First and foremost let me give you a brief history regarding my property. It is 78 acres in size, bisected by a State highway (with very light traffic) and there is nearly 1100 feet on the Penobscot River. I purchased it over time in 3 parcels. The first 49 acres was purchased in 1988 for $13,750. It is rectangular in shape and is split by a State road. To the north and east, another 27 acres was bought in 1997 for $8000. This piece wraps around the east rectangle to form an L shape and gave me the river frontage. The final parcel of two acres was purchased in 2004 for $5000. My total cost for the property is $26,750 or approximately $343/acre.
I built my home about 450’ in from the road on the west rectangle in 1989-90 near the south line. The 2 acres purchased in 2004 serves as an additional 200’ buffer between my neighbor to the south and my home.
The property is mostly wooded except where I cleared about 1.5 acres for my home, lawn and garden. I planted about 150 fir trees in the open area and keep them trimmed for Christmas trees. On the east rectangle there is about 3-4 acres of open swamp land and another approximately 1 acre open swath where a pipeline runs parallel to and about 100’ from the State road.
In the future I will discuss various activities that I enjoy on my land. The above description should, hopefully, allow the reader to visualize where the particular pursuit is occurring.