I recently came across these photos that my friend Chris took in the summer of 2010 of our camp in the Adirondacks.

The camp is on Long Lake and you can only get there by boat. We have no electricity. We use solar for our lights and propane for our cooktop, refrigerator and hot water heater. Our “bath house” has a shower and composting toilet. There’s an open-air outhouse too.

Believe it or not, we do have a telephone. A land line runs the length of the lake. We have no cell phone reception but there are a few spots on the lake where I can check my email in a pinch.

The camp is one of the few places where I can really relax and unwind. It’s located at the north end of the lake – about a 10 mile boat ride. My husband’s family bought the camp in 1994 and it’s just perfect for us. We have all the comforts of home but the camp isn’t so fancy that kids and dogs can’t come in and out making the mess that, well, kids and dogs make.

We have a generator that we run to pump water so we can take our showers and run the vacuum so that it’s clean when we leave.

Here’s a tour of our little slice of heaven on earth.

At the Long Lake boat launch. We load the boat at the house, tow it up to the lake and then drive the boat 10 miles up the lake to our camp.

When I see the camp, I always exhale and relax. It may not be fancy, but it’s ours and it’s peaceful.

We’ve got to carry our perishables, clothes and supplies (beer!) in and out.

Our “great room”.

The lake is almost always this calm. It’s especially nice to be near the end of the lake.

Sunset at camp. Almost always enjoyed with a glass of wine.

We call the camp ‘It’ll Do’. . . and it certainly does.

I recently came across these photos that my friend Chris took in the summer of 2010 of our camp in the Adirondacks.

The camp is on Long Lake and you can only get there by boat. We have no electricity. We use solar for our lights and propane for our cooktop, refrigerator and hot water heater. Our “bath house” has a shower and composting toilet. There’s an open-air outhouse too.

Believe it or not, we do have a telephone. A land line runs the length of the lake. We have no cell phone reception but there are a few spots on the lake where I can check my email in a pinch.

There’s even an outhouse.

The camp is at the north end of the lake – about a 10 mile boat ride. My husband’s family bought the camp in 1994 and it’s just perfect for us. We have all the comforts of home but the camp isn’t so fancy that kids and dogs can’t come in and out making the mess that, well, kids and dogs make.

We have a generator that we run to pump water so we can take our showers and run the vacuum so that it’s clean when we leave.

Here’s a tour of our little slice of heaven on earth. We call the camp ‘It’ll Do’. . . and it certainly does.