Are you familiar with "Maine's best kept secret" when it comes to renting cabins?

I wasn't until I saw a display ad for a rental cabin in the magazine "Cabin Life, Cabin Living."

The ad and the owners are a bit presumptuous.

Owners say that the cabin that exists as "Maine's Best Kept Secret" is much more than a cabin.

It is such a valued property, evidently, that owners don't say where it is.

Nor does the website, other than "central Maine."

The pitch: "Come to our brand new, fully furnished log cabin in the northwoods of Maine, and see how we have redefined "rustic."

This is not your "ordinary cabin," or "camp" as the Mainers call them.

This one has ALL the comforts of home, and probably a few more.

From the dishes and copper pots and pans, to the 6 quart White Mountain electric ice cream freezer; one will not have to "rough it" in this place!

We have made every effort to make this a place that everyone will call their "home away from home", and come back over the years; and share it with friends and family.

It's a peaceful sanctuary, with the call of the loon and the bullfrogs putting one to sleep at night!

The lake is beautiful and clear, and there are a couple places nearby to rent canoes and kayaks."

I am not impressed.

Who wants a grandiose experience with a cabin?

If you want to see how the elite cabin renters go about it, you can check out www.cabininmaine.net.

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