For Sale: POTENTIAL LIKE YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE

By John Shivers

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Waterfront lot on beautiful North Georgia’s Lake Yonah,” the real estate listing reads. Seldom have eight little words said so much. At the same time, those same eight little words don’t even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to describing this truly unique property. This is one of those chances that seldom come along, and it offers so much possibility, so much potential.

In a world where wilderness like space is rapidly disappearing before our very eyes, this listing is an opportunity to grab a piece of near-unspoiled landscape at 773 Lake Yonah Recreational Development. The .97± acre lakefront lot is located on the South Carolina side of Georgia Power’s Lake Yonah that straddles the Georgia-South Carolina state line. At 744.2 feet above sea level, this almost forgotten waterway will remind you of how pristine and unspoiled the area must have been when the early settlers first put down roots.

Talk about roughing it with potential for all the comforts of home. Your home!

Construction began on the 325 acre lake one hundred years ago, in 1923. With some nine miles of shoreline, this is one of six Georgia

Power hydroelectric lake projects, and the least populated. Even a century later, there are only 72 full-time and part-time vacation residences. The lake itself isn’t crowded, and is ideal for swimming, skiing, and boating. The bass fishing is phenomenal, and there are also picnicking and camping possibilities.

This property, which is basically a tear-down and rebuild your own dream lake home deal, is accessible by boat, and has fantastic views from the site up and down the lake. A private road offers limited access, the better to safeguard your privacy. Very little of the shoreline is developed, and the lake is surrounded by steep canyon walls of solid granite, providing a scenic backdrop for the seasonal beauty you have to see firsthand to appreciate.

There is an abandoned structure on the property, but it’s basically just a shell of a building, and was abandoned early on in the construction process. There’s no plumbing or wiring in place, and it isn’t suitable for habitation, but it’s your call as to what you do with it. Were it removed, a beautiful house site would suddenly open up. A permit for a two-stall, two-story boathouse and swim dock can be obtained.

This Georgia Power leased lot with 200± feet of shoreline, is a legacy lakefront lot for you and your family. If you’ve been looking for something where you can enjoy all the pleasures of lake living, but without having other homes right in your back door, Lake Yonah is something you really need to consider. You haven’t lived until you’ve viewed the night sky from the banks of Yonah, from your own lakeside retreat.

There are loads of potential here, but this is one property you’re definitely going to have to see in person to totally appreciate and fall in love with. Lake Yonah, which is part of the Tugaloo River, is located between Toccoa and Tallulah Falls, and is about 22 miles east of Toccoa.

Lorie Thompson, Associate Broker with Poss Realty, is ready to show this spectacular waterfront paradise, MLS #20103984. Her cell phone is 706-490-1820 and the office number is 706-782-2121. Contact her by email at rabunrealestate@gmail.com.