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Last summer I bought a scooter and wish I had done it many years ago. I bought it primarily to use during the summer while at the lake but found myself looking ...
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These photos were recorded around 7 PM today above Lake Darling with views of Lake Carlos and Lake Le Homme Dieu. Ice almost completely out! ...
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Something to keep in mind if you are searching for a lake home in Alexandria at a General Development lake such as Lake Carlos but have a case of sticker shock or ...
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No homes with frontage at Lake Darling are available right now (four properties that have frontage on Darling or deeded or share access have For Sale signs in front of them but ...
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Recorded on Monday, August 14th of 2017 above South Darling Drive in Alexandria, Minnesota ...
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Here is a short video that takes you along Alexandria's Carlos Darling Drive starting just a little east of the Carlos Darling Channel and then straight onward to Lake Le Homme Dieu ...
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In Alexandria north of Arrowwood Resort and big Lake Darling is Lake Louise which was named after the daughter of Charlie Cook who had settled in Alexandria in 1858. He had been ...
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Yesterday, lake lot sales in Alexandria came up in a discussion with a client and I was reminded that this will be the last year a classic cottage on Lake Darling's Darling ...
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Instead of lake breezes and the sound of a loon, the home at 112 Country Club Heights Road in Alexandria has green (literally greens) and the quiet a golf course provides, outside ...
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Guilty. That I am, of spending too much time focused on my smartphone or tablet. But, I have gotten much better at living in the moment and my phone is put away ...
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Less than 48 hours before everyone in Alexandria, Minnesota was jarred back into reality with snow and ice I recorded a short trip around Little Darling. It is a counter clockwise trip ...
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The dog in the video is an English Springer Spaniel named Piper that lives next door to me at Lake Darling. If Piper had her way, she would run and jump into ...
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You know those "you have memories to look back at" notices you get each day on Facebook? I received one this morning and one year ago today I shared the video below ...
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Most likely, people in Alexandria as well as those not currently in Alexandria are starting to dream of summer at the lake. Me too. With recent warmer weather and with the temperature ...
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Whenever I begin working with buyers that are new or fairly new to Alexandria and a Lake Cowdry property piques their interest, the channel from Cowdry to Darling enters the conversation ...
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Watch the video I have embedded to fly over Arrowwood Drive in Alexandria, Minnesota and then travel over Arrowwood's Atikwa Golf Course towards Lake Alvin and Lake Darling ...
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This isn't quite rush hour as it was around 7:40 pm last night that I recorded high above the Carlos-Darling bridge. But, it isn't much different than the traffic at 5 pm ...
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Starting at Browns Point (named after L.J. Brown, a successful businessman in the late 19th century) at Lake Darling, get a view of the homes and cottages on Darling Drive from the ...
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A bad play on words, I know, and I don't mean "what is wrong". What I mean is "here is what has been going on at Lake Darling in 2015". The photo ...
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Earlier this morning around 10 am I disturbed the peace and quiet at Lake Darling briefly to record an aerial video. Actually, both of my neighbors were away from their homes and ...
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Join me on my Stand Up Paddleboard (recored earlier today with Google Glass) for a trip from Little Darling to Big Darling along Casa Marina Lane, to Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center, ...
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In 1992 I graduated from St. Thomas and began employment with Carlson Companies. My weekends in Alexandria during the summer were relegated to beating the rush northwest on Fridays and departing late ...
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My brokerage, Counselor Realty, has two new listings at Baywood on Lake Darling in Alexandria. It is purely coincidence that both these lake homes went on the real estate market during the ...
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