$749,000

This hidden gem in western Maine foothills brings the natural world into your daily life: a beautiful HOME, lovely WORKSHOP/STUDIO, and inviting waterfront CABIN on 5 private ACRES on quiet Horseshoe POND. All move-in ready. Ideal for family life, quiet times, gathering with friends, home business/remote work, rental income. Fast fiber broadband. Just 10 miles from lively college town of Farmington and its hospital, university, shops, restaurants, entertainment. Limitless year-round outdoor recreation. Easy travel to Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville, Sugarloaf and Saddleback. Spacious HOME is energy efficient and aesthetically pleasing. 3BR, 1.5 baths, kitchen/pantry closet, LR/DR, family rm, mud/laundry rm, plaster walls, radiant heat, wood stove, 2 porches, 2-car garage, generator, full basement, cedar shingles, standing-seam metal roof. Space for 3rd full bath. New hybrid heat pump for HW, propane HW furnace, and fridge. Built 1990, add-ons 2002, 2016. Grow your vegetables in well-established raised-bed organic GARDEN with deer fence. Charming 1940s vintage CABIN in excellent condition. 3-season income potential. 2BR, wood stove, new fridge. Lovely porch for reading, visiting, and watching sunsets over Mt Blue. Wonderful gentle stairs for easy access from cabin to dock and swimming. Peaceful 58-acre POND has gently sloped, sandy bottom. 500 ft WATERFRONT on 1.8-mile shoreline. Perfect spot to swim, fish, paddle, watch wildlife, or simply relax on the dock. Separate boat launch on property. Enjoy the perimeter woods trail. Finely crafted, pristine WORKSHOP/STUDIO (2008) with wood stove, loft, skylights, sprung wood floor, back porch. 21'x18' insulated space perfect for many uses or customize to your liking. 3KW SOLAR panels—excellent condition, powered all until 2022. Power is now from grid. Add net metering to minimize power cost. Franklin County is 1 of 10 in the lower 48 states at lowest risk for severe climate change impact (ProPublica 2020