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We're delighted to have your interest in renting our house. We put together this site to provide you with more information about it, to help you make the best decision for yourself and your family.
We are excited to tell you about some wonderful new updates! A new 42" LCD TV, HD Satellite DVR, Blu-Ray Player replaces the old 27"TV in TV cabinet. Great for rainy days. We made sure to supply several adapters, one to show iPod/iPad/iPhone video on the TV, another to listen to your music player indoors or out, and an extra ethernet cable to get your game system online, or your roku or older laptop. Oh and HDMI inputs for Blu-ray, Satellite, and an extra for iPad/iPhone/Roku/Game system. We moved the 27" TV to the master bedroom. This TV is also connected via Satellite.
By the way, we got DSL as soon as it was available, and I installed Wifi also. So you can sit on the deck and surf! There are three fully configured Wifi widgets at the house, in case lightning fries one of them. I like to plan ahead.
New Internet/iPhone Thermostats allow warmup before you arrive (or before you get out of bed)! Also good for turning down the heat after you leave, if you forgot to do so. Space heater for bathroom; saves costly fuel oil. Plus hair dryers in both bathrooms.
We also added new items to the kitchen as well: A Keurig k-cup coffee maker, KitchenAid professional 600 series six-quart stand mixer, and a new dishwasher. There's also an apple peeler/corer/slicer so you can make pies on vacation!
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If you're thinking about spending some time away from the city this summer or fall, come stay on Lake Raponda, named part of one of Vermont Life Magazine's "Best Fall Color Drives."
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Screened Porch
With 1000 square feet and sleeping room for six, the porch is like a second house in itself. Click below for views of and from the porch
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The Beach
It's not huge, but it's a huge hit with the kids.
Lots of Pictures!
In 2011, I helped my Mom rent another house (in another state) online. This experience made me realize that the 30 or 40 pictures that we had posted were not enough - we never felt we knew as much as we wanted to know about the houses that we were considering. As of this writing, I now have 171 pictures, most of them with quite detailed captions. I want to make sure that you know exactly what you are getting (how many houses come with a KitchenAid Professional Series Model 600 six-quart Stand Mixer?) and why our house is the right one for you.
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Our Best Testimonial!
We were quite flattered to get this picture from some early fall guests, who loved the house:
The Surroundings... Lake Raponda is extraordinary! Large enough for a good water-ski run, it's small enough to avoid the crush of big boats from cityfolk, who put in at the Harriman Reservoir (aka Lake Whitingham) instead. The lake has about 40 houses on it; a busy summer weekend might find two ski boats out, with a handful of sunfish, canoes, rowboats, sculls, kayaks, and so forth. Here's a picture of one of the docks
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Our house is situated on seven acres comprising the northwest corner of the lake.
We have 490 feet of shoreline; our property abuts undeveloped state land on one side and is separated
by a 50 foot thicket from the next house on the lake. Two streams meet on our property; here's a picture of one of our waterfalls:
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In southern Vermont, you'll find an endless variety of stuff to do; skiing, golf, hiking, mountain-biking, etc.
That is, if you can tear yourself away from the lake (I rarely can). Click for more.
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