Features

Buehler’s Idlewild is a place where families can come together to reunite and spend quality time together. Buehler’s lends itself to families as a place to reconnect – it’s great for family reunions and gathering with close friends. It’s magic has brought many of the same families back for generations!

The Pond and Natural Beauty

This beautiful eleven acre pond (nearly a lake) provides recreation for the occasional and serious fishermen as well as aquatic recreation and exploration for the kids of all ages. We provide row boats, canoes and a paddle boat or two as well as a variety of PFD’s (life preservers). 

Please feel free to bring electric motors or your own hand powered watercraft. There is no charge to use our equipment but we ask that you share with other guests. 

Fishing has been a tradition and vital part of Buehler’s history. We try to manage the pond to ensure that it is full of and enjoyable to fish. We don’t provide fishing gear but locally there are a couple sports stores to purchase bait and other fishing supplies if needed. 

In the pond you’ll find Large Mouth Bass, Pickerel, a couple of Cat fish, Blue Gill, Sunnys and Pearch. Other critters that play in the pond are Snapping and Painted Turtles, Ducks, Beavers, Blue Heron, frogs and salamanders. We are graced with visiting Bald Eagles & Osprey time and again. 

The surrounding area is great for hiking, and many choose to take a run or stroll down the 1-mile stone road 



Game Room/ Lodge

The Lodge was built in 1968 and is great for those rainy days and cool nights. It has a fireplace, ping pong, table shuffle board, board games, card tables, piano, & fully furnished kitchen for your use! 

The Lodge is host to many activities, like kids talent shows and crafts. 



Additional Recreation and Activities

Just in front of the Lodge, overlooking the pond, is the popular in ground pool with a jumping board. The swingset has swings, toddler swing, and slide. Horseshoes and volleyball in the field, tennis court, basketball hoop & pickle ball, as well. 

By the pond we have a big campfire pit for guests to build fires, toast s'mores, and relax! There are also swings overlooking pond!

Meals*

Fresh homemade meals are served for breakfast and selected dinners. Your hosts, Matt & Sophie Stango, will use their talents to create great family friendly meals. Meals in the dining room are served family style. Matt, with his culinary experience, will do most of the cooking. Sophie works remotely for Simon & Schuster & (most importantly) is very excited to raise Lucia "on the farm"! 

Breakfast
Breakfasts consists of many courses served in our warm dining room, served family style. Our signature thin pancakes are served every other day, and have crispy edges - an old German tradition at Buehler's for many years! Fruit, juice, hot and cold cereals, eggs and toast are served daily as well. 



Dinner
Dinners are more traditional and are served family style in our dining room. We slow roast Pork, Turkey or Ham, make homemade Lasagna or host our great BBQ cookout - outside (weather permitting) with Smoked Ribs and BBQ Chicken! There is always a fresh vegetable, usually two per meal, a starch item, fresh baked bread and a starter of Salad or Soup. And of course dessert! 



Summer Sunday Cookout
If you join us in the Summer and arrive on Sunday, make sure you're here by 6:00 for our lakeside, wood grilled cookout with hamburgers, hotdogs, baked beans, Mrs. B's Broccoli Salad and more. What a beautiful way to start the week! 



Alcoholic beverages/ Sodas
Bring your own alcoholic beverages as we do not have a liquor license. We recommend a cooler and ice if you are bringing multiple cases, etc. We do not serve soda - if it's what you like, please BYO! 

Bring along s'more supplies and anything else you might want to toast over the bonfires! 

Special Diets
We always try to make accommodations and prepare alternatives for those with food allergies and special diets. Vegetarian, Vegan, gluten, dairy, lactose-free - just let us know in advance.