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🏞️ 5 Waterfront Homes That Feel Like a Permanent Vacation

From peaceful fishing spots to luxury lakefront decks, today’s picks have it all.

🚀 Today’s Waterfront Picks:  Sunsets, Docks, and Dream Lake Houses

Every day, new waterfront properties are listed β€” but these five? They offer the perfect blend of stunning views, luxurious living, and serene locations.

From sandy Michigan beaches to the rocky shores of Lake Champlain, find the perfect dock to call your own!

πŸ”οΈ Lake Champlain A-Frame Retreat – $899,000

4 Beds β€’ 2 Baths β€’ 1,806 sq ft β€’ 2.2 acres

🏞️ An extensively renovated Lake Champlain A-frame with sweeping mountain and island views.

  • πŸ”₯ Soaring ceilings, exposed beams, and a beautiful fieldstone fireplace

  • 🏠 Includes a separate 1-bedroom guest cottage

  • 🚀 Direct lake access with a pebble shale beach, dock, and clean ledge-bottom shoreline

  • 🌿 360-degree wrap-around deck plus lower lakeside deck (over 400 sq ft)

  • 🏐 Sand volleyball court, barn/garage for gear, and three mini-splits for A/C and heat

🏑 Door County Lake House – $549,900

3 Beds β€’ 1.5 Baths β€’ 1,535 sq ft β€’ 0.16 acres (6,970 sq ft lot)

πŸŒ… A fully furnished waterfront gem with stunning views of Green Bay.

  • 🏞️ Nestled between Riley's Bay and Sand Bay, minutes from Haines Park public beach

  • πŸ› οΈ Recent upgrades: new patio, modern appliances, water filtration system, improved insulation

  • 🏠 Upstairs addition completed in 2011; currently set up for 3-season use (easy to convert to 4-season)

  • πŸ’° Proven Airbnb rental history with strong bookings May through November

  • 🚀 Dock included; electric heat, and garage attached

🏞️ Lake Orion Waterfront Home – $465,000

2 Beds + Bonus Room β€’ 2 Baths β€’ 1,504 sq ft β€’ 0.13 acres (5,663 sq ft lot)

πŸŒ… A rare Lake Orion waterfront opportunity with stunning sunsets and a versatile layout.

  • 🏠 Features 2 kitchens and a finished walk-out lower levelβ€”ideal for guests or multi-generational living

  • πŸ”§ Major updates include new A/C, newer furnace, and newer roof

  • πŸ”₯ Living room with wood-burning fireplace

  • πŸš— Ample parking (no garage)

  • πŸ“ No HOA, ready for immediate lakefront living and new memories

πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ North Port Lakefront Pool Home – $429,900

3 Beds β€’ 2 Baths β€’ 1,663 sq ft β€’ 0.23 acres (10,000 sq ft lot)

β˜€οΈ A fully renovated lakefront home with paid-off solar, a private dock, and NO flood zone.

  • πŸ”¨ Chef’s kitchen with marble-look quartz island, white shaker cabinets, and farmhouse sink

  • πŸŠβ€β™€οΈ Screened pool and spa with outdoor kitchen, tiled shower, and covered lanai

  • 🚀 Brand-new composite dock and waterfront deck perfect for kayaking or sunsets

  • β˜€οΈ Paid-off solar panels, city water, impact windows, and AC (2023)

  • 🚫 No HOA, no CDD, no deed restrictions bring your boat and RV

πŸ–οΈπŸ”₯ $199,900 β€” a spring-fed lakefront stunner on 0.7 acres with sandy beach + pontoon included.
✨ Wake up, fish off your dock, then rent it all out. This is the fully-loaded Up North STR machine.

⭐ Standouts
β€’ 🌊 Private Mawby Lake frontage + paddle boat & pontoon included
β€’ πŸ›οΈ 2 bed / 2 bath w/ 2014 addition + 2022 full rehab
β€’ 🚐 3–220V hookups in the yard + underground sprinkling + reverse osmosis
β€’ 🏞️ 1 block from Bitely, next to Manistee Nat’l Forest & ORV trails (45 min to Ludington)

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