Welcome to the Lake House!

Lake Rescue Chalet in Ludlow, Vermont – a.k.a. The Lake House – is a big, pet-friendly chalet in the heart of the Green Mountains near the state’s most scenic parkway, offering a dock with boats to enjoy in warm weather, and easy access to world-class skiing in winter. With six bedrooms, two kitchens, two complete living areas, two huge decks, and a glorious hot tub, you’ll have plenty of room to spread out and relax.

The chalet sleeps 12 people on two levels connected by a custom-crafted spiral staircase. Each floor features an open kitchen/living/dining room with a large-screen smart TV, three bedrooms, and a bathroom. there’s a gas fireplace upstairs It’s the ideal set-up for families and friends who want to spend time together but also cherish their privacy.

What to do once you’ve settled in? Well, the only thing that beats taking a kayak out on a misty summer morning is screaming down a ski slope after a fresh snowfall.

So relax in the hot tub or on the porch swing, barbecue on the front deck, observe the eagles or listen for the loons, watch shooting stars, play volleyball, roast marshmallows, or just nap in the hammock. Make yourself at home!

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Lake Rescue Chalet is a classic forest chalet with six bedrooms on a wooded three-quarter acre, located across a dirt road from 200-acre Lake Rescue.

Lake Rescue

Images of Lake Rescue

Lake Rescue changes personality depending on where you are in the lake, the season, the time of day, and the weather. It can be calm and peaceful or active and cheerful.

Running and Walking Routes

Route 100: Either direction on Route 100 is lovely as an out-and-back course, with breathtaking views of the lakes.

Route 100 to Kingdom Road: Head north on Route 100, turn left at Echo Lake Inn, and go out as far as you want on the dirt road, then come back for a nice out and back course. (Warning – it’s uphill out, downhill back.)

Lake Rescue Loop: For a hilly five-mile route around Lake Rescue, head south on route 100, turn left on Red Bridge Rd., turn left at the end onto East Lake Road, then left at the paved road back to 100, where you’ll turn left and you’re home! Extend it by continuing on East Lake Road all the way to Route 100, then turn right and return home.

Echo Lake 4-Miler: Another route (at least four miles): North on Route 100. Right at Echo Lake Inn. Left onto Scout Camp Road. Left onto the dirt road after Lake Amherst. Left onto Rte. 100 and home. Make it longer by staying straight on Sout Camp Road and follow it onto Hawk Mountain Resort, then turn left onto Rte. 100 and home. This stretches it to more than 5, possibly even 6. All the lake routes are HILLY.

Our Top 20

Our Top 20 Summertime List

Here is the Greenawalt Family’s Top 20 (or so) List of Stuff To Do In Vermont in Summer!

A mojito in the hot tub definitely makes the list! We got the elderberry rum at the Woodstock farmers market.
  1. Go for a boat ride first thing in the morning, when no one’s around and the mist is rising from the lake. Sometimes the loon yowls or the eagle hangs out on a tall pine tree on Discover Island.
  2. Go for a kayak under a full moon. (Don’t forget a flashlight to find your way back to the dock!)
  3. Go for a boat ride at night during the Perseids Meteor Shower (mid-August). Check www.nasa.gov for the best viewing times.
  4. Walk north on Rte. 100 half a mile to the Tiny Pond Wilderness Area and hike to the top of the trail. (It’s hard!)
  5. Drive to Lake Nineveh and kayak. (Right on Rte. 100, left at Echo Lake Inn, fork left onto Lake Nineveh Rd., follow to end, turn left, watch for a fishing access road on left.)
  6. Drive, bike or boat to the Red Bridge at the other end of Lake Rescue to swim. Climb over the dam and swim or boat in Lake Pauline!
  7. Kayak out to Discovery Island in the middle of Lake Rescue and have a picnic. There’s also a rope swing on the south end.
  8. Go bird watching up the Black River by boat at dusk. You might see the great blue herons, or an eagle flying overhead! Paddle around the peninsula to the left of our dock, and continue to the left till you find yourself on the river. There is also loon, frog and fish-watching to be had.
  9. Ride a bike around the lakes. Go north to Hawk Mountain Resort, turn right, and follow Scout Camp Road all the way around lakes Amherst, Echo, Rescue, and Pauline. Come out at Route 100 at the end; turn right back to the house. It’s about 14 miles. There are a couple of stretches of dirt road (you need fat tires or at least a hybrid) and some KICKASS hills.  The scenery is awesome.
  10. Hang out on the back deck, or the hammock, or the porch swing, with a book and a pina colada.
  11. Hike down to Buttermilk Falls. (SOuth to 103, turn right, turn right on Buttermilk Falls, follow to the end, and park. The falls are in the woods to the right; trails are marked.)
  12. Go swimming, lift weights, or take a yoga class at the Spring House at Okemo Resort’s Jackson Gore base area.
  13. Go to the Ludlow Farmers Market, Fridays from 4-7 PM at Okemo Mountain School.
  14. Go for a five-mile run or walk around Lake Rescue or Echo Lake. It’s hilly but very rural and lovely.
  15. Check out the Raptor Center (Vermont Institute of Natural Science, or VINS) in Quechee.
  16. Bum around Woodstock; it has cute shops and restaurants, as well as a public pool with cheap admission, and outdoor concerts, a Farmers Market, a theater, and a movie house.
  17. Stop for a snack and ice cream at the White Cottage on Rte. 4 near Woodstock. Bring your swimsuits and creek sneaks; there’s a creek out back, and the kids can catch pollywogs and bring them home!
  18. Closer to home, the Ludlow Cooking Company, located just past Black River Independent School on Route 103 in Ludlow, serves up Hershey’s Ice Cream and lobster rolls on a covered porch bedecked with flowers.
  19. Have lunch at the Long Trail Brewery (north on Rte. 100, right on Route 4 about three miles. It’s on the right.) You can watch them brew beer on weekdays. On nice days, eat out on the back deck along the river. Bring bathing suits and creek sneaks for the kids; they can play in the creek behind the pub when they’re done eating. The food is fresh and excellent.
  20. Go outlet shopping in Manchester, then drive to the top of Mount Equinox in Manchester.
  21. Play for the day at an adventure zone at a local ski area.
  22. Enjoy free outdoor concerts in a variety of places.
  23. Pop into Off the Rails for excellent Mt. Holly Beer and Singo Bingo on Tuesdays.
  24. Spend a day at Camp Plymouth State Park at Echo Lake. Bring a picnic and while the day away reading, playing on the playground, renting boats, lying in the sun, playing horseshoes or volleyball, or eating popsicles from the concession.
  25. Hike the Vista Trail to the top of the mountain at Camp Plymouth State Park and be rewarded with an awesome view of Echo Lake.
  26. Drive to the top of the Okemo Access Road, park, and hike to the mountain top for a 360-degree view from a rickety fire tower. (At your own risk!)
  27. Hike the Appalachian Trail South at Clarendon Gorge and cross the Bob Brugmann Suspension Bridge, then swim in the creek below.
  28. In fall, go apple picking, pick a pumpkin, and pet a baby goat at Wellwood Orchards in Springfield.

OK, so it’s more than 20. There’s so much to do!

Have an AWESOME vacation in Vermont!

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