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Great value Small home, walk to the water and leave a tiny carbon footprint

 

 

 Little Ski House or Guest house for your big dream...oh so close to Loon & Waterville Valley N.H.  ski resorts.

Want a little place in the mountains to get away from the day-to-day grind. Set back from a state maintained road, always have easy access but feel like you are truly in the woods.  Your own private hideaway…no worries, no lawn to mow –all major mechanical systems installed 5 years ago nothing to fix, nothing to update. Nearly 4 acres come with this modern cabin in the Woods. Woodstock / Thornton boarder, New Hampshire home & land For: $159,900.

 

   A second floor loft is the only bedroom , a super insulated full basement allows comfort with little more than a touch of heat or a fire in the wood stove.

 This stretch of the Pemigewasset river is a quick stroll through the thickly wooded landscape.

  If you are looking for a simple crash pad near loon Mountain ski resort - this works. ( 3 major ski resorts 10 -to-15 minutes away).

 

 If you are looking for 4 acres and room to build a great vacation or primary home (with a small starter home, walking distance to the river).

 If  you are looking for a White Mountain adventure...in an affordable well maintained hidden gem, for really short money - don't miss this one (two major golf courses 10 minutes away)

       Efficient Kitchen new appliances and cabinets, Comfortable living Room -small and cozy spaces.

Loft Bedroom built-in bunk and room for a queen size bed, Breakfast bar and flat screen are part of this efficient economical design. Full basement with Laundry and plenty of work space for ski tuning or hobbies.

 

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Making Maple Syrup while the sap flows.

This post goes under the heading of "why was this our first visit" when it is 6 miles from home.

We live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where the men are hardy, the women are capable and the maple trees are plentiful. In the town of Thornton sits a fairly rustic structure with a sign announcing it's function.

Benton's Sugar Shack, it is more than a shack but not by much. The weathered barn board and muddy parking area reminds travelers of any New England barn they have driven by hundreds of times. But inside the operation boils down barrels of maple syrup everyday, and will burn 30 cords of wood to achieve the golden brown nectar in a season. Also inside is the best breakfast around, nothing fancy- served on paper plates with plastic forks and knives but delicious as any place I have eaten in the world.

Tour the Maple Sugar production, while you wait to be seated, it is fascinating to see and smell (bring the kids).

...Get there early, or bring your clubs. The Sugar shack has a driving range across the street for golfers to groove their swing before or after breakfast.

Tapping:  in the early spring when the days are warm and nights are cold sugar maple trees are tapped. The Sap runs into buckets and is transported by hand or pipeline to a collection system.

Mike Benton gives the tour while you're waiting for breakfast. Here he's feeding wood into the evaporator system that boils down 40 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of maple syrup.

They sell the finished product at the sugar shack, and it is also carried at Clark's trading post a near by attraction that has trained bear shows during the summer months.

This is a Authentic place to take the family, and was fun for my wife and I as well. We live so close to some really terrific "only in New Hampshire" attractions and enjoy discovering new places close to home everyday.

 

 

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                                                                                                                                                                              Your-White Mountain New Hampshire real Estate Expert

                    steve@alpinelakes.com toll free 800-926-5653 /cell 603-381-7898

                        MLS search and Realtor web site: www.alpinelakes.com

                         My outside Blog: www.steveswhitemountainblog.com

                    Lincoln NH &  Local interest site: www.localism.com/nh/lincoln

    Grafton County NH MLS search