One of the loveliest areas in the Berkshires has a new landing spot. Prospect is a lakeside cabin resort in Egremont, just outside of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, dreamed up and brought to fruition by three locals who saw the potential of what had been a campground-turned-RV park.
Ian Rasch and Roman Montano are eco-minded designer/builders and Ian’s wife, Jade-Snow Carroll, runs the organic bedding company Sister Moons—with her mother and sister. The property’s 30 wooded acres sit on a choice patch of Prospect Lake that in the late 19th century was developed as a picnic spot. The trio envisioned recapturing the grandeur by creating a luxe, camp-style, year-round retreat. Once the land was cleared of invasive plants and meticulously renewed, it received 49 custom cabins as shells that Alander Construction, Ian and Roman’s firm, finished and Jade furnished in a sprightly Scandinavian style.
The Cliff House, a historic but crumbling lakeside hub, was rebuilt as the resort’s gathering spot, with a restaurant and a gift shop that Jade stocks with an inspired wild-card mix (on a recent visit, I unexpectedly snapped up a neon-orange striped beach towel, Korres tinted lip balm, and 1970s Bjørn Winblad ceramic trivets). There’s also boating, a spool big enough for lap swimming, tennis and pickleball, and a choice of lakeside and poolside saunas. And, yes, Tanglewood, Jacob’s Pillow, and the Berkshires many other famous attractions are within striking distance. But Prospect is a secluded world unto itself.
Photography as credited, courtesy of Prospect (@prospectberkshires).
