Obama Vacation Rental Sells $15 Million!
It was the home of Barack Obama?s first family vacation as president in 2009, returning in both 2010 and 2011. Conveniently not far from Washington, Martha?s Vineyard was a good place to take the children for some beach time in August, a few weeks before school started. The house they chose, Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark Pond, offered a few extras such as privacy, a two-bedroom guest house for Secret Service, and a half-basketball court to hone the president?s basketball skills. In addition to being on 9.5 secluded acres, the home?s pond has a boat dock and three empty lots between the house and the beach. It was easy to take a short row-boat ride over to the sandy beach shore.
In the beginning, Martha?s Vineyard was all agog in anticipation of the family?s arrival. Shops came alive, the ice cream shop came up with showy confections with family names given to each, and there was a big buzz all around town. Much speculation went on about where they would go, where they would eat and would they be accessible to the residents and guests. Everyone knew the president would be spending time on the greens at Farm Neck Golf Club and it seemed most of the town turned giddy in anticipation waiting for the motorcade to arrive.
In the beginning, the family were seen around town often – shaking hands, taking selfies with the locals, perusing the shops and dining out, much to the pleasure of the locals and tourists. However, by their sixth vacation, th...
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Upscale Living Magazine
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