LAKEFRONT ! Updated in the last few years with all new "entertaining kitchen" and tiled bathroom , modernized lighting fixtures, etc. , this home features "old world" charm of a cabin-in-the-woods lakehouse and a comfortable "Ralph Lauren" style of rich textiles, tile, stone, architectural details, antique furniture, and leather seating. While the house is located in a secluded, almost rural area of New Milford, it offers modern convenience in that there is plenty of shopping just a few miles away on Route 7 : Walmart, Home Goods, Hope Depot, TJ Maxx, Staples, Peach Wave, etc.). Your best grocery stores are Stop & Shop, Big Y, and Aldi, and you can seek out your favorite libation at Classic Liquors or Nejame package store.

If you want to hike, you are near the Appalachian Trail entrance in Bull's Bridge and Kent, and there's great hiking at several state parks: Lover's Leap, Kent Falls, Mt. Tom, and Macedonia are the closest and most convenient. The local park is Harrybrook, and just down Candlewood Lake Road South is a small park called Dykes Point which gives you a lovely path along the lake.

Things to do outside the community:

~ Farmer's Market in New Milford on Saturday mornings in the warmer months.

~ Many hikes in the area (Naromi Land Trust trails [(website hidden)], access to the Appalachian Trail + more.)

~ Pratt Nature Center, biking on Lake Waramaug, Hopkins Inn, Hopkins Vineyard, White Silo Vineyard, DeGrazia Vinyard, Elephant's Trunk Flea Market, Bank Street Theater, and brunch at American Pie!
~ Like to ski? The house is centrally located close to several ski slopes:
* Thunder Ridge: a family oriented starter slope is about 40 minutes away across the NYS border in Patterson, NY
* Woodbury Ski Area a family resort, has winter tubing and other fun activities...45 minutes from the house
* Butternut in Great Barrington, MA is 1.5 hours away...a great family ski resort
* Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, CT is closest, at only 30 minutes away

Only 1.5 hours from Manhattan, this is the perfect country retreat , weekender, or vacation home for busy professionals seeking solitude and "rustication," whether it is summers, weekends, or year-round (with skiing only a half hour away!).

Though the house is located in a private lake community, this house is NOT a member of that community, so guests cannot utilize the Community beach, clubhouse, or tennis courts. With immediate access to Candlewood Lake righit from the house and deck (and your own private lakefront chairs, dock, swimming, etc.), this is the perfect home for people who enjoy their privacy and don't wish to share a beach with 75 other families! Do note that the host and their family or guests may also enjoy the lakefront during your stay (i.e., just hang out in the chairs along the lake by accessing the lakefront by a path on the side of the house) but will not intrude on your personal space. Bring a friendly and neighborly attitude; you don't need to chat with others, and you may never even see others on the lakefront, but please be amenable to sharing the lake and dock with other occupants of the family compound if requested.