Lots of good input here.
Yeah, I'm from Niagara. I actually kind of like driving and can do 3 day weekends no problem. Speculator area is for sure the easiest access in the ADK's. Places closer to home outside the blue line (in Ontario and NY) are on the radar, but everytime I'm vacationing there, I can't help but think that a couple hours extra and I could be in the ADK's. There isn't really any place reachable on a tank of gas that compares from the adventure and scenery standpoint.
The main driver though is that the Speculator area is shooting distance to Gore Mt. The mole hills around here really don't cut it skiing wise... i'm usually bored after about an hour or so and the kids won't stay little for ever and they'll be bored soon too.
We actually have quite a bit of equity in our house $$$ wise. My main point of the thread though was to figure out if its logical to buy new, and I don't think it is. With a stack of cottage grade pine for the interior, some board and batten for the exterior, and some new fixtures I can turn a cheap old cabin into something significantly better for not a lot of cash (relatively). It'd be nicer to start new, and get the exact layout we want, but I can be flexible.
Yeah, I'm from Niagara. I actually kind of like driving and can do 3 day weekends no problem. Speculator area is for sure the easiest access in the ADK's. Places closer to home outside the blue line (in Ontario and NY) are on the radar, but everytime I'm vacationing there, I can't help but think that a couple hours extra and I could be in the ADK's. There isn't really any place reachable on a tank of gas that compares from the adventure and scenery standpoint.
The main driver though is that the Speculator area is shooting distance to Gore Mt. The mole hills around here really don't cut it skiing wise... i'm usually bored after about an hour or so and the kids won't stay little for ever and they'll be bored soon too.
We actually have quite a bit of equity in our house $$$ wise. My main point of the thread though was to figure out if its logical to buy new, and I don't think it is. With a stack of cottage grade pine for the interior, some board and batten for the exterior, and some new fixtures I can turn a cheap old cabin into something significantly better for not a lot of cash (relatively). It'd be nicer to start new, and get the exact layout we want, but I can be flexible.
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