276 Thistle StreetUpton, ME 04261Price: $495,000

Located in Western Maine within the Mahoosuc Mountain Range and at the edge of Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge this beautiful custom built home provides access to some of our Nation's most pristine woodlands, lakes, and mountains. In Upton, summer recreation is just minutes away with the public boat launch on the southern shores of Lake Umbagog. The town of Errol NH is 15 minutes up the road where you have the northern headwaters of the Androscoggin River and the nearby Magalloway River access areas. For great day hikes (or longer), its only 10 minutes to the Appalachian Trail intersect and other famous trailheads. All creating a recreational destination of hunting, boating, kayaking, paddling, hiking, fishing, wildlife photography, and birdwatching. Additionally, a very special draw for the property is its access for extensive winter snowmobile and summer ATV trail systems. The property has more than adequate garage, workshop, and outbuilding facilities to accommodate and maintain all your toys for winter and summer recreation. All this just 35 minutes north of Sunday River Ski Resort and Bethel Maine. Come visit the property and enjoy its dynamic gardens with wonderful mountain and lake views. The garden shed tucked up in the wooded side yard near the firepit seems like a destination. Watching the incredible sunsets over Lake Umbagog and Mahoosuc Mountains will complete the picture for your year-round retreat.