Lake Sunapee has always felt like a spiritual place—with its shimmering waters, the echoing calls of loons, eagles soaring overhead, and the granite ski slopes standing sentinel to the south. Each season brings its own magic, but autumn, with its riot of color and morning mist, feels especially sacred. We’ve broken a bit of that silence with construction, trading tranquility for the steady rumble of progress. Walkers and joggers stand still and rubberneck in disbelief because, truthfully, the excavation process is pretty amazing. If you’ve ever tried to build a sandcastle using only a teaspoon, congratulations—you now understand our excavation method at Windsor Cottage. Our builders have been working heroically this week, but with such complicated access and not a lot of room to maneuver, the biggest piece of machinery that can really do the job is little Doug the Excavator. He’s adorable—like a Tonka truck that grew up and got a union card. Picture this: Dan the Man, laser-focus...