Is snow and ice covering your lakefront dreams? Don’t let that discourage you from buying a lakefront home 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? Follow these 3 […]
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Kayaks – To Tandem or Not…That is the Question
A Pro/Con comparison between Tandem and Single Kayaks By Roland J. ACK Employee | July 5, 2011 | 15 Comments I can’t even count the number of times I’ve heard the phrase “I want to buy a tandem so that I can either paddle alone or with my…” only to find that after a few trips, […]
Lake Life: Have You Fed Your Soul Today?
Recent home buying data suggests that buyers are placing a strong emphasis on how they want to live their life and not just where. More than just a roof over their head, a growing number of home buyers have greater expectations of their new home. Buyers are seeking a higher quality of life in a […]
Don’t Let Your Boat Drift Away – Tie it up Right!
by David Bryant, Anchoring.com Tying up your boat to a dock is an essential skill that any boater needs to know. Thankfully, it is an easy skill to master. When docking your boat at your lakefront property, you want to ensure two things: the boat remains relatively tight to the dock, and it does not […]
Stand Up Paddleboarding 101: Learning the Basics
Stand up paddleboarding is quickly becoming one of the most popular water sports. To take your shot at this unique pursuit, there’s a few basics you’ll need to get down. The first step to becoming a better paddleboarder is accepting that you will most likely fall. Balance will come with a dedicated mindset and enough […]
Blue Mind: Your Brain on Water
A new York Times best seller, the book “Blue Mind“ is a fascinating study of the emotional, behavioral, psychological and physical connections that keep humans so enchanted with water…you’ll read it once and then come back to it time and again…” ~Washington Post Marine Biologist and Author, Wallace J. Nichols PhD., chronicles the surprising science […]
Pontoon Boats Surprise and Delight Many
By Kevin Falvey, Editor-in-Chief, Boatingmag.com. editor@boatingmag.com Pontoon boats now offer performance and amenities that compete with – and in some instances, exceed – these found aboard other styles of recreational boat. They still offer the traditional pontoon values: unrivaled space for their length, shallow draft and ease of maintenance and ownership. Yet pontoons can now […]
Why Hire a Lakefront Specialist to Sell Your Home?
Lakefront property is unique, your home is unique… and it takes a focused marketing approach to attract & educate the best buyers from a nation-wide audience. If you needed brain surgery, would you go to your general practitioner? Of course not. You want someone whose single most important function in life is to think, eat, sleep and breathe […]
Put Your Toes in the Sand at Memorial Beach, Webster MA
Looking for a fresh water get-a-way? Take a cool dip in the waters of Webster Lake in MA at Memorial Beach. Here’s one persons experience… “Peaceful day at Memorial Beach, Webster, MA” Original Post here “We visited Memorial Beach on Sat., 7/6, around 10:30 a.m.; life guards are on duty. Non-residents pay the $30.00 per car; […]
Family Friendly Tow Toys For Your Pontoon Boat
Tow toys everyone in the family can enjoy. By Dan Armitage , Boating Magazine As the unofficial final weekend of the summer boating season in my parts, on Labor Day I often find myself hosting the neighborhood kids and their parents for a day of watersports aboard the family pontoon. Such was the case earlier this month, […]