"Haven on Highland Lake" is a handsome, spacious, two-story lakeside home situated on the sparkling shores of Highland Lake in the quaint town of Bridgton, Maine--the western lakes region (30 mins to North Conway, NH). Our rental property is well-appointed and generously equipped to make your family vacation a blast right from the very start! You'll have private & direct, shallow lake access; exclusive use of the entire property including our dock, mooring and swim raft. Cozy up to our gas fireplace or around our fire pit. Play games or air hockey, watch a movie, or explore the lake in our kayaks and canoe! "Haven on Highland Lake" has room for everyone in your family to have family fun or cozy up in a quiet nook for a nap or reading a book! Enjoy the best of lake living with both private indoor & outdoor spaces to relax and explore! Our home is less than 1 mile to all the quaint shops, restaurants, parks and playgrounds and movie theater in the bustling downtown of Bridgton. We’re within a 45-minute drive to North Conway, NH to the west, and Portland, ME to the southeast. What to expect with your rental: • Top-notch customer service from the very start! Easy self check-in wit keyless entry upon arrival and departure • Private, shallow-entry access to Highland Lake along with a fire pit, horseshoe pit & swim raft, dock, etc • a MOORING for your boat (up to a maximum of 25feet in length) • an 8X8 floating swim raft with 5' ladder • Lake view from all living spaces & most bedrooms, including from the huge master bedroom suite and lakeside deck which comes equipped with a gas grill and plenty of seating for everyone • Fully equipped/appliance kitchen for cooking and entertaining (even a griddle, blender, pots and pans, lobster pot, cooking oils, spices and condiments, wine glasses, etc) • Cathedral ceiling and open concept kitchen, dining and living space: with dining table w/seating for 8, island seating for 5 and plenty of couches to lounge on. Living room comes with gas fireplace and SMART TV and DVD • Huge 2nd living room on lower level living with plenty of couches, air hockey table, chess/checkers table, games, puzzles, and SMART TV with DVD. Lower level also has utility room equipped with washer & dryer, life jackets, floaties and rafts, etc • 5 bedrooms complete with tasteful & cozy bedding and pillows; master bedroom suite has shower, jacuzzi tub, SMART TV & DVD, comfy Pottery Barn swivel rocker & ottoman • 3 full bathrooms with cozy bath mats and all bath linens • 2 KAYAKS, 1 CANOE, floats, noodles, etc • Floe dock to sunbathe, gaze out at the lake and mountains, fish, etc The town of Bridgton is the gem of Maine--the lakefront community boasts year-round activities to satisfy foodies and pub-goers, swimmers & skiers, bargain and antique hunters alike, and for people of all ages--parks, pubs, a 2 screen drive-in movie theatre and, the historic Magic Lantern movie theatre (3 screens). Not to mention the serene vistas and outdoor activities...lakefront life (swimming, boating, fishing, etc) and skiing at Shawnee Peak--Bridgton truly has it all! Here’s a glimpse of what awaits you: • For rent nearby: boats, jet skis • Leaf-peeping and apple picking • Bridgton Twin Drive-In movie theatre • Magic Lantern movie theater & in-house Tannery Pub • Shawnee Peak skiing and après-ski & hiking at Pleasant Mountain • Bridgton Highland Country Club (golf & tennis) • Annual Fryeburg Festival (in nearby Fryeburg) • Bridgton’s “Four on the Fourth” road race • Sandbar Party Cruise • Annual Winter Festival (dog sledding on Highland Lake, & other fun activities) • Mini-golf in Naples • Songo River Queen boat tour (on Long Lake in Naples) • Museums, galleries and shopping galore • Check-out nearby towns: Naples, Harrison, Casco, Fryeburg, Raymond, Denmark, In nearby Windham: • Seacoast Adventure: a year round land, aerial, water & snow adventure spot Here are some of our favorite places to eat in Bridgton are: • Beth's Café • Highland Lake Resort Cafe • Vivo Country Italian Kitchen • Black Horse Tavern • Ricky’s Cafe • Towanda's Cafe • GastroPub • Tannery Pub • Bavarian Chocolate Haus • And, there's even more to taste and explore!! You'll need more than a week to do it and see and taste it all!! And, if you're up for a scenic drive, even more awaits you...we're located within an hour drive to all of the following: • winery tours • live theater • White Mountain National Forest • Storyland • leaf-peeping along Kangamangus Highway • Settlers Green outlet in North Conway, NH • …and much, much more!