We've made the decision to sell the acreage that we own that is our buffer as we are currently the resident at the end of the road, and next to us is a large conservancy sand dune area. If it does sell, we could end up with neighbors between us and the dunes, but it seems silly at our age to keep holding onto the land. And we still have our lakefront and access to the dunes...we've just been spoiled by having the dunes next to us. We'll see what happens. The realtor asked me to take photos of the property for the listing - it was fun to do but made me sad too. This image is of the lakefront property immediately north of us...our property comes in around where the footsteps end. I think those are my footsteps actually from walking north to get the photo, but wasn't paying attention to where I was walking so am not sure.
@transatlantic99 It's an island in Lake Michigan, northwest of the northern end of the 'mitten' (the lower peninsula). Only zoned for homes...these days that usually means something big, so hoping for the best! People have been pretty good up here to build in a way that fits the landscape. And we will continue to have our place next door to the land so can enjoy it until construction starts. Hopefully they'll build over the fall/winter/spring!
Lovely sand - would be so special in the summer. Tricky if you have to have neighbours between you and the shore - you will lose privacy. However - as you say - nothing stays the same!
@maggiemae Oh, I'm complaining and really shouldn't. We still have 11 acres and 200 feet of lakefront. It's the strip next to us that we sell, and there is public access along the shore throughout Michigan. There really is nothing to be sad about except the thought of a construction project. I'm going to fix my description...
It's a gorgeous spot (and image!) but what a hard decision to make. We will eventually be faced with a similar decision at Stanthorpe - our two adjacent bush blocks are a lot to manage - but we love them....... I hope all goes well for you with the final outcome. :)
I am sure you are making the right decision and you get nice neigh bours.
We had an empty block next to our property for about 18 years and then the owner sold the land. Luckily the lady who bought it put a single storey house on the block and she lives there alone. She is the best neighbour, we are so lucky.
It does sound a bit sad to be losing that end of the road status and all those dunes but it also makes sense to sell as you’ll still have lakefront and you may get the best neighbour ever.
Beautiful photo. Love the single footsteps! That is a gorgeous place. The TV commercials of "Pure Michigan" have made my wife and I long for a visit, but it is a long way from Alabama!
Beautiful scene along the lakefront. The timing of things always captivates me. I think I know how you might be feeling about selling some of your land. We just listed our waterfront property in the San Juan islands after acknowledging it doesn’t make sense to hold on to it at this point in our lives. It makes me sad to let it go and yet, hopefully it will open up some welcome new possibilities. Hope that’s the case for you as well.
Goodness, its such a beautiful sight and area! Your new neighbors will be very lucky and hopefully they'e very good neighbors and take good care of things.
A lovely view of the beachfront. It's so good that there is an area being conserved. I hope that there are some restrictions on what new property owners might do with they property that will keep this unspoiled view.
It looks so beautiful and peaceful. I hope you get good neighbours and you get on well with them. It's certainly been your slice of paradise and you still have so much of it left. If I lived nearer to you, I would be tempted to buy it myself and put up a little beach house there. Dreaming now......
In my dreams I would buy in a heartbeat and have a lovely summer home! At least you still have the lake frontage and plenty of land left. Always sad when things change but hopefully all will be good for you both!
There are quite a number of us, I think, looking at this and dreaming for a moment that we could take the plot! Hope all goes well for you in this and you can continue to enjoy everything around you. The image shows an idyllic scene.
Northern Illinois?
We had an empty block next to our property for about 18 years and then the owner sold the land. Luckily the lady who bought it put a single storey house on the block and she lives there alone. She is the best neighbour, we are so lucky.