Wonderful Berkshire Country Farmhouse - 20 Ac, Lake, Streams in Monterey

Modern but luxuriously rustic, 2-story light-filled country
farmhouse on quiet country road, across from peaceful Clam Dam Lake
and protected valley and mountain ridge, great views, 20 acres
between two rushing streams.

Located 2-1/2 hr from NYC, 2-1/4 hr from Boston.

This lovely 4 bedroom 2-1/2 baths home features master bedroom suite
on first floor with private entrance and jacuzzi and satellite
TV/DVD, formal dining room, open kitchen, second everyday dining
area; Hearthstone woodstove sitting area, large comfortable living
room,wide board floors, 9' ceilings, 2nd floor master bedroom, full
bath, guest bedroom, 4 BR/study with satellite TV/DVD/VCR, PC and
laser printer, writer’s room/sitting room. Light-filled open plan,
beautifully furnished in country B&B style, ceiling fans,
oriental rugs throughout. Downstairs also has guest ½ bath and
laundry room with a large new washer and dryer.

35 min or less to all Berkshire attractions and a short walk to
local hikes on state trails, through Allen Mountain gorge, along
beautiful Clam River. Right across the road from peaceful Clam Dam
Lake with canoeing and fishing (no motors); 7 miles to Sandisfield
State Forest York Lake with pretty sandy beach. Walking trails with
mountain laurel and blackberries out the back door, a short walk to
rushing streams that bound the property.

15 min to Monterey and Tyringham, 25 min to Great Barrington (17
mi), 30-35 min Tanglewood (25 mi), 20 min to Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Festival, 14 mi to Butternut Ski Area, 6 mi Otis Ridge Ski Area.

Watch gorgeous mountain sunsets from screened porch, on cool nights
enjoy cozy fires in front of Hearthstone soapstone stove. In summer
sunbathe on back deck.

Ideal for entertaining with well-appointed kitchen, formal dining
room seating 6 or 8.

First floor:

***Large master suite: Queen bed, overstuffed chair with ottoman,
writing desk and bookcase, ceiling fan, TV/DVD satellite, private
entrance, overlooks mountains; private bathroom with jacuzzi and
separate shower, double sinks, walk-in closet with window. Room A/C.

***Living room: Comfortable sofa, matching overstuffed chair with
ottoman, rocking chair, large country coffee table, stereo with FM
radio, CD, overlooks mountains.

***Formal dining room seats 6-8, sideboard, paintings, overlooks
mountains.

***Spacious open kitchen: Cooking island, gas stove, freezer-on-the-
bottom refrigerator, new quiet dishwasher, well-equipped for gourmet
meals.

***Second everyday dining area seats 4-6.

***Sitting area with two rocking chairs in front of soapstone
woodstove, large hearth, ceiling fan.

***Guest bath, laundry room with new washer and dryer.

Second floor:

***Master bedroom: Queen bed, antique writing desk and chair,
rocking chair and footstool, ceiling fan, large closet.

***Full bathroom

***Guest bedroom: Queen bed, freestanding antique mirror, ceiling
fan, rocking chair, large closet, mountain views.

***Fourth bedroom/study/media room: Futon, PC, USB laser printer and
work table, satellite internet and wireless for your laptop, well-
stocked bookcases, TV with satellite, DVD and VCR, room A/C.

***Writer’s study/sitting room: Mission-style desk, easy chair with
footstool, writer’s bookcase, daybed, ceiling fan, large closet,
mountain views.

Hearthstone woodstove VCR/DVD player Satellite TV (2)
CD/FM stereo 9' ceilings first floor Wide-board floors
Linens provided Unlimited long distance PC, Laser printer
Satellite Internet, wireless
Fully-equipped kitchen New gas stove Microwave
Extra-quiet dishwasher Coffeemaker Cuisinart
Formal dining room Second everyday dining area
1st floor laundry room with new washer and dryer Jacuzzi
Gas grill Screen porch, wicker furniture Back deck
Outdoor lawn chairs Croquet & badminton sets Automatic
generator Ceiling fans in bedrooms, room A/C in master suite

Perfect for readers: Bedrooms have bedside tables, reading lamps on
each side of queen beds; lots of well-stocked bookcases. Bedside
Tivoli Model 1 radios in two bedrooms, for listening to the
excellent local NPR, classical, and jazz stations.

4 mi from good country store with excellent fresh meat and NY Times,
bank, hardware store, 5 mi to gourmet fresh-fish market.

Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival - opens mid-June
Berkshire Theater Festival
Norfolk Music Festival - Chamber music - opens in June
Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge
Butternut Ski Area
Sandisfield Arts Center 3 mi - folk music, chamber concerts

Cross-country and snowshoeing right on the property, great
toboganning down the hill into the reservoir valley.

The house is on a quiet, town-maintained gravel road 1 mi in from
the paved road. The property has 1800 feet of road frontage for good
privacy without isolation and is bordered on the north by a rushing
stream (a 3 min walk from the house) with a small waterfall and
another stream on the south, directly across from private, peaceful
Clam Dam Lake. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of
protected state land for endless hikes including a spectacular
mountain gorge!
Pretty Clam River less than 5 min (great 1/2 day round-trip walk up
river to Snow Farm sheep & vegetable farm nestled in mountain
valley, reminiscent of the Cotswolds). Upper Spectacle Pond (with a
small
island perfect for a ½ day boating trip and picnic) is 6 miles.
Sandisfield State Park and York Lake with 300 foot sandy beach, a
picnic area and a boat launch ramp is 7 miles.

June 2008: $4000. $1500/wk
Monthly July 2008: $5400. Weekly: $2000. Call for rates for two weeks.
Utilities included
Winter ski season: $2500/month
Christmas week: $1900

*Security Deposit: $1200.
Phone included: Unlimited calls within USA and Canada