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DESCRIPTION
"Forget Me Not"
is a three-season lakefront cottage with sunset views
on the historic East Shore Road of West Caroga Lake.
Enjoy casual lakeside living at its most relaxed, with
front and back decks, a spacious, level lawn crowned
with dramatic pines, and your own personal Adirondack
chairs, picnic table, and stone firepit at a sandy
neighborhood association beach directly across the
road. The shallow, hard-bottomed waterfront is ideal
for families with small children.
Freshly
remodeled for the 2008 season, "Forget Me Not"
has added modern amenities including all-new kitchen
and bath, new carpeting, fresh paint, ceiling fans,
internet access, and easy-open screened windows to its
considerable charms. The cottage has been comfortably
decorated with new and vintage furnishings in watery
tones and soft floral patterns.
Up to six
guests can be accommodated with "Forget Me Not's"
three cozy bedrooms and a sleeper-sofa in the living room. The bedrooms have ceiling fans, Berber carpeting,
charming vintage coverlets, feather pillows, warm blankets, Battenburg lace curtains and
reading lamps. You provide linens (sheets, pillowcases, towels). Dressers and wall
hooks provide clothes storage.
The lake-view master bedroom has a queen bed and knotty-pine paneled walls. A
wall-mounted TV with standard cable is tucked in one corner, making the bedroom a
quiet spot for watching TV or videos undisturbed by other activities in the open-plan living
area. A selection of videos is provided.
A second queen bedroom and one with a single twin bed have partial lake views.
Lake-view windows span three sides of the enclosed front porch, which has knotty-pine
paneled walls, an aqua enameled wood floor and an open pitched-roof ceiling. The porch
is furnished with comfortable mid-century vintage wire furniture cushioned in blue and
white florals.
A marine-blue door opens into the knotty-pine living room, whose large
windows share the porch's splendid views. Along another wall, a fireplace
is framed by additional windows for cross-ventilation of cool western breezes off the lake. A ceiling fan circulates the lake air or warm heat from the fire. On the mantel of the brick fireplace hearth is a proud and
amusing display of numerous silver trophy cups won by the owner's beloved mother, a table-tennis champion.
The living room is furnished with a cushy sleeper-sofa and upholstered chair
custom-covered in a soft floral pattern. The sturdy pine coffee table is a good spot for
playing Scrabble or one of the other classic board games provided for quiet
entertainment. A CD stereo and a selection of CD's is also provided.
Through an archway in the living room is the eat-in kitchen, with knotty-pine walls and an
aqua enameled wood floor. The newly fitted kitchen has white lower cabinets with
marine-blue Formica and butcher-block counters and open display shelving above. The
kitchen is well-equipped with a full-size refrigerator, gas range, stainless steel sink and
all small appliances. A water cooler provides spring water for drinking. Marine-blue glass
pendant lights, wall sconces and a lighted ceiling fan amply illuminate the room. A desk
is built-in under a kitchen window to take advantage of
WI-FI high-speed internet access for your laptop computer.
Across the room, a dining table seats
six. A glass-front cabinet displays a charming assortment of blue floral dishes and serving pieces. The kitchen's sliding glass doors lead to a back deck and gas grill.
All new plumbing and fixtures in the bathroom include a shower, pedestal sink and low-flow toilet, with a mirrored medicine cabinet and dresser for storage.
"Forget Me
Not's" furnished front deck looks out over perennial flower beds and a large, level lawn to the lake. There is parking to the side for a
maximum of three cars.
Our neighborhood association beach is just across the road. It's shallow with a sandy bottom, great for kids. It's an easy place to launch our kayaks (available for an additional fee), and the lake is stocked for fishing enthusiasts. A patch of summer flowers, a spot of green lawn big enough to spread a blanket, a sandy beach just waiting for a pail and shovel .... We've gilded the lily by adding a picnic table with umbrella for meals on the beach, Adirondack chairs with
cup-holders for a cold one, and a stone fire-circle for bonfires and s'mores. The view can't be beat, with spectacular sunsets and Sherman's charming circa 1920's amusement park, complete with Ferris wheel and carousel, just down the beach. There's no better place to watch 4th of July fireworks.
"Forget Me Not" is located in a friendly neighborhood, tucked between the home of the late Frank Sherman of amusement park fame and "Red Wing," one of the oldest camps on Caroga Lake. "Forget Me Not" 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, gas, ATM, video rentals and chapel. All the amenities of a friendly, small city are 15 minutes away in the historic sister-cities of Gloversville and Johnstown.
Hiking, golf, mountain biking and ATV trails, trout-fishing streams, state hunting land, and gorgeous views from a
mountaintop fire tower are all nearby. The county has 44 lakes to enjoy, ranging from small hidden lakes on hiking trails to the 26 mile long Great Sacandaga.
Centrally
located in the accessible southern Adirondacks, just
30 minutes north of the NY State Thruway,
"Forget Me Not" is a great location for easy
daytrip excursions to Saratoga (Performing Arts
Center, Thoroughbred Racing, and much more), Lake
George, Great Sacandaga Lake, Cooperstown (Baseball
Hall of Fame, Farmer's Museum, Fenimore Museum, Howe
Caverns), the Albany capital region, and much of the
six million acre Adirondack Park, including Blue
Mountain Lake and Tupper Lake, homes of renowned
Adirondack regional museums.
It's about
an hour to Saratoga, Cooperstown, and Albany; about
four hours to New York, Boston, Buffalo, and Montreal.
"Forget Me
Not"
accommodates a maximum of six guests at all times;
there is parking for a maximum of three cars. Sorry, no
pets and no smoking. "Forget Me Not" has a NO
SHOES policy; bring slippers or flip-flops for indoor
use.
FEATURES
Listing Number:
5782
Address: Caroga Lake, NY
County: Fulton
Total # of bedrooms: 3
Total # bathrooms: 1
Maximum occupancy: 6
Winter availability: No
Linens provided: No
Smoking permitted: No
Pets considered: No
AMENITIES
Waterfront,
beach, canoe, kayak, scenic view, fireplace, outdoor grill, equipped kitchen,
deck, telephone, television, VCR,
DVD player, standard cable, stereo, CD player, high
speed internet access (wired & wireless).
RENTAL
RATES
July
& August: $1,700 per week, from 6:00 p.m. Sunday
to 11:00 a.m. the
following Sunday
May, June, September, October: $1,300 per week or $275 per night with a 2
night minimum
Inquire for “last minute getaway” rates.
Kayak Rentals: $25/each per day or $100/each
per week
AVAILABILITY
CALENDAR
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check available dates for this rental.
OWNER'S
CONTACT INFORMATION
Thank you
for mentioning Adirondack "By Owner" when
you call or email.
Owner's telephone
number: 518-835-3500
Owner's email address: lakehouse@capital.net
Owner's personal
website for this property: http://www.southernadirondacklakehouserentals.com
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