Le Homme Dieu, Andrew and Lobster

• The Wharf has had it's doors closed for years with many different tales floating around what was going to happen to the formerly popular spot. It now is on the market in Alexandria's MLS.
• A 3 bedroom/3 bath home with 150 feet of frontage on Lake Andrew has an accepted Purchase Agreement.
• Lobster Lake (Beauty Point) has a new listing in the MLS.
• And finally, the biggest news and opportunity is a $100,000 price reduction on a Lake Le Homme Dieu home.

The Larger Lakes In Alexandria, Minnesota

This morning, I arbitrarily labeled lakes over a thousand acres as "large" for the Alexandria, Minnesota area.

I have listed all lakefront real estate currently for sale on these "large" lakes from the lowest list price, a bare lot with access on Lake Ida, to highest, a six bedroom home on Lake Le Homme Dieu.

View the list.

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Top 3 Sales In November

In Douglas County during the month of November, the top 3 lakefront real estate sales by sale price were on Lake Darling, Lobster Lake and Lake Victoria. Here they are (click the address to view an aerial of the property):

1. $520,000. 3010 Darling Drive. A .47 acre bare lot on Lake Darling with 100 feet of lakeshore.
2. $468,000. 8520 NE Lobster Drive SW. A 2,484 square foot home on 1.13 acres and 150 feet of lakeshore on Lobster.
3. $355,000. 230 Victoria Drive. A 3,290 square foot Lake Victoria home. .24 acres and 115 feet of lakefrontage.

278 Lake Property Listings

As of today, here is a list of some of the popular lakes of the Greater Alexandria Area and the number of active listings on each.

• Lake Carlos.com (27)
• Lake Darling.com (16)
• Lake Le Homme Dieu (32)
• Lake Latoka.com (22)
• Lake Minnewaska (15)
• Lake Geneva (16)
• Lake Victoria (11)
• Lake Ida (44)
• Lake Miltona (42)
• Maple Lake (19)
• Lake Mary (16)
• Lobster Lake (18)
  

Central Lakes Region Sanitary District Plan Moves Forward (Mostly)

The plan to bring public sewer to Lake Irene, Lobster Lake and Lake Miltona (it is mostly the north end that doesn't currently have public sewer) is moving forward. The part of the plan that is on hold concerns lakes in the Brandon area.

Top 5 Lakehome Sales in May, 2008

Here are the Top 5 Alexandria Lakes Area lakefront home sales in May by sale price.

1. 12200 Maple Springs Drive SE (Maple Lake). Sold for $845,000. 212 feet of lakefront.
2. 10666 CR-34 (Lake Ida). Sold for $695,000. 228 feet of lakefront.
3. 2809 The Narrows Drive SW (Lake Latoka). Sold for $471,950. 120 feet of lakefront.
4. 20586 Fable Drive (Lake Osakis). Sold for $390,000. 176 feet of lakefront.
5. 2020 State Hwy 114 SW (Lobster Lake). Sold for $220,000. 70 feet of lakefront.

5 Reasons to Love Lobster Lake

5. It's clean. 7 feet of water clarity (7/25/05 DNR Survey). Plus, it is shaped like a lobster.
4. Out of 67 Muskies caught in a 2005 survey (called a muskellunge survey) over 58% were 40 inches or longer
3. 1308 acres with many ins and outs
2. You can buy Lobster Lake apparel
1. The Lobster Lake Association stocked the lake with 400 pounds of walleye fingerlings in 2006

50 Pound Muskie

I was checking out the web-site of the Lobster Lake Association and found this photo of a 50 pound muskie that was caught in September of 2006 in Lobster Lake. Yikes.

June's Top 5 Lake Home Sales In Douglas County

Here are the top 5 sales for lake properties in Douglas County during the month of June:

1. 8561 Breezy Circle NW - $700,000
2. 5469 County Road 11 NW- $616,580
3. 1608 Firemens Lodge Road SW - $535,000
4. 2504 Latoka Drive SW - $490,000
5. 7326 E. Lake Carlos Dr. NE - $480,000

And, the busiest lakes were:

1. Ida - 4 sales
2. Carlos - 3 sales
3. Mary, Latoka and Chippewa - each with 2 sales
4. Blackwell, Cowdry, Le Homme Dieu, Lobster, Maple, Oscar, Rachel, Red Rock, Vermont and Victoria - 1 sale each

March's Top Lakehome Sales

MARCH 1st-31st, 2007 : Douglas County, Minnesota

3. 3724 Christopherson Road, Alexandria, MN (50 feet of lakeshore on Lake Ida) - sold for $209,900

2. 11080 Tall Timbers Road, Garfield, MN (115 feet of lakeshore on Lobster Lake) - sold for $295,000

1. 13110 Maple Island Point SE, Glenwood, MN (352 feet of lakeshore on Maple Lake) - sold for $398,500

The information reported has been made available by the MLS and may not be the listings of the provider.