March 14th, 2012 by University of Maine Cooperative Extension I work with a number of lake associations throughout Maine. As I coordinate the Watershed Stewards Program Looking at Lake Water Quality (our lake education program), I get to know the people who care about their lakes – and most often,...
Geothermal Heat Pump: How It Works
An electrically powered, geothermal heating and cooling system transfers heat between your lake house and the earth using fluid circulated through long loops of underground pipe. In principle, a geothermal heat pump functions like a conventional heat pump, by using high-pressure refrigerant to capture and move heat between indoors...
Lakefront Living – Winterizing Your Lake Boat
Too many boats die silently in their winter beds. But follow these easy tips, and your boat will be ready and eager to go in the spring. Fuel Treatment Treat your boat’s fuel with a stabilizer. Pennzoil Fuel Stabilizer, PRI-G and Stabil are ideal products for this job. After adding it...
Love Log Homes? Learn at this Seminar / Log Home Tour
Have you always wanted a log home but never knew how to fulfill you dream? Well then this seminar is for you. You’ll come away informed, delighted and impressed with Katahdin Cedar Log Homes and all the innovative, stylish and comfortable ideas they incorporate into their homes. Especially, the...
Lakefront Living – Teaching Your Dog To Like The Water
A great deal of how much or how little your dog enjoys being in the water does depend on their breed tendencies and traits, but how they experience being in the water the first few times can also make a big difference in their attitude towards swimming and playing...
America’s best lake: And the winner is…
Lake Tahoe – North America’s largest and most popular alpine lake, a place Mark Twain once called “the fairest picture the whole earth affords” – is the champion in USA TODAY’s recent survey. The poll generated more than 5,000 votes via Facebook and Twitter. By Laura Bly, USA TODAY...
View Fall Colors in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region!
Color Update from VisitNH on 9/28/12: One week has made a world of difference in the color progression in the Lakes Region! All towns surrounding Lake Winnipesaukee are showing a blend of early reds and oranges, with an overall change of nearly 25%. The Ossipee Mountain Range is now...
Lakefront Living – Dock Removal..Make it Fun!
In parts of the United States that are gripped by winter’s beard of ice and snow, denial parties give way to a more functional farewell: the dock party. While lakefront homeowners may visit their places year round, shifting ice on lakes means docks must come out of the water...
Lakefront Living – The Magic of Log Homes
The Magic of Log Homes By Robbin Obomsawin, via Cabin Life Magazine For many of us, there is nothing as warm or inviting as a log cabin for escape from our hectic, fast-paced, information overloaded techno lives. It’s no wonder that when people think of building a weekend retreat,...
Lakefront Living – Boomers Seeking Lakefront Dreams
Boomers Seeking Lakefront Dreams By Fern A Nissim, Broker Associate, Realtor ®, Lakefront Specialist Remember that dreamy ending in all the old black and white movies? It is the one where the couple lives happily ever after in a vine-covered cottage in a lovely lakefront setting with the birds...