Summers at Grandma’s Lake House Once a month, a group of women in their 60s would gather in a 23-foot Sea Sprite and bar hop their way around Buckeye Lake. They called themselves the Ladies of the Lake. The leader of the group, Midge Kelley planned each outing and she was always found behind the […]
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Top 5 Private Lakes for Sale in Ohio
Top 5 Private Lakes for Sale in Ohio As many of you may recall several months back I wrote a blog pertaining to buying a personal private lake, explaining the options a person had in order to achieve their dream of owning their very own private lake. Just imagine! Owning a piece of water that […]
Lakefront Living Realty Ohio Expansion: Candlewood Lake
Lakefront Living Realty Ohio Expansion: Candlewood Lake For years, Lakefront Living Realty has led the industry in pairing potential buyers with lakefront specialists who were experts in their field and in their specific lake market. Now, Lakefront Living Realty is proud to announce that we have brought on a new full-time lakefront specialist at Candlewood […]
Top Residential Lakefront Communites in Ohio for Muskie Fishing
Top Residential Lakefront Communities in Ohio for Muskie Fishing For many anglers in Ohio, Muskellunge, or commonly known as Muskie, are a very high prized fish around the state. Muskie are the largest fish of the pike family and are generally captured as trophy fish due to their size, strength and status as an apex predator in […]
Ice Fishing Safety Tips for Ohio Lakes
With the winter here one of the best activities at Ohio Lakes is ice fishing. But ice fishing has many dangers, as many Ohio anglers will tell you, so its important to know certain ice fishing safety tips to use at Ohio lakes. The first thing to understand that ice is never 100% safe. Never. It doesn’t […]
Buying a Lakehouse in the Offseason: Ohio Lakefront Market Advice
Buying a Lakehouse in the Offseason: Ohio Lakefront Market Advice Everyone knows that real estate in general has the “on” season or “busy” season and then there is the “slow “season. This is largely due because most people don’t want to go look at houses in the cold and they don’t want to move during […]
Jet Skis and Powerboats at Ohio Lakes: Choosing a Lakefront Community
Jet Skis and Powerboats at Ohio Lakes: Choosing a Lakefront Community Two of the most common questions I get asked when I show a potential buyer a new lake is “Do they allow jet skis?” and “is there a horsepower limit?”. And the answer to that question can make a break or a buyer on […]
Can You Own Your Own Lake in Ohio? The Pinnacle of Ohio Lake Living
Can You Own Your Own Lake in Ohio? The Pinnacle of Ohio Lake Living That was a question I asked myself when I first got into the real estate industry and started focusing on the lakefront property. And I thought “how great would it be if I owned my own lake?” It’s idealistic. You don’t […]
The Tilted Hilton: An Ohio Lakefront Restaurant Review
If there is one advantage to living at a public lake is that, unlike most private lake associations, public lakes have businesses surrounding them. And one of the most important businesses around the lake is the restaurant. Where am I going to eat? Can I go there on my boat? Is there a view? These […]
Ohio Lakefront Dam Problems: Affecting Buyers and Sellers
If anyone has been following the Columbus news for the past year or so they have more than likely seen reports that the dam for Buckeye Lake, a public lake just 45 minutes outside of Columbus, was at risk of catastrophic failure. We here at Lakefront Living Realty even wrote a blog earlier this season […]