WATERFRONT - GORGEOUS & ultra PRIVATE - this 4+1bd/3bth 2-storey custom-built home is situated on a beautifully secluded 2.66 acre treed WATERFRONT lot just steps up from the shores of Madawaska River. Fish/kayak/swim right from your backyard, or enjoy the tranquil view of two ponds (one for skating the other for Koi/plants) from your kitchen/dining room solarium! This very unique home has so many fabulous updates & features - here are a few of the highlights: circular paved laneway, lovely exterior stonework with wood siding, wooden pergola shading the solarium, Koenders "Free Air Windmill" (which can be used to aerate the larger pond for stocking with fish), smaller 'meditation' pond (pump included) for Koi and aquatic plants, two large mudrooms off of front and side entrances (with extra storage room) and each with it's own access to the attached garage/workshop. The beautifully updated kitchen has designer white cabinetry with quartz counters, a large ceramic apron sink, beautiful tile backsplash, slate floor, newer stainless appliances, a new stone accent wall with propane gas flat-mount fireplace in the dining room/solarium. There are two sets of patio doors (from dining/kitchen and living room), which lead out to the large deck for fabulous outdoor dining and entertaining. The living room features a soaring vaulted ceiling with a floor-to-ceiling stone wood burning fireplace (efficient insert), a panoramic wall of windows (with a view also from the upper level), gorgeous hardwood flooring on the main, stairs & entire 2nd level. The living room leads into the den through the sliding barn door. This multi-functional room could also be used as an at home office, media room, or a 6th main-level bedroom with a private side entrance! The main floor powder room has also been tastefully updated. One the upper level there is the luxury primary bedroom at one end with its own private balcony & 4-pc spa ensuite, vaulted ceiling and amazing natural light! There are three other spacious bedrooms at the other end of the hall as you walk past a spectacular view looking out over the living room fireplace and wall of windows! The upper level laundry room and main bath have also both been nicely updated! There is also a WALK-OUT lower level, which includes a large rec room, extra spare bedroom, a cold storage/wood room, a kindling bin, furnace room, and a VERY large storage room (with built-in shelving) that also contains the water treatment, pressure tank and hot water heater. Some of the other inclusions with this property are: newer stainless kitchen appliances (2018), generator, 2 sheds, windmill, pond pump, self-propelled lawn mower & snow blower (2015), trampoline, picnic table, auto-garage door opener. Updates include: paved laneway 1999, septic system 1999, roof shingles, 2018, most windows, propane furnace 2011, A/C 2000, updated kitchen/dining/powder/appliances/propane fireplace 2018, living room wood-burning fireplace insert 2017/18, addition over garage (includes main floor media room & 2nd mudroom) 2001, solarium (originally wood, was replaced with aluminum 2001), a second flu was added in the chimney (extra wood burning stove in the basement not hooked up is also included as-is). This is a MUST-SEE PROPERTY...you will not be disappointed!