Escape to Your Rustic Hideaway on Big Blake Lake!
Leave the city behind and discover the peace and beauty of this charming half-log cedar cabin, nestled on a spectacularly wooded lot overlooking Big Blake Lake. Owned by one family since 1954 and used only as a 3-season cabin, this beloved retreat has been thoughtfully maintained and updated while preserving its timeless character.
In 2019, the original ½ cedar logs were completely refinished, and both a new roof and septic system were installed. The lakefront was professionally rip-rapped by Pro Lawn, offering both beauty and lasting protection.
Enjoy breathtaking sunrises and sunsets from your dining room table, set before a wall of windows with sweeping views of the lake.
Big Blake Lake is known for excellent bass, panfish, and musky fishing, with occasional northern pike and walleye. It’s also a prime spot for boating and water sports — spend sunny afternoons waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, or just cruising the shoreline. With a nearby boat landing, getting on the water is quick and easy.
Wander the densely wooded lot, taking in the peaceful sounds of birds and rustling leaves.
Inside, relax by the stone fireplace surrounded by tongue-and-groove knotty pine walls. The open-concept design creates a cozy, spacious atmosphere. A porch doubles as a second bedroom, complete with its own electric stove.
The cabin is heated with a potbelly stove, and includes:
• 2 storage sheds
• Furniture included (except the kitchen table and chairs)
• Nearby boat landing
• New hot water heater.
When you walk in for the first time, you’ll feel it — a sense of romance, nostalgia, and the warmth of decades of family fun. This is more than just a cabin; it’s a legacy waiting to be continued.
Make this rustic lakeside gem your own!
Active with contingency
$325,000
1962 81st St, Balsam Lake, WI 54810
1beds
840sqft
Est.:
Single Family Residence
Built in 1950
0.41 Acres Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$387/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Open-concept designBreathtaking sunrises and sunsetsCozy spacious atmosphereSpectacularly wooded lot
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Zillow last checked: 7 hours ago
Listing updated: July 22, 2025 at 08:45am
Listed by:
Jenn Rosenow 651-261-7805,
Edina Realty, Inc.
Source: NorthstarMLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 6740414

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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- 3/4 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom 1, Porch
Bedroom 1
- Level: Main
- Area: 110 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 11x10
Kitchen
- Level: Main
- Area: 108 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 9x12
Living room
- Level: Main
- Area: 368 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 23x16
Porch
- Level: Main
- Area: 360 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 12x30
Heating
- Fireplace(s), Wood Stove
Cooling
- Window Unit(s)
Appliances
- Included: Microwave, Range, Refrigerator
Features
- Basement: None
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Living Room, Wood Burning, Wood Burning Stove
Interior area
- Total structure area: 840
- Total interior livable area: 840 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 840
- Finished area below ground: 0
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Property
Parking
- Parking features: Gravel
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: No Stairs Internal
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Porch
- Waterfront features: Lake Front, Waterfront Num(600090855), Lake Bottom(Sand), Lake Acres(208), Lake Depth(14)
- Body of water: Big Blake Lake
- Frontage length: Water Frontage: 100
Lot
- Size: 0.41 Acres
- Dimensions: 100 x 180 x 106 x 175
- Features: Many Trees
Details
- Foundation area: 672
- Parcel number: 026016460000
- Zoning description: Shoreline,Residential-Single Family
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Cedar
- Roof: Age 8 Years or Less
Condition
- Age of Property: 75
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1950
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Circuit Breakers
- Gas: Wood
- Sewer: Private Sewer
- Water: Well
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Maplewood On Blakes Lake
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Balsam Lake
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $387/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $251,100
- Annual tax amount: $2,744
- Date on market: 6/17/2025
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