The house was great! Awesome homey feeling and character. Exactly what we needed. The one great room layout of the kitchen, dining table, and living room made it great for hanging out. There was plenty of room for everyone to sleep with 3 nice bedrooms. The one car garage off the back was great for having somewhere for stuff you don't want to leave outside like kayaks, bikes, fishing gear, or our big tube for pulling behind our boat. The dock was long and we tied our boat up for our stay which was awesome for using our boat whenever we wanted without having to use the boat launch every time. The beach area was awesome for the kids and stays shallow a long time which was great for playing, floating on tubes, and using our kayaks. Lake Metonga has clear water and it's nice for swimming. It's a big wide open lake and great for tubing or skiing. We fished some not a lot and caught a few, heard it's good fishing. don has a really nice grocery store, a few ice cream spots and some small town shops to check out. Everything you need is very close and in town. There are a couple nice sandy beaches and playgrounds on the lake if you're looking to leave the house with younger kids.
The view of the lake is amazing the way the house sits up from the lake. The fire pit area and flat yard by the house is great for lawn games and grilling out.
The house had the things we needed to cook and grill and live like it was our own house. The coffee maker got heavy use haha...
The sunrises and sunsets on the lake are incredible and the mornings are very peaceful. If you love 4 wheelers and UTVs the trail goes right behind the house. You don't notice the trail or noise since it sits lower the the yard.
We had a blast and loved the small town feel of Crandon. Nice people. Plenty to do close by. There are a bunch of lakes in the area so you could easily hit some other lakes in addition to Lake Metonga if you felt the urge to fish a few different lakes. If you have a big boat the drive way is narrow. We didn't need to check but maybe the owners have another place you could park a pontoon or larger boat over @18.5 ft. We loved this house. It was what we had hoped and expected and we recommend staying here! You will find yourself hanging out by the lake and the dock a lot. The big windows facing the lake are nice because you can see the lake from what we called the great room.
Highly recommend!