Hawthorne Cottages Pioneer

The Pioneer cottage is two stories and boasts a separate dining room and views of the lake on both sides. It has a large kitchen and pine walls throughout.

Please read through all listing information to ensure that this cottage is a good fit for your needs.

There's a straight shot from the front door down the boat ramp to the lake. Pine interior goes beautifully with the pine trees around. This is our only 2 story cottage and has the most space. A separate dining room overlooks the peaceful fen on the other side of the lake from the rest of our cottages, while the front windows face the beach and the rest of the cottages. The 55" smart TV can connect to your favorite accounts for cozy evenings.

Our cottages are accessed off of Meadow Rd / Rt 121. Off of Meadow Rd, some very lightly trafficked roads (some dirt, some paved) run throughout our cottages which are used mostly for guests to go to and from the cottages. All cottages have at least one dedicated parking space, most have two, and there is extra parking room in our cottage neighborhood for more.

The sandy beach and grassy shore area is communal and many guests use the roads around the cottages for walking. There is a communal laundry shed with equipment freely available to do laundry as well as extra household supplies should you need them. Please see the guest manual for more information about the laundry shed.

I will be your neighbor if you come in June, or 500m down the road if you come any other time. I swing through every day to check on the common areas like the beach, docks, and laundry room.

Our "neighborhood" consists of nine cottages, our children's summer camp up the shore/peninsula in one direction and adjacent lakehouses up the shore in the other direction.

Our cottage neighborhood area includes a communal sandy beach and grassy shore area which is private to the cottages. There is a boat launch point on one end of the beach if you want to launch a motor boat there. The lake has a shallow approach and stays sandy far out. Panther Pond warms up to over 80 degrees F mid summer. It is wonderful for swimming, boating, and water sports of all kinds. We have a fleet of six kayaks available for rent (NOTE: this is an update from the 2020 season during which kayaks were freely available first-come first-serve - this is no longer the case), and several docks around the cove.

Walmart, Hannaford supermarket, Burger King, McDonald's, Taco Bell/KFC, Wendy's, and various box stores are approximately 15 minutes away. A few smaller, local restaurants are as little as 10 minutes away.

Some very lightly trafficked roads (some dirt, some paved) run throughout our cottages which are used mostly for guests to go to and from the cottages. All cottages have at least one dedicated parking space, most have two, and there is extra parking room in our cottage neighborhood for more.

Around town, there are many cute restaurants in Raymond (going left on Meadow Rd / Rt 121), and Naples is less than 20 minutes away (going right on Meadow Rd / Rt 121).

This cottage is in a quiet neighborhood of cottages. Our guests need to be interested in a quiet stay without loud music, parties, or late night revelry.

Please note that this cottage does not have any air conditioning or heating.

FALL UPDATE: the cottage docks are now taken up onto the beach and so there are no docks in the water for guest use. This also lessens the open area of the waterfront available for lounging etc. The cottages themselves are unchanged and there is still open waterfront lawn.
No pets allowed
Quiet hours are between 8pm and 8am
No loud music (anytime)
No fireworks
No smoking of marijuana

It is okay to have a day-guest or two who is not staying with you but more than one or two is not permitted

As a guest of this cottage, you'll find barbecue grills, a garden, and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Raymond cottage.