NEW IDA-ANS
After a walk-through before closing at a Lake Ida home on Oakridge Lane, I am four of the five buyers (the husband and dad wasn't able to attend) had some fun outside ...
NEW AT LOBSTER LAKE
This Friday, a listing of mine at 1520 Golden Drive SW is active (current status is "Coming Soon", watch my video for an explanation). The temperatures were brutal today so even though ...
LITTLE LATOKA
Take a bird's eye trip around the south bay of Lake Latoka, commonly referred to as Little Latoka. The video was recorded today late in the morning beginning at the NW corner ...
YEAR-ROUND AT THE CHAIN
Book a showing for Blake's walk-out condo this weekend! This condo at the west end of building four boasts a fantastic view and is available for viewing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ...
A VIEW OF CARLOS & LE HOMME DIEU. DARLING TOO.
I have a new listing at Blakes that has the "coming soon" status and will be "active" and available for showings on May 12th. Wind and warmer temperatures helped bid the ice ...
LAKE MILTONA GOLF
Since 1964 the fairways and greens of the Lake Miltona Golf Club have been pleasing, unless your golf game is similar to mine, golfers that visit or live in Douglas County. Located ...
FALL COLORS IN ALEXANDRIA
The colors of the leaves in Douglas County are at their Fall peak right now. So pretty. I am frequently out on the Central Lakes Trail and the portion of the trail ...
AERIAL FOOTAGE OF STORM DAMAGE
KARE11 has aerial footage of some of the damage from Thursday's storm. The aerial video shows the east end of Lake Darling's Casa Marina Lane and the southern end Casa Marina Road ...
L’HOMME DIEU STATUS
If you aren't in Alexandria and are wondering about the status of the ice at our lakes, here is a photo of L'homme Dieu looking towards L'homme Dieu Bay, Zorbaz, and Lure ...
FARWELL RISING
A friend and classmate that grew up a few blocks from the Alexandria home where I was raised on Douglas Street bought a church in 2016. Yes, a church. The church is ...
CO-OP OWNERSHIP
Co-ops are common in Manhattan but not Minnesota's Douglas County. One local co-op is on the east side of Lake Ida. The photo above (July 2017) shows a bird's eye view of ...
LAKE TIME TRANSPORT
It was a tough week to be in Minnesota unless you really love sub-zero weather, bad driving conditions, and shoveling snow. I don't mind any of it and the Winter Classic was ...
PATTERNS
Throughout summers in Alexandria I record videos of lakes for my archive so I am ready to share with visitors to my web-site, alexmn.com. When the weather turns cold in Alexandria I ...
3,072 SF OF STORAGE
Stor Smart North is a storage community conveniently located north of Alexandria 1.5 miles east of Lake Carlos. There are twenty units that are 3,072 square feet (the largest size at Stor ...
A FEW LAKE COTTAGES
East of the Carlos-Darling channel there are only twelve homes with Carlos Darling Drive addresses. Eight facing Lake Carlos and four facing Lake Darling. As you will see in the video below ...
A FEW MINUTES AGO AT LAKE DARLING
It has been another beautiful day in Alexandria, Minnesota. The photo below was taken about 20 minutes ago and shows a little bit of Big Darling, all of Little Darling, and glimpses ...
IDAWILD EAST
This Friday a lake home at Idawild East goes on the market. The current status is "coming soon" which means potential buyers can view information and photos/videos about the property and can ...
NW IRENE ROAD AT LAKE IRENE
Back in 2006 land at the northwest corner of Lake Irene was platted. The plat name is Irenes Sunny Brook and the lots are located on NW Irene Road. Most of them ...
FOR SALE AT SMITH LAKE
UPDATE: A Purchase Agreement was accepted a day after the listing went live in the MLS. If you are like many and have been waiting for a lake home to go on ...
A+ SWIMMING AVAILABLE
With an ultra tight lake home market maybe it is time to consider building. You will be able to get the floorplan that suits your lifestyle and needs as well as choose ...
BOY’S POINT – L’HOMME DIEU
Did you know that L'homme Dieu's Government Point used be named Boy's Point? Before it became Government Point it was owned by six Alexandria men that intended to build a clubhouse on ...
LE HOMME DIEU ONE YEAR AGO
Close to one year I recorded the video below. It was early April of 2020 and the video starts from the Lake Le Homme Dieu side of Blakes by the Lakes (Blakes ...
SOUTHWEST LAKES OF THE CHAIN
Delete aerial video footage containing lakes of Alexandria? Never. If it is the middle of winter, a video above a lake such as Carlos provides a boost. And they usually come in ...
MIDCENTURY MODERN AT LAKE DARLING
In the market for a lake home in Alexandria on its Chain of Lakes? Check out this lake home that will be available for showings starting this Friday. It is in the ...
