Several have expressed an interest in monitoring their cottage from home.   Although there are many types of services and devices that will perform security duties, here is computer-based software solution that I use with great results.

http://www.supervisioncam.com/

This program will monitor your home / cottage on Big Basswood. Once motion is detected it will do all of the following:

• Take up to 50 photos and send them to the Internet (A webserver of your choice for you to view)
• Email you immediately with an Alert.

Other tools on the market do the same and more.

http://www.blazingtools.com/watcher.html

This program does the same as above, however in addition it will

• phone you
• allow you to call back to Big Basswood to see through the eyes of your webcam

What you will need for any of the above software packages

• A Pentium Computer
• Dial-up modem
• Telephone line at Big Basswood
• Webcam