Bear River, Nova Scotia, Canada
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This impressive family-size home is a spacious, bright, comfortable 2-storey Victorian frame house with a newly shingled mansard roof and an attic with a skylight and access via stairs. The second floor has 4/5 bedrooms, one with ensuite bathroom and is accessed by a lovely winding staircase. The main floor features a large kitchen with big windows opening onto the back yard, bathroom with shower, 2 living rooms, dining room and TV room/library. There is also a closed-in verandah and mud room. The house sits on a solid stone foundation, high full basement, has a hot air oil furnace and electric hot water tank. Water is supplied by a new drilled well (there is also an older dug well above the house).
The house is nestled on an elevated five acre lot in a good residential area. The detached 2-storey garage has room for one car, plus lots of storage on the second floor (accessible by a staircase). There is a paved drive (plus an unpaved parking area off the drive near the street), asphalt tennis court, lovely lawn, trees, field and a pond. Bear River is a charming historic village near Digby and Annapolis Royal. Described by Peter Gzowski (CBC Morningside) in the 1990s as one of the two prettiest places in Canada (the other was on the Pacific Coast), Bear River offers wonderful and exhilarating walks and views. In Bear River you will find the Dutch Windmill - now the Tourist Information Centre; the Flight of Fancy - a wonderful shop and showplace for the work of Maritime artisans and artists; there are also a number studios and craft shops, a health clinic, restaurant, museum, grocery store, waterfront walk along the tidal river. Enjoy the Cherry Carnival in July and the Digby County Exhibition in August. It is central for day trips to: Digby - Digby Scallop Days in early August; Upper Clements Theme Park and Wildlife Park; Annapolis Royal - Fort Anne and the Historic Gardens; Port Royal - Champlain's Habitation; Whale Watching off Brier Island; the French (Acadian) Shore - Church Point, and Mavilette Beach; Kejimkujik National Park - picnics, camping and wilderness trips; cross country skiing; downhill skiing at Martock, near Windsor (an hour and a half away); and much more. |
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Price: $325,000 CDN. Contact information Nancy or Mario Villarroel Phone: 1 514 938-5249 Cell: 514 605-7186 E-mail: nmavilla@qc.aibn.com |
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