Old Mountain Farm is surrounded by watershed, town park, and town and state trust lands yet conveniently only fifteen minutes from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fifty minutes from Portland Maine, and about an hour and twenty minutes from both Concord and Manchester, New Hampshire. The farm is also only one and a half hours from Boston, Massachusetts.

Old Mountain Farm sits up on a knoll in a clearing. Cheryle's cousin; Sandra, (who used to live on the farm) always referred to the farm/knoll as "Her Little Green Island" because it is surrounded by wetlands which helps to keep the vegetation green even in the driest of seasons. The knoll being on the east/ocean side of the mountain usually provides pleasant breezes.

Cheryle's ancestors on her father's side arrived in York, Maine in 1639 and settled on the Old Mountain Farm property in Cape Neddick during the early 1700'S. Cape Neddick is a township of York. We have our own post office but all other services have York addresses. Cheryle's grandfather grew up in York and fondly remembered, as a young boy, visiting relatives at the Old Mountain Farm.
Remembering Cheryle's grandfather's stories of childhood visits to the Old Mountain Farm, Cheryle's Auntie Rose and Uncle John decided to see if the farm might be available for purchase and their timing was just right. So...in 1966, Rose and John Yeager brought the farm "back into the family" and presented it to Cheryle's grandparents as their retirement home.

The original center chimney cape burned years ago. The remaining portion was moved to another area on the property and continued to be useful as a henhouse, woodshed and carpentry shop until the late 1900'S. Construction of the house and barn that currently make up the buildings on the property began in 1890 and were completed in 1901.
Years before Cheryle was born, Old Mountain Farm was sold to out-of-state investors and became a rental property. Cheryle has had the pleasure of meeting members from two families that rented the property, one for seventeen years and another for ten.

Cheryle and Wyl have accrued quite a bit of knowledge about the family and farm history, thanks to Sandra’s husband Bert who took on researching genealogy when he lived on the farm. When Bert moved he passed his research on to Cheryle and Wyl. Cheryle was also fortunate to befriend her cousin Neil Ramsdell. Neil also did genealogy and enjoyed telling Cheryle lots of stories about their shared ancestors from York and Cape Neddick.

Old Mountain Farm consists of thirty acres on what is referred to as "The Shoulder Of Mt. Agamenticus". The farm is also only about four miles as the crow flies from the great Atlantic Ocean. The Mountain (also referred to as “Mt. A” or “The Big A” is home to several species of plants and creatures that are not found any further north in the country. Winters on the shoulder of the mountain are somewhat mild compared to most of New England because of it’s close proximity to the Atlantic and because it is south of "Down East" Maine.

Old Mountain Farm is a wonderful spot to truly enjoy all four seasons of the year. There are summers with normal temps as high as ninety plus degrees most often accompanied by humidity. That combination makes it fun to jump into the cool refreshing Atlantic but there is also winter weather for sledding, skiing, skating and bonfires too or to just cozy up beside the wood stove and soak in the warmth. There is no kind of heat like that of a wood stove. Of course fall brings on the bright oranges, yellows and reds often more brilliant than anywhere else in the country. Spring is Cheryle’s favorite season with all the promise of new birth & growth.

Cheryle remembers, at about five years of age, visiting her grandparents at Old Mountain Farm for the first time. That visit began a lifetime of memories. Little did she know that twenty-three years later she would call the farm "Home". When Cheryle's grandparents passed away, Cheryle's cousin; Sandra lived at Old Mountain Farm for nineteen years before selling the property to Cheryle and Wyl for which they will be eternally grateful.

An interesting story about Cheryle & Wyl’s move to the farm…Cheryle’s grandfather was a well known press photographer in Boston for the Boston Globe and the Record American for almost fifty years. Cheryle always wanted to be a photojournalist too. She moved to her grandfather’s hometown, onto family property and five years later, she was given her first photo assignment with the local newspaper, on the date of her grandfather’s birthday AND if he were alive, he would have been the same age as the newspaper that she was going to work for!

Cheryle and Wyl moved to the Old Mountain Farm in September of 1989. It is gratifying to know that Cheryle’s cousin, Sandra handpicked them to be the next humans (2Legs) to call Old Mountain Farm home because she felt they would be the best caretakers of the land and it's heritage.
Cheryle and Wyl feel blessed to be living on such a beautiful property rich in family history. Visitors often comment on how good the farm "feels". Cheryle's response is to say that each morning she "wakes up and pinches herself".