Energy efficiency and sunny comfortable living areas are now the most desired qualities, in a Vermont home. When a home with these wonderful attributes is further enhanced, with the amenities of a main floor primary bedroom suite, an excellent in home office space and a direct entry from an oversize garage, a very thoughtful approach to design is obvious. The 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths offer accommodation for multiple friends and family! With the primary rooms conveniently on the main level, this home is equally well suited for use by a family of 2! Privately located, with pleasant views and a southerly exposure, this well maintained home is wisely sited on a 56.36 acre parcel of diverse land, with frontage on the beautiful West Branch River! Taking full advantage of the excellent southerly orientation, a combination of active and passive solar systems provide domestic hot water and electric power. To the front of the home are well developed vegetable garden areas and perennial berry bushes. Just behind the home is the opening to a network of interior trails through the woodlands. Extending beyond this property is a neighborhood containing thousands upon thousands of acres of woodlands! An outdoor recreation paradise! This well known Chateauguay recreation area, with unbelievably vast woodlands, a cascading river, and a trails network energizes everyone who wanders through! This is our Vermont life style!