This contiguous tract is a prime timberland asset for a diversified investment portfolio. There are many reasons to own and treat timberland as an investment. The key is to look at the benefits of good timberland. The East Grace Pond Tract is sufficiently large enough at 431 acres to be a stand alone timber management unit. It is designated as Conservation Land which forest land management is allowed. All of the wood can be landed to the nearly 1.5 miles of road which borders the property or passes through it. No new road needs to be constructed to get to the timber. The property is located approximately 4.5 miles from Route 201 and is accessed by a well built timber haul road. This road is a legal way to the property with no timber use tolls. For the most part, the topography of the property is favorable for timber harvesting. The terrain from Grace Pond to the road is flat. From the road to the east boundary, the land rises with the majority being operable. Spruce and fir dominate the flats while a mature hardwood stand occurs in the southeastern 200 acres. The remaining land is composed of a mixture of spruce fir and hardwood species. Another viable income consideration, unique to this property, is a maple sugar operation. The stand composition of the 200 acres is nearly half sugar maple on a south east slope. These trees can be tapped annually and the sap can be collected by a gravity fed network of tubing to the roadside. An annual income can be realized by selling the sap, making and selling the syrup or a tap stumpage fee.