FOOTBALL –Alexandria (7-0) vs. Elk River (2-5), 7 p.m.Osakis (6-1) vs. Maple Lake (0-7), 7 p.m.Parkers Prairie (5-2) vs. Pine River-Backus (2-5), 7 p.m.Ashby-Brandon-Evansville (4-3)… Read More

BOYS SOCCER –Minnewaska at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 4 p.m.Alexandria vs. Willmar, 7 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER –Alexandria at Willmar, 7 p.m. GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE – Minnewaska a… Read More

John F. Kennedy said it this way, “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” I’d have to agree. In my home state of Minnesota, biking opportunities abound… Read More

BASEBALL –Alexandria vs. Princeton, 4 p.m. (DH)Minnewaska vs. Morris Area, 4 p.m.Osakis at Wadena-Deer Creek, 4:30 p.m.Brandon-Evansville at Parkers Prairie, 4:30 p.m. BOYS GOLF &nda… Read More

BASEBALL –West Central Area vs. Benson, 4 p.m. (DH)Ashby at New York Mills, 4 p.m.Osakis vs. Browerville-Eagle Valley, 4:30 p.m.Brandon-Evansville vs. Lake Park Audubon, 4:30 p.m.Par… Read More

Today there is a new MLS listing of an HOA property for sale at Lake Minnewaska and three “coming soon” lake home listings. The three listings that are “coming soon”… Read More

If you are like many and have been waiting for a lake home to go on the market, it’d be good to brush up on Smith Lake if you aren’t already familiar with the Douglas County lake… Read More

Any visit to Osakis requires a stop at Tip Top Dairy Bar. Or at least it should. An appointment at a Lake Osakis property late in the morning resulted in lunch at Tip Top. It isn’t fas… Read More

Yesterday I added a Smith Lake home to Alexandria, Minnesota’s MLS. It is a two bedroom, one bathroom lake home that is ready for the summer. By that, I mean there really isn’t a… Read More

This is the essence of ”The Cabin” that everyone dreams of or has been at in years gone by. Recapture It!!! Open kitchen/dining/living room area for gathering and overflow guests… Read More

This market report for Alexandria’s Chain of Lakes is automatically generated and you can view the same type of report on most of the lake home pages of Alexmn.com. Signing up to recei… Read More

The summer before I headed off to graduate school, my family spent a wonderful week in Vail for Fourth of July. We went white water river rafting, watched the Independence Day parade, played… Read More

With just a few days left in 2016 I am going to wrap up the real estate year with a sales recap of homes (listed in the Greater Alexandria Area Association of REALTORS MLS) located… Read More

The Greater Alexandria Area is blessed with an abundance of bucolic, clean lakes. People considering buying lake homes or lake lots pay close attention, as they should, to water clarity repo… Read More