We hate to toot our own horn, but here are some comments from a few of the many people we’ve recently helped buy land in Wisconsin and Michigan.  Thanks to all who sent back the kind and helpful feedback about your property search.

More property owner evaluations on the next page:
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The real estate brokers and agents at Loon Lake Realty invest a great deal of time driving to and walking potential new property listings to offer. Here’s one that didn’t make the cut.

• Way back at the end of a little gravel road, very secluded. – Check.
• A beautiful mix of pines and hardwoods. – Check.
• Power run all the way to the lake. – Check.
• A no wake lake, serene and quiet. – Check.
• Deer peacefully foraging along the lake shore. – Check.
• Clear, clean looking water. – Check.
• Sand bottom. – Another wasted tank of gas.

Another lake property not for sale by Loon Lake Realty.

“With sweat equity investment and a little scratch you can build your dream cabin without breaking the bank”

Many people dream of owning a log home in the country, in the woods or on the water. What often prevents the dream from becoming a reality are the perceived costs of the project. A recent article in Heartland USA magazine dispels some of those fears and myths.

Naturally it all starts with finding the right land to build on. After that, this cabin building article may help get that new vacation property ‘off the ground’.

Read the entire article by Tracy Breen at Heartland USA here: http://www.heartlandusamagazine.com/lifestyles/life_cabins.php

This is just a little test of a newer search feature offered by Google. Try it out and give me some feedback. Thanks in advance, Patrick

If you’ve ever experienced a classic Wisconsin wedding you’ve either witnessed or participated in a polka known as the ‘Chicken Dance’.  While this dance is often seen in other parts of the country, the Chicken Dance is a mandatory ritual of getting hitched in Wisconsin.

If you ever get invited to a wedding in Wisconsin here’s how it goes: (more…)

It’s often been said that one shouldn’t mix politics and real estate.  I couldn’t agree more.  However, there’s an issue that both parties can agree on: ‘Fishing in Wisconsin is fun.’  Here’s a look back on some of the former Presidents of the United States that have sought a break from the rigors of the office and found respite on the waters of northern Wisconsin: Grover Cleveland, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and Dwight Eisenhower.

• GROVER CLEVELAND

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It’s been a long, snowy winter in Northeast Wisconsin, even for us Wisconsinites that have lived here all our lives.

But somehow or other we’ll get through. . .

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If you’re looking for property in Wisconsin or Michigan that’s a little more affordable there’s a strong correlation between land values and population density. We hope this map helps you understand where to look for your new WI or MI vacation real estate.

Hot Tip:  Go Green!

The history of our Free Land List, our free mailing list of property for sale in Wisconsin, begins way back in the last century, the 1900′s. Before slick desktop publishing, property email notices and 24/7 real estate browsing on the internet, Loon Lake Realty mailed out land ‘Hot Lists’ by the thousands. Here’s a sample of some of our hot properties way back then:

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