Beech Hill Pond House

We have a small lakeside cottage on Beech Hill Pond, in Otis Maine. Otis is about 30 minute north west of Ellsworth, not far from the famous Maine coast.

The house was built in 1990 by Jonathan's father, Malcolm Hardy when he was 70 years old. He had a little help from our 90 year old neighbor, Rufus Merrill.






 The house is small, but clean, cozy and comfortable.

                                                                                        

                                

                          

 This is the living room.

This is the dining room/kitchen.

Jonathan built this float, and our dock.

              

The lake is spring-fed, about one mile by four miles long.

We have kayaks and a canoe, swings, a horse shoe pit, a float, a small dock and chairs for evening lake viewing.



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The kayaks.

Kids on the lake at sunset.

Five visiting loons.

                                                          

                                                                                      

  

                           The master bedroom.

                                                                          Kid's room.

                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                     The bathroom, 3/4, no tub.                        

                                   The view from the road, prior to the the most recent paint job.

Blue house, after the paint job.

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Ellsworth, Maine

My family has just returned from Maine, where we spend a part of almost every summer. We have a very small lake house on Beech Hill Pond in Otis, Maine. Otis is a tiny town with no stoplight. There is only a tiny town office with an adjacent library. The main attraction is the Otis General store where we buy the paper each day and rent movies in the evenings.
Ellsworth, population 6,456, is the nearest big town to Otis. It was settled in 1763. About 2 1/2 hours east of Agusta and 1/2 hour south east of Bangor, Ellsworth is nestled against the Union River, and sits on the crossroads of Routes 1, 3 and 1A. Most people recognize Ellsworth because one must pass through on the way to Mount Desert Island, home of Acadia National Park and the famous tourist town of Bar Harbor.To me, Ellsworth is the quintessential New England town. It has stately old buildings, adorable frame houses and a few really appealing shops along Main Street such as JB Atlantic, (furniture and antiques,) The Grasshopper Shop (which sells all kinds of wonderful items,) and Rooster Brothers, which is a chef's shop and gourmet cafe. There is also a theater, The Grand, which not only shows films and hosts theater productions, but offers life music concerts as well. My favorite Ellsworth haunts are The Creamery Antique Mall, The Lobster Pot restaurant and the LL Bean outlet on High Street.

Here are a couple of images that, to me, represent the essence of Ellsworth.

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