The great god Nature bestowed upon Kezar Lake secret, subtle charms uncommon even among the charmed lakes of Maine. To begin with, there is little in nature that the human eye enjoys more than water surrounded by mountains. Running nine miles north-south through the diamond-shaped town of Lovell, Kezar Lake has an eastern shore which faces rank upon marching rank of New Hampshire's White Mountains and a western shore which contemplates Maine's own forested interior. The New York Times, they may add, put Kezar in the top five. But regardless of official endorsements, Kezar Lake is - by virtue of its clean, deep waters, its mountainous prospects, its varied shoreline, its own intimate, secluded nature, and the unobtrusive nature of its settlement - a picture book lake of the first order. In some ways, Kezar lake behaves more like a coastal resort community than it does like a typical Maine summer lake. Where the Maine lake resort norm tends to be motels, bait and tackle shops, marinas, summer camps for kids, and modest cottages on postage stamp lots, Kezar is old inns, estates turned into housekeeping cottages, and summer homes (some with architectural pretensions) tucked sedately away out of view. No jetsking on this lake!