The house has plenty of space: 9 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths, and on the lower level a game room for Ping-Pong and billiards or Scrabble and a library for quiet reading. A bath on the main level is ADA-compliant.
Outdoor delights include a fire pit (marshmallows required), charcoal grill, picnic tables for dining al fresco, and meadows in all directions inviting you to plan a picnic. If you crave an outdoor game, the house is equipped for croquet, bocce, badminton, volleyball, and basketball.
The property has marked hiking trails and if you’re up for a 5-mile walk, you can amble around Mt. Hoag; turn left out the front door and head up the road, bear left at the first fork, follow the main road, and after about two hours you will be back home.
Shopping
Groceries can be purchased at PriceChopper in Granville, NY (20 minutes) or Manchester (30 minutes). Alcoholic beverages are sold at food stores in Vermont and at state stores in New York. Rutland, 30 miles up Rt. 7, has PriceChopper, Hannaford, Walmart, and Aldi.
In the summer Dorset has a farmer’s market on Sunday morning. Wallingford Locker is open all year around and sells locally raised meat and poultry. Most of their goods are frozen, so plan ahead. Their bacon is famous. Bring a check or cash; they don’t accept credit cards.
Sheldon’s in Pawlet sells wine and Cabot cheese in a big wheel and is a convenient place to fill gaps in your larder. They only accept cash, but there is an ATM in front of the store.