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Settlers House, Acadia National Park, Schoodic Peninsula,
Single Family w/ 3 Bedrooms - 2 Bathrooms - Sleeps 2-6

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Vacation Rental Description

The Settlers House is the oldest remaining home on Schoodic 
Peninsula.   The home has a warmth & serenity that is difficult to 
put into words.  Except for all the modern conveniences  it feels 
like my Great-Grandmothers house once felt.    Even though we love 
staying here ourselves it's easier to let our guests comments speak 
for it. 


The cape cod portion of the home is the oldest section.   This style 
with its sturdy post and beam construction was very popular with the 
early settlers.    During a more recent renovation just decade ago 
in which I added the dormer windows I found that the roof is 
actually put together with wooden pegs instead of nails.   I also 
found fragments of newspapers used for insulation prior to the civil 
war.   One piece had an ad for rewards for escaped runaway slaves.  
A date on another of the fragments was Thursday, March 21, 1839.  No 
one really knows when it was built but, the year 1765 is carved into 
one of the timbers under the living room walls.  

The Settlers House has been added too and renovated probably dozens 
of times but its simple beauty, charm and colonial aura remains and 
are inescapable. 

Sitting right off the exit road from the park.   The home sits 
between the fishing villages of Prospect Harbor and Winter Harbor.  
It's about a 2 mile walk to either town unless you walk 100 feet to 
the old stone fence in the back yard which is the Winter Harbor town 
line.   It's also four or five miles to the fishing villages of 
Corea or South Gouldsboro.   In the immediate area there are 4 
restaurants, a few takeouts, an old fashioned 5&10, 2 grocery 
stores, craft, art & antique shops, a few piers and and allot 
more.   There's a nine hole golf course on Grindstone neck that 
overlooks Winter Harbor on one side and Frenchmans bay on the 
other.  If you enjoy the ocean take a sailboat cruise, lobster boat 
trip, kayak the bays and meander through the coves.  Ride out and 
see the seals basking on the rocks on the other side of Turtle 
Island, the osprey nesting near the Halibut Hole, the lighthouse on 
Mark Island or the eagles at the town pier in Winter Harbor. 

Schoodic Peninsula has one of the most beautiful rocky stretches of 
coastline in the whole state or for that matter the country.   We've 
had many artists vacation with us over the years and one thing they 
all keep repeating is that "the area is an artists dream come 
true".   If you are willing to walk or drive a mile or two in any 
direction you will see many beautiful vistas. 


The home is about a mile from Acadia National Parks boundary where 
you can bike or hike the trails.  The first thing you will come to 
after you enter the park is Fraziers Point public picnic area 
overlooking the harbor and the town of Winter Harbor.  There is a 
pier with a float attached that many fish for mackeral, bluefish and 
stripers when they run.  From here you'll get a spectacular views of 
the mountains, Mark Island Lighthouse and you can watch the harbor 
porpoises, gulls, osprey, terns and of course the lobstermen pulling 
in the days catch.  If you are lucky you might see a whale. The 
vistas are nothing less than magnificent and many have spent the 
entire vacations right there.  The gray and pink granite coastline 
is a sight you won't soon forget.   Next, hike or drive to the top 
of Schoodic Mountain to see some breathtaking sunrises and 
sunsets.   When you get out to the point relax or picnic and gaze 
straight out into the Atlantic Ocean.  It can be really spectacular 
if there has been a storm at sea.  People will come from all around 
to watch the waves break over the rocks. 

If you just can't get relaxed and need a little more excitement you 
can always take the ferry across the bay to Bar Harbor.  Along the 
way you will see seals, porpoises, ospreys and round many small 
islands.  If you go early in the morning you might see deer coming 
out to the rocks to lick the salt.   You could also see a moose 
swimming between the mainland and the islands.  There are also bald 
eagles, sea turtles, whales.  And, some of the cottages, camps and 
cabins out there on the islands can really take you back in time.  
It's a really beautiful trip and the views from the ocean give you 
an entirely different perspective.

Anyway, where ever you vacation this year. Hope it's a great one. ~ 
Wes

Vacation Rental Amenities

Ground Level: Kitchen, living room, dining room, king bedroom, 
double bedroom, queen bedroom & 2 baths. Ample parking. 
Second Floor: Reading room & a small bedroom suitable for a child.
Basement: Washer & dryer

Rental Inclusions: 
Linens/Towels
Dishes, silverware, pots, pans, etc.
(Porta crib & highchair available on request)

Amenities: 
Gas grill & picnic table
Cable television, vcr & dvd player
Telephone- local calls free.  Long distance with calling cards.
Internet service

Fully Furnishedhed right down to a hair dryer.
We try to think of everything.

Activities and Attractions

The Schoodic Point section of Acadia National Park in the small 
fishing village of Winter Harbor has one of the most beautiful rocky 
stretches of coastline in the whole state or for that matter the 
country.  The waves breaking against the rocks can be truly 
spectacular especially if there has been a storm at sea.  Explore 
and enjoy Schoodic Peninsula with its many beauties and relaxed 
pace. Walk to everything, there are 4 restaurants, stores, craft 
shops, a nine hole golf course on Grindstone Neck that overlooks our 
bay on one side and Frenchmans bay on the other; and to much more to 
mention. 

If you enjoy the ocean take a sailboat cruise, lobster boat trip, 
kayak the bay and meander through the coves with thier overlooking 
cliffs,. Ride out and see the seals basking on the rocks on the 
other side of Turtle Island or the osprey nesting near the Halibut 
Hole. Picnic on the rocks out at Grindstone.

 

Vacation Rental Rates

Rates:  $750 - $1000

$200 damage deposit.

Security deposit increased to $400 with pet. 

1 pet limit.

(Credit card payments accepted thru Paypal)

Daily rates available - 2 day minimum (excluding June thru October)

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