What's New! What's New!
Near
Huge Rec Recreation District Land ...
Secluded, natural surroundings with an acre of land. Impressive
Great Room with lots of windows and
views into Recreation District land. New home with custom
finishes. 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths. 1600 sq. ft.
plus double garage and deck. $399,000
You'll love the
rich wood floors, granite counter-top
and luxurious baths in this almost new condominium on Grand
lake's main street (short walk to beach, lakes
and restaurants). Gas fireplace in Great Room. Three bedrooms, 2
baths. 1320 sq. ft. plus garage and decks.
#504 Ravenwood Townhomes, B1. $239,000
Waterfront Log and
Stone
home on the channel with excellent views of Mount Baldy, Grand
Lake and
Shadow Mountain Lake. Do you like outdoor cafes where you can
relax and
watch the world go by? This home is among the very few that is
uniquely
poised to let you enjoy from your wrap-around deck the year-round
action
by Rainbow Bridge and the Channel connecting Grand Lake with
Shadow Mountain Lake. $1,595,000
This Weekend,
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Half mile
south of entrance to Grand Lake ... easy to see along the west
side of Highway 34. See map in presentation.
Log Home
with wide views overlooking
Shadow Mountain Lake. Ranch style with detached double garage.
Open Log beams inside. Two bedrooms,
one bath. Extra large entryway for keeping your seasonal items
handy. Gas fireplace. Seller Financing. $229,000
Friday eve, May 11, 2012: .... new photos
are on our weather page.
More choices
will be in soon. Thanks for
visiting. We hope to seee you in town or on the water soon!
Majestic Lakefront home with arched windows, 3 grand fireplaces
and a boathouse with an
extra large |party deck on top. High doorways, lots of granite,
tile and stone. Four suites,
each with private bath, two powder rooms. 3900 sq. ft. of high
quality finish plus 3 car garage
and decks. In-floor radiant heat and heated driveway. By
Shadow Mountain Lake with dramatic
lake and mountain views that change every hour and raise your
senses.
Yacht Club Estates #1. $1,695,000 Seller Financing is available on
this special home.
Live comfortably in the heart
of Grand Lake Village!
Attractive home on a corner site, just a block from the
Boardwalk shops and restaurants in this year round resort.
Great Room with free-standing gas fireplace, large master suite,
three guest rooms plus lots of storage. $319,000
Soda Springs Meadow View
condominium.
Unique end unit with extra windows and private steps to its
raised deck. Inviting new wood floor.
Mountain appeal, with walls of wood and fresh paint. Like-new
interior. Master bedroom with private
balcony has an adjoining room with skylighrs that may be ideal as
an office or as a sleeping/play area
for young children. A mile from a Boat Launch and fishing areas
along Lake Granby.
2-3 bedrooms. 1300 sq. ft. plus garage and 3 decks. $179,000
Lakeview
cabin with garage and lots of
storage space. Spacious Great Room. 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths.
1300 sq. ft. plus garage and decks.
$199,000
Two Properties On Grand Lake, along the sunny
north shore! Cabin offers a unique opportunity to live above the
waters of Grand Lake. This 4 bedroom,
3 bath retreat with classic wood interior was built over a double
boat house. Current regulations prevent
this type of construction opportunity and make this home truly
irreplaceable. Owner has tastefully
renovated the home to preserve the charm of the olden days and
added a new kitchen, modern finish
materials and conveniences. Wait until you drive your boat right
up to the bar in the lower level!
Your purchase includes a vacant site with a grandfathered dock
along the shoreline. $1,549,000
Click here to
immerse yourself in our new presentation on Lone Eagle
Peak and Charles Lindbergh. Start planning now for
your back-country adventures this summer!
$169,000 subject to short
sale approval. Comfortable and efficient
ranch style home a few blocks from Lake Granby. Raised ceiling
in living room. Skylights in
kitchen and hallway! 1400 sq. ft. plus garage and decks. 3 Bed
Rooms. 1¾ baths.
Log Home with wide views
overlooking
Shadow Mountain Lake. Ranch style with detached double garage.
Open Log beams inside. Two bedrooms,
one bath. Extra large entryway for keeping your seasonal items
handy. Gas fireplace. Seller Financing. $229,000
We are back! There was a major
mishap at our Internet Service Provider's location.
While some spring cleaning was going on ... the ISP head honcho
bumped into the spinning hard drives
delivering the mountainlake.com web site and much more ... That
little bump collapsed the entire system
in an unrecoverable manner. Our files were safely backed up at
another location. However, it has
taken days to reprogram the web and mail servers on a new
computer. Hopefully everything
runs faster and smoother after this bout of Spring cleaning.
Cozy vacation cabin in the trees with lake views,
just like your grandparents enjoyed. On almost an acre of land,
2½ miles south of Grand Lake Village.
Views across Shadow Mountain Lake are into Rocky Mountain National
Park. Fireplace, one bedroom
plus adventure loft. $179,000
Grand New River Home, one block
from Grand Lake's
boardwalk and beach! Exquisite finish throughout with attention
to everything you need and want. Great Room
for entertaining plus a unique recreation room with adjoining home
theater. This new home has a commanding
presence that makes it look like it has been here for a
generation. It is however, one of the newest homes built
in the the Grand Lake area! It has design elements that make it a
delight to move around the home inside
and to visit its private rooms deep inside. 4500 sq. ft. plus
double garage and patios. $1,250,000
Log-sided Home
right by Shadow Mountain Lake with a fine view of Mount Baldy
and evening alpenglow across
the water! Included is your own boat dock and a campfire area by
the lake. Great Room with
fireplace has a vaulted ceiling and lots of glass. Warm wood
finish and/or artistic painting effects
in many of the rooms. 4 bedrooms, 3¾ baths. 2700 sq. ft.
plus garage and decks. $989,000
Cute cabin with a
surprisingly open and spacious interior.
Free-standing gas fireplace in the living room. Located just a
few blocks from
Lake Granby and popular fishing areas. Two bedrooms, ¾
bath. 840 sq. ft. plus
sunny deck and also a matching storage shed. $139,900
Comfortable home in Grand Lake
Village.
Terrific location: two blocks from the beach, boardwalk, shops
and restaurants, beyond the river in a
peaceful grove of aspen. Classic stone fireplace and chimney. Warm
wood finish in living room,
kitchen and dining areas Adirondack style kitchen. 3 bedrooms plus
a man-den / office. 1¾ baths.
1920 sq. ft. plus small garage and wraparound deck. $299,000
Mountain home on private Spruce
Lane,
at the peaceful east end of Grand Lake Village. 4 bedrooms, 3
baths.Spacious living, dining and large
kitchen area. Bay window. Recreation room has an appealing wood
interior and wood-burning stove.
One Acre of land. $329,000
Perhaps you
saw the video we added a couple of days ago; now tour the home
from which it was filmed!
$988,000 for
Boathouse slip on Grand Lake
plus Two Homes, just a couple of blocks from the boardwalk
shops, restaurants and live theater! Enormous
windows from the Great Room look out across the water. 3 gas
fireplaces. Step back in time as you settle
into this five bedroom retreat. 3 guest rooms upstairs with
old-fashioned bath. Rustic private suite with
side entrance. Lower bedroom with sauna room and free-standing gas
stove. Why cook when you can walk
to many different fine restaurants during a week at your mountain
retreat? 1/3 acre is wide at the road and
narrows to your boathouse. As you approach from the road by the
garage, you pass your separate two-level
Guest Home with wood-burning fireplace in the gathering room. If
you enjoy and appreciate history and
are ready to own a waterfront retreat, this property is beckoning.
Visit our
Weather page for our new video, "A Brief History of Grand
Lake."
Waves, rainbows, ice crystals and boating .... captured
from one location (for sale) ...
in
one magical afternoon in April of 2012.
By the Islands at Pelican Cove! 2600 square foot home
on the southwest end of Shadow Mountain Lake, near where the
Colorado River spills out into the lake!
Canoe from your shoreline and explore the protected Rocky Mountain
National Park lands across the water.
His 'n hers workshop/hobby rooms on upper level. Main floor master
suite. Fireplace in Great Room.
Big windows on all levels to bring the lake to you. Lower level
office plus rec room with wood-burning
stove overlook the covered lakeside porch with cute arches. Huge
garage. New in 2002. $475,000
Shadow Park West: Lovely lake & mountain
views from a peaceful setting by open space above Grand Lake
Village. Upper level condominium in a building of
only 4; private balcony. Open living/kitchen/dining with
wood-burning fireplace. Two bedrooms, 1½ baths.
Fine view of The Never Summer Mountains from the covered entrance
and back bedroom. $179,000
Listen to the
River! Classic country home
with big covered porch and a deck with grand views across the
Colorado River Valley to National Forest lands.
Great Room with vaulted ceiling. 4 bedrooms, 2½ baths.
Master bedroom suite on main level. Wood floors.
Log posts and railings. 1876 sq. ft. plus double garage and decks
on a "half acre". $399,000
Magnificent home in The Shores
of Shadow Mountain
with lake and mountain views. Located a short walk from paved
boat launch, popular fishing canal and hiking areas
along the south end of Shadow Mountain Lake and down the Colorado
River Trails. Children can play just a few
hundred feet away on the National Recreation Area land that
stretches down towards the water. Two story fireplace
in Great Room. Top of the line kitchen. 3 private bedroom suites
with elegant baths. Large Recreation room on
lower level with adjoining guest room plus a bath with a steam
room. $999,000
Estate Sale, Moving Sale .... every day for the next
two weeks. Maps to property
are inside the presentation. Home has been reduced to
just $299,900.
Terrific place to raise kids, pets and your life.
Legal Horse Property.
Ranch style home on 9/10ths of
an acre
a couple hundred yards from Rocky Mountain National Park. The
augmented domestic well gives you
the option of watering horses. Level and fenced site with
outbuildings for storage and hobbies plus a
log-cabin dog house! The home has been updated throughout to give
you an inviting interior with
3 bedrooms and two full baths. 1400 sq. ft. plus wrap around
covered porch for shooting
the breeze and spinning yarns. $299,900
Secluded Two Acres! Comfortable
and spacious cabin. 1570 sq. ft. of attractive living area plus
an extra large garage and deck.
Appealing Great Room, kitchen and dining area for your backwoods
getaway. Located
close to Grand Lake and Recreation District land yet secluded
feeling by its own
private meadow. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $299,000
Step inside this
distinctive home and marvel at the
fine finishes and the private back yard barbecue and play area.
Upper level master
suite with luxurious bath. Beautiful new kitchen. Two guest rooms
on main level.
Garage. Private marina docking space is a block away. $315,000 Subject to Short
Sale Approvals
New Lakefront Townhome with Boat Dock,
secluded in the northeast corner of Shadow Mountain Lake
by a National Park Trailhead, perfect for lakeside walks.
Terrific views across the water of the Never Summer Mountains.
Fireplace in Great Room, elegant kitchen and baths,
fine finishes throughout. Media Room on main level. Three master
suites; lower level walkout suite features a lovely
arched fireplace. Dog friendly neighborhood. $649,900
Lakefront Lifestyle, the way families have
made memories in Grand Lake for generations! Triple Boat House
with Sun Deck,
along 140 feet of frontage on Shadow Mountain Lake. Mount Baldy
peeks around
to keep an eye on the fun. Spacious rooms in this rambling year
round home frame
the views. Wood-burning fireplace and gas stoves add to the
atmosphere.
Double garage. Living on the Lake Side! $999,000
Monday, April 2, 2012: ... just added, more
coming ...
$199,000 for a 3 bedroom chalet with fireplace along a
paved road! For $235,000 the adjoining corner land is included.
It is level and gives you more playing area for
picnics and outdoor parties (which you'll love to do this summer
as temperatures soar to 100 along the
Front Range). Home comes with all Columbine Lake area privileges.
Lake Access is a couple of blocks away.
The clubhouse is even closer, featuring an indoor heated pool with
waterfall jacuzzi and games.
For lake view picnics, head for the log gazebo on the hill by the
clubhouse.
Country home with
relaxing
views of a meadow with two ponds and snowcapped mountains rising
in the distance.
Pleasing interior with wood and stone finish, nice fireplace. 1700
sq. ft. plus detached
garage and shed. 3 bedrooms, 1¾ baths. Home is centrally
located between Shadow
Mountain Lake and Lake Granby and yet with its long private
driveway, it lifts you into
its own world by a meadow with a playful fox. Perfect for family
barbecues
and tossing horseshoes. $223,900
Log Home with big lake view of
Shadow
Mountain Lake,one mile from Grand Lake Village. Classic rich
wood interior, raised wood ceilings
with exposed beams. Covered porch on the lake side. Master
bedroom suite on the upper level has
an adjoining lakeside room—perfect for an office. Main level has 3
bedrooms and a full bath.
1580 sq. ft. plus garage and decks. Price includes a
stone-finished Detached Double Garage
on its own lot situated to protect the home's lake view. $289,000
Designs Big
'n Small to Brighten Your Life
The
following presentation has lake images 'n links to get you in
the mood for summer fun!
Top Level,
Shadow Mountain Yacht Club home with boat dock and fine views
over the lawn and private marina to
Shadow Mountain Lake and Mount Baldy. Newly upgraded throughout. One
owner, developer's personal
dwelling. Spacious Great Room with fireplace. Elevated ceilings in
most every room. Three bedrooms plus
loft; three baths. Detached garage. Clubhouse with pool
privileges. #C16. $449,000 furnished
Chalet with dream garage on two
sites
in the Columbine Lake area. Terrific views of Mount Baldy from
the back yard. Wonderful stone
fireplace in the Great Room, updated finishes. 3-4 bedrooms plus
recreation room. Large and
protected deck and steps. $359,000
Columbine Lake area Log 'n Stone
cabin. Great Room with huge stone fireplace. 2 bedrooms on main
level plus loft with its own
bedroom and full bath. 1400 sq. ft. $284,000
Custom home with wide lake
and mountain views. Wood-finished den with wetbar and gas stove.
Spacious lakeside deck
by the living room. Top level has three bedrooms, one with
terrific views for enjoying sunrise
each day and evening alpenglow. 2½ baths; bath on each
level. Lots of cute porches, patios and
conversation areas. Close to skiing, Indian Peaks Wilderness and
the beaches along Lake Granby.
$248,000
Two acres, just a mile and a half
south of Grand Lake Village,
on Road 466. Enjoy lake and mountain views from this Aframe with
big front deck.
1500 sq.ft. with 2 bedrooms plus loft. Tract 7, Shadow Estates.
$239,000
Saturday, March 10, 2012: ....
Charming home with arched
windows and doors on a sunny acre on
the edge of Grand Lake Village. Two-story stone fireplace is
efficiently designed with glass doors.
Beautiful country-style kitchen. Three Gorgeous bathrooms. Extra
large master suite and bath
immerses you in a world of your own. There are also two guest
bedrooms and an office area.
1700 sq. ft. plus double garage with high ceilings. Reduced from
$545,000 to $498,000 firm.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012: ....
Ranch style home with new
and attractive detached
double garage a block from Lake Granby and very close to a
paved boat launch. Two bedrooms, 1½ baths.
1150 sq. ft. Open living, dining and kitchen area. Level yard in
front and back: 2/3 of an acre.
Home has an attached single-car garage which could be converted
into other uses. $259,900
Big sunny deck with
lake
view. Prow shaped Great Room with lots of glass. Raised wood
ceilings.
Fireplace. Third bedroom is also a walkout recreation/media room.
2 baths.
2020 sq. ft. plus garage. Short walk from the fishing canal:
terrific for walks
with family and pets. $269,000 subject to short sale approval
Cabin site close to the
fishing
canal and great walking paths. Gently sloped with views of snowy
peaks.
Land is 73' x 150'. Drill a well for water. Other utilities
are underground
and easy to access. $39,000
Thursday morning, March 1, 2012: snowing
lightly. Visit our weather page for recent photos.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012: just added, more
coming ....
Custom home on a half acre in
Pine Beach,
near a large park where the river flows into Shadow Mountain
Lake, 3 miles south of Grand Lake Village.
From the covered deck around the home enjoy the artesian stream,
mountain and lake views. Great Room
with wood-burning fireplace plus a separate den/office and bath
are on the main floor. Upper level features
a fine master suite with elegant bath, 2 guest rooms with a hall
bath and a large "walk-in" grandmother's attic.
Heated double garage. $339,000
A few words about
gas prices and what's keeping you from here ....
We directly feel the price of gasoline. However, if you weigh in
the total cost of driving a vehicle,
a worse case DOUBLING of the cost of gasoline from $2.50 to $5 a
gallon can cause only a 3.5%
increase in your cost of visiting Grand Lake from the greater
Denver Boulder area. If you make
TEN round trips, there will be only a 3.5% increase in the annual
cost of running your vehicle.
Here are the assumptions that go into
this calculation. You can adjust the round numbers
to make your own more specific calculation. The cost of your
vehicle and the number of
miles you drive are two variables that you can control a lot more
than the price of gasoline or
who's-fighting-who in the Middle East. The EPA sticker on a new
car assumes that you are
going to drive 15,000 miles a year. That is a lot of miles, unless
you are having some great Road Trips!
Let's be optimistic and assume that your necessary business and
immediate personal use tops out
at 10,0000 miles. For your ten pleasure trips to Grand Lake and
back we are allocating an additional
2,500 miles. If you have to go further, you are probably making
additional stops for family or business.
For the purchase price of your vehicle, we are going to use
$32,000 and assume that it lasts for 8 years.
For your average fuel economy we are going to use 22 mpg. You can
do quite a bit better than this.
If you already own a place in Grand Lake, you can have your
seasonal items stored at your cabin
and drive a more efficient or less loaded down vehicle. Click here for
a hand link on fuel costs.
Of course, mountain driving can be FUN and
part of the whole enjoyment of coming to Grand Lake.
To maximize that enjoyment, enthusiasts are willing to pay more
for their vehicles and tires and
to burn up gas and/or test how much power their hybrid can store
as it descends!
Annualized Vehicle Purchase Price =
$4,000 = $32,000/8
Insurance = $1,000
License, permits = $200
Maintenance, Tires = $1000
Essential Fuel cost = $1,800 = (10,000 miles/22mpg) x $4/gallon
Total minimum annual cost = $8000 ....
nice round number
Additional cost for Quality Time in
Grand Lake:
Fuel cost at bargain gas price = $284 = (2,500 miles/22mpg) x
$2.50/gallon
Fuel cost at apocalyptic price = $568 = (2,500 miles/22mpg) x
$5/gallon
Difference = $284 ....
Percentage increase in total vehicle cost = 3.5% = $284/$8000
Moral of Story: a doubling of
gas prices does not mean a doubling of your total vehicle costs
per year. Even if you park your car in a garage and its goes
nowhere, you'll still spend well over $,5000,
and that is without counting the cost of the garage! If gas prices
go up a full dollar, your additional cost
for TEN round trips to Grand Lake is $114, hardly enough to cause
you to make a lifestyle change ...
... as the media pundits would have you believe.
The same type of calculation can be
done for recreational vehicles from boats, to 4-wheelers to
snowmobiles.
The cost of owning these toys is sufficiently high that an
increase in the price of gasoline to run them can be
just a percentage point or two increase in their total annual
cost. If you are not going to use them much,
renting is a bargain (and a good way to test products). Visit Power World in Granby
and explore your options.
Thank you for listening. Now make time for those trips into the
mountains. It is not enough for your soul
to just see the mountains marking the horizon.
Retool the 15,000 miles per year the
EPA assumes you drive so that the bulk of it is for PLEASURE
and not for commuting and chores! Telecommuting, email and online
shopping should be cutting that
number way down already. Live closer to where you work and your
family's needs. Let your primary home
be more urban and efficient so that you can allocate more of your
housing and transportation resources
to alternatives in the mountains that lift your spirits! How you
choose do this is your own personal journey.
We are here to help meet you half way. Fresh 'n fluffy snow
tomorrow will set the stage for a perfect weekend.
The DOW is knocking on 13,000 and the NASDAQ is near 3000. Live it
up while you can!
Peaceful
mountain views from this easy to build on
1/3 acre site. Electricity and access to community
sewer are available. Drill a well
for fresh and cold mountain water. $49,000
Mountain Home of Log and Stone
bordering Arapaho National Forest! Ideal location from which to
take off and explore
on ATV's and snowmobiles. Private setting on almost five acres.
Enormous deck with
panoramic views and hot tub. Impressive wood-burning fireplaces in
Great Room
and also in the spacious recreation room with wet bar. 3880 sq.ft.
of quality finish plus
a double garage deep enough for a 23 foot boat on a trailer. 5
bedrooms, 4 baths. $899,000
(Grand
Estate: reduced price.. You can not build it for this little ...
)
Price
reduced ~ terrific value and location ~
3600 sq. ft. home by large
meadows
with lake and mountain views. Great Room with attractive wood
finish on walls and ceiling.
Recreation room features a western bar with log countertop.
Master suite plus 4 guest rooms.
Large covered porch, Enormous garage, 15 feet high! 33 foot long
room over the garage with
terrific views of Lake Granby and the Continental Divide could be
finished as a party room,
crafts center, or would make a dream office; it has terrific views
of Lake Granby and the
Continental Divide. Over a half acre of land bordering Open Space.
$379,900
Enjoy our full-bodied Simon Cowell
review of a real Grand Lake business.
With a little arranging of its furniture and window coverings,
she's a finalist!
Columbine Cabins near the
entrance
to Grand Lake Village and close to Rocky Mountain National Park:
8 rentals plus a large home.
Each of the 7 cabins has an inviting living room, a gas heater
(or fireplace) with a visible flame,
a kitchenette, a ¾ bath and a private bedroom. Property is
landscaped with the cottages gathered
around a circular driveway and the home set to the side. A
horseshoe pit area could be used for
one more addition to this income producing property. Almost 8000
sq. ft. of living and work areas
including garages. $995,000 (inventory and fixtures are an
additional $20,000)
Location!
Take advantage of your business
borderingGrand Lake's new 4 million dollar live theater. 7,900
square feet of commercial space in the heart
of the village on Grand Lake's Boardwalk. 3 extra deep lots, each
50' x 150'. Lots of valuable parking.
Specially insulated for sound as well as heat. Air conditioned.
Kitchen, bar equipment and walk-in cooler
are included. Reduced from $899,000 to $699,000
Rich wood floors
and ceilings invoke
turn of the century ambiance. Grand old 4
bedroom home plus three cabins and four efficiencies
across Grand Lake's main street from the new theater in the heart
of the village. Four 50' x 100' lots.
Ideal location just off the boardwalk, near shops, restaurants and
lake. $498,000 (new photos added)
TEN rental units on the boardwalk
across from
Grand Lake's new live theatre. THREE commercially zoned lots.
Four residential efficiency
rentals on the upper level, a cabin on the east and on the west,
plus four retail spaces on the lower level.
6360 sq. ft.of heated interior space. $575,000
Tuesday morning, February 14, 2012:
persistent snow falling vertically, light and fluffy.
Click here to» our weather page for Kite Skiing photos taken yesterday on Lake
Granby.
Impressive log,
stone and tile finishes
throughout this new mountain retreat with wide views into Rocky
Mountain National Park.
Wildlife love this area! Only the Elk Creek Campground property
separates you from the
National Park boundary. Snowmobile from your door to restaurants
& shops in Grand Lake
Village or onto 100 miles of groomed trails! Terrific views from
master suite on main floor
and from the awesome great room shown below. Full rec room and
guest bedrooms on lower
level. 2500 sq..ft. + garage and decks. (Price reduced from
$499,000). $399,000
Riverside Living
along the North
Inlet Stream right in the heart of Grand Lake Village! This
uniquely designed upper level
condominium is next to the Rapids Restaurant and shares some of
its same classic roof lines.
Not one of these units has been on the market for over ten years;
there are only 6, and they
are keepers! Clever floor plan allows you to rent out the largest
bedroom and still have all
of the privacy of your dwelling facing the river. Three bedrooms,
two full baths plus a carport.
$269,000 furnished
Grand Views of Mount Baldy and
Grand Lake.
Overlook the village from this cabin site part way up Woodpecker
Hill. Fill in with rock
between the giant boulders and build your little castle on a hill.
50'x100'. Price includes
a paid water tap and having the water line run into the
land. $72,500
As of February 12, 2012: we are now in the clouds .... Click
here to »
reach our colossal screensaver in the cloud.
The following
presentation has tips on fine Log Home construction:
Meticulously crafted
Log Home on over 4 acres overlooking Lake Granby. Most of the
logs are from the home's location.
They have been skip-peeled by hand to show each log's individual
texture. This technique is used
on fine log furniture. Door and window openings have solid
vertical log posts (mullions) that show
from inside to outside. 2500 sq. ft., all on one convenient level
with two side wings. 3 bedrooms
plus office by the Great Room. Gorgeous kitchen and baths.
Spacious deck.
Landscaped with huge rocks and your own little meadow. Watch for
elk! $625,000
Feb.
10, 2012, Friday afternoon: skiing and snowmobiling
conditions have improved ...
lots of fluffy snow has
fallen the last few days. Total amount is still less than
a foot, however, snowfall
has been persistent ... especially around treeline.
Serendipity
... luck ... relatives ... everyone has their own way of getting
into the Grand Lake area. Now that you have found this Shangri-la,
we hope you tap into all
that she has to offer. Mountain
Lake Properties has been at its pedestrian friendly
boardwalk
location near the end of Grand Lake's main street for 20 years
helping people Find Their Place
in the Mountains.For over 30 years we have been involved in all
phases of construction and
have worked with a great many families who typically purchase or
build a vacation home
when their children are young. After 5 to 10 years of making
memories, their home is typically
sold (to help pay for college expenses) and passed on to a new
family, unless the owners are
fortunate enough to keep their home as a legacy property. Thanks
in part to the protected
National Park and Forest around Grand Lake, people can return to
the same places where
fond memories began, as if time had stood still.
Over the last two months there has been a dramatic REDUCTION in
the number of homes on
the market. New homes have not been available for some time. The
only way to get exactly
what you want with the latest materials and advantages is to
design and partly built it yourself.
There is genuine satisfaction in new construction and in getting a
tangible return that you
can see and touch and live inside ... and pass on to your
children.
Own a classic of
Colorado History:
your own Ski Lodge on 14 acres with lots of with aspen.
Have your own private snowmobile runs and
sledding hill. This ski area closed down in the 1960s as
the new mega-resorts were being built. It is now
a charming home, like-new inside and out. You'll love the spacious
wood-finished living room by the
large sunny deck with perfect views of Trail Mountain. Attractive
tilework in the kitchen and entryways.
The sunny exposure helps to warm the house, even in the depths of
winter. $469,000
Saturday,
February 4, 2012: Winter Carnival Festivities in Grand
Lake!
There is no place like Home!
There's no place like Home!
Dorothy and Toto set out upon the Yellow Brick Road. (Click on the
photo above
and scroll way down the page that opens for photos of the golden
road.)
Colorado River
Music! Leave the
windows open all summer long! Covered decks with views of the
Never Summer
Mountains. Great room with large windows, attractive fireplace,
wood floors and
elevated ceilings opens to big kitchen with charming cook stove.
3+ bedrooms,
3 baths, rec room, garage. $370,000
Two adjoining sites
across from a big field with open views
to the west. Each site is about 100 feet wide and 200 feet deep
extending all the way to the road
in back. Each site is just under a half acre and within walking
distance of lake accesses for playing,
fishing and boating, a marina, and three popular restaurants.
$45,000 and $55,000
Monday, January 30, 2012: just added, more
coming ...
Classic Log Cabin with
wilderness appeal and animal carvings!
Set in a wooded area with open mountain views from its big sunny
deck. Rich wood interior with log posts & beams.
Master bedroom suite on upper level. Two bedrooms and bath on main
level. Walkout lower level has a media room
with bar, a 4th bedroom and an attractive bath. 2200 sq. ft. plus
deck. 8/10th of an acre. $379,900
Lake View cabin a few steps from the
beginning of the Fishing Canal (great for walks with family and
pets). Impressive mountain views to the
Continental Divide from the large deck. Big Stone fireplace.
Warm wood-finished walls. 3 bedrooms,
1¾ baths. The largest bedroom is by a brand new bath and
laundry area. Spacious Great Room.
Detached garage in back. Room for parking your toys in front and
back. Short drive to boat ramps on
Lake Granby and Shadow Mountain Lake. Half acre of land.
$294,000
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Lakefront A-Frame with
side wing.
Two bedrooms, two baths. Fishing dock. Homes comes with all
Columbine Lake area amenities:
clubhouse pool and spa, nature trails, snowmobile access to town
and National Forest. 1584 sq. ft.
plus large lakeside deck over a storage room. There is a large
entryway for all of your seasonable
items and your kids' muddy boots. $389,000
The Gold Standard
in Real Estate is Location. Ideally, you want a location that has
some protection
around it. There are ways to do this without paying for something
like golf course frontage. A
fine example
is the home site added directly below these words. Within
the Town of Grand Lake there are some dedicated
road areas running up steep hills that will probably never be put
in place. A prime
example is the following
land choice just waiting for someone to recognize its
value. Once it is gone, there will not be another one like it.
No matter where you own in the Grand
Lake area, you have the protection of an astonishing amount of
government
land a short distance from you in every direction. Not many places
in the heart of the USA can make that claim.
We consider it to be our Fort Knox giving us a solid foundation to
land and home values. It is worth noting in
this dry season that the water levels of Grand Lake and Shadow
Mountain Lake will remain within inches of
being full for generations to come. Our cool clear water is our
gold. You can safely bank on Grand Lake and
Shadow Mountain Lake staying full.
We are in a unique corner of the
world where home values remain strong. Owners are not
desperately discounting their prices. With many properties, a
buyer can get seller financing.
There are far fewer condominiums on
the market in Grand Lake then we have seen in many years.
In the scenic Shadow Park West area overlooking both Grand Lake
and Shadow Mountain Lake,
we have just one choice. Photos were taken on January 17, 2012. Click
here for a tour.
The home selection at Columbine Lake
is now down to a very few. On January 17, we photographed
one of the original lakefront cabins at Columbine Lake. Click here to explore it.
Up County Road 4, our main access
route to the Arapaho National Forest for off-road adventure,
we have just two homes on the market. One is for
$198,000 with views, storage space and a detached garage.
The other one is on five
acres and borders the Red Top Irrigation Stream. It is an old
style chalet for $268,000
What we do not have to offer is
anything of very new construction. Our most recently built homes
on their own land go back several years! The most
recent example is the following high end home.
Click here for » a
mid-range example built more than 5 years ago. It borders a
campground that is
closed most of the year, thereby giving you lots of free open
space to scan for wildlife.
The dearth of new construction means
that the demand for new custom homes will come back,
especially with land prices as attractive as they are now. The
pent up demand will be fulfilled,
one home owner at a time (as it most always has been in the Grand
Lake area) as our next generation
of pioneers surveys the existing inventory and determines that
they want to build there own retreat
using the newest and best materials and techniques. It is a
satisfying endeavor that can involve
the whole extended family.
Home site in The Shores of
Shadow
Mountain bordering the Fishing Canal. Enjoy pleasant walks from
community greenbelt
areas to Shadow Mountain Lake and Colorado River trails. Paved
roads & underground
utilities (including community water and sewer). From the boat
launch a half a mile away,
one can travel by water all the way to Grand Lake and tie up at
the public docks along
the mountain beach for shopping, dining and theater. 0.38 Acre.
Lot 51. $117,000
Overlook both Grand Lake and
Shadow Mountain Lake. Fine view of Mount Baldy from your covered
deck. Affordable, conveniently
located condominium at the west edge of Grand Lake Village.
Attractive fireplace. Two bedrooms,
1½ baths. Seller financing is available. $179,000
This magical miniature cabin has
hosted parties
of 30 close friends. Cozy kitchen is as
convenient as a lazy-susan; just spin around and serve your
guests.
Pop the top ~ raise the roof ~ for future expansion. Directly
outside is a private beach on Grand Lake and
river frontage along the North Inlet which you share with other
fortunate families in this rental community.
Centrally located two blocks from boardwalk shops and restaurants.
Private boat docks are first come first served.
$329,000
Sunday, January 15, 2012: just added, more
coming .... properties are selling.
Attractive Motel overlooking
Shadow Mountain Lake with 568 feet of frontage along Highway 34.
Terrific visibility for visitors to
Rocky Mountain National Park, which is 2½ miles to the
north. (Yogi Bear says "Pull Over ....
Pic-a-nic Basket Inspection Station!") Short walk from
National Recreation Area land and wildlife
habitat where the Colorado River enters the lake. Impressive lobby
with two story fireplace.
Spacious 2 bedroom owner's quarters. 17 clean, nicely decorated
rooms from which to choose;
most have two beds. For winter guests there is an indoor sauna and
hot tub. Summer guests enjoy
the heated outdoor swimming pool. 2 acres of land with protected
open space east of the property. $899,000
Prime retail space in
the heart of the boardwalk. 800 sq. ft. (with high ceilings)
across from Town Square. Built in the year 2000. This is the
most recent commercial structure for retail stores
built from the ground up in the Grand Lake area. It meets modern
standards. Located a short block from
Grand Lake's beach. $220,000
.
Enjoy open views
over Lake Granby
to the Indian Peaks Wilderness on The Continental Divide. Across
your front yard is a
large meadow with views into Rocky Mountain National Park,
Almost level, easy to
build on site with underground utilities close by. Located
two miles from a popular
National Forest access route to ATV trails and groomed snowmobile
trails. Land is
80' from a paved road and half mile from a paved boat launch. Live
the mountain life!
Ask about financing options. $38,500
Views of the Colorado River
and up its valley!
Peaceful setting on the back side of a ridge with no highway
noise ... listen to the river!
Driveway and building pad are started so that you can enjoy the
land right away as a short-term
campsite while you make plans for your mountain getaway. Excellent
location for drilling a well.
Two adjoining lots priced together as one convenient
package: 0.65 Acre. Price includes a survey.
Use the extra lot for additional parking, boats and snowmobiles.
#33 Riverview Street. $88,000
This
presentation has an aerial view of its setting.
Impressive log,
stone and tile finishes
throughout this new mountain retreat with wide views into Rocky
Mountain National Park.
Wildlife love this area! Only the Elk Creek Campground property
separates you from the
National Park boundary. Snowmobile from your door to restaurants
& shops in Grand Lake
Village or onto 100 miles of groomed trails! Terrific views from
master suite on main floor
and from the awesome great room shown below. Full rec room and
guest bedrooms on lower
level. 2500 sq..ft. + garage and decks. $425,000
Home site in the Timberlane Heights community. Level,
easy to build on with views to the Continental Divide through
the trees. Land is a short walk from
the misty fishing and pump canal ~ great for fishing and
hiking. Quarter acre. Lot 6, Block 5. $34,900
Great home site for an
active family.
2.8 Acres of varied terrain from aspen forest to a mystery mine
in its upper corner. Well is already
drilled. Driveway runs to an excavated building pad with room for
modifications as you wish.
Interesting views from birds getting lift from the nearby ridge to
one of our favorite views
into an Aspen Forest from long ago. Flint Outright Exemption Tract
3A. $89,000S
Huge retail space
on the right as you enter the main street of Grand Lake's year
round resort village! 5200 sq.ft. per
county records. Upper level is a sunny one bedroom apartment with
a bay window and a huge covered
porch on the south side. Main floor with level access from parking
area at #412 Grand Avenue.
Front area offers about 1,000 sq.ft. of retail area. Layers from
the past have been removed,
showing the sturdy construction of long ago. Back portion of the
building, with access off the alley,
is a warehouse area with high ceilings. Live where you work and
say goodbye to commuting. $239,000
Have you seen the
large new building go up
southeast of Granby along Hwy 40? It's a new Medical Center that
opened on January 1 of 2012. It will give
Grand County residents and visitors peace of mind knowing that
being in Grand County in no way compromises
the medical attention they need. With their intimate one-on-one
one service, your loved one's individual needs
are more likely to be recognized and remembered. Click here » for an in-depth tour.
Saturday, January
7, 2012: fresh snow returns .... we knew it would come
... the Pacific Ocean had not moved ... and thankfully more is on
the way.
The Weather Channel today showed video of snow enthusiasts doing a
snow dance
at Sol Vista by Granby Ranch. A big part of the pleasure of living
in Grand Lake in
the winter is the fresh snow that graces
the trees every few days. We have been
in a bit of a dry spell and are glad to have our glistening
landscape back.
Make ANY OFFER on the following! Seller
financing is available. Exchange for
another
property anywhere in the world!!! Owners are ready for a change
and your
family and
circle of friends can be the ones to benefit the most.
Majestic Lakefront home with arched windows,
3 grand fireplaces and a boathouse with an extra large party
deck on top. High doorways, lots of granite,
tile and stone. Four suites, each with private bath, two
powder rooms. 3900 sq. ft. of high quality finish
plus 3 car garage and decks. In-floor radiant heat and heated
driveway. By Shadow Mountain Lake with
dramatic lake and mountain views change with the seasons and raise
your senses. Yacht Club Estates #1.
$1,695,000
Lake view home site. Level and
easy to build on.
Your water well should be quick and easy; wells are not very
deep in this area. 7/10th of an acre.
Price includes 4 paid sewer taps which in some cases can be
transferred. $47,500
Views
of the Colorado River and across the valley
to National Forest land. One third acre. Land spans from upper
road to lower road;
you select where to build. Peaceful location away from highway
noise. Listen to the River! $48,000
You'll love the wide views of
Shadow Mountain Lake
from this east facing site. View also has mountains reaching
into the sky. 8/10th of an Acre.
Community sewer. Drill a well for water. $72,000
Lake View Cabin site with a grove Monday,
December 5, 2011: below is a special parcel just a few
blocks from our office.
Someday there will be a very special home on this property. For
those of you who own or
are considering building nearby, you can relish the fact that
Grand Lake has such large tracts
of land just a couple of blocks north of its busy Boardwalk.
Savor
views of both Grand Lake and Shadow Mountain Lake.
Over 4 Acres bordering Rocky Mountain National Park and just a
couple of blocks from Grand Lake's
Town Square, shops and restaurants. This is an unusually large
parcel so close to town. It has varied terrain
and is close to a rushing stream and two trails that enter Rocky
Mountain National Park. This is a great
location for creative designs that work with the interesting rock
formations on the land. $469,000
Savor views of both Grand Lake
and Shadow Mountain Lake.
Over 4 Acres bordering Rocky Mountain National Park and just a
couple of blocks from Grand Lake's
Town Square, shops and restaurants. This is an unusually large
parcel so close to town. It has varied terrain
and is close to a rushing stream and two trails that enter Rocky
Mountain National Park. This is a great
location for creative designs that work with the interesting rock
formations on the land. $469,000
Snowmobile
from your door onto over 100 miles of groomed trails.
Enjoy magnificent views of the 
Step back through layers of Grand
Lake's 
Click here for recent images
added to your Weather page.
Resort zoning in Grand Lake
Village allows for multi-family construction 
Fun images
of the Columbine Lake area in the following presentation:
Columbine Lake area retreat with
spacious Great Room 
To help whet your
appetite for Winter Fun ...
Click here for » a preview of
snowmobile action west of Grand Lake Village below Gravel
Mountain
See All 3 Great Lakes! Exquisite views over
Shadow Mountain Lake to the Continental Divide. Unique ridgetop
location – on top of the world –
with easy year round access. WildAcres II: Lot 3, Block 5. #96
Road 4643. 0.57 acre. $75,000
Nine Acres by the Colorado
River. Variety of terrain from
river frontage to lily ponds … land reaches all the way to
National Forest! Located just beyond the western reach of
Grand Lake's Golf Course and the Recreation District's 500 acres.
$299,000
The presentation above has moose
photos and a link to the golf course and area maps.
Fall is a great time to get out and play at the lower elevations
around Grand Lake. Indian Summer.
Lake View Cabin
Site at the top of a back road in Grand Lake Village ~
short walk to beach, boardwalk and restaurants. Land slopes down
to the south with wide open views.
On Mountain Avenue ... $75,000
Cabin site in
town with southern exposure as the land descends
from its road frontage in back along Mountain Avenue. View of
Grand Lake from the top.
All utilities are close by including town water and community
sewer. $65,000
See our Weather page for a cornucopia of recent scenes.
The following presentation has Maps, Video
and hints of a Shangri-la ...
Secluded, with views, on 1.7 acres near
National Forest! Retreat into a different world of ranchland and
gentle mountain vistas
down Road 41, 6 miles south of Grand Lake and west of Lake
Granby. From the moment
you walk through the door, you know you are in a special place. A
local builder created
this in the year 2000 to be his "forever" home yet has now moved
south. Fine finishing.
3000 sq.ft. plus a double garage + huge unheated storage area.
Main floor master suite +
2-3 guest rooms.Loft overlooking great room. Bath on each level.
Entertainment area
with wet bar in spacious rec room. $479,000
Click here for » new photos and
favorites of the Trail Creek Estates area.
The home site featured here is halfway between Lake Granby and Trail Creek Estates:
Great Lakes of the Rockies Grand Lake Shadow
Mountain Lake Lake Granby
Click here for downloading links to our 20 page
Magazine.
Twelve reasons to own a cabin near Grand Lake:
1) Although the Front Range can be surprisingly pleasant and
comfortable
in the middle of winter, it's healthy for your soul to be in the
natural
alpine splendor that defines Colorado.
2) In the summer, enjoy uncrowded water recreation minutes away
from your door:
jetskiing, wakeboarding, fishing ... enjoy lunch or dinner on
the water ...
everything tastes better by the water.
3) When you own a cabin, you do not have to deal with check out
times or the
limitations of a day trip. Enjoy the evening twilight and
alpenglow. No place
in Colorado provides better locations for evening alpenglow than
the Great
Lakes near Grand Lake. The Continental Divide rises high into
the sky to reflect
the last rays of the setting sun. The views across the lakes are
to protected the
National Forest and National Park lands. You will be amazed by
how many stars
you see at night. Entire galaxies!
4) Less wind. See snow fall vertically with each quarter-sized
flake touching
down onto its neighbor's upstretched arms. In the morning,
behold the air
shimmering with ice crystals against a blue sky.
5) Shop and dine at family owned stores and restaurants.
Enjoy the novelty that non-franchised shopping offers.
6) Customize your cabin with photos and memorabilia of your own
family.
7) Bypass the tedious traffic jammed route on the I-70 west of
Georgetown.
8) You have the opportunity to buy now while it is affordable
with a range
of opportunities from very classy homes to ground level
condominiums.
With the sale of the Grand Lake Lodge and the new theatre
opening this June,
Grand Lake is poised to be rediscovered ...
9) Snowmobile from your door to the majestic snows at
timberline, or to restaurants,
or onto the lakes for ice-fishing. It's rather special to have
such choices.
10) World class alpine skiing and powder snow is 30 scenic miles
away,
just far enough away to be leave the crowds behind, yet close
enough
to join in with their energy, as you wish.
11) Imagine all the extra storage space you'll gain with a
second home to manage your seasonal items!
12) Have a place to send your friends and relatives where
they'll be too busy
exploring and meeting the wildlife to bother you with their more
mundane concerns.
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