Posted by Craig Mische on 11/04/2009 07:11 AM   Comments (1)   glenwood, minnewaska  
Posted by Craig Mische on 10/12/2009 08:09 AM   Comments (0)   lake miltona  

This new elementary school will be called Woodland Elementary and will replace Washington School in the 2009-2010 school year. The location of Woodland is on the east side of Alexandria on McKay Avenue.
 
Posted by Craig Mische on 02/24/2009 11:27 PM   Comments (1)   alexandria, minnesota, education  
You wouldn't know that we are in a recession based on commercial activity in Alexandria. Here are 2 projects (Gate City Bank and an addition to the Douglas County Hospital that will essentially double it's size) and there are others such as a new elementary school and an addition to the Minneosota Lakes Maritime Museum.
 
Posted by Craig Mische on 02/20/2009 09:39 AM   Comments (0)   alexandria, minnesota, construction, video  
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Posted by Craig Mische on 10/28/2008 01:50 PM   Comments (1)   alexandria, photos  

For Sale: Level lakeshore (200 ft) with south/southeast exposure and a recently updated, well-kept year-round cottage on the largest lake in Douglas County, Lake Miltona. The lot is a private .76 acres with a nice variety of trees. Alexandria is nearby but isn't too close. You feel like you are 'up north' when you are at this lake home.

15491 Dittberners Creek, Miltona, MN
MLS 08-1116
List Price: $441,000


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Posted by Craig Mische on 05/13/2008 08:50 AM   Comments (0)   lake miltona  

This morning I posted to my blog looking for feedback about real estate directional signs. I can't stand them and think their usefulness is minute. Part of my distaste for them is that I think they are eyesores to the real estate we are marketing and city workers and/or kids love to remove them.

Any thoughts from the Realtors here at activerain? 

 
Posted by Craig Mische on 04/01/2008 11:49 AM   Comments (6)   marketing  

Lake Rowley Geneva is 630 acres and conveniently located on the eastern edge of Alexandria (not only is it a short trip to local schools, shopping, medical facilities, etc. but on the east side of Lake Geneva is The Geneva Golf Club and Weston Station). It is well known for its bass and crappie fishing and being part of the Chain of Lakes.

First named "Rowley", the name was changed to Geneva for Switzerland's Lake Geneva (which is also known as Lake Léman). In 1884, J. H. Letson built and operated a hotel on Lake Geneva's shores (4 years earlier he had built the Letson house where the Alexandria Hotel is now located in Alexandria). The Great Northern Railroad ran past it and a station was built and named 'Geneva Beach'. Tourists from St. Louis and other cities in southern and eastern states traveled to Lake Geneva in great numbers with their trunks and stayed all summer. Now the railroad is the Central Lakes Trail, offering 55 miles of a smooth, tarred trail for biking, walking, running, rollerblading, skateboarding and more.

To date, the highest sale in the MLS for a home with lake frontage on Geneva is $625,000 (closed in 2008). The highest sale price for a bare lot with 100 feet of frontage on Lake Geneva is $325,000 (closed in 2005).

Public access is on the southwest corner and northeast corner of the lake. There is a fishing pier available to the public at the southwest access.   

Lake Geneva Information | Map | Real estate for sale on Lake Geneva

 
Posted by Craig Mische on 02/08/2008 08:40 PM   Comments (0)   lake geneva, alexandria  
Alexandria has many, many beautiful lakes. In fact, from most places of employment, you can walk out the door and be at a lake within 5 minutes (while Alexandria is a popular, bustling community, traffic isn't a factor in Alexandria). It is tough to choose one as a favorite, but if forced to do so, I'd choose Lake Carlos. Here are 5 reasons I like it. 1. County Road 11. Each time I turn onto it off Carlos Darling Drive, I immediately relax. 2. Three Havens Grocery. It is kitschy and is convenient for a newspaper and cup of coffee or missing ingredient for a recipe 3. It's big. It's the biggest on The Chain (2,520 acres). If it is a busy day on The Chain, just head to the northern end of Lake Carlos. Most boaters out for a tour will cut across Carlos half way up the lake. 4. Carlos State Park 5. Bike rides around the lake and through the Park.
 
Posted by Craig Mische on 01/20/2008 10:09 AM   Comments (0)   lake carlos, alexandria  
 
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