We were so very, very impressed with this trip. I would say that the description and pictures were spot-on to what the property looks like. The grass has grown in and we were able to play a lot on the grass in the backyard when were not in the lake. We felt like we had this entire, gigantic lake all to ourselves. It was so peaceful and quiet. And this lake is HUGE; 21 miles long. We saw all sorts of birds, caught 20 fish from the dock (tip: mornings and evenings:)), frogs, turtles, and even a skink. We spent just about all day swimming from the dock and shore and were outside in the backyard from morning until late at night (mosquitos come out just about as soon as the sun sets). There is a bit of seaweed but it did not bother us or interrupt our lake activities at all. I would recommend water shoes or sandals when wading in as there are rocks on the shore. The kayaks and SUP were awesome and allowed us to cruise around and see the beautiful shoreline and play out on the water. One thing to note is that you really are in the middle of nowhere; and I mean that in as good a way as possible....soooooo nice. Town had a great supermarket and Arnie's was great for any type of fishing gear, bait or advice that you might need. You can check out the museum too but that is like a 10-15 minute affair; although interesting. But we did not otherwise leave the house and were fine with it - we did get perfect weather. We also almost pulled the trigger on a boat rental in town but decided against the hassle; it would have been fun and affordable however.
The inside of the house is great! We have 5 kids all under the age of 10 and they fit perfectly. The loft was great and the two bedrooms in the basement stayed dark so we could get some morning adult time. We were tempted to use the pull-out as well but did not need it. We LOVED the kitchen as it was perfectly stocked with all of the utensils you could possibly need, extremely well laid out, and very homey. In fact, everything was stocked extremely well. Having access to a brand new washer/dryer was also super helpful.
Overall, the owners were easy to work with although we really did not need to engage with them at all as everything was easy and taken care of. We could not get enough of the lake and how cool it was - it really is huge. The house feels brand new and is in amazingly great shape - it felt like we were the first folks to stay here...it even smelled new! Highly recommend