Lake Front Homes

Lake front homes are often beautiful houses sitting on the edge of a lake. This example above is of a wooden house on the edge of Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, in Canada.

When it comes to a home or a holiday house on the water, most of us probably conjure up thoughts of a house on the beach with the waves lapping at our feet, or perhaps the surf pounding in the distance, but how many of us actually contemplate the thought of it being a stunning home on a serene edge of a lake?

Stunning modern house of large proportions overlooking an expansive lake view.

Lake front houses can fit many different types. They can generally be anything from a simple cottage through to a palatial mansion. Lake edge living though is very different to the seafront or beachfront living. There is often more serenity, more wilderness, perhaps some nearby trees and wildlife, and there isn’t the same tide or salt spray issues that cause corrosion and other quick degradation of one’s home and vehicles.

Large cottage with expansive deck area and jetty on lake edge.

Therefore, the thought of a lake front property has its advantages. If the lake is clean (and not infiltrated with weed) and swimmable, then you have the true city escape. Often the lake water can be a sound water source and the corrosion effects of sea water and spray is just non existent.

And then there’s the fishing! Sure you fish from the beach, but there is just something magical about catching a freshwater fish and then taking it home to cook.

Traditional two storey home set in the woods on the edge of a lake