A New Yorker raised in Connecticut, Sean knows the Litchfield Hills well. He is an alumnus of the South Kent School, Moravian College, and the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom. Prior to returning to Litchfield County, Sean was a manager with a Cendant Real Estate group in New Orleans and a leader in the International Development community, ending his years of overseas service as "Head of Mission" with Médecins Sans Frontières. In his time abroad, Sean traveled widely throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania from his numerous overseas postings. Sean’s real professional passion is for waterfront properties and he delights in working with buyers and sellers on the area's ten principle lakes as well as on the numerous smaller bodies of water in the area. He maintains real estate licenses in Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. In 2006, Sean became the first agent in Litchfield County to receive the National Association of Realtors prestigious Resort and Second Home Property Specialist designation and he has since received his Transnational Referral Certification, his Certified International Property Specialist designation, and become a Broker/Associate with Sotheby’s.

Sean’s clients have included celebrities, industry leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs and he has developed considerable business relationships with full time residents and weekenders alike. Sean has become the “go-to” broker for Litchfield County’s waterfront homes and, as such, services a broad geographic area which encompasses Candlewood Lake, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waramaug, Bantam Lake, Woodridge Lake, Twin Lakes, Lakeville Lake, Lake Quassapaug, Highland Lake, Lake Winchester, the Housatonic River, and many of the area’s smaller bodies of water.

Sean Michael Aikman

Cell: 1.860.777.7434
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Serving Northern Fairfield County and all of Litchfield County from local offices in Washington, Kent, & Salisbury, Connecticut. Regional offices in Manhattan, Greenwich, Westchester, the Hamptons, & Cape Cod.



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About the Lakes:

Candlewood Lake Real Estate: Candlewood Lake homes for sale are found in the Connecticut towns of Brookfield, New Milford, Sherman, New Fairfield, and Danbury.

Lake Lillinonah Real Estate: Lake Lillinonah homes for sale are found in the Connecticut towns of Brookfield, New Milford, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury, and Newtown.

Lake Waramaug Real Estate: Lake Waramaug homes for sale are found in the Connecticut towns of Kent, Washington, and Warren.

Bantam Lake Real Estate: Bantam Lake homes for sale are found in the Connecticut towns of Litchfield, Bantam, and Morris.

Woodridge Lake Real Estate: Woodridge Lake homes for sale are found in the Connecticut town of Goshen, near Litchfield, CT.

Twin Lake Real Estate, also referred to as Washining Lake Real Estate and Washinee Lake Real Estate: Twin Lakes (Washining Lake and Washinee Lake) homes for sale are found in the Connecticut town of Salisbury, just east of Lakeville, CT.

Lakeville Lake Real Estate, also referred to as Wononskopomuc Lake Real Estate: Lakeville Lake (Wononskopomuc Lake) homes for sale are found in the Connecticut town of Lakeville, just west of Salisbury, CT.

Lake Quassapaug Real Estate: Lake Quassapaug homes for sale are found in the Connecticut towns of Middlebury and Woodbury.

Highland Lake Real Estate: Highland Lake homes for sale are found in the Connecticut town of Winsted, often referred to as Winchester.

Housatonic River Real Estate: Housatonic River homes for sale are found between the Massachusetts border to the north and the town of New Milford, in Connecticut, to the south. After the town of New Milford the Housatonic is dammed for hydroelectric purposes creating Lake Lillinonah (above) and Lake Zoar, respectively, as it continues into Long Island Sound. The principle towns for Housatonic River Houses are New Milford, Kent, Cornwall, West Cornwall, and Falls Village (Canaan).

Lake Waramaug Information
The “Z” shaped Lake Waramaug is one of the area lakes that holds the most cache among weekenders and full time residents alike. Lake Waramaug is located 1.5 hours Northeast of Manhattan and is one of the most beautiful lakes in Western Connecticut to drive around given the relationship of the surrounding roads to the lake. East Shore and West Shore roads, which ring the lake’s six mile shore and have been designated “scenic drives”, are popular with walkers and cyclists throughout the summer. The principle roads that hug the lake’s shore offer a level respite from the surrounding hills which rise dramatically from the lakefront. The lake is decidedly the social hub of the surrounding towns between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Lake Waramaug is located in the towns of Kent, Warren, and Washington in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The lake lies approximately 20 miles north of Danbury. The park provides swimming, fishing, picnicking, camping and restroom facilities. The boat-launch facility is for car top boats and canoes only.

The lake is named after an Indian chief of the Wyantenock tribe. Chief Waramaug and his followers summered in the area now covered by Lake Waramaug. The land comprising the park, consisting of approximately 95 acres, was purchased by the State in 1920.

Although natural in origin, the surface elevation of the lake has been raised by a small concrete and masonry dam. The surface area of the lake is approximately 680 acres. The lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet, an average depth of 22 feet (7 m), and contains approximately 4.8 billion gallons of water. The lake is fed by Sucker Brook (Lake Waramaug Brook), numerous small streams, and groundwater that enters through the lake bottom. Drainage from Waramaug Lake flows southward into the East Aspetuck River.

The bottom materials on steep side slopes of the lake consist primarily of gravel, cobbles, and boulders, whereas the flatter areas consist primarily of sand, mud, and organic muck. The watershed of the lake is 14.4 square miles (9,216 acres). Approximately 74 percent (6,820 acres) of the watershed is forested. Wetlands and water bodies comprise approximately 10 percent (922 acres) of the watershed, while the remaining 16 percent (1,474 acres) of the area is low-density residential housing and commercial and agricultural land.

The shoreline development of Lake Waramaug is moderate and includes houses and cottages, with no commercial establishments. Public access to the lake is available within Lake Waramaug State Park, which is located at the northwestern end of the lake. Outside park boundaries, the shoreline is privately owned. The park can be reached by taking Route 45 north from Route 202 and turning west onto North Shore Road.

An aquatic survey of Waramaug Lake was published in 1987. The survey found aquatic vegetation to be relatively sparse, with only localized growths of emergent and submergent species along the shorelines and shallows of the lake. Aquatic species observed include Robbins pondweed, coontail, white-water lily, narrow-leaved arrowhead, yellow-pond lily, spike rush, bushy pondweed, leafy pondweed and pondweed.

The fish species observed in Waramaug Lake include largemouth, smallmouth and calico bass; lake and rainbow trout; yellow and white perch; pickerel, alewives, sunfish, and bullheads.

Candlewood Lake Information

On July 15, 1926, Connecticut Light and Power Company's board of directors approved a plan that would be unique: The first large-scale operation of pumped storage facilities in the United States. By creating the lake and pumping it full of water from the Housatonic River then letting the water pour down an immense pipe called a penstock and into a turbine, the utility could produce electricity.

Within weeks, an army of 50 surveyors swarmed into the valley, and lawyers were hired to process the deeds transferring land held by some families since before the American Revolution into the hands of CL&P. The utility had the power of eminent domain and so the farmers sold their land -- $2,356 for 53 acres, $3,000 for 34 acres, $100 for 3 acres.

Starting in late July, 1926, nearly 1400 men labored to create Connecticut's largest body of water. About 500 men from Maine and Canada, hand-felled 4,500 acres (18 km²) of woodland, burning the lumber in massive bonfires - reminiscent of Indian campfires that once burned in the valley centuries earlier. Several dams were built. The largest, at the north end of the valley, measured 952 feet (290 m) wide and 100 feet (30 m) high upon completion.

Nearly two years later on February 25, 1928 the first pumping operation began pouring water into the valley from the Housatonic. Engineers had planned on the Rocky River and its tributaries filling the valley one-fourth of the way, with the generating plant pumping the remaining three-fourths of the water out of the Housatonic. The valley filled quickly and only 7 months later, on September 29, 1928, the water reached an elevation of 429 feet (131 m) above sea level and Candlewood was considered complete.

Even before the lake's filling was completed, it became apparent it would draw summer vacationers from as far away as New York City. Land prices on what would become the shoreline had already jumped to an unbelievable $1,000 an acre and summer developments sprang up almost immediately.

Although it was almost called Lake Danbury, Candlewood Lake ultimately got its name from New Milford's Candlewood Mountain - which was named after the Candlewood tree, whose sapling branches were sometimes used as candles by early settlers.

Candlewood Lake, 8.4 sq mi (21.8 km²), is located in Western Connecticut. It is formed behind a power dam south of the Rocky River's junction with the Housatonic River. Along its 86-mi (106 km) shoreline are five-star tourist resorts and recreational facilities such as golf courses, beaches, and marinas. The lake is used year round although tourists primarily come during the summer months for fishing, boating or golfing. The lake is bordered by 5 towns: Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman.

Candlewood Lake is the largest lake in Connecticut, and one of the largest man-made lakes in the USA. Like a giant battery, its main purpose is to store water during periods of low electrical demand for power generation when demand is high. Utilizing excess electricity from the valley's hydro-system, water is pumped up a hillside into the lake from the nearby Housatonic River during the Spring and overnight hours in Summer, then allowed to flow back down into the river when extra electricity is needed in the grid, often during the region's intense mid-to-late summer heat waves. Power is generated by turbines that are spun by the water flowing into the river while pumping is done by reversing the impellers.

Candlewood Lake was created in the 1920s. Inhabitants were relocated elsewhere, but many of the buildings were left standing and some farming equipment was left behind. The roads were not torn up before the valley was flooded. Scuba divers can investigate buildings from that era, following the roads underwater, and discover artifacts from that era onwards. Some of the notable underwater finds are model Ts, plane wreckage from small craft that have hit the lake since then, and covered bridges from that era.

The lake is around 40 feet (12 m) deep in most places, with some deeper areas that are 80 feet (24 m). Because of the silt kicked up by boats and the problem with water weeds and algae, the visibility in the lake is around 5-20 feet.

The lake has an ongoing problem with the growth of eelgrass and eurasian milfoil in shallower areas. The level of the lake is usually dropped ten feet over the winter in an attempt to freeze the weeds. Attempts have also been made to trim them with mechanical cutters on barges, but this has had limited success. In December 2006, the state Department of Environmental Protection working with members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency treated Candlewood Lake for its eelgrass and algae issues with an organic phosphate, and the initial results appear promising. However, the full effect of the initial treatment and subsequent additional treatments will not be realized for several more years.

There is a 45 mph (72 km/h) daytime speed limit for boats and a 25 mph (40 km/h) night-time speed limit from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise. A 6 mph (9.7 km/h) speed limit is in effect within one hundred feet of shore, dock, moored vessel, and other places that the power company has marked as hazardous.


The Following is a list of the area Lakes and Ponds:

• Atwood Pond
• Bacon Pond
• Bald Hill Reservoir
• Balmoral Farm Pond
• Bantam Lake
• Bantam Pond
• Bantam River Reservoir
• Barkhamsted Reservoir
• Bates Pond
• Bauer Pond
• Beaman Pond
• Bear Swamp Pond
• Beardsley Pond
• Beaver Pond
• Beckley Pond
• Beecher Pond
• Beeslick Pond
• Belleview Lake
• Benedict Pond
• Besse Park Pond
• Big Meadow Pond
• Bigelow Pond
• Bingham Pond
• Bird Pond
• Birdsall Pond
• Black Rock Lake
• Black Rock Pond
• Blatz Pond
• Bog Meadow Pond
• Bristol Reservoir Number 2
• Bristol Reservoir Number 3
• Bristol Reservoir Number 4
• Bristol Reservoir Number 5
• Bronson E Lockwood Reservoir
• Bronson E Rockwell Reservation
• Brophy Pond
• Buckley Pond
• Bull Pond
• Bulls Bridge Pond
• Burr Pond
• Camp Delaware Pond
• Camp Freedman Pond
• Camp Pond
• Case Pond
• Case Pond
• Cat Swamp Pond
• Cedar Hill Pond
• Cedar Swamp Pond
• Chapel Pond
• Childs Pond
• Church Street Reservoir
• Clark Pond
• Colebrook River Lake
• Collinsville Reservoir
• Compensating Reservoir
• Cranberry Pond
• Cream Hill Lake
• Crissey Pond
• Crystal Lake
• Crystal Lake
• Crystal Lake
• Cunningham Pond
• Deans Reservoir
• Deep Lake
• Dog Pond
• Dolphin Pond
• Doolittle Lake
• Duck Pond
• Dunham Millpond
• East Branch Naugatuck River Reservoir
• Eastman Pond
• Echo Lake
• Echo Lake
• Eel Pond
• Ella Fohs Camp Pond
• Emmons Pond
• Engleke Pond
• Fall Mountain Lake
• Ferris Pond
• Fisher Pond
• Flanders Wildlife Pond
• Ford Pond
• Forge Pond
• Fuller Pond
• Gaylord Pond
• Ghilds Pond
• Gillette Reservoir
• Goodwin Pond
• Goose Pond
• Great Falls Reservoir
• Great Mountain Pond
• Greystone Pond
• Gritman Pond
• Hall Meadow Brook Reservoir
• Hamlin Pond
• Hancock Brook Lake
• Hannon Pond
• Hart Pond
• Lake Harwinton
• Hatch Pond
• Hatch Pond
• Hatchaloosie Reservoir
• Hawkins Pond
• Hedden Pond
• Heminway Pond
• Henderson Pond
• Herron Pond
• Hesseky Meadow Pond
• Hidden Lake
• Highland Lake
• Hilltop Pond
• Hollenbeck Pond
• Hoover Pond
• Housatonic River Reservoir
• Hurlbut Pond
• Iffland Pond
• Indian Heaven Pond
• Indian Lake
• Irvings Pond
• Ivy Mountain Pond
• Johnson Brothers Pond
• Jones Pond
• Jordan Pond
• Kelley Pond
• Kellogg Pond
• Kelly Pond
• Ladner Pond
• Lake Floren
• Lake Harwinton
• Lake Mcdonough
• Lake Plymouth
• Lake Tavolan
• Lake Triangle
• Lake Winchester
• Lake Winnemaug
• Lakeville Reservoir Number 1
• Lakeville Reservoir Number 2
• Laurel Lake
• Laurel Lake
• Lemanquais Pond
• Leonard Pond
• Litchfield Reservoir
• Little Pond
• Lockwood Pond
• Long Meadow Pond
• Lorenzo Pond
• Mad River Reservoir
• Marino Pond
• Marsh Pond
• Masterbone Pond
• McCoy Pond
• Merriman Pond
• Meyers Pond
• Middle Pond
• Migeon Pond
• Miles Pond
• Mill Pond
• Milton Pond
• Minor Pond
• Miscus Pond
• Mohawk Pond
• Morehouse Pond
• Morosani Pond Number 1
• Morosani Pond Number 2
• Morris Reservoir
• Morton Pond
• Mount Tom Pond
• Mud Pond
• Mudge Pond
• Nash Pond
• Nepaug Reservoir
• New Hartford Reservoir
• New Milford Reservoir Number 1
• Norfolk Brook Reservoir
• North Canaan Community Pool
• North Pond
• North Pond
• North Spectacle Pond
• Northfield Brook Lake
• Northfield Pond
• Nystrom Pond State
• Oak Ledge Pond
• Old Man McMullen Pond
• Ore Hill Pond
• Ouleout Lake
• Park Pond
• Park Pond
• Parkins Ponds
• Patterson Pond
• Peck Pond
• Phelps Pond
• Pin Shop Pond
• Pitch Reservoir
• Plymouth Lake
• Plymouth Reservoir
• Pond Hill Pond
• Pratt Pond
• Quist Pond
• Radey Pond
• Reichenback Pond
• Reservoir Number 2
• Reservoir Number 3
• Reservoir Number 4
• Reuben Hart Reservoir
• Richards Pond
• Ricker Pond
• Riga Lake
• Rizzo Pond
• Roe Pond
• Roger Lewis Pond
• Rowley Pond
• Rugg Brook Reservoir
• Schwartz Pond
• Seldom Seen Pond
• Shepaug Reservoir
• Silas Hall Pond
• Smith Pond
• Smith Pond
• Smith Pond
• South Pond
• South Pond
• South Spectacle Pond
• Spaulding Pond
• Spooner Pond
• Stillwater Pond
• Stony Batter Pond
• Stony Batter Pond
• Straits Pond
• Strastrom Pond
• Sucker Brook Reservoir
• Sylvan Lake
• Taylor Pond
• Terryville Reservoir Number 2
• Terryville Reservoir Number 3
• Tobey Pond
• Tomlinson Pond
• Transylvania Pond
• Travis Pond
• Twin Lakes
• Twin Lakes
• Tyler Lake
• Upper Pond
• Upper Shepaug Reservoir
• Valley Pond
• Wampee Pond
• Wangum Lake
• Wapato Pond
• Lake Waramaug
• Washinee Lake
• Washining Lake
• Watertown Reservoir
• West Hill Pond
• West Side Pond
• Westside Reservoir
• Wewaka Brook Pond
• Whist Pond
• Whiting River Reservoir
• Wigwam Reservoir
• Wilford Pond
• Wilson Pond
• Wilton Pond
• Winchester Club Pond
• Winchester Lake
• Wononpakook Lake
• Wononskopomuc Lake
• Wood Creek Pond
• Wood Creek Reservoir
• Wood Creek Reservoir
• Woodbridge Lake
• Woodbury Reservoir
• Wyant Pond
• Zeiglers Pond
• Zeiner Pond