Wender·Vista
Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
on the New Hampshire–Maine line, north of the White Mountains

Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge

— — the lake where the loon call carries furthest.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The refuge wraps a shallow lake that straddles two states, north of Errol and well past the last interstate exit. Pine, spruce, and tamarack hold the shoreline. Bald eagles nest on the islands; the loons are why people come. The water is dark, tannin-stained from the bogs that feed it, and the wind on it can change in ten minutes. — from the studio

from the studio
Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge
— bring it home

Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge sits on the border of New Hampshire and Maine, north of Errol and the Thirteen Mile Woods stretch of the Androscoggin River. The refuge was established in 1992 and now protects about 25,650 acres of lake, wetland, and northern forest. The lake itself is shallow, averaging around 15 feet, and drains south into the Androscoggin. Coös County, New Hampshire, holds the western shore; Oxford County, Maine, holds the eastern.

— the silence

There is no town on the lake. The nearest village, Errol, has a population of roughly 290 and sits at the southern outlet. Most of the shoreline is undeveloped refuge land; motors are allowed but the lake is large enough to absorb them. The Magalloway and Rapid rivers feed in from the Maine side. By late afternoon a loon call can carry across open water from a mile away.

— informed by US Census — Errol, NH
— the season

The refuge is most active from ice-out in late April through October. Bald eagles return to nest in March; loon chicks hatch in June. Moose are seen most often at dawn along the Magalloway. The lake usually freezes by mid-December and ice fishing follows on Errol Bay. Foliage peaks in the last week of September here, a week or two earlier than the southern White Mountains, because of the northern latitude and the elevation near 1,250 feet.

— where
United States · Errol, Coös County, New Hampshire
— within
Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
— elevation
380 m · 1,245 ft
— position
44.7700° N · 71.0500° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
11 km S
Errol
village
6 km NE
Magalloway River
river
12 km S
Androscoggin River
river
N
Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge
Errol
Magalloway River
Androscoggin River
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lake Umbagog Wildlife Refuge — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

It straddles the border of northern New Hampshire and western Maine, just north of Errol, New Hampshire. The refuge headquarters and visitor center sit on Route 16, about 7 miles south of the lake's outlet.

Common loons, bald eagles, ospreys, and moose. The lake holds one of New Hampshire's largest nesting populations of loons, and bald eagles have nested here continuously since the refuge was established in 1992.

The refuge protects about 25,650 acres of lake, marsh, bog, and northern forest. The lake itself covers roughly 7,850 acres and is shallow, averaging about 15 feet deep.

Yes. Umbagog Lake State Park, on the southeast shore in Cabot, Maine and Errol, New Hampshire, operates remote boat-access campsites scattered around the shoreline as well as a small base campground at the southern end.

Usually by mid-December. Ice fishing for lake trout and salmon runs through March on Errol Bay and the southern basin. The lake is typically ice-free again by late April or the first week of May.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Paddlers and refuge campers tend to recognise the shape of the lake and the colour of the tannin-stained water immediately. A Small or Medium reads well in a cabin entryway, on a desk, or above a writing table.

It sits well in Mountain-modern, Cabin-traditional, and Coastal-modern rooms that lean toward deep greens and slate blues. The piece anchors against pine paneling, white shiplap, or a charcoal wall.

A single Large carries above a standard sofa. For a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural or a 9-tile Mural opens the image and gives the water room to breathe.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for showers, backsplashes, and other vertical installations where a glossy finish would catch glare.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No abrasive cleaners, no solvents. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and lives in the surface, so it does not wear off with cleaning.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is curated and finished in one studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no third-party licensing and no resale of stock imagery.

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