It was another beautiful morning in Alexandria on Wednesday, June 12th. Honestly, even when the weather is sour it is beautiful. I love living here. Anyway, back to Wednesday morning. Below are some photos I took from high above. Lake Darling in the lower right, Lake Carlos at the top and Lake Le Homme Dieu on the right. Three Havens Blakes by the Lakes in the middle of the photo, Lake Carlos in the foreground, Lake Le Homme Dieu in ...
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Last week I was at the northwest corner of Lake Ida for some property photos. My location was Betsy Ross Road and I decided to fly around Little Ida Bay to show an aerial view of the homes and cottage along the shoreline. The route was counterclockwise and along with Betsy Ross Road you will see Gehrkes Point and Little Ida Beach Road ...
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Yesterday almost wiped the memory of the winter of 2018-2019 from my head. Almost. It sure was a beautiful day in Alexandria, Minnesota. I was at Lake Carlos for an appointment and afterwards stopped at the public access by Le Homme Dieu's Rotary Beach. In the video below you will fly westward towards the point at the end of Birchwood Road and then will take you south and show you all the Lake Carlos shoreline leading back to Rotary Beach ...
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One of the last remaining lake lots at Lake Carlos, Lake Darling and Lake Le Homme Dieu is for sale. It is located at the southeast corner of Carlos on East Lake Carlos Drive. In a video I recorded yesterday you will take a counter clockwise circular trip around the lot and have a view of the neighborhood at this part of the largest lake of Alexandria's Chain of Lakes ...
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Yesterday I added a Smith Lake home to Alexandria, Minnesota's MLS. It is a two bedroom, one bathroom lake home that is ready for the summer. By that, I mean there really isn't anything to do but enjoy the lake and summer breezes. Below are two videos and a virtual walk-thru the home. If you aren't familiar with Smith Lake, the first video will give you a better feel for it. The second video will give you a better feel ...
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This spring or summer if you are in Alexandria and would like to go to a restaurant near your lake cabin or cottage and not worry about driving, Lyft is now available! Still no Uber drivers in Alexandria. If you haven't signed up for Lyft yet, sign up here and receive $5 off your first ride ...
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Chippewa Trails is a homeowners association at Lake Ida in Alexandria on Wahtomin Trail NW. I was nearby it last Sunday and being that each year I receive inquiries about Chippewa Trails real estate I figured there might be someone out there that would be interested in seeing some shots from above and/or how Lake Ida is looking at the end of March in 2019. Chippewa Trails one of two associations in the Alexandria Area that has an in-ground pool ...
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The view, for those wanting the ice and snow to leave, should be even better at Lake Darling today than in the photos below. Wednesday of this week I was at Baywood, Arrowwood's neighbor, to collect them. I have a listing that went on the market two weeks ago and there was a whole lot of white in the photos I took at the time of the listing ...
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A three bedroom, two and a half bathroom home at Lake Darling's Baywood went on the market late yesterday. The last time there was a home listed for sale at Baywood was 2016. Located on Alexandria's Chain of Lakes, Baywood's neighbor is Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center.The owner of this home is the original owner and it has been a vacation home. Tour it (360 VR tour available below) and if you were told that it has never been lived ...
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