The Guest Lodge, with Santa Claus Lake just 40 feet behind.
Drone pic of Santa Claus Lake facing the Guest Lodge. Red square in lake is our swim dock. Thanks to friend and professional photographer Julien Jarry! www.julienjarry.com
Drone pic of Santa Claus Lake – facing marshy area and loons’ nest end of lake.
The swim dock in the early morning mist.
Moose swimming across Santa Claus Lake. Photo taken by award-winning outdoor writer, photographer and humorist, John Silva, who is a regular guest at the Guest Lodge.
Swim Dock
View looking to the left from one of the Adirondack chairs…looking toward the lakeside deck and stairs down to the water…
The Lodge is on a peninsula with water on 3 sides. This is the shore directly in back of the Lodge.
Even our youngest guests enjoy sitting still for a moment at the water’s edge just taking in the beauty of the lake.
There’s nothing like a canoe ride on the lake to soak in nature’s beauty.
View looking to left from lakeside deck
The great room with fireplace
The great room with fireplace.
The great room is the perfect place to watch a movie or read a good book on a rainy day!
Climb a ladder from the great room to this loft with 2 twin beds.
The loft
The loft
Children’s books mostly written in or about Maine await bedtime reading in the loft…
Children’s books mostly written in or about Maine await bedtime reading in the loft…
Ladder going up to the loft where there are two twin beds and a window looking out toward the lake.
A desk with a view of the lake – a writer’s paradise!
The bathroom with bathtub/shower and radiant heated floor – nice on chilly Maine mornings!
Full galley kitchen with radiant heated floor – nice on chilly Maine mornings! There is a full-sized refrigerator with freezer to the left of the sink, not visible in photo.
Galley kitchen
The kitchen.
Dining table in Great Room.
The fireplace in the great room…each stone hand-picked within 20 miles of the Lodge and not hewn.
Panorama pic from great room with fireplace and dining table to kitchen.
Panorama pic from ladder to loft in great room to dining table to kitchen to bathroom door to bedroom door and edge of great room.
A loon swimming amidst the early morning mist on the lake.
Standing on the shore in front of the Guest Lodge…
Santa Claus Lake – taken by award-winning outdoor writer, photographer and humorist, John Silva, who is a regular guest at the Guest Lodge.
Brown trout. Photo taken by award-winning outdoor writer, photographer and humorist, John Silva, who is a regular guest at the Guest Lodge.
Brown trout. Photo taken by John Silva.
Mrs. Loon on her nest, floating in the lake.
Looking down at the lake from the back porch.
Spring on the lake…
A boat ride as the sun is setting is a perfect way to end the day!
The row boat
An entry from our Guest Book…
An entry from our Guest book…
Out in the canoe on the lake…
Exploring the lake by canoe at sunset…
The showerhead and hand-held in the outdoor shower.
Outdoor Shower with little dressing room as you walk in.
Outdoor shower with hot water and hand-held shower head in addition to rain-like shower head.
Outdoor shower…
Outdoor shower…
The canoe and row boat at the shore.
Standing in front of the Guest Lodge looking up the drive (Christmas Lane).
Our American Mastiff, Isabelle, on the back porch which overlooks the lake.
Grilling steak or seafood on the back porch is an easy way to make a delicious dinner!
The porch
Brown trout. Photo taken by (and fish caught by) John Silva.
Brown trout filets. Photo by John Silva.
Wall in kitchen, looking toward Great Room.
The dogs love the lake, too.
The Guest Lodge in the off-season.
Bird’s nest built on the side of the Lodge…nature awaits as soon as you step out the door.
The Great Room – July 2016
In the great room, looking up at the loft (2016)
Newly built deck and stairs to the lake (summer 2016)
Newly built deck and stairs to the lake (summer 2016)
View from newly built deck at the water’s edge (2016)
Newly built deck with stairs to the water (2016)
Another new deck overlooking the lake from above, to left of cabin. (summer 2016)
A new deck…the outdoor shower…and the Guest Lodge (2016)
The outdoor shower which now has lights for use at night (2016)
Looking up at the Lodge from the lake
Santa Claus Lake during the fall foliage season…such a beautiful time to be there!
Our road during fall foliage season
The outdoor shower shut down for the winter, but surrounded by the beauty of Fall!
Looking up the driveway from the Guest Lodge during the Fall foliage season
Lakeside deck in October with the leaves beginning to turn colors around the lake.
Height of Land near Rangeley, ME – about an hour and 20 minutes drive from the Lodge with other gorgeous places to stop along the way. Perfect day trip!
One of the beautiful views along the Mt. Blue Scenic Overlook path (a stop on your way along the Height of Land loop – our favorite day trip from the Lodge). That’s Webb Lake in the distance.
A view of Mt. Blue along the Mt. Blue Scenic Overlook path (a stop on your way along the Height of Land loop – our favorite day trip from the Lodge).
An image from Coos Canyon…on the way to Height of Land.
An image from Coos Canyon…on the way to Height of Land.
An image from Coos Canyon…on the way to Height of Land.
An image from Coos Canyon…on the way to Height of Land.
An image from Coos Canyon…on the way to Height of Land.
An image from Coos Canyon…on the way to Height of Land.
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Narrow Gauge Railroad
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Narrow Gauge Railroad. Our two American Mastiffs waiting for the train.
Smalls Falls – another stop along the Height of Land loop we recommend to our guests. The falls go up even higher, and near the top is a place people love to jump off a cliff into the deep water below.
Smalls Falls – another stop along the Height of Land loop we recommend to our guests. The falls go up even higher, and near the top is a place people love to jump off a cliff into the deep water below.
View at top of Quill Hill – a lovely spot for wine and cheese at sunset! (also part of the Height of Land loop we recommend to our guests).
View at top of Quill Hill – a lovely spot for wine and cheese at sunset! (also part of the Height of Land loop we recommend to our guests). You can see into Canada from here.
View at top of Quill Hill – a lovely spot for wine and cheese at sunset! (also part of the Height of Land loop we recommend to our guests).
