CASA MARINA

Casa Marina Lane at Lake Darling is arguably one of the best locations to live in Alexandria, Minnesota. Most of the homes enjoy level, sandy shoreline with a gradual increase of water ...
HOBBY FARM BY BIG CHIP

This past Saturday I had an enjoyable fall drive top Brandon, Minnesota. My destination was 10350 Chippewa Heights NW which is on the west side of Big Chippewa at about the halfway ...
LAKEFRONT KIDS OF ALL AGES WILL LOVE

(Update. This listing is no longer available. The property sold for $535,000 on 3/16/2020.) Over and over again I hear from lakefront buyers "I am healthy now but worry about steps down ...
GOLD COAST OF LAKE MILTONA

Take a look at this part of Lake Miltona's Gold Coast (recorded last week) and see why the southeast corner of the largest lake in Douglas County is one of the most ...
CASA MARINA LANE TO DARLING DRIVE

The video (no sound, safe for work) in this post was recorded late this June on a Sunday afternoon above Lake Darling in Alexandria, Minnesota. Beginning where Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center ...
BLAKES TO ALEXANDRIA GOLF CLUB

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 ...
Aerial, Alexandria, Ida, Video
FROM AND BACK TO BETSY ROSS AT LAKE IDA

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 ...
FLYING AROUND LAKE CARLOS

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 ...
SOUTHEAST LAKE CARLOS

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 ...
666 ACRE SMITH LAKE

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 ...
BAYWOOD AT LAKE DARLING

UPDATE: This property sold. 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 ...
ALEXANDRIA REWIND

Late last year I found some old videos promoting Alexandria, Minnesota. The quality of the videos isn't very good but the production is quite good. Enjoy ...
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST MAPLE LAKE

Maple Lake is nearby the southern business district of Alexandria. In the video embedded above (recorded in October) you will see a number of Maple Lake homes. They are located at the ...
LE HOMME DIEU’S NORTH SHORE

Late in October of this year I recorded the video below at Lake Le Homme Dieu. With November having been frigid, it seems like a long time ago. What you will see ...
MAPLE SPRINGS AND YANDA

Not the best blog post title. Kind of sounds like it might be a bad television series on one of the many obscure networks. But, that is what you will see in ...
LAKE COTTAGE FOR SALE

Forada Beach Road has some of the best, if not the best, lakeshore at crystal clear (20.6 feet average water clarity per the MN DNR) Maple Lake. Yesterday I added a new ...
NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR : RIEDEL BEACH, LAKE MILTONA

At the northwest side of the largest lake in Douglas County, Lake Miltona, lies the homes and cottages of Riedel (pronounced "rye-dell" for the name of the family that platted it back ...
FRENCHMAN COVE AT LAKE LE HOMME DIEU

Frenchman Cove is a townhome association located at the northeast side of Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria, Minnesota. There are twenty three homes and this association has the distinction among the ...
NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR : NORTHBROOK CIRCLE

Northbrook Circle is a street in Alexandria near Voyager Elementary School and as you will see in the video below, it is a short distance north of downtown Alexandria. The street has ...
TOUR LAKE GENEVA

About Lake Geneva Lake Geneva is one of eleven lakes that make up Alexandria's Chain of Lakes. The 640 acre lake connects to Lake Le Homme Dieu at its northwest side and ...
SHOTS OF WHISKEY

Did the title of this post pique your interest? It is indeed Friday so enjoying a dram of whiskey may be on some of your minds. The whiskey I am referring to ...
BIG CHIP ROAD

Big Chip Road in Brandon. It is on the west side of Lake Chippewa (Big Chip) and the most developed part of the 1,185 acre lake. And, it is for a good ...
LAKE LATOKA ON THE WEST SIDE

Lake Latoka (latoka.com) in Alexandria is a clean lake now and has always been. Whenever the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources tests water clarity Latoka has one of the better scores in ...
SOUTHWEST LAKE DARLING

Tour the southwest side of Big Darling in Alexandria, Minnesota from an eagle's perspective. Starting a little north of Lake Darling Resort your view from the air will move north towards Pristine ...