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Waterfront Homes

Waterfront homes: Jersey home offers quick access to Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic

The house has 80 feet of canal frontage with a concrete seawall, dock and boat lift.
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Waterfront homes: Cape Coral home is a water loverÂ’s dream

This Cambridge, Maryland, home sits on 3 acres and includes 700 feet of waterfront and a pier.
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Waterfront homes: A secluded vacation home on a Chesapeake tributary

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Waterfront homes: This Maine home is ‘like being on a boat’

The house retains its traditional appearance from the street side.
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Waterfront homes: Narragansett Bay is this homeÂ’s playground

Unique features include a dock house and stained-glass windows.
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Waterfront home: A Wright-inspired riverside home in Jacksonville, Florida

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Waterfront home: Creekside living in North Carolina

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Waterfront home: Maryland house is a gateway to the bay

There are views of the Mystic River from almost every room in this antique home in Noank, Connecticut.
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Waterfront home: River views and great sailing

The home on Jackson Creek is just five minutes from Chesapeake Bay. With ample windows, it’s de-signed to provide water views and let natural light pour in. Water depth at the dock is 5 feet at mean low water.
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Waterfront home: A family property in Deltaville

This 6,600-square-foot home on Duxbury Harbor includes an inground pool.
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Waterfront home: An historic home on the Bay State coast

The shingle-style cottage on Bailey Island was built in 1900.
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Waterfront homes: Island home bears indelible stamp of Maine

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Waterfront homes: ‘Wilderness’ views of the Connecticut River

This home in Ponce Inlet, Florida, is angled to take advantage of views; the kitchen’s custom granite-topped cherry cabinets extend almost to the ceiling; cut stones pave the patio around the swimming pool and spa.
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Waterfront homes: ICW views and the ocean is a mile away

The Trumpy Estate was built in 1948 and includes a deepwater dock; a covered poolside open-air dining area; and a granite-topped island that divides the kitchen from the breakfast area.
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Waterfront homes: Yacht builderÂ’s estate is an Annapolis beauty

The house was built with a brick veneer to be low-maintenance.
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Waterfront homes: Boating and quiet beauty on a Carolina creek

The owners kept the formal Federal facade during a multiyear upgrade; the upper deck (inset, left) offers an expansive view of the harbor; the kitchen has granite countertops and a tile floor; a conservatory adjoins it.
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Waterfront homes: A sturdy sentinel on Boston Harbor

There are views of Southport Harbor from every room of this three-story, four-bedroom home in the Southport section of Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Waterfront homes: From Nantucket-style home, Long Island Sound beckons

The townhome is an end unit with three bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths and a two-car garage.
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N.C. townhome a getaway with easy ICW access

The tug-shaped house replaced a fire-destroyed cottage; the kitchen has glass-front cabinets; a swimming pool and spa overlook Hitchcock Lake.
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A boat-shaped home on a Connecticut lake

A concrete seawall protects this four-bedroom home on Florida's Cudjoe Key.
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Easy living, fine fishing on a Florida key

The house has five bedrooms and four baths.
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Creekside cottage now an expansive home

The three-bedroom house is on Prudence Island.
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A cozy cottage on Narragansett Bay

The house has an 80-foot dock and a large first-floor porch.
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Vacation-style living in a Florida island villa

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A Colonial-era beauty on the Connecticut River

The house was constructed as an accessory building for Norumbega, the estate of Joseph Stearns,
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Once a carriage house, itÂ’s now a castle

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Cozy living on a Florida barrier island

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Quiet comfort on the Maryland shore

The home is on the Sakonnet River in Tiverton, R.I.
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Rhode Island cottage has yacht-quality views

The two-story house overlooks Davis Cove and the mouth of the Meduncook River.
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Elaborate gardens enhance cozy Maine cottage

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Classic summer living on MarthaÂ’s Vineyard

The classic cape sits on the Mystic River. The dock has 4-foot water depths.
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Historic Connecticut home a modern gem

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Abundant river views grace Virginia home

The three-bedroom home is on a cul-de-sac.
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Where charming canals beckon

Every room on the main level of the house has access to the wraparound porch.
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Life amid the beauty of a barrier island

The deepwater dock is just across the lawn.
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Laid-back living in a postcard setting

The three-bedroom cape has a dock with unobstructed access to the Sheepscot River and the Atlantic.
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A cape with country ambience on Hodgdon Island in Maine

The shingle-style building is designed to blend with its historic neighborhood.
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Complex offers work and luxury living on Newport waterfront

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The Traveling Drakes: 30 years on the road

Known as Exchange, the house was built about 1720 and overlooks the North River.
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A historic Virginia home in a quiet river setting

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Panoramic views, fine fishing on Maine coast

Students from Wagner Middle School in Winterport, Maine, with their mini-boat, Pridetanic, which landed in Portugal after seven months on the Atlantic
People and Places

Across the pond without a skipper or crew

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Life flows through St. Augustine home

This home in Marion, Mass, has a bulkheaded waterfront and a private dock.
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Superb sights and sailing in Bay State harbor

The home's screened porch has a view of Whittaker Creek.
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For sailors, a Carolina home base

This five-bedroom home in the Florida Keys has a 300-foot dock with a boat lift and a free-form swimming pool ansd spa.
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Your own beach on Summerland Key

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Destinations

Island summer

A traditional deadrise workboat
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Tangier Island, Va.

Lobster boats ride on their moorings.
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Stonington, Maine

The slow island pace
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Smith Island, Md.