Solar powered Lakefront home located in the land of Chippewa.

Located North of Chippewa Falls in the town of New Auburn, Wisconsin.

$595,000

OFF GRID SOLAR LAKEHOME

Walk out your front door into a Monet painting.

Stroll down to the beautiful secluded lake through perennial gardens or into wooded areas.

 You can putter in your own attached greenhouse, horse barn or heated workshop. Entertain family and friends in spacious comfort.

Or maybe you'd like to take a sauna, soak in the Jacuzzi, relax on the deck, or watch a movie in the soundproofed audio/video room.
Now imagine no monthly electric bill and no winter heating bill.

South facing side of home

Comfort, energy efficiency and energy independence were watchwords throughout constructing our second off-grid home, which, if you prefer, we can hook up to the grid for no additional cost.
5-7 bedrooms, 3 baths, almost 5000 square inside,

The Master Bedroom

View from the upstairs and downstairs bumpout

 Lets look at the lake: Swim at our sand beach, or fish in the 20-acre lake, most times having it all to yourself (No public access, only one other full time resident). The original inhabitants of this area to get from one fishing camp to another, at one time, used Chippewa Trail. Archeological digs at one end of the road show that various tribes have fished this area for thousands of years.

 Jacks Lake is the highest in the area and has many natural springs. The lake survey shows two pockets of 50'+ depth, and being "upstream" means not having to deal with run-off that turns other lakes green in the summer.

There's a small airport in Bloomer, about 15 miles from here. We're about 2 hours from the Twin Cities area, 42 miles from Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
 

The home is license-ready as a Bed and Breakfast.

Just sit back and relax next to the window or fireplace

Some of the other amenities: infloor radiant heat, hardwood floors with tung oil finish, marble or ceramic floors in kitchens/baths/laundry,

Lots of built in book cases, window seats with great views of the lake, central vacuum, pantry, root cellar, raised garden beds, bearing fruit trees (3 apple, 2 pear) snow melt in the sidewalks and driveway.

Room with many bookcases

 One acre on the lake is fenced to keep the deer out (no sharing the perennials with 'em!). Included: washer/dryer, two ranges (one commercial), dish washer, all stained glass light fixtures, a 500 gallon LP tank (owning your own tank allows you to purchase fuel cheaper), , and an iron filter that doesn't use salt.

The Kitchen. Has an LPG Refrigerator and Chest Freezer

We have been off grid for over 25 years and put all the good ideas into this home so it produces most of its own heat and electricity. The cost of back-up fuels is very moderate: There are several years worth of wood cut down and ready to buck up, so if you use the outside wood boiler there is no cost for back-up heat. We do have a high-efficiency gas boiler and a space heater should you not want to burn wood. There is 200 gallons of diesel, which should take care of your back up electricity for at least 10 years. Which leaves LP, we use about 250 gallons a year.

The main structure was built 1988-89, B&B rooms finished 1992, shop-garage 1997, new wind system and 600 watts more in PV's 1998, second floor east remodeled and spa 2002,new back-up co-generator and batteries 2003. House and out buildings repainted 2004, new deck and paver walks 2006.

$595,000 For Sale
Lake: Jacks Lake
MLS # 3239535
30497 138th Street (Chippewa trl)
New Auburn, Wisconsin 54757
County: Chippewa

Property owned by Steve Krug

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This is an earth house listing. Please inform seller of how you found this home through Earth House if you are interested in purchasing from him... Home listed June 8, 2007. Verified Feb 11 2008.

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