I’m dating myself). Here’s a simple but effective solution to control aquatic vegetation for your lakeshore. The WeedShear Pond and Lake Weed Cutter! A unique design with 49″ wide razor...
Lakefront Living – Create Your Own Waterpark!
Want to have the best attraction on the lake? Wibit makes it easy with their spectacular modular Sports Parks. The modular system allows you to rearrange, exchange or expand your products as you wish. Due to the next to endless combination possibilities, you can create new exciting activities with...
Thinking of a Vacation or Retirement Home? Buy It Now
When the economy was exploding in the early 2000s, many of us began to dream about purchasing that vacation home on the lake or securing a home in a more appropriate location for our retirement years. However, with the booming economy came skyrocketing house prices. Many of the homes...
Lakefront Living – 5 Common Boating Mistakes
5 Common Boating Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them By Vann Burgess, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Safety Division If you’re new to boating – or even if you’re not – it’s easy to make simple mistakes that may have serious consequences on the water. Almost always boating errors are...
Lakefront Living – Tips for Docking in the Wind
Geometry and a length of rope can help you dock in a wind. By Peter McDonald, from Boating Magazine We were caught in a hairy situation fraught with mayhem and angst. Were we being pounded by a squall or trying to run a dangerous inlet? No, this was worse....
Lakefront Living – 2013 Boating Buyers Guide App
iPad App: Find the best boat for you with Boating’s 2013 Boat Buyers Guide. Get behind the wheel of more than three dozen of the year’s best runabouts, pontoon boats and fishing boats through expert reviews, editor walkthrough videos, in-depth test data and Retina-quality interactive photo galleries. Once you’ve...
Lakefront Living: The #1 Mistake Lakefront Buyers Make
Shoreline conditions are one of the most important aspects of purchasing a lakefront property in New England. Nothing is worse than discovering you can’t swim or boat at your new lakefront home because of invasive aquatic weeds that didn’t show up until summertime. The time of year you buy can make...
New England Lakefront Property Buyers Seminar a Huge Success
A record number of potential lakefront property owners packed the Amphitheater meeting room at the Mansfield Holiday Inn on Saturday. For two hours, they talked through the 10 key differences you need to know when purchasing your dream home on the water. One even walked away with a free...