Secluded, yet only 20 min. from movies, live theater & music, highly diversified shopping, numerous businesses, an expanding hospital, community college & easy access to I-91, this extensively renovated farmhouse, is surrounded by 275 acres of open fields & wooded hillsides. This property, 5 miles from the beautiful Connecticut River, offers great possibilities-forest management, farming activities of all kinds, hunting, hiking, xc skiing, bird watching along two miles of mountain streams. Nearly 250 acres, some with prime agricultural soils, & designated Tier-1 wildlife habitat, the highest ranking in the NH Wildlife Action Plan, are protected against habitat destruction, soil erosion & water pollution by a conservation easement, borders an extensive marsh attractive to many NH wildlife species. The property abuts the Wantastiquet-to-Monadnock Trail, pristine Indian Pond, & thousands of acres of state & privately-owned conserved forest. The eye-catching house offers cozy living & dining rooms, each with a working fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, pine paneled mud room & sun room & a handsome study/office looking out on Mine Mountain. Recent improvements include painting, inside & out, hot-water heating system, state-approved septic system, whole-house electricity generator, water-filtering system, & updated electrical panel> Nearly 2400 ft of undeveloped frontage along paved Oxbow Rd. creates a scenic approach to this gem.