Overall the family had a blast. When we first arrived our kids weren't that interested in the lake. The next day we went to Kenai NWR (~20 minutes away). When we got back all the kids wanted to do was canoe, kayak, and use the rowboat in the lake. Over the next several days the kids spent lots of HOURS in the lake paddling around. Not one other person was ever in or on the lake when we were, so it was really a private lake. And the name loon lake, was accurate, because a common loon was seen multiple days on the lake. Everything in the house was great too, but we probably spent more time on the lake then in the house.