A friend that lives at Lake Darling in Alexandria received a GoPro Hero as a gift from his wife prior to the start of summer of 2014 and was busy putting his ...
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Are any of you in denial about summer being over? I sure am. September is my favorite month of Minnesota weather but I can't believe I folded back the June, July and ...
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At the end of July I added a Lake Alvin lot to the Multiple Listing Service and on this site wrote about what it had to offer to someone wanting to enjoy ...
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How does a lake lot at Alexandria's Chain of Lakes for $60,000 grab you? I have one for you. This afternoon a .43 acre lot with 100 feet of frontage on Lake ...
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After last night's storm, Alexandrians are being treated to a nice evening. A few minutes ago I was sitting lakeside enjoying today's Wall Street Journal and a glass of wine and decided ...
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The first of three supermoons in 2014 was out last night and I took some photos shortly after 9 pm so the moon didn't quite appear so super. The nickname is for ...
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As far as I am concerned, any day is a good day if you are at a lake. It's been a windy day and days like this are okay with me. No ...
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Last night Elden's Fresh Foods in Alexandria sponsored fireworks to cap off Ribfest and Awake the Lakes. The fireworks were shot over Lake Agnes and Lake Henry but from my location at ...
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Yesterday was the first day of the summer solstice when we enjoy the most daylight of the year. And it was a beauty. It was a great day from start to finish ...
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It was a very nice day in Alexandria, Minnesota yesterday and after showing a Lake Latoka home to a couple I returned to my summer quarters at Lake Darling to enjoy the ...
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My quadcopter was back to work yesterday after at 3207 Casa Marina Road (Lake Darling). My partners, Linda and Tom Akenson, and I are working with the owners of this home. It ...
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Yesterday a home on the east side of Lake Darling went on the market at $429,900. Buyers will be pressed to find anything inside or outside that needs improvement. This is a ...
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Curious about the prices of lake homes in and around Alexandria? Below I have the average sale prices of lakefront real estate in the Alexandria Area since the first of the year ...
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A week ago I was on the Central Lakes Trail for a 10 mile bike ride and it was beautiful. In anticipation of more nice weather I decided to order new inline ...
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Real estate sales statistics in 2013 for homes with frontage on Lake Carlos, Lake Darling, Lake Le Homme Dieu, Lake Geneva, Lake Victoria, Lake Latoka, Maple Lake, Lake Ida and Lake Miltona ...
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Next summer when out for a cruise in your boat on Lake Darling say a thanks to some lake home owners from the 1930's when you pass through the buoys near Brown's ...
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Lakefront market statistics can be misleading since there are so many variables that affect price. So on a rainy Friday afternoon, I am taking a closer look at 2013 lake sales with ...
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Most often, the people I come in contact with that are looking to purchase a lake home in Douglas County want to be on a lake larger than 600 acres. This afternoon ...
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If you are registered with Facebook you can help win $50,000 to help preserve Lake Darling. Michelob Golden Light is having a promotion that allows people to vote for their favorite Minnesota ...
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115 lake homes have sold as of today in Minnesota's Douglas County since the beginning of 2013. To be clear, by 'sold' I am referring to lake homes that went into escrow ...
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The winter that just refused to go away didn't dampen the lakefront market at all so far this May. Without giving details (per MLS rules), here is a list of the lake ...
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At 3500 Darling Drive NW in Alexandria, Minnesota is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1,150 square foot cottage, year-round, with 100 feet of level shoreline on Lake Darling. The list price is ...
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Before the end of the year wraps up I am going to try to recap sales at some of the lakes in Alexandria and I am going to start with Lake Darling ...
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The Douglas County Historical Society in Alexandria is full of memories. I found this remembrance of summer life in Alexandria in an old publication titled 'How the Lakes Were Named'. With only ...
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