“Cat’s Meow” is a cozy four-season cottage tucked on sunny, level,
private land surrounded by pines, woodland and a rose-covered white
picket fence. “Cat’s Meow” is an ideal vacation home in any season.
It’s romantic as a couple’s getaway, comfortable to return to after
a day of activities, safe and engaging for children, who love the
collection of “cats” and the entertaining property, with its
playing lawn, enchanted forest and path through the woods to shallow-
water access with a dock and rowboat on West Caroga Lake.

Lovingly restored from the ground up, “Cat’s Meow” is charmingly
decorated with vintage prints & cottage furniture, linen white
beadboard walls, ceiling fans in every room and custom lighting on
dimmer switches.

The warm, sunny great room has gorgeous oak floors and beamed
ceilings, a full sleeper sofa, comfortable chairs, and ten windows
spilling sunlight throughout the room. The gas fireplace provides
glowing ambience and warmth on cold winter days or takes the chill
out of the air on cooler summer nights. Cable TV, DVD and VCR player
with classic movies, WI-FI high-speed internet access, a game table
with a selection of board games and stereo with an eclectic
collection of CD’s are included.

The great room joins the spacious, open eat-in kitchen area equipped
with an electric stove, refrigerator with ice maker, coffee maker,
microwave and all small appliances and utensils; track lighting on
dimmers; a ceiling fan and an antique, hand-painted china cupboard
filled with attractive china and glassware. A perfect place for
entertaining, the large dining table seats up to 8 comfortably and
looks out through sliding glass doors onto the deck with lighted
outdoor table with an umbrella and chairs and equipped with a
stainless steel gas grill and patio heater. Both the dining room and
the deck have beautiful views of the woods.

Tucked beneath the stairs is a half bath decorated with vintage
postcards of Caroga Lake .

An antique carved porch post stands at the foot of the open
staircase leading up to the two bedrooms - the master with a queen
size antique iron bed, the other with two double antique beds. Each
bedroom has down comforters, pillows, fleece blankets, remote
control ceiling fans, reading lights, antique dressers, soft carpet
and ample closet space. You provide linens (sheets, pillowcases,
towels).

The upstairs bathroom is spacious and bright with a shower/tub,
pedestal sink, tile floors, antique shelving and an overhead heater
fan. Amenities include a hair dryer and ironing board.

Behind a long white picket fence covered in roses along the quiet
South Shore Road of West Caroga Lake, a large level lawn is ideal
for play and games. In the private backyard, enclosed by woods, a
safely enclosed fire pit is surrounded by a circle of Adirondack
chairs for evening campfires and stargazing.

From the first fragrant blossoms of lilac and our native “pinxter”
azalea in May and June, the summer garden is always in bloom. Flower
boxes brighten the front windows of the cottage with its inviting
turquoise door.

There’s a picnic table in the shade of the enchanted woods, where
children of all ages will enjoy discovering evidence of the fairy
folk who live there. It’s not just the “little people” that make the
woods enchanting - leafy and cool in summer, the foliage is
brilliant in autumn, the winter branches coated with sparkling snow.

A short stroll down a path through the woods will lead you to a
shared dock on West Caroga Lake providing a rowboat and swimming
area on a gently sloping, sandy-bottomed waterfront. (Kayaks and a
canoe are available for an additional fee.) It’s an ideal spot for
young children. Adirondack chairs are provided for watchful parents.
Boating traffic through the channel to East Caroga Lake is
entertaining to watch, safely at a distance from this shallow, clear
waterfront. There are panoramic views of beautiful West Caroga Lake
and the vintage Ferris wheel and carousel at Sherman’s, the former
1920’s amusement park, located just a few minutes walk away.

“Cat’s Meow” is minutes from downhill skiing at Royal Mountain,
renowned Lapland Lake cross-country ski resort, state hunting land,
trout fishing streams, hiking & snowshoeing trails, and a major
snowmobile corridor with access to hundreds of miles of trails.
Fishing is a year-round activity, with ice-fishing shacks dotting
the lake in winter. Kayaking, canoeing, biking and rock climbing
are popular 3 season activities. Wildflowers lure spring visitors;
fall foliage is splendid.

Convenient to this location and all within walking distance, are
stores, laundromat, restaurants, bars, post office, gas station,
museum and chapels. The scenic and historic region abounds in
cultural activities and tourist attractions, with easy daytrips to
Cooperstown, Saratoga Springs, and Lake George as well as the 6
million acre Adirondack Park.

“Cat’s Meow” is a short walk from “Firefly,” Listing #5329, and
shares the same neighborhood waterfront and dock. For families
vacationing together, renting these two cottages would provide
generous and varied outdoor space as well as 6 bedrooms
accommodating up to 14.

“Cat’s Meow” is located 15 minutes from Gloversville, an hour from
Saratoga Springs and Albany, four hours from New York, Boston,
Buffalo and Montreal.

Conjuring childhood memories of summer camp with wildflowers and
ice cream, firelight and fireflies, s’mores and ghost
stories, “Cat’s Meow” is a gentle place you will hold close to your
heart, where time stands still.

"Cat’s Meow” accommodates a maximum of 6 guests at all times; there
is parking for a maximum of 3 cars. Sorry, no pets and no
smoking. “Cat’s Meow” has a NO SHOES policy: bring slippers or flip-
flops for indoor use.

Visit our website for an extensive photo album, guest book and
regional tourism information. Email owner for link.