The farmstead has been around since 1915 and in the last few decades was used mainly as pasture for livestock, and then as a weekend retreat for a family, looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoying many lazy afternoons on the water or just relaxing in the country atmosphere. Now the home got a facelift and a new inside to make it easy on any city slicker to live in the country. The bay window in the kitchen is overlooking the lake and the round seating area there is perfect to enjoy your breakfast. All brand new oak kitchen cabinets have roll-out shelves at the bottom. An archway leads into the living room featuring an electric fireplace and the dining room has French doors out to the back deck. Many mature trees grace the lawn and the fowl on the lake is spectacular to watch. There is a great blue heron, swans, pelicans, ducks and of course lots of Canadian geese.

The home is freshly remodeled and renovated with new plumbing, new fixtures, new appliances, new wiring. The electric heating unit for the home can be switched to a thermostat controlled wood furnace, which comes in handy during an electric outage or if you prefer wood heat. The master suite on the main level features a gas fire place and an arched nook for your TV. The master bath has surround sound built in connected to the master bedroom. A large walk-in closet goes right off the master bath. There is also a full bathroom upstairs to serve the three bedrooms up there.

The new front porch is graced by flower beds and the deck in the back is still in the process of being re-done. The laundry room is in the basement with modern front loaders and a half bath, just in case…

The property stretches around half of North Barnes Lake and nobody lives on the other side! On these 35 acres you can have a couple of horses, a cow and enough room to grow hay and crops! There is even a hill on the property which would lend itself to target practice and shooting range. The farmland has not been farmed in many years, so it would be an ideal start for an organic garden. The homestead still has a 25' x 50' Machine Shed, a 60' x 40' hay barn, a 25' x 40' cow barn with a concrete floor and electric, and two 20' diameter x25' high grain bins, which also have a concrete floor and electric. The outbuildings could be rented out as storage buildings or could be converted to an art gallery, house barn fests, store an antique car collection or whatever else you might think of. We converted our old cow barn into an aviary, raising pheasant, chickens and peacocks… Add a riding arena and stalls, there are many horsemen in the area who would love to rent it or board their horses. The area lends itself to horse back riding, just out your front door for miles of gravel road winding between the lakes.

The small old garden shed near the house was converted to a playhouse; your kids will love it! No kids? No problem! Use it to pot your plants or as an art studio. The double garage has brand new roll up doors. If you have a boat, ATVs, Quads, snow mobiles and the like, there is a pole barn big enough to store it all. Actually you WILL have a boat at your private dock; it comes with the house and is included in the purchase price!

The lakeshore is partly forested and is excellent for hunting ducks and geese. North Barnes Lake is 48 acres big and 18 feet deep, which holds mainly pan fish. A quarter mile driveway leads to the property which is surrounded by farmland. The opposite side of the lake is undeveloped and is heavily wooded. There are no other homes on the lake, except for a hangar that a neighbor uses for his plane. This is one of the nicest and most private properties in Minnesota Lakes Country, call me today!

$ 295,000 Broker owned