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11299 Birch Island Road, East Gull Lake, MN 56401

$2,950,000

Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 5 Square Footage: 6,488 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 89,734 Status: Closed

Current Price: $2,950,000 List Date: 2/01/2024 Last Modified: 8/07/2025

Overview

Description

Sold before print. A rare opportunity to own this authentic Gull Lake log home. Every detail showcases the craftsmanship that went into the home’s creation, from the hand-hewn logs to intricate wood carvings. Nestled on 2.06 acres and 298 feet of shoreline, this estate boasts five bedrooms and five bathrooms across 5,999 finished square feet. The great room features soaring ceilings adorned with exposed beams, floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace, and a wall of windows capturing picturesque water views. The main floor offers a gourmet kitchen, spacious dining room, three-season porch and two bedrooms. The upper-level highlights a loft and two bedrooms. Retreat to the walkout lower-level family room with stone fireplace, fifth bedroom, sauna and hot tub. The multiple viewing decks overlook a sandy beach with a firepit. Incredible location, near Cragun’s and Madden’s Resorts, in addition to various dining options and recreational trails. Listing includes the adjacent 0.7 acre lot.

Listing Details MLS# 6455566

General Property Information

Association Fee Frequency: Annually
Association Mgmt Co. Name: Birch Island Homeowners Association
Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: Yes
New Development: No
Number of Fireplaces: 2
Road Btwn WF & Home?: No
Waterfront Frontage: 298
Year Built: 1995
Yearly/Seasonal: Yearly
Zoning: Residential-Single Family
Bath Full: 2
Bath Three Quarters: 2
Bath Half: Yes
Main Floor Total SqFt: 2888
Above Grd Total SqFt: 3900
Below Grd Total SqFt: 2588
Total SqFt: 6488
Total Finished Sqft: 5939.00
FireplaceYN: Yes
Lake/Waterfront Name: Gull
Style: (SF) Single Family
Foundation Size: 2888
Association Fee: 300
Garage Stalls: 4
Lot Dimensions: 2.06 acres
Acres: 2.06
Bath Quarter: 0

Property Features

Accessible: None Air Conditioning: Central Air Amenities Unit: Deck; Dock; Hardwood Floors; Hot Tub; Kitchen Center Island; Kitchen Window; Main Floor Primary Bedroom; Panoramic View; Patio; Porch; Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet; Sauna; Security System; Skylight Appliances: Cooktop; Dishwasher; Microwave; Range; Refrigerator Association Fee Includes: Other Basement: Concrete Block Bath Description: Sauna; Main Floor 1/2 Bath; Main Floor 3/4 Bath; Upper Level Full Bath; Full Primary; Private Primary; 3/4 Basement; Separate Tub & Shower Construction Status: Previously Owned Dining Room Description: Breakfast Area; Eat In Kitchen; Informal Dining Room Exterior: Brick/Stone; Log Family Room Characteristics: 2 or More; 2 Story/High/Vaulted Ceilings; Family Room; Great Room; Loft; Lower Level; Main Level Financing Terms: Cash Fireplace Characteristics: 2-Sided; Gas Burning; Living Room; Primary Bedroom; Stone; Wood Burning Fuel: Natural Gas Heating: Forced Air Laundry: Laundry Room; Main Level Lot Description: Accessible Shoreline; Island/Peninsula; Tree Coverage - Medium Outbuildings: Additional Garage Parking Characteristics: Garage Door Opener Property Subtype: Log Home Road Frontage: Paved Streets; Private Road Road Responsibility: Association Maintained Road Roof: Age 8 Years or Less; Asphalt Shingles Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional Sewer: City Sewer/Connected Special Search: All Living Facilities on One Level; Main Floor Bedroom; Main Floor Laundry; Main Floor Primary; Primary Bdr Suite Stories: Two Water: Well Waterfront View: Lake; Panoramic; North; West

Contract Information

Off Market Date: 2024-02-01
Contingency: None
Closed Date: 2024-03-22
Original List Price: 2950000
Sales Close Price: 2950000
ListPrice: 2950000
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number: 11299
Street Name: Birch Island
Street Suffix: Road
Postal City: East Gull Lake
County: Cass
State: MN
Zip Code: 56401
Complex/Dev/Subdivision: Birch Island

Additional Parcels Information

Property ID #2: 873870120

Assessments

Tax With Assessments: 21480
Assessment Balance: 0

More Information

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground: 3900
Finished SqFt Below Ground: 2039

Lake Details

Lake Acres: 10010
Lake Chain Acreage: 13497
Lake Chain Name: Gull
Lake Depth: 80

Lease Details

Land Leased: Not Applicable

Miscellaneous Information

Homestead: No

Ownership

Fractional Ownership: No

Parking Characteristics

Garage Dimensions: 29x29
Garage Square Feet: 784
Garage Door Opener: Yes

Public Survey Info

Range#: 29
Section#: 29
Township#: 134

Office/Member Info

Association: MAAR
MLSID: RMLS

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN: Yes
Legal Description: LOTS 10 & 11, Lot 12
Listing City: East Gull Lake
Map Page: 999
Municipality: East Gull Lake
Rental License?: No
School District: Brainerd
School District Phone: 218-454-6900
DNR Lake ID#: 11030500
DNR Lake Classification: General Development
Lake Chain: Y
Zip Plus 4: 2670
Property ID Number: 873870100
Tax Year: 2023
Tax Amount: 21480
In Foreclosure?: No
Potential Short Sale?: No
Lender Owned?: No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks: Sold before print. A rare opportunity to own this authentic Gull Lake log home. Every detail showcases the craftsmanship that went into the home’s creation, from the hand-hewn logs to intricate wood carvings. Nestled on 2.06 acres and 298 feet of shoreline, this estate boasts five bedrooms and five bathrooms across 5,999 finished square feet. The great room features soaring ceilings adorned with exposed beams, floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace, and a wall of windows capturing picturesque water views. The main floor offers a gourmet kitchen, spacious dining room, three-season porch and two bedrooms. The upper-level highlights a loft and two bedrooms. Retreat to the walkout lower-level family room with stone fireplace, fifth bedroom, sauna and hot tub. The multiple viewing decks overlook a sandy beach with a firepit. Incredible location, near Cragun’s and Madden’s Resorts, in addition to various dining options and recreational trails. Listing includes the adjacent 0.7 acre lot.
Directions: North on Hwy 371 to left on County Road 77 to right on County Road 70, turn left on Scenic Drive, turn left on Birch Island Road to home.

Accessible

None: Yes

Air Conditioning

Central Air: Yes

Amenities Unit

Deck: Yes
Dock: Yes
Hardwood Floors: Yes
Hot Tub: Yes
Kitchen Center Island: Yes
Kitchen Window: Yes
Main Floor Primary Bedroom: Yes
Panoramic View: Yes
Patio: Yes
Porch: Yes
Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet: Yes
Sauna: Yes
Security System: Yes
Skylight: Yes

Appliances

Cooktop: Yes
Dishwasher: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Range: Yes
Refrigerator: Yes

Association Fee Includes

Other: Yes

Basement

Concrete Block: Yes

Bath Description

Sauna: Yes
Main Floor 1/2 Bath: Yes
Main Floor 3/4 Bath: Yes
Upper Level Full Bath: Yes
Full Primary: Yes
Private Primary: Yes
3/4 Basement: Yes
Separate Tub & Shower: Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned: Yes

Dining Room Description

Breakfast Area: Yes
Eat In Kitchen: Yes
Informal Dining Room: Yes

Exterior

Brick/Stone: Yes
Log: Yes

Family Room Characteristics

2 or More: Yes
2 Story/High/Vaulted Ceilings: Yes
Family Room: Yes
Great Room: Yes
Loft: Yes
Lower Level: Yes
Main Level: Yes

Financing Terms

Cash: Yes

Fireplace Characteristics

2-Sided: Yes
Gas Burning: Yes
Living Room: Yes
Primary Bedroom: Yes
Stone: Yes
Wood Burning: Yes

Fuel

Natural Gas: Yes

Heating

Forced Air: Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee: 0

Laundry

Laundry Room: Yes
Main Level: Yes

Lot Description

Accessible Shoreline: Yes
Island/Peninsula: Yes
Tree Coverage - Medium: Yes

Outbuildings

Additional Garage: Yes

Patio, Porch and Deck Features

Composite Decking: Yes
Covered: Yes
Deck: Yes
Front Porch: Yes
Patio: Yes

Property Subtype

Log Home: Yes

Road Frontage

Paved Streets: Yes
Private Road: Yes

Road Responsibility

Association Maintained Road: Yes

Roof

Age 8 Years or Less: Yes
Asphalt Shingles: Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash: Yes
Conventional: Yes

Sewer

City Sewer/Connected: Yes

Special Search

All Living Facilities on One Level: Yes
Main Floor Bedroom: Yes
Main Floor Laundry: Yes
Main Floor Primary: Yes
Primary Bdr Suite: Yes

Stories

Two: Yes

Water

Well: Yes

Waterfront View

Lake: Yes
Panoramic: Yes
North: Yes
West: Yes

Room Information

Room Name	Dimensions	Level
Three Season Porch	17x15.5	Main
Family Room	21x21	Lower
Billiard Room	18x15	Lower
Fourth (4th) Bedroom	14.5x12.5	Upper
Loft	19x15	Upper
Second (2nd) Bedroom	17.5x12	Main
Third (3rd) Bedroom	19.5x14.5	Upper
First (1st) Bedroom	19x15	Main
Primary Bath	17x14	Main
Dining Room	16x10	Main
Kitchen	18x18	Main
Great Room	25x22.5	Main
Fifth (5th) Bedroom	16.5x16	Lower

Listing Office: Compass

Last Updated: August - 07 - 2025

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