CT · depth model

Bantam Lake

Connecticut's largest natural lake, shallow and clear between Morris and Litchfield.

12 inch$149Desk, bookshelf, hallway. The closing-gift size. · ≈ 2.4 lb 17 inch$249Over a sideboard or in a reading nook. · ≈ 4.8 lb 24 inch$399The over-the-mantel piece. Islands appear at this scale. · ≈ 9.6 lb 30 inch$599Statement wall. Two hangers, every town on the shore named. · ≈ 15.1 lb

Make it yours family name · a line of text · a star on your place

Family name on the title block A line under it Title block preview

Your place — a star and a name on the board

Add a laser-cut desk stand (12" and 17" only) +$29

Made to order in Waterford, PA. Ships in 7–10 days, free in the lower 48. Birch, 5 mm per layer, keyhole hanger built in. By ordering you agree to our terms — decorative art, not a navigational chart.

The layers of this board — each depth is engraved on its step

8 ft · first step
16 ft
23 ft
31 ft
39 ft
47 ft · bottom

47 ftmaximum depth

1.5square miles of water

6depth layers cut

50roads engraved on the 12"

4towns named

2.4 lbthe 12" on the wall (≈ 15.1 lb at 30")

The lake

About Bantam Lake

Bantam Lake is the largest natural lake entirely within Connecticut, about 947 acres split between the towns of Morris and Litchfield in the state's northwest hills. It's shallow — 25 feet at its deepest — and the Bantam River flushes the whole lake clean roughly every three and a half months. The White Memorial Foundation protects much of the north shore as a wildlife sanctuary, while two public beaches and a scattering of camps and cottages line the rest. The Bantam Lake Ski Club, one of the oldest continuously operating water-ski clubs in the country, and a rowing club out of Litchfield both still run programs here.

On the board

4 shore towns named, with a star on each
50 roads engraved around the shore, 5 of them labeled
6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back

Why we cut this one

Bantam Lake is one of the lakes people ask us for by name — the kind of shoreline where the house has a name and the dock has a history. This board is cut from the same depth grid the configurator uses for all 104,419 lakes, so the shape is the real one.