House hunt Watton: See what’s on the market now

(Watton, MI) There aren’t many better ways to get a sense for what you might love in a home in Watton than checking out what’s on the market now. Whether you’re looking for a modest two-bedroom or something more spacious, there are options here to suit a range of buyers.

Here are a selection of listings from our classifieds:

MICHIGAN 328 ACRE PROPERTY ON 60-ACRE LAKE FOR SALE! This parcel is located in Covington Township, in south-central Baraga County, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The 1,326 Square Foot Cabin overlooks beautiful, private 60+ Acre Tracy Lake. The parcel offered for sale includes three-quarters of the shoreline of this lake. The gradually slopping access to the shoreline will make it easy to launch boats, canoes, kayaks and your other water toys. Fishing on the lake for Crappie and other Panfish is available. Waterfowl hunting is as simple as launching a skiff or jon boat - because this lake holds everything from mallards, woodies and teal to buffleheads, goldeneyes and canvasback. If you're looking for a wild, rugged setting in which to chase whitetails, this property has valleys, ravines, lowland, and steep hills. This terrain creates edges, funnels, ridges, saddles and nice points where deer love to bed down. Black bear, and grouse also frequent these lands. You also have walk-in access to thousands of acres of adjacent Copper Country State Forest Lands, and Corporate Commercial Forest Lands for hunting, trapping, and fishing. The trees common on the property include American basswood, Balsam fir, Bigtooth aspen, Black ash, Black cherry, Black spruce, Eastern hemlock, Northern white-cedar, Quaking aspen, Red maple, Sugar maple, Tamarack, White spruce, and Yellow birch. The property has been select harvested in sections, and was last harvested in the late 1990s - Aspen regeneration is providing a good mass source and serves as nest and den trees for wildlife! The aspen thickets provide a great habitat for Ruffed grouse which exhibit a strong preference for aspen. The flower buds and extended catkins are their primary food resource, and even in the winter grouse select specific trees to feed in! The Original Cabin was a 16 x 30 old Lumber Camp building with additions done in 1990-1991. The Main Floor of the Cabin includes a Kitchen, a large Family/Sitting room, a Second Living/Sitting Room with a Dining Area, two Bedrooms, large Utility/Mud room and a Full bath. The rooms have pine walls, and that Up North woodsy feeling. Heating is provided by a free-standing wood stove in the Living Room, and a wood fueled cook stove and wall hung Lp gas heater in the Utility room. There are both electric and Lp gas lights. Water is provided by a drilled well, and power by a Generator/Battery system. The Cabin is surrounded by towering White Pine, and additional buildings include a 20x32 attached Two-Car garage, a Generator building, and a Well house. Deeded legal easement from Highway 141 will bring you to your private Gated Get-A-Way property! If you are looking for a remote Upper Peninsula property that will fulfill all your dreams for enjoying the Out Doors, contact us for a private tour today!

For open house information, contact TIM KEOHANE, GREAT LAKES AND LAND REAL ESTATE COMPANY at 906-524-6288

Snowmobile and ATV enthusiasts, This is it. Right in the middle of the U.P., Sidnaw is at the cross roads of Trails 8 and 15. Go anywhere in the upper Peninsula from here. Sidnaw has Gas, Food and now a great place to park the sleds for the night. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath house is completely remodeled inside. The home is warm and spacious with all the needed appliances. It has a large master bedroom and bathroom. This house is move in ready. You are really going to like the garage. Built in 2004 this 32'x32' heated garage has selves for your tools and equipment. With lots of room for your toys, No more brushing the snow off your frozen snow machines in the morning or working on equipment with numb fingers. This is the kind of garage every Snowmobile/ATV"er needs. Unique to this property are two things. It has Hill Creek running through the property, which is known to have a few Brook Trout. The property also has a wonderful barn with unlimited potential. 1874M

For open house information, contact GARY VAN WORMER, CENTURY 21 BURKETT - LOL at 715-547-3400

MICHIGAN HOME/HOBBY FARM FOR SALE! This home is located in the Village of Sidnaw, in Duncan Township, in the south-eastern part of Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - an area that contains thousands of acres of Ottawa National Forest Land.  An area rich in history, the Village of Sidnaw was founded in the late 1880s during the logging hay days. The name of the community, "Sidnaw" is a Native American word for a small hill by a creek. Yet today, a section of the Village is called "Addition to Hill Creek", and the property offered for sale is in this subdivision. Lumbermen, Gunlak Bergland and Thomas Nestor subdivided the Village, and harvested the high quality white pine in the area. The D.S.S. and A. Railroad provided transportation of their top-quality lumber to faraway places, and the Village boomed. It was the center of Henry Ford's hardwood empire. A Civilian Conservation Corps camp built in the area, was later used as a work camp for German POWs during World War II. The well known Main East-West Snowmobile Trail 8/15 goes right through Sidnaw, then heads northward toward the Ottawa National Forest. The Sno-Valley Riders is an active club.  The Ottawa National Forest - covers 993,010 acres of land in the Upper Peninsula! These lands offer a variety of hunting opportunities ranging from small game to large animals. Black Bear, Canada Goose, Duck and Mergansers, Ruffed Grouse, Whitetail Deer, and Woodcock exist here. You enter the One-Story, Ranch Style Home into a large Mud Room/Utility Room. There is lots of storage space here, and places to hang your outer ware, and dry your boots. There is a gas cook stove here, and lots of shelving which was used by the Current owner as a Summer Kitchen, and for Canning. An Indoor Furnace, and a Water Heater, with water pre-heated by an Exterior Wood Burning Boiler, is located here. A few steps up to the home’s main level takes you to a very spacious Kitchen/Dining Area. A large central Serving Bar, and plentiful counter space makes this a perfect kitchen for preparing meals and gathering with friends. There is a sliding glass door at one end of the room which opens to a large deck at the front of the home, and a large Dining Area window facing the back, provides a view of the large back yard and gardens. The very large Living Room features a freestanding wood stove, and sets of sliding glass doors that also open to the Front Deck. This cozy room has lots of room for seating your family or guests. One Bedroom, located off the living room would be great for sleeping, or for that Office Space you need for working at home, or for children who are schooling at home. The far end of the living room leads you to a Full Bath, and two Bedrooms. Outside, the property has a large Pole Barn, which could house a business operation, another large Pole Barn with drive through capability, an Open-Side storage building high enough to store your  Motor Home, Recreation Vehicles, and Boats. An outdoor Wood Burning Boiler is also located here, and provides most of the heating for the home. There are huge fenced in gardens with good soil for growing your vegetables, and lots of yard space for recreation. If you are seeking a place to exchange “City Life” for a Country Home where you can get “Close To The Earth” plan your trip to see this property!     MLS# 1126070

For open house information, contact Timothy E. Keohane, Great Lakes and Land Real Estate Co., Inc. at 906-524-6288

You've dreamed of that log cabin tucked into the woods where the long winds blow through the pines and the privacy of your own acreage is only surpassed by the abundance of additional acreage available to only you and a few others. This D-square full log cabin with its matching log sauna and outhouse will allow you to "rough it" in style. Meticulously maintained from the chinking to the stain this gem sits almost in the middle of 236 acres. Access is easy off well graveled road and driveway that winds through the forest before popping out into well groomed meadows that stretch into the woods around the camp. Sit beside the wood stove inside with a warm glow reflecting off logs or lounge outside around the awesome fire ring looking up at more stars than you thought possible before retiring to either the bedroom or loft to dream of tomorrows adventures. Wake up to to more wildlife than you can imagine from abundant White tailed deer, turkey and grouse to Black Bear and monstrous Moose walking through the yard. The two stall garage has room for all your tools and toys plus a shed roof for additional storage. Several elevated & enclosed hunting blinds can be found throughout the property and are ready for the season's excitement. The pictures give you a taste...call for a personal look!

For open house information, contact JEFF DOHL, RE/MAX NORTH COUNTRY-IR at 906-265-6133