Craig Mische320.760.0198

about me

• born in California, raised (since the age of 2) at the lakes of Alexandria
• BA in Marketing, University of St. Thomas ('92)
• licensed real estate broker in Minnesota
• member of Council of Residential Specialists
• over 90 percent of my business representing sellers and buyers involves lakefront real estate
• President-elect of the Alexandria Rotary Club
• Board Member of the Lakes Area Humane Society
• District 206 Mentor

 

about Lakehomes.com Realty

• real estate brokerage comprised of REALTORS whose core business is lakefront real estate
• since 1999, has rapidly expanded as a progressive, cutting edge real estate company with over two dozen agents assisting clients with purchases and sales across most of the popular lake areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin
• a member of 10 Multiple Listing Organizations across Minnesota and Wisconsin

about Alexandria, Minnesota

• Alexandria began when Alexander and William Kinkead built a log cabin and hotel along the shore of Lake Agnes in 1858
• the Kinkead brothers named the area "Alexandria"
• 1867, the land which became the official town site and the county seat was purchased by William E. Hicks
• the town expanded as Mr. Hicks built a general store, provided land for the Kinkead Cemetery and donated land for three churches
• Mr. Hicks also started the town's first newspaper, built a flour mill and joined forces with Thomas Cowing to erect a saw mill near Lake Latoka
• 1862, the signing of the Homestead Act by President Abraham Lincoln gave people the ability to own property if they lived and worked the land
• because of the Homestead Act, the area was quickly settled by European immigrants and Civil War veterans
• 1869, almost all of the county's tillable land was claimed
• additional towns were soon created to provide goods and services to the settlers in the outlying areas of the county

about Douglas County

• area was first settled in 1858, the same year that Minnesota became a state
• 1862, the settlements were all but abandoned due to Sioux Indian uprisings in the area and all records made were lost
• 1866, treaties had been signed with the Sioux and it was in that year that Douglas County's borders were officially set
• named for Sen. Stephen A. Douglas who helped get the county established
• first board of commissioners were appointed by the State Legislature in the spring of 1866 and the Commissioners soon appointed the first officers of Douglas County
• at the first meeting of the county board, two townships were established - Alexandria Township and Osakis Township.