Lakeshore Properties July 2021

PROPERTIES

JULY 31, 2021

For Sale: 2513 N Long Lake Road, Detroit Lakes

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Lake Long

Cover Listing

2513 N Long Lake Road

Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

MLS #: 20-34545 $1,190,000

150 FRONT FEET AND ALMOST 5 ACRES ON LONG LAKEDETROIT LAKES.

Level sandy lakeshore & park-like setting are just the beginning of this priceless package on Long Lake. 5 bdrm, 4 ba spread out in 4,389 sq ft. Main floor offers kitchen tied to vaulted sunroom w/ wall to wall windows filled w/ beautiful lake views, living rm, dining rm, spacious mudrm/laundry complete w/ cubbies & trendy shiplap. Upper level weaves together 4 bdrms, 3 ba & spacious bonus rm above garage for perfect family rm. LL is currently used for storage but ready to be converted into that perfect bar/game room that walks out onto almost a full acre on the much sought after Long Lake. Add’l acreage located across road is over 4 acres, zoned commercial w/ Hwy 10 frontage. 30x70 shed is separated into 2 functional spaces. The front 30x40 space is spray foamed, heated(ng f/a) and currently the most epic home gym [equipment sold separately]. Remaining 30x30 is storage for “the toys.”

This is truly a prized piece. Acreage, sandy shoreline, excellent lake, spacious home, shop, city water and sewer and private convenient location.

County: Becker

Near: Detroit Lakes

ID: 03038300

Border Water: No

Sentinel Lake: No

Size and Depth

Area: 414.52 acres

Littoral Area: 152 acres

Shore Length: 6.36 miles

Maximum Depth: 61 feet

Fish Species:

black bullhead, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), shorthead redhorse, white sucker, banded killifish, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluntnose minnow, brook stickleback, fathead minnow, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, least darter, mimic shiner, tadpole madtom

Planting Around

Your Property

When planning a landscape, it’s tempting to pick the most colorful, vibrant plants. An eye-popping property filled with yellows, purples, pinks, and other bold colors is sure to catch anyone’s eye. However, the right plant for a property is not always the most colorful.

Gardening novices can easily be overwhelmed on a trip to their local garden center, where employees may ask a host of questions that have little to do with homeowners’ preferences and everything to do with the growing conditions around their properties. Those questions may seem a little intense, but they’re well-intentioned. Successful gardening is more about soil conditions and access to sunlight than it is about the plants themselves. An awe-inspiring hydrangea bush will only impress if it’s planted in a location where it can thrive.

The Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry program at UMass Amherst Extension advises homeowners to learn about the following site conditions, and ultimately share that knowledge with local garden center representatives, before they pick and plant anything around their properties.

• Hardiness zone: The Plant Hardiness Zone Map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is designed to help gardeners determine which plants are most likely to thrive where they live. The map can be found on the USDA website at www.usda.gov.

• Light availability, intensity, and duration, from full sun to deep shade: Prior to planting, homeowners can document this information in a notebook or on their smartphones. Do so for a long enough

period of time that you can get an accurate of idea of the conditions in which plants will have to grow, and then take that information with you to the garden center where you will buy your plants. Employees can then use this info to help you find the right fit given the light conditions.

• Water availability, both quantity and quality, as well as ease of access

• Exposure to wind and temperature extremes

• Exposure to weather events, snow loads, erosion, and flooding: Garden center employees can likely recommend plants based on traditional weather patterns in a given area.

• Soil type, drainage and compaction: Homeowners can take note of any areas of their property where water pools or the ground feels especially soggy after rainfall. Share this information with garden center employees prior to picking plants for such areas. If soil appears compacted, aeration prior to planting may be necessary.

• Competition from existing vegetation, keeping in mind the roots underground that you can’t see

• Above ground wires or obstructions: Trees will grow up, and the presence of power lines or other obstructions may threaten the trees or prove dangerous if trees eventually grow into or hang over power lines.

Knowledge of various conditions prior to planting can save homeowners the cost of replacing plants and the hassle of dealing with plants that don’t take.

Bodies of water like lakes, rivers and oceans often elicit fond memories of fun times spent under the sun. Safety should always be a priority when spending time on the water, especially when participating in water sports, including swimming and water skiing.

According to the World Health Organization, more than 40 people die by drowning every hour of every day, which equates to around 372,000 deaths each year. Many of those deaths, the vast majority of which occur in low- or middle-income countries, are preventable, and safety is at the core of drowning prevention. Though drowning incidents are not as prevalent in the United States and Canada as they are elsewhere in the world, the popularity of water sports in both countries underscores the importance of revisiting the various ways to stay safe when out on the water.

• Take water sports lessons. The carefree nature of spring and summer can make it easy for water sports enthusiasts to forgo lessons before trying their hands at water skiing and

wakeboarding. But such lessons can teach people techniques that can keep them safe on the water. Courses teach everything from how to get up and out of the water to how to properly handle a tow rope. They also can teach boaters how to navigate waters while towing skiers, tubers and wakeboarders.

• Learn hand signals and go over them before getting in the water. The National Safety Council emphasizes the importance of basic hand signals, which can be used to help boaters communicate with the people they’re towing. Hand signals are vital because water sports tend to be noisy, so nonverbal communication may be the only way boaters can communicate with the people they’re towing. Signals can be used to communicate anything from directions of turns to speed requests to the condition of the person being towed. A list of hand signals can be found at www.boaterexam.com/safety/ safety-common-hand-signals.aspx.

• Inspect tow lines. The NSC advises inspecting tow lines prior to beginning. Such inspections can confirm

that tow lines are not caught in the propeller or wrapped around anyone before the activity begins.

• Wait for the propeller to stop before getting back on the boat. People being towed should always wait for propellers to stop before climbing back into the boat. It doesn’t take long for propellers to stop, and those extra few seconds can dramatically reduce risks for accidents or injuries.

• Avoid water sports at night. Visibility is compromised once the sun

goes down. That can make it hard for boaters to see any obstacles that might appear in the water, and it also makes it very difficult for them to communicate with the people they’re towing. As a result of such difficulties, the NSC urges water sports enthusiasts to only engage in such activities during daylight hours.

Water sports make summer even more fun. Safety should always be the utmost priority for anyone involved in such activities.

rural location, and paved roads on the highly desired North shore. #2034330 $549,000

RURAL SABIN-Custom Built 2 story, 2008 home located on approximately 6.6 acres. Home is a 4 Bdrm, 4 Bath with 3-stall finished & attached garage plus a 60x78 steel lined and insulated shed with three 14’ insulated overhead doors! Quality built and tastefully decorated home! #20-33906 $849,000

STAR LAKE - 80 Acres & 2400’ of lake frontage on recreational lake renowned for great fishing! Energy efficient year round home built in 2003 with cathedral ceilings and an abundance of lakeside windows! Custom kitchen & gas fireplace in great room & LL family room. Attached 2-car garage. #20-33493 $799,000

HEART OF LAKES COUNTRY, GOLF COURSE LIVING: Tasteful 3 bedroom, 3 bath home features an elegant great room w/gas fireplace, beautiful kitchen cabinetry, breakfast nook, & formal dining area. The upper level loft is great space for Bdrm/Storage/TV room. Attached double, heated garage plus golf cart garage. Great views of the water on Oak 2 & 3 additional fairways on the 27 hole Perham Lakeside Golf Course. #20-33015 $399,000

LITTLE PINE LAKE LOT - 100’ of frontage with gradual elevation plus a 1.8 acre backlot! Beautiful views, sunrises and sunsets,

LAKE LIDA - Absolutely gorgeous swimming at this east shore location! Large 2.55 acre lot with 231’ lake frontage. Property includes a very neat & clean, newly updated yr round cabin w/ 2bdrms + loft. Knotty pine interior, beautiful lake views & sunsets inside. This property has great potential! #20-34549 $485,000

WIMER LAKE- 2+ Bdrm,

HOW TO CREATE A

Sunroom

As fall inches closer to winter, it’s not uncommon for people to look to the coming cold with a degree of lament. Spring, summer and fall provide ample opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, but such chances are few and far between once the winter freeze settles in. Though winter might compel the masses to huddle up inside, there’s still a way to take in the great outdoors on cold winter days and nights.

It might not prove an exact substitute for summer nights around the firepit, but a sunroom affords homeowners a chance to marvel at snowy winter landscapes without venturing out into the cold. Sometimes referred to as “all-season rooms,” sunrooms can make for a great retreat on quiet summer mornings or crisp autumn afternoons. Sunrooms can be treated as blank canvasses, which makes decorating them more fun. But a few tricks of the trade can help homeowners turn their blank canvasses into welcoming spaces to take in all that nature has to offer throughout the year.

• Define the purpose. The experts at Better Homes & Gardens recommend homeowners decide how they want to use the sunroom before they begin decorating it. When the weather gets too chilly to dine outside, will the sunroom serve as an alternative dining space in the same way patios and decks do during the warm weather? Or do homeowners want to turn their sunrooms into reading rooms? Though it’s possible to make

sunrooms multipurpose spaces, it may be hard to create a relaxing vibe in rooms that are too crowded with furnishings or too busy. Defining how the space will be used also makes it easier when shopping for furnishings.

• Define when the room will be used. In addition to defining how the room will be used, homeowners should give ample consideration to when the room will be used. A year-round sunroom will need to be heated, while a three-season sunroom likely won’t require heating. Cooling might be a concern on hot summer afternoons, but many homeowners will likely spend such days outside anyway, so cooling the room may be as simple as installing a ceiling fan and ensuring windows can be opened to let fresh air in. Homeowners who want a year-round sunroom should install insulated glass to keep the room even warmer when the mercury dips.

• Opt for bright colors. Bright colors can make sunrooms feel all the more inviting and make for a perfect match with all the natural light already in the room. The renovation experts at HGTV note that white walls and ceilings can maximize the warm illumination of the natural light that will be pouring in from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Better Homes & Gardens adds that brightly colored cushions, pillows and area rugs with similarly hued colors and patterns can add visual interest and texture to a sunroom.

• Make use of a view. Homeowners needn’t direct too much of their focus on decor if their sunrooms come with a view. Art on the walls and other decorative items around the room are less important if a sunroom affords a view of the ocean or a lake or dense woods that attract local wildlife. In rooms with a view, arrange furniture so residents and guests can comfortably look outward and take in all the surround landscape has to offer.

Sunrooms are a great place to take in nature no matter the weather.

OF THE FORUM LAKESHORE PROPERTIES

Outdoor Fireplace BUYING AN FACTORS TO CONSIDER

Do you want a fireplace for your backyard? With so many outdoor models available, you should take the time to find one that suits your needs. Here are a couple of things to think about.

THE FUEL

One of the first decisions you’ll need to make is whether you want a fireplace that uses wood or gas. While wood-burning fireplaces are easy to install and give off a pleasant aroma, they require regular maintenance. You’ll also need somewhere to store the logs, and some municipalities have restrictions on the use of wood firepits. Contrarily, fireplaces that run on natural gas or propane are easy to maintain. Another advantage is that you can adjust the intensity of

the flames with the push of a button. However, you must be able to connect it to a gas line or willing to periodically refill the tank.

THE USE

Consider how you want to use your outdoor fireplace. If you want to make it a gathering place for friends and family, opt for a round model. To create a relaxing corner where you can curl up in privacy, a rectangular fireplace may be more suitable. If you plan to cook over the embers, choose a model with a grill.

Finally, keep in mind your budget and space limitations when shopping for an outdoor fireplace. Consult the staff at your local hardware store for additional advice.