Every summer we vacation with our friends, which consists of 4 adults, 6 kids ages 4-10 and 2 dogs. The house, and location, were great for a week of fun. The kids loved the taxidermy, and there was more than enough sleeping space for everyone. The steps up to the loft are very steep, so needed to keep an eye on the little ones, but was otherwise fine.
The dock was great, although a couple of boats parked there limited our usage for the first few days, but the owner rearranged things after realizing and freed up the room we needed for the kids to swim freely and safely. The lake is very deep, about 12 feet, so life jackets were needed but we always bring them anyway so it was not a bother. There were a couple of kayaks we were able to use, plus what we brought ourselves, and each day we would paddle about a half mile up to the Wells public beach. It’s a little sandy beach, just around the bend in an inlet and was absolutely perfect for the kids. There was a diving board, life guards and even a little charcoal grill where we made lunch. When we were done, we’d paddle back and hang out at the dock for a bit longer before dinner. On the day it rained, the covered hot tub was a great benefit.
The owner lives across the street and could not be more helpful or nice. He took our garbage each day and we chatted whenever we had the chance.