Aitkin, Minnesota
This incredible remodeled ranch style home is located on 100 acres of private wooded property and has several hundred feet of lakeshore on Sunset Lake. The home and property work great for corporate retreats, off site meetings or family reunions. The house is set back from the lake in a totally secluded area looking out over a large back yard surrounded by thousands of mature pine trees. There are 3-4 miles of private trails through the woods, fields and marshes. Walk up to the field at dusk and you will likely see deer feeding on the grass. At night you will hear the loons calling. It's about a 100 yard short walk to the lake and private dock that can be accessed via driveway or backyard trail. In the summer months, the lake can be difficult to see through the trees from the house.
The home is approx. 8,000 sq/ft and has 3 fireplaces, a large fully equipped kitchen, screened in porch with ceiling fan, large deck, family room, and a great room with a gas fireplace, dining area, huge leather sectional, computer, highspeed wireless internet, Roku streaming capabilities, CD, VCR and DVD players. There is a large finished basement with a wet bar, ping pong, bumper pool and foosball tables, sauna and large stone fireplace. Walk out the basement to a large patio and fire pit.
Within 10-15 minutes you can be golfing or dining at Ruttgers Bay Lake Resort, or fishing on Lake Mille Lacs, one of the best Walleye lakes in the country. There are several other restaurants and golf courses in the area as well as dozens of good fishing lakes, including Sunset Lake, which is great for Bass and Northern Pike. There is a 14' fishing boat and motor at the dock for your use and a pontoon for an additional cost of $375 for the week. The quiet lake is great for water skiing and boating. There is a boat landing if you choose to bring or rent your own boat or personal watercraft. In the winter months the property works great for snowmobiling, ice fishing and cross country skiing. The Cuyuna Trail system, about a 15 min drive away, covers nearly 800 acres inside the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (CCSRA), and has been ranked as a silver level ride center by the International Mountain Bicycling Association. Also about a 15 minute drive is the vibrant and fun town of Crosby with several new restaurants and shops.
There is a full-time caretaker that lives on the properly in a separate house who is available to answer any questions during your stay. He stays to himself unless needed. Please note: he does have friendly dogs that run free on the property, so if your group has anyone that is afraid of dogs, this may not be the house for you.
Keywords: Large Home
This place is huge. Not in the mansion each room is big, but they are, but there is so much space our 6 guys didn’t even start to use the rooms available. You couldn't ask for a better place to get away from things. My friends and I are going to try and make this our yearly stop. Its perfect and has everything we need.and then some! Worst thing about the place is that I don't live there own it! Thank you for a wonderful place to spend times with my closest friends. WE shall return, again and again and again.
The house was gigantic with plenty of space for everyone and lots of neat decor. It was a bit tricky to find, depending on which way you come in. The kids loved the oroperty manager's two dogs, who came around regularly. Communication was prompt. An older home with a few peculiarities but noyhing we couldnt deal with. Awesome game room downstairs for nightly competitions. We enjoyed our family stay with kids and grandkids. Thank you!
We were 6 college friends looking for a lake property that could hold us all and this home was perfect! Although it was a short walk to the lake, the location was excellent. We enjoyed the pontoon boat and saw more birds out on Sunset Lake than the Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge. Loons would greet us each morning, osprey fishing, sandhill cranes and, of course, Canadian geese. The beds were very comfortable, kitchen had everything we needed, large tables for dining and a great room couch that could fit us all comfortably! Everything was clean and well arranged. The huge back deck came with a gas grill and a screened in sun room. We couldn’t have asked for a better stay!
The house was perfect for the 11 of us. Prior to our stay I kept thinking of questions and the hosts answered all of them promptly and courteously. When we pulled in we got to meet Jerry (caretaker - great guy) and he was about to gas up the pontoon so that was ready for us. I also brought my own boat, the landing isn't the best but very interesting lake, we caught lots of small fish but the action was nonstop. We also golfed 3 times at great courses less than an hour away. Thanks for a great week!
This house had plenty of space to gather or to have alone time. The kids loved it, especially the game room basement! The pontoon was fun and easy to use.
We really enjoyed our stay at Duncan’s cabin.. The place was plenty big enough for our large group. It was well stocked. Jerry was very helpful and we loved his two dogs. Thanks for making so many good memories for us..The Zimmerman group
What a beautiful home and location. My family enjoyed grilling on the back patio and hanging out in the three season room and deck in particular; we had no issues with mosquitos or other insects (early Sept). Jerry was great and we loved his dogs, Newfie and Akita. The dock was easy to launch our kayaks from, we had great bike rides, loved the bird watching, loved the hiking trails you maintain, and enjoyed the star gazing. You have a really well-equipped kitchen which made it easy for a bunch of foodies to focus on enjoying our time there. Thank you!!
We had a total of 10 adults. More than ample room for everyone. Very roomy house. I actually kept getting turned around a couple of times finding my way around. Would highly recommend for a large group. Thank you Duncan and family.
We fit our whole extended family comfortably! The backyard was perfect for bags and a fire. And the indoor space was so much fun for all our littles. The patio furniture could be updated. We saw the reviews and sprayed for bugs but they were still noticeably bad. I did expect this to be a lakeview, not looking as carefully as I should of. The lake is down a long driveway or a path through the woods (which had poison ivy along the way) and a few ticks were found on people after walking through the trail. We opted to take the driveway route after that. Also, the dock is very unstable and overgrown with plants to walk on. Beds were comfortable and kitchen was nicely stocked. Communication was easy and quick with property owners!
Well, we just spent a great week at the property and I can't recommend it enough. The house is large. Its not just large to house three families, but large to give people privacy and space. Lake is gorgeous and kids spent loads of time fishing with the gear available. Yes there are mosquitos and flies, not so bad in early August. The pontoon was a great fun way to spend time around the lake. Would recommend as a great place to do reunions. Shootout to the caretaker for looking out for our group and answering any questions we had.
Grandparents, parents and grandkids had lots of space to play, hang and eat. House is very clean, owners are very nice and easy to work with. We’ll equipped kitchen, access to fishing gear and we enjoyed the lake and pontoon. Consistent with other comments, bugs were the biggest negative and prevented more outdoor time but we made the best of it and everyone had a great time.
This cabin serves us well! Plenty of beds for our large family (we had 11 people), and lots of space for the kids to roam and play. It’s tucked nicely in a wooded area and served as a great backdrop for our family pictures. We would stay again!
My family really enjoyed the large space available to all get together for a long weekend. The place was nice and clean with a lot of room for kids to explore. The hosts are great!
The house was perfect for our needs! There was a lot of space and things to do ( ping pong, sauna)! The property was beautiful and very peaceful but it was a buggy walk to the lake. Jerry, the property manager was around and very helpful!! A lot of memories were made by our family during our stay!!
The house was large. It is not on the lake but is just a bit across the road. The pontoon boat was totally worth it. The fishing boat wouldn't start, therefore the whole group couldn't go out at once. Tons of fishing equipment. Major problem for my group was that it was advertised as 6 bathrooms but there are only 4 1/2. The owner said he would change the listing. Jerry, on site, was very responsive. If there were trails, I never saw them but too many mosquitos to walk in the woods anyway.
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