Live Your Dream Realty
Orcas filmed in front of property This is the third time we have seen them in front of the house. Click Here to see Orca Video.
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Lots of other great stuff is included!
19ft alumaweld covered boat with 90HP 4 stroke Honda
18 ft Lund with 25 HP 4 stroke Yamaha
Other bits & pieces including a winch (donkey/ yarder), canoe, fibreglass kayak, new elliptical trainer, misc tools, furniture, pots and pans, food storage buckets & equipment, whatever you want & pretty much everything you need to survive & thrive out here!
Bothered by a stressful job, traffic, the economy or the increasing busyness of a fast-paced world?
The best thing about living like this is that we have hardly any bills! It is a great escape!
Quit the rat race and enjoy life!
The original part of the house as a float house.
The interior as it was in the float house.
It is a lot of work developing a remote property. With no road access,
all the work had to be done by hand. We have done most of the stuff
that is hard on your back, (including hauling out all the sheetrock!) now
you can come in and enjoy and finish to your tastes!
The garden site when it was first cleared. This would also be a great
place for a cabin. It is far enough away from the main house to
maintain privacy but also has a stunning location with ocean views through
the trees for over 180 degrees. I have developed the garden soil with
lots of animal manure, seaweed, compost and alder duff. No pesticides!
(I am a natural nut).
The little inlets around the island that are nice to explore by kayak. You can walk to a road at low tide.
For the subsistence type, there is a lot of food to gather right here, rock
crabs off the dock, seagreens and berries, some fishing, clams...
Ok, the sun does not always shine so brightly. We don't get much snow here however, but enough to have a bit of fun with...
Get away from it all, get independent & enjoy life!
The old pics:
Klawock
SOLD
Charming Island Cabin...
$225,000 - Finisher Island Home, 433ft Waterfront, 2 boats, dock, 1 acre, southern exposure, internet & lots more
This truly magical home is privately located in protected waters 10 minutes from Klawock. Most of the home is new and comes with everything you need to survive and thrive in a very special island hideaway!
This is a unique and truly beautiful property. Located in protected waters just outside Klawock, town is
conveniently 
close
while the property is delightfully private. Facing
southwest, it receives lots of sun and stunning sunsets. Surrounded by
islands, the waters here are very protected, and there are endless bays and
islands to explore via kayak.
The exterior of the home is complete, with some work remaining in the interior. The home is very livable although unfinished. There are lots of goodies: a dock, solar power, wind power, quiet gas generators, satellite internet, tools, sheds, developed paths, gardens and stunning views all around!
Lots of great features:
433.19 ft waterfront! 1.073
acres. Southwest
facing - lots of sun, stunning sunsets!
Deep water moorage.
Protected waters, great for kayaking & exploring
Powered by solar, wind and gas generators - cheap, easy, reliable and independent!
Close to town, yet feels at the end of the world.
Simply beautiful cedar sided house, designed to maximize sun & views.
Every bedroom has a water view!
Ideal house site, ocean views on the south and west facing sides of the house, with big windows facing the views and the sun, with protective bluff providing shelter from the north.
Gardens with developed rich soil and cedar chip paths (a lot of hard work right there...) Movable Greenhouse.
This is a beautiful, alternative
energy, remote home
with all the conveniences, a very special package! A great place to get
away from it all with all the comforts... We call it heaven on
earth.... 
The land: Perhaps the best island waterfront lot we have seen... It has 278.66 ft of waterfront facing southwest, and another 154.53 ft facing northwest. This perfect exposure gives it lots of sun, especially in winter, and displays stunning sunsets!
The property has many old-growth cedars
and spruce on it, with smaller hemlocks toward the back of the lot. The house
is located to one side, on the warmest part of the land. There is
a bluff behind the house, protecting it from the cold north wind. On many
winter days we have watched the north wind tearing along, but the house was
warm and wind-free with calm waters in front of it.
Tucked in behind Klawock, this area is very protected, being nestled amongst many little islands. These are delightful kayaking waters, with endless bays and inlets to explore. It is possible to kayak or canoe to town, it takes 30-45 minutes. We come and go into town by boat, day or night, summer or winter. It takes about 10 minutes. Access is easy once you get the hang of it and the drive is beautiful!
The property also has developed garden
areas and is set up for chickens and goats. Lots of work has gone into
developing cedar chip pathways that an ATV can drive.
The surrounding location is something special too. At low tide (2ft or
lower) there are many beautiful walks to take around the beaches, islands to
explore, empty of houses but full of wildlife...
The House: The original part of the house was an extremely solid float house that we pulled onto land in 2005. In 2008 the addition and remodel was started. The exterior of the house is complete, with new cedar siding and decks on two sides.
The interior is partway through
renovations, and at a great stage for someone to take over and finish to
their own tastes. It is for sale "As Is". The home
has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large pantry, a laundry area and a big sunny living room
with big windows all around. Quality
is very important t
o
us so this home has been built with love & high quality materials. A
good deal of the work has been done by contractors.
The house currently has: new high quality, thermal Milgard windows and sliding doors, new cedar siding, a new, high-quality, snap-lock metal roof, a pressure treated lumber deck and attractive cedar soffits. The framing for the interior is complete, the electrical and plumbing (PEX) is new and complete. There is a brand new bathroom on the lower level. All that remains is to hang the rest of the sheetrock (on-site), and after that it is mainly finishing work.
The home measures 18.5' x
34.5', is fully skirted and on creosote pilings (standard for remote properties
and financible). There is a small work area
underneath that stores batteries
and tools. Additionally there is an
attached water shed that has a
3000
gallon water tank in it and another 1000 gallon tank outside. Two
generators come with the house, one 1000W, super quiet & efficient
Honda, and a brand new 2000W of the same type is on the way (lucky you, the
old big generator just broke down so we just purchased a new one!) We
have a front loading washing machine that is only a few years old. There is a
battery pack that stores power for when it is needed, and several solar
panels and a new wind turbine that helps to keep the batteries charged.
Heat is provided by a woodstove and hot water is heated by a new instant gas
hot water system. The range and refrigerator run using propane.
There is a very nice
homemade floating dock with deep
water moorage.
The master suite is a dream. It has a
lovely private balcony with ocean views through the treetops and forest
views all around. This is a
delightful space, windows on all sides, curved walls, vaulted ceilings and
a decidedly romantic feel... From bed you can watch the ocean thro
ugh
the branches of huge old cedars, and the stars twinkle at night...
Life here is a delight. Just a quick skiff ride into town through breathtaking scenery for all your conveniences, yet when you are home you have the best of Alaska. Remote, wild, and poetically beautiful. Your back yard feels like a national park! And it is easy to live this way too. I am a lightweight city girl and everything is set up so I can manage out here alone.
This home is stunning. The location is idyllic, truly something special. We have watched seals and families of otters play in front of the house, bears amble the beaches, and even heard wolves howl. We have even seen a family of Orcas swim past several times! It is a dream location, to one side you can see snow capped mountains, while all around you are framed by islands. So beautiful, peaceful and dreamlike...
We truly love this magical place, and until very recently had no intentions of leaving, but I am an Aussie, and family is beckoning us back down under... If you would like to see this property, we recommend allowing yourself some time. Come, see it first, and if you like it, we will plan another day to go through it in detail. We would be happy to share with you.
If you need an escape, or just a little piece of heaven, this really is a very special and wonderful property. It will make your family love visiting and your friends jealous! Well organized with alternative energy, a sunny aspect, protected waters and lots of privacy in a unique wilderness setting, you can live your dream right here...
The dock and a midsummer sunset.
The new living room! Glass sliding doors let in light and views. The doors face south, the big windows face west. Lots of light all day, especially in winter when the sun is lower in the south.
The kitchen is alluringly tucked around the corner, I wanted an open kitchen but also wanted to hide the dishes.
The kitchen feels comfortable and is a pleasure to be in. A real delight for those who love cooking, and hey, the outlook may even inspire those who don't! The cabinets were salvaged from the original floathouse and are a bit rough although functional. The plan for the kitchen and living room area is to use the tongue and groove from the original living room for the walls, this will give the room that "Alaskan cabin" feel that was so charming with its red and gold glow. There is enough sheetrock for the entire house, we decided this was important for fire protection and insulation.
The fridge is tucked around the corner and the pantry next to that. The pantry could become a laundry room if one desired that, but with all the great food to gather around here, a big pantry is almost essential!
The views. Need I say more?
The new bathroom! Complete with propane instant hot water, very efficient.
The property starts roughly from the small boat in the middle of the photo (you can see a grey dot) and extends to the left all the way and around the corner. Click to enlarge photo.
A panorama showing the location of everything. The photo makes it look curved, but it is actually more flat. The dock is on the left, the garden area above it, the sheds a little to the right, the greenhouse (which can be moved), then a bank of trees before the house. The goat pen is on a hill located roughly in the middle of the photo and back a little way.
Here you can see the master bedroom and upper deck. This deck faces west.
The west and south decks (The darker face has been stained, staining is nearly complete now).
Photo 1 shows the north facing side of the house. The door is for the water shed. Here you can see all the windows for the master bedroom along the back upper level. Photo 2 shows the east facing side of the house. The big window in the master bedroom looks out on a cedar grove that gets speckled with the morning light and the three small windows let in light over the stairwell.
The south facing deck.
The master bedroom and the views through the forest.
The dock! It is solid enough to pick up building supplies or groceries using an ATV and can handle quite a few boats if you have a party... Kids love it for swimming.
Float plane arriving at out dock for pickup.
The dock goes to deep water, especially on the right side, it even handles floatplanes nicely! Easy landing in front of house! I have been dropped off right to my house by the float plane companies before and actually just had a goat picked up by float plane, talk about home delivery and it was cheap! Now if we could just get pizza...
The beach at a very low tide. You can see how it is gently sloping. It drops off near the dock. In summer bright green grass grows and it looks like a wild lawn!
Chickens anyone? And the garden early in the season.
Here is some of that summer grass... perfectly mown now thank you goats!
The chicken house, the outbuildings with a touch of snow. The outbuildings are pretty basic.
Cedar groves and big trees. There is some stunning old growth, some very old trees on this property.
On a summer afternoon, looking at the mountains to the southeast.
A sunset reflecting off those mountains.
Looking south. Klawock is straight ahead through the gap. The only bit of developed property you can see is on the island to the south, but it is not lived on. No one else lives on this island, but people own the property. We placed the house so that it would stay private.
Enjoy the good life!
North, north west.
As the sun changes position so much throughout the year, you get sunsets in all different areas of the sky. I can tell how far we are from the solstices by where the sun sets every day!
This is basically a new home and your opportunity to own a beautiful home in one of the most stunning home sites around. Finish to your tastes, and enjoy a truly magical life!
And Happy 4th July to you too! It is like having a BBQ in a national park or private beach, only your house is there for comfort too!
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