Lake Life, Au Natural

One summer in the 1990s, when Richard Maltz was a kid attending sleepaway camp, his father got jealous. “My parents came up for visiting day and my dad looked around,” explains Maltz. “He said, ‘wouldn’t it be cool to have something like this that’s all ours?” The elder David Maltz’s musing sparked a years-long search, which ended in 1999 when the family hit Hudson Valley pay dirt: a 164-acre compound surrounding a 37-acre lake. The property’s four rustic stone and shake buildings—including a lodge, a manor house, and two small seasonal cabins—hugged the shoreline. “The size and the total privacy and solitude were the primary draws,” says Maltz, who now runs the auction business started by his father. “The lake is the main focal point—everything is situated to enjoy the lake. “

Photos by Nick Glimnakis