Modern Eco-Living on 40 wooded acres Split the difference! Live in an environmentally-responsible way in a beautiful, modern, secluded home within an easy drive of Duluth. 3 bedrooms (SEE NOTE) , 2 baths, split-entry 1600 square foot home built in 1982. Spectacular vaulted ceilings, tongue-and-groove paneling in bedrooms and living room, stone fireplace with newer (2005) Lopi woodstove insert. Good southern exposure with sliding glass doors onto a big cedar deck. New eco-safe, warm, Marmoleum and tile flooring reduce any potential for allergies. Solar panels provide all the electricity you can use in the summer; say goodbye to electric bills! A backup generator provides additional power for this off-grid house in the winter, or connect back to the electric grid (power poles are present at the end of the driveway). Experience energy independence and live your life more connected to the rhythms of the seasons and weather, with modern backup systems.

Other house amenities include an impressive cedar slab stairway, cedar siding, clawfoot tub, simple composting toilets and regular flush toilet, family rooms and laundry room in lower level, ample attic storage and open views from the kitchen sink. Other property amenities include a well-insulated, modern chicken coop (with an option for friendly, productive laying hens included!), established vegetable gardens, berries and fruit trees, a small running creek, mature windbreak trees, large older garage and 40 wooded acres to roam! Property is adjacent to 40 acres of wooded state-owned land for more hunting or hiking with abundant deer and other wildlife. Location is ideal; 15 miles from UMD, just 10 miles from Lakeside. 3 miles from North Shore Charter Elementary. Private location on a quiet gravel road, but close enough for an easy commute. Come visit our little eco-eden to see if it s right for you!

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NOTE: Basement Bedroom is carpeted, pine paneling, mirrored sliding door on closet, electricity, east window. Functionally it is a bedroom but currently has window 55-inch above floor, whereas legal definition is 44 inches above floor. Window could be retrofitted to meet legal definition