Allegheny

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There’s a house on the south shore that no one talks about. It’s not the biggest house or the loudest house. There are no fireworks here. To the contrary, the … Read more

Loch Vista Club For Sale

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Thoroughly and entirely renovated in 2006, this charmer in the Loch Vista Club is the perfect lakeside retreat. Hardwood floors throughout, a wood burning fireplace, upper bunk loft, and the … Read more

These Things

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There’s a chill to things these days. It’s not in the air, that’s not quite right. It’s in the dirt and the grass and in the trees and in the … Read more

Folly Lane Sells

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There are streets around this lake that have been uniquely good to me. Bonnie Brae has treated me favorably over the years, as has Snake Road. North Lakeshore Drive and … Read more

The Scene

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“I’m hip.” “Hip to what?” “To the whole scene.” This was the exchange between Kramer and the sniffing accountant, Barry. The scene. What is a scene, after all? In this … Read more

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Observations

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There’s a pier and some chairs. Four nice ones that are sturdy, if faded, and four cheap ones. The sturdy ones welcome your weight, the flimsy ones bow and flex … Read more

August

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I suppose that’s that. The streets look the same but without the movement and excess of summer. The kids are gone now. The trash still makes it to the curb, … Read more

Pier 240

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 Welcome to pier 240. Here you’ll find an impeccably maintained contemporary lakefront home with 180 degree unobstructed water views offering spectacular all season sunsets. The home has two separate living … Read more

Allegheny

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There’s a house on the south shore that no one talks about. It’s not the biggest house or the loudest house. There are no fireworks here. To the contrary, the … Read more

Dartmouth Woods

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Tucked in a lakefront cove in beautiful 11 acre Dartmouth Woods, this home with timeless character and sophisticated modern updates will steal your heart. Lake views so immersive you feel … Read more

The Dull One

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Once in a while I have a customer who decides, against my better judgment, that he or she might be better off not buying a vacation home and that, instead, … Read more

Still

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Lifejackets on hangers. Bug spray on the work bench in the garage, next to a part to a sailboat and a wrench and the project that never was finished. Salt … Read more

Spring

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In order for the forthcoming proclamation to work, we need to establish some parameters on the structure of this decree. First, we must define which states count as The Midwest. … Read more

Misplaced

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My parents have had a rather interesting piece of furniture for what I believe to be my entire life. This darkly stained wooden cabinet of sorts is tall, perhaps as … Read more

Nap

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I’ve recently decided that I will be the guy who tries any variety of wellness gizmo or fad at least once. If I had been an adult in 1958 there … Read more

Who’s On First?

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I guess it’s a good day to remind the world that The Who’s Who lists, compiled by publications in many fields, are just paid advertisements. You can be the biggest … Read more

Lake Geneva 2026

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Happy New Year from Lake Geneva. I trust you had a nice Holiday season, and if you’re anything like me, you’re already over winter and ready for spring. 2025 was … Read more

Merry Christmas

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A note from my family to yours during this reflective time of year. It is not lost on me that I have found an incredible community of clients and friends … Read more

Williams Bay Taxes

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It’s the Holiday Season at the lake, which means a few different things to different people. For starters and finishers, it means the Village of Williams Bay sent their Christmas/Hanukkah … Read more

Winter

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I wonder about winter sometimes. Colin Meloy wrote a lyric about the winter. How I lived a childhood in the snow.And all my teens in tow. Stuffed in strata of … Read more

Flawed, Also

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It’s little known that the movie It’s A Wonderful Life was a box office flop. It bankrupted the producing studio and basically ended the otherwise impressive career of Frank Capra. … Read more

Flawed

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I am 47 years old. Sadly for me, my taste in music and movies died sometime around my 23rd birthday. By then I had been exposed to enough music to … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

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There’s a battle brewing in my household. On one side, there’s my wife. She likes the idea of having holidays in far off lands. There’s some inconsistencies in this plan, … Read more

Bonnie Brae Sells

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One of my recent lakefront sales tells an interesting story about the progression of the Lake Geneva lakefront market. It’s easy to look at the market today and assume it’s … Read more

8 Hillside Sells

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The lakefront market has been on quite a run of late. You know this. I know this. The Chicago media knows this. The run appears to have come out of … Read more

Relief

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The hard soil and four months of snow make the inhabitant of the northern temperate zone wiser and abler than his fellow who enjoys the fixed smile of the tropics.  … Read more

Life Raft

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A couple of weeks ago I spent $400 on a rectangular piece of styrofoam, or something mimicking styrofoam, as if I know what exactly is, and isn’t, styrofoam. But I … Read more

Open House King

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Two open houses this weekend, both on Creekside Lane. Noon to 2 pm, Saturday, August 2nd. Stop over and buy one of them, or both of them. There will not … Read more

Why

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If you know me by way of this profession of mine, there’s a very good chance you don’t know my dad.  My dad isn’t from here. He wasn’t the commodore … Read more

Public Lands

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A long, long time ago I was enamored with the trout in a particular stream in the Wisconsin Driftless. This stream and its native trout, were, as best I could … Read more

Updated

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When times are bad, the bad things stay bad. And why shouldn’t they? If the times are bad, the good things suffer, too. Prices sag, good things come for sale, … Read more

North Creekside

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Academy Estates is home to this brand new Michael Abraham designed residence, replete with everything you haven’t been able to find. The architecture is stunning, with high end fit and … Read more

Summer Homes For City People

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If you were at the lake this past weekend, I’m hopeful you noticed the newest issue of my magazine. If not, that’s okay, it’ll be available through August anywhere similarly … Read more

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Memorial Day Weekend

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It’s a tradition unlike any other: An Upper Midwest Memorial Day Weekend carried out amidst the hindering malaise that is cold, rainy, cloudy, and otherwise unpleasant weather. Add in the … Read more

George Williams College Sells

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I suppose that’s an inaccurate headline. The college didn’t sell, but the land that once hosted the YMCA camp and later Aurora University’s Williams Bay operations, has sold. I have … Read more

Interesting

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In a particularly important segment of the television show “Seinfeld”, George’s friend Gary Fogel confesses that he has been living a lie. Unbothered by the admission, George responds, “Just one? … Read more

Hopper

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It’s a Thursday night and I’m parked on the street outside of my grandparents’ old house. When I close my eyes I can see my grandpa’s powder blue Dodge Spirit … Read more

Hyper

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Jerry Seinfeld once said the key to life is finding enjoyable ways to waste time. The idea is rather simple. If you enjoy making and drinking espresso, then buy all … Read more

Hockey Guy

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It’s been often said that there was a time when you went outside to play with your friends that was the last time you would ever do that. The last … Read more

Advice

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One of the more interesting aspects of a life spent selling real estate is the oft fielded request to meet with a younger person intent on doing what I do. … Read more

Eastbank Sells

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When you’re considering condominiums on Geneva, you essentially have two options. You can either buy a regular condo, or you can buy an Eastbank townhouse. We should probably allow Somerset … Read more

Beach Road

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Wooddale has, over the past decade, been a rather significant beneficiary of the lakefront and lake access gentrification. A lakefront that was once populated with cottages has become something else. … Read more

Merry Lake Geneva Christmas

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A note from my family to yours during this festive time of year. It is not lost on me that I have found an incredible community of clients and friends … Read more

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Chapin Road Sells

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If you’re an owner on the southern shore of Geneva Lake, you will readily offer up the reasons that you find the south shore to be the superior shore. Chief … Read more

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Casa Del Sueno

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While not commonly known by the market, there are a handful of single family homes that exist behind Casa Del Sueno that are part of the subdivision known as the … Read more

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Outing Sells

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This was a nice little sale for the buyer and the seller and the market. My most recent lakefront sale, this of a classic cottage (with updates) on Outing on … Read more

Endings

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There is some question as to where the practice of providing those condemned to death a “last meal”. Some say it started with the Roman Gladiators. Others claim it began … Read more

Pier 166 Sells

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I think a lot about my clients. I think about the buyers and the sellers, the new to the market types and the long time owners. I think about the … Read more

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Marked

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There once was a walnut tree in my front yard, long before it was my front yard. As a point of fact, where there is one walnut tree there are … Read more

Bay Colony Sells

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This time of year is pretty interesting when it comes to the commitment levels of vacation home buyers. It’s easy in September to take the view that summer is over. … Read more

Ice Cream

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I read a headline the other day that said if I eat a lot of ice cream I’m going to die soon. But a different headline on a different day … Read more

Frogs

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My older brother is, and was, a solemn type of guy, unable, or unwilling, to get uniquely excited about anything. This is why in, or around, 1988 I told him … Read more

241 Circle Parkway

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Just look at this place. It’s amazing. It’s available. It’s looks like what summer feels like. And it’s only $899k. If you love beautifully restored cottages near the water you … Read more

Aloha Lodge Sells

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I’m pretty happy to report my latest lakefront sale. This one is of yet another iconic property, making it the latest in a long line of iconic lakefront properties that … Read more