Summertime

2 bedrooms, sleeps 6
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“Summertime” is a newly renovated 1930’s vintage cottage, located next to “Polka Dot” on a charming lane in the village of Caroga Lake, just a block from the beach. A great spot for families with young children, it has a level, grassy back yard for playing. Our neighborhood association beach has a shallow, hard-bottom waterfront.

“Summertime’s” spacious, mahogany-floored screened front porch is wrapped in sliding multi-light windows on three sides, with additional windows opening into the cottage itself. Freshly lacquered and upholstered vintage porch wicker includes a chaise, sofa and chairs. Striped café curtains provide privacy on the quiet, friendly village street.

The 1930’s influenced color scheme for the cottage reflects the colors of its brilliant perennial flower border. The exterior is a daisy yellow with green window trim and shutters and French doors the color of black-eyed susans. Interior tongue and groove and beadboard pine walls are painted a cream color with green wood floors and yellow beamed ceilings. Generous multi-paned windows and ceiling fans throughout circulate cool lake breezes.

The light-filled living room features several entertainment areas. A lounge area facing a flat-screen TV with DVD and CD stereo is furnished with an leaf-green tufted sofa, trapunto-stitched wing chair, vintage chintz floral drapes with a charcoal ground, bridge lamps, a coffee table and hand-painted monarch butterfly end tables crafted by a local artisan. Across the room, rocking chairs on a hooked rug make a cozy spot for conversation in front of the free-standing gas fireplace. In another corner, a desk is set up with wi-fi high-speed internet for your laptop computer. A cheerful red enameled table and chairs beneath a window are ready for board games, puzzles or dining. A selection of videos, CD’s and board games is provided.

The bright eat-in kitchen has two walls of multi-light windows and antique French doors opening to a view of the level back lawn with picnic table, fire pit and and gas grill. The kitchen is fully equipped with all new appliances including an electric range, full-size refrigerator, water cooler, microwave, coffee maker and blender. Display ledges at the windows add to the ample storage space, which includes vintage steel cabinets and a distressed-finish buffet filled with a charming assortment of pretty dishes. Sturdy stainless steel pots, cast iron skillets, baking pans, sharp knives and handy gadgets make this a cook’s kitchen. The beadboard cathedral ceiling is crowned with an enameled Italian tole chandelier and custom pendant lights with antique glass shades; the floors are wide-plank yellow pine.

“Summertime” accommodates up to six guests in a queen bed, a full and two twins. The first-floor bedroom has a queen bed with a hand-crafted white birch headboard, calico bedskirt and a traditional handmade quilt. A ceiling fan and two windows for cross-ventilation provide cooling breezes. A third window opens onto the living room. This casement window has mirror replacing the glass, for privacy when the window is closed.

Upstairs, a loft bedroom is lit by casement windows on the gable ends and four skylights for stargazing. Two antique metal twin beds with their original soft-green paint and marigold-orange quilts in a print of scattered roses sit under the casement window at the front of the house. Further back, a double bed is tucked into the eaves under a skylight.

The beds have comfortable new mattresses, feather pillows, fleece blankets and premium quilts from Pine Cone Hill. You provide sheets, pillowcases and towels. As is customary with camps of this vintage, bedroom storage space is minimal, with clothes hung on wall hooks or stored in baskets under the bed. You won’t need to bring much with you though. A bathing suit, shorts, t-shirts, jeans and a sweatshirt are all you need for a relaxing week in the Adirondacks!

The all-new bathroom is located off the kitchen on the main floor, with a shower-tub, low-flow toilet, and a spacious basin sink set into an ebony cabinet. Above the sink, a mirrored multi-light window is lit with carriage lanterns. High privacy windows offer natural light.

“Summertime” is just around the corner from our neighborhood association beach on the East Shore Road of West Caroga Lake. Our patch of beach is ideal for small children, shallow with a hard, sandy bottom. The beach is a great spot for enjoying gorgeous sunsets or stargazing. It’s also the perfect place to launch a kayak or canoe, which we are happy to provide for an additional charge.

“Summertime” has a driveway with parking for two cars.

Families or friends vacationing together might consider renting “Summertime” in conjunction with its next-door neighbor, “Polka Dot,” which accommodates 6-8 guests in 3 bedrooms and a separate sleeping cottage.

“Summertime” is within strolling distance of restaurants, taverns, and just about everything else you’d need. Within minutes walk there’s a post office, laundromat, general store, coffee shop, dining, pubs, gas, ATM, video rentals and chapel. The Caroga Lake Museum and Nick Stoner Golf Course are a short drive.

“Summertime” accommodates a maximum of 6 guests at all times. There is off-street parking for two cars. Sorry, no pets and no smoking. “Summertime” has a NO SHOES policy: bring slippers or flip-flops for indoor use.

Rental Rates
July and August: $1,600 per week, from 6 p.m. Sunday to 11 a.m. the following Sunday
September-June: $1,200 per week or $250 per night with 2 night minimum
Inquire for “last minute getaway” rates

Kayak & Canoe Rentals: $25/each per day, $100/each per week. $250/per week for 2 kayaks & 1 canoe

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