Views
The two incomparable features of our home are the land on which it sits, with its ready access to the most exciting rocky shoreline you’ll find; and the glorious views from every room in the house.
We designed the house from the inside out, to take full advantage of the 210 degrees of panoramic views -- water views from the six bedrooms, living room, kitchen, two of the showers and baths, sun room, family room, three decks and two patios. Our cathedral-ceilinged entrance hall, balcony, pantry and other bathrooms enjoy magnificent views as well, of flower gardens, rock outcroppings and trees. The sun room and one bedroom also have views of Champlain Mountain. The panorama from the water-view rooms ranges from the open ocean (Gulf of Maine) at one end and sweeps into Frenchman’s Bay, past Egg Rock Lighthouse, the Thrumcap, Ironbound Island and Bald Porcupine Island. Every bed is positioned so you can enjoy the rising sun from your pillow, and six of the eight beds also provide glorious views of the star-studded sky. Before the sun itself rises, the period the Spanish call “La Madrugada” (“Before Dawn”) brings the most magnificent array of colors to the sky and sea below. And after the sun rises, the sea glitters with the reflected light of the sun. Then comes daytime, and often the weather is such that the water merges with the sky, displaying different hues of blue, accented by fluffy white clouds here and there. But whatever the weather, Frenchman’s Bay and the Gulf of Maine exhibit their moods, and make us content. At dusk, on many an evening, the sunset paints Frenchman’s Bay and the white clouds floating above a gentle, dreamy pink… Once full nighttime has arrived, the renowned Mount Desert dark sky sparkles with starlight. Most special of all is when the light of a full moon glistens off the rippling water and bathes the entire landscape in its brightness. Other noteworthy views include eagles flying by (we usually sight them only once or twice a week, so this is quite special); small lobster boats and giant cruise ships making their way in and out of Frenchman’s Bay; and during rainy or stormy weather, we enjoy the most exciting, thunderous surf and high flying spray, quite visible from the house, but even more impressive if you venture down to the water’s edge. |
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