1045 Covered Bridge Road, Unadilla, NY 13849

43 Acres on the Susquehanna -- Otego-Unadilla, NY Where Meadow Meets River There's a particular kind of quiet that settles over land like this -- forty-three acres unspooled from road to riverbank, each section holding its own character, its own use, its own hour of the day when the light falls best. Three thousand feet of frontage along the north branch of New York's Susquehanna River anchors the northern edge of the property, where a lower meadow of roughly twenty-two acres stretches toward the water. It sits within the floodway and isn't buildable, but that's precisely what has kept it wild and open -- a stretch of river-bottom ground built for grazing, hay, fishing access, or simply the kind of long walk that ends at moving water. Trails through the fourteen acre middle wood take you back toward the house and upper meadows. The six-acre ''pond meadow'' holds a half-acre pond of its own, a feature that brings waterfowl, irrigation, or a cool dip on a hot afternoon. The house...