vacation homes

Novelist Mike Noonan, still grieving the death of his wife after four years, retreats to Sara Laughs, his isolated summer home, but the peace he is seeking slips even further from his grasp when he finds the community in the grip of a powerful millionaire, and his hideaway becomes the site of ghostly visitations.

Color photos fill this exploration of the interiors and exteriors of the Adirondack summer retreats called the Great Camps, which describes their designs, natural materials, and decorating styles, and provides a source guide of architects, designers, and retail stores.

Novelist Mike Noonan, still grieving the death of his wife after four years, retreats to Sara Laughs, his isolated summer home, but the peace he is seeking slips even further from his grasp when he finds the community in the grip of a powerful millionaire, and his hideaway becomes the site of ghostly visitations.

Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different as she finds herself falling for a boy she has known since childhood.

George Howe Colt recounts the experiences he had while staying at his family's summer home in Cape Cod and profiles the people who lived there over the course of five generations.

When Charlie is finally able to stay in his family's cabin all by himself, a man next door mentions a strange curse and before long, Charlie notices that all sorts of odd creatures are moving through the woods.

Rising seventh-grader Lucy plans on a perfect summer at the Maine lake where her family has owned a cottage for decades, but the family of a classmate she dislikes has bought a home there and her widowed father is bringing a girlfriend to visit.

Photographs and text relate the great camps and lodges of the Adirondacks, including Pine Knot, Uncas, Sagamore, Wonundra, and White Pine.