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The
Cottage has always been a place of retreat, a casual get-away from the pressures and routines of
daily life.
Across a pastoral
meadow and beyond the Edwards' Farm, Madonna Mountain and Smugglers' Notch form the rolling horizon seen from the cottage
property. Mt. Mansfield in all of its majesty sits just off to the right. It's no wonder that John and Elizabeth
Colby of Boston originally built the cottage here in
1947, to serve as their summer camp. In 1963 the
property was purchased by the Robert Orth family of Burlington, Vermont. They winterized it for year 'round
use and retained ownership through the spring of 1988. In June of that year, Theodore F. [Ted] Kuhar of Clinton,
New Jersey, acquired the property for his personal use as a summer residence.
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In 1994, Ted retired and moved to Vermont full-time. A year later, in 1995, he built
an attached, fully contained post-and-beam addition. After settling into his new home, the cottage became available to
Vermont tourists in 1996.
If you are looking for elegant lodging, then we must frankly admit - you need
to continue your search. [We'll be happy to give you some direction if you contact us.] The cottage
remains today as it always has been, a casual, welcoming, camp-style retreat full of comfortable charm. As such, it is
stocked with almost everything you could possibly want in a home-away-from-home atmosphere. You may even discover a pint of Ben
and Jerry's tucked away in the freezer when you arrive.
And if you do choose to stay somewhere else in this locale, please
stop by and visit the cottage. We'll proudly show you around. We're happy to say that we've even met a few new guests
this way.
Sleeping accomodations:
- Bedroom 1 - 1 full and 1 single bed
- Bedroom 2 - 1 trundle bed [sleeps 2]
bed and bath linens provided
Full-kitchen & equipment including:
- coffee maker
- microwave
- toaster
- all kinds of gadgets and tools
- staples like sugar, salt & pepper
sorry, no automatic dishwasher or jacuzzi
Incidentals:
- large screen TV, satelite hook-up and an ever-growing
library of tapes and DVDs
- clock radio
- iron
- playing cards
- Yahtzee and Scrabble (thanks to the Andersons - see "Guest References")
- wide wrap-around decks with outdoor furniture
- lovely grounds with gardens and a pond
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| View from the Cottage's parking area. |
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| In July, the full moon rises directly over the distant mountain peak, like a big cherry on a sundae. |
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| A Vermont country road in a world-renowned autumn. |
| Let it snow ! |
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| At an elevation of approximately 2000 ft. above sea level, snow is plentiful on the cottage grounds. |
| Below - View from living room & bedroom-1 windows. |
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| As the close of day draws near, sun breaches the clouds to shine on the slopes of Madonna Mountain. |
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