8 Sand Beach Lane. Burnham, Maine.
One central lodge. Six renovated cabins. Two acres of pine and clearing. A private beach that runs longer than a city block, fronting one of Maine's quieter lakes.
Authentic, low-key Maine lake life. Without the crowds, the commercialization, or the pricing of Sebago, Moosehead, or Bar Harbor.
The Lodge and Cabins at Lake Winnecook is not a single-family home. It is two acres at the head of a quiet pond in Waldo County, a central lodge surrounded by six renovated cabins, and a private sand beach measuring more than three hundred feet along the water. The cabins sleep four to eight. They run four seasons. They were brought up to current spec over several years: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, flooring, kitchens, baths, landscaping, and two new septic systems.
The central lodge sits at the center of the clearing. It can be renovated in place or replaced outright. The owners are candid about the framing: this can stay a private family compound, become a wedding venue, or run as a four-season short-term rental operation with proven revenue history. The site supports more cabins, both across the drive and down along the shore.
Burnham sits twenty minutes from Unity, two and a half hours from Portland, three hours from Boston. Lake Winnecook, also called Unity Pond, is the kind of Maine water the guidebooks do not lead with. No commercial dock. No marina. A working shoreline of pine, hardwood, and quiet houses. The beach here is private and unusual for the region. Sandy, gradual, long enough to lose someone on.
Private, gradual, and unusually long for a Maine lake. The kind of shoreline a swim camp would build a brochure around.
Each cabin extensively renovated over the past several years. Heated, insulated, leased through winter when not on summer rental.
Locally called Lake Winnecook. No marina, no commercial shoreline. The Maine lake the guidebooks skip.
Site supports additional cabins across the drive and down at the waterline. Two new septic systems are already in.
Three hundred and thirty-three feet of sandy lakefront fronting the property, gradual entry, no rocky breaks. Beach this long is rare on this lake at any price.
Cedar-shingle exteriors, knotty pine and white plaster interiors. New electrical, plumbing, HVAC, kitchens, baths, roofs, lighting, furniture, and flooring across the set.
Renovate the existing structure or replace it. Either way it becomes the gathering hall: weddings, retreats, family reunions, a private dining room when guests are in.
The expensive part of growing a lakefront operation is sized for the future, not the present. Capacity for additional cabins is engineered, not theoretical.
The site is large enough to expand without crowding the existing cabins. Lakefront cabin pads were sited by the owners and are ready for permits.
The renovations targeted year-round occupancy. Summer rentals are the headline. Off-season leasing is the floor under the income.
Principal and interest only. Excludes property taxes, insurance, and any HOA. Talk with a Maine lakefront lender for an exact quote.
Tucked into the scenic middle of Waldo County, Burnham is a rural town of pine forest, working farms, and small ponds. Lake Winnecook, the locals' name for Unity Pond, threads through it.
Twenty minutes to Unity, where there are restaurants, a grocery, and a Friday market. Two and a half hours to Portland. Three hours to Boston. Forty minutes to Belfast and the open Atlantic. No traffic on the way in. No crowds at the dock.
Tell us when works. We will block the lake, the lodge, and as many cabins as you would like to walk through.
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