Patios that put out a water bowl without being asked. Trails that don't require leashes when nobody's looking. Breweries with a yard. Beaches off-season.
Tavern-style dining and craft drinks overlooking Big Boulder Lake, with a dog-friendly patio and both indoor and outdoor seating. The area's most-reviewed independent restaurant, open to the public without any lake-access requirement.
A National Natural Landmark twenty minutes from Lake Harmony — a field of boulders left by retreating glaciers, reached via a five-mile dirt-road loop off Sand Spring Road. Genuinely public, unlike Lake Harmony itself: hiking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice skating on Sand Spring Lake depending on season.