North Hero, VT | 2643 Butler Island

Description

Be the captain of your own boat and enjoy everything wonderful about Lake Champlain and Butler Island’s off grid living. This east facing property offers miles of Green Mountain and Lake Champlain views. The 580 sq ft cottage sits on a private, wooded, 1.4-acre lot, with 150 ft of lake frontage. The open floor plan includes the kitchen, dining, living, wood stove and bed areas. The kitchen is complete with a sink, running water, countertops, cupboards, a propane gas stove & refrigerator. The screened porch offers a second sleeping area. The front deck looks over the lake and mountains. There are stairs to beach, a shared dock and a mooring. The outside shower is a bonus. The cottage location and lot size offer many opportunities for expansion. The deed also conveys the right to use Gravely Point Harbor and Sand Beach. Both locations offer wonderful places to swim and other water sports. Island residents continue to boast that Butler Island has some of the cleanest waters in all of Lake Champlain. From your front deck you can watch the lake with it’s ever changing colors during the sun rises and sunsets. Just embrace the Green Mountains as your backdrop. Enjoy barbeques, dock hopping with friends, every water activity you can imagine or just quiet island time. The Island is about 600 acres in size. There is a 6+ mile perimeter nature path to be enjoyed by the Islanders. The island is only accessible by boat during the ice-out season. Currently there are about 70 cottages on the island. During your adventures see if you can discover some of the 1800-1900 farming community foundations and the old schoolhouse.