Craig's Activerain Blog

From the August 30th, 1878 edition of the Alexandria Post:Minnesota, the famed land of "sky-tinted waters," has no other equal area embracing so many attractions to health and pleasure seekers, tourists and sportsmen, as well as permanent residents as are found in Douglas County. The time has now...

Burgen is a 184 acres lake located very close to schools, shopping and medical facilities in Alexandria. 3 homes are currently on the market with a price range of $399,900 to $599,000. There are also some lake lots for sale on the west side of Burgen. Lake Burgen was named for William B. Burgen....

For Sale : A lovely 4 bedroom home at 1314 Skyline DriveLocation: Alexandria, MNNewly listed for sale for $187,000 is a 4 bedroom/3 bath/2 car attached garage split-foyer home built in 2000. Located on large lot at the corner of South Le Homme Dieu and Skyline, the home is conveniently located to...

This afternoon, Al from Alexandria Aviation and I were racing the incoming rain as we headed out from Chandler Field in a Cessna to Ida and Le Homme Dieu so I could take some aerials of properties for sale. Click the thumbnail at the left for a bird's eye view of a lot for sale on the east side ...

Large Lake Lots on 1,484 Acre Lake w/ 12.1' of Water ClarityLocation: Battle Lake, MNLocated close to downtown Battle Lake are extraordinarily large, and affordable, lake lots on a lake that anglers love, North Turtle Lake. The DNR reports North Turtle's water clarity to be 12.1 feet! At 1,484 ac...

The web's chain letter, a Meme, made it's way to my inbox from professional home stager, Beth Patnode.Here is my top 5 list of things you probably won't find out about me on the internet...1. I have seen Sting perform live over 10 times including live in Central Park, twice in the front row and h...

1825 S Le Homme Dieu (5 bd/5 ba, 100’ on Lake Le Homme Dieu)  $1,150,000 846 E. Lake Cowdry Rd (6 bd/6 ba, 100’ on Lake Cowdry) $650,000 3161 S. Lk Miltona Drive (3 bd/3 ba, 70’ on Lake Miltona) $567,000 13136 ½ Maple Circle Drive (4 bd/2.75 ba, 200’ on Maple Lake)  $492,500 19167 Viking Bay Rd N...