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Wind back into the Lutsen woods navigating a hill above Caribou Lake. Brief, enticing views of the pure, cool waters of Caribou are framed by the Boreal woods. Keep, going… deeper, back into privacy, back into memory of days of leisure on a lake, vacation, relaxation. A curved driveway opens among sugar maples. Here is a home on Sawmill Bay, a quiet, little known corner of Caribou Lake. A place for one or two or a crowd! Four bedroom, 2 bath. Hardwood and tile floors. Lots of options for hosting company, family, office-space, studio. Lovely, large, lakeside windows fill the living room with Northwoods light, loon calls – birding here right from the couch is warblerific! A woodstove snoozes along, warm and friendly, releasing the tied up solar energy of last fall’s windthrown maple. Spacious kitchen with updated appliances and lovely glass-front cabinets overlooks the proceedings. Walleyes fresh from the lake manifest in arrays of styles: breaded, baked, glazed. Cheerful desserts arrive with variations on maple – the maple syrup that was harvested from your own backyard! A three-season gazebo of timbers is accessed off the living room – a place for cribbage, nature identification books, naps, big conversations or some brews and chillin’. Three levels here allow the gang to spread out. Family room downstairs is great for movies, the kids area, exercise room – it’s filled with the leafy, watery rays of forest living. Upstairs are two quiet bedrooms for those that need a bit more rest in the AM, or those night owls listening to spring peepers, pouring over maps for the next adventure. A dutiful and handy laundry room doubles as a pantry and holder of all the required Northern Minnesota gear. Spacious, two-car garage is mission critical. Current owners want to give you a good start – some furnishings can be included and the pontoon boat! Take time here, look closely: spring ephemerals are low in the leaf litter, cedars are wizened, ruminating, white spruce are sentinels guiding the boat home at dusk. Swimming here is crystalline, fundamental, spirit-cleansing. The firepit by the lake has a long tradition of s’mores, cowboy TV, humans bonding in the warmth and dancing flames. Off peak heat is easy on the finances. Deadend road keeps it lowkey. Gardens and raspberries standby for direction and provision. Wait ‘til you experience the fall color – uffda! Lutsen, Caribou Lake, Privacy, Well-Maintained Home – ‘Nuf said!