Author: Tori

Hiking After Rain

Rain in New England can be a bummer for those who love the sun. But for adventure seeking hikers, it can bring amazing wonders! Massachusetts is rich with the coolest mushrooms – some edible, some just cool to look at. Turn over a log and you may find a bright orange newt! Check out some […]

Sunsets Never Get Old

Sunsets are nature’s canvas – each one unique and inspiring. Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get! Leeway is uniquely positioned on Benton Pond to deliver a twilight display for your viewing pleasure…

Building Arcardia in 1995

My husband Tom and I purchased the property from my mother in 1995 and used Plywood each summer while renting out Leeway to help with expenses.  Finally, in 2018 our dream came true and we have replaced “Plywood” with our retirement cabin “Arcadia”! This construction project included installing a well and septic system which both […]

Building a History in 1938

The history of the Benton Cove vacation rental property begins in the 1930s. My grandparents, Margaret and Teddy Cooper saw an advertisement in the New York Times for a vacation spot called “Freedom” on Big Pond (just over Latimer Hill) in East Otis, Massachusetts. They began vacationing there when my mother, Edith, was just a teenager. The […]