Wheeler Bay, St George, Maine
Have you ever wondered how a magnificent house came to be on an island? How the materials and the workers traveled day after day to build something remote and special? Who builds on an island, and why? Often these stories are lost over time, but the previous steward of Ram Island, who was responsible for its development into a habitable [...]
19 Mile Stretch has the history and charm one might expect from an old home with clean lines and a modern feel from its most recent transformation.
Whats the Old? Originally built in 1905, its been told that the cottage once sat on the beach side and at some point, was moved to the Pool side. During the recent renovation, the below photo [...]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of LandVests properties? We invite our owners to tell us a bit about their experience, what they love about their homes and some of their history. In Part 1 of this story, the owners of Allens [...]
On an Island? Check. Near to city amenities? Check. Great story? Check. (Arctic explorers, even).
Crab Island, a one-acre kingdom to itself just off South Freeport, Maine, has been cleaning up in the press, from the Portland Press Herald to tweets by the Boston Globe.
What makes it so cool? Karen Reiche, listing broker who leads LandVests Southern Maine team, says its [...]
Wings Bay is the realization of one familys longtime dream. They started with a beautiful place on the expansive, sparkling Lake Champlain, with the Adirondacks on the horizon. Its effortlessly quiet. On most days, the only sounds are the rustle of the wind in the trees and the waves, lapping gently on [...]
LandVests Timberland Division has recently become certified by the Rainforest Alliance to the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) Forest Management and Chain of Custody Standards FSC C120428. Forest Certification is a voluntary third-party process to identify and recognize well-managed forestland. LandVests forest management policies, [...]
by Brian Handwerk for LandVest
More than 100 large wildfires are currently burning across the American West. And while 2018 is shaping up as one the more destructive fire seasons on record, the impacts of more frequent and larger fires have become all too familiar over much of this hot, dry decade. Despite the yeomans efforts of [...]
With the US Open underway in Flushing Meadows, New York, tennis fans can celebrate the fourth and final grand slam of the year, and the only one on American soil. The tournament has evolved tremendously since it was first held on grass courts in Newport, Rhode Island in 1881. It was then known as the US National Championships and amateur [...]
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