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Wonderful Berkshire Country Farmhouse - 20 Ac, Lake, Streams
Single Family w/ 4 Bedrooms - 2½ Bathrooms - Sleeps 9 w/   Jacuzzi

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Vacation Rental Description

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.

Vacation Rental Amenities

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. 

Activities and Attractions

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.  

Vacation Rental Rates

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

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

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