Vermont College Towns
Living in a Vermont college town offers the best of all worlds. You can live in the country and yet benefit from the finest cultural and athletic advantages close to home. In the Champlain Valley, you will find the University of Vermont and Champlain College overlooking Lake Champlain. UVM is known for solid academics in small university setting. Champlain College focuses on business and real-world skills for its residential and commuter population. World-famous Middlebury College is known for its foreign language studies, environmental program and the Breadloaf School of English. Lesser known state schools, Johnson and Castleton, offer a variety of higher education opportunities in a rural setting. One of five colleges in the Vermont State College system, Johnson State College sits on 350 hilltop acres in the heart of the Green Mountains. Castleton, centered in Vermont’s scenic Lakes Region, offers a liberal arts education across 30 academic programs. For the music lover, a home near Marlborough College offers an endless array of performances throughout the year.
A long, private drive leads to this spectacular 68 acre property nestled on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain. Expansive westerly views of the Adirondacks,400+ feet of lakeshore abutting 36 acres of private conservation land. The c 1990 8,750 sq' New England shingle-style residence includes 5 bedrooms, 7 baths, a cook's kitchen, formal and informal spaces, numerous porches and a 3-car att garage. Also an in- ground pool and a 4-bedroom guesthouse.
This exquisite 125+/- acre peninsula, one of the few completely private residences on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, is set among well-maintained fields, finely appointed stonewalls and towering pine and oak trees. With expansive westerly views of the Adirondack High Peaks and the Green Mountains to the East, the property includes a c 1920 Old-World style stone and clapboard 3,900+- sq'; residence, with six bedrooms, a one-bedroom carriage barn, in-ground heated pool, a lakeside gazebo and almost 5,200 feet of shoreline. Beaches range from flat rock shale access to a small stone swimming beach for the majority of the frontage. A historic marker on the property describes how Benedict Arnold scuttled his fleet in Arnold Bay to escape the British in the battle of Lake Champlain in 1776. Additional acreage available.
Exceptional Lake Champlain property with 1,113 feet of lakeshore on prestigious Shelburne Point. Lovely, spacious home built with the finest materials and situated on private 10.4 acres. Easy access to the water, mountain views, private beach on Shelburne Bay. Beautiful, extensive woodwork, 5 bedrooms, 7 baths, fully finished, walkout lower level with in-law suite. 20x60 foot heated pool with Panton Stone surround. 4-car attached garage, plus barn with 3 levels.
Shelburne Bay Estate with 1830 feet of Lakeshore! A one-of-a-kind shingle style comtemproary on 9.7 acres with pool, hot tub, dock, beautiful grounds, mature plantings, handsome stone walls, 4 patios, and is a mecca for wildlife. 5-Bedrooms, 6 baths, an amazing master suite (added in '07), and walls of windows bring the outside in! Easy access to your sandy bech, dock and boat mooring. The view encompasses all of Shelburne Bay and extends northernly to Burlington with everchanging vistas. Garage space for 6 cars, lots of extra parking. A must see lakefront gem! Only minutes to Shelburne Villags and so close to downtown Burlington, UVM, FAHC, and the Burlington International Airport.
Spectacular contemporary home with 145' on Lake Champlain. Architect designed and constructed with the utmost in quality throughtout, including gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, extensive use of granite and marble, custom mahogony doors, Lutron lighting system, cedar closets. The shore front offers a large patio with automatic awnings, outdoor kitchen for entertaining, floating dock system with slide and boat lifts, bot launch. Easy access to the shale beach, clear water and unparalled views up the lake.
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