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12681 W Lake Sallie Drive, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

$534,900

View from Water (leaves digitally added to trees)

Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 1 Baths: 2 Square Footage: 1,248 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 9,148 Status: Active

Current Price: $534,900 List Date: 5/21/2026 Last Modified: 6/14/2026

Overview

Description

FIRST TIME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN OVER 80 YEARS! This rare opportunity on sought-after Lake Sallie is the kind of property that generations wait for. This spacious seasonal retreat features 1 large bedroom (with potential to easily create a 2nd bedroom) and 2 bathrooms, offering the perfect blend of comfort, charm, and endless lake memories. Enjoy 50 feet of level lakeshore with a hard sand bottom and breathtaking panoramic water views. Whether you’re swimming, boating, entertaining, or simply soaking in the sunsets, this property delivers true Minnesota lake living at its finest. Located just doors down from Hotel Shoreham, you’ll love the unbeatable location close to dining and all the fun Lake Sallie has to offer. Opportunities like this are incredibly rare — a legacy property with unbeatable views, ideal shoreline, and timeless appeal. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Lake Sallie history!

Listing Details MLS# 7078527

General Property Information

Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: No
New Development: No
Number of Fireplaces: Yes
Road Btwn WF & Home?: No
Waterfront Frontage: 50
Waterfront YN: Yes
Year Built: 1958
Yearly/Seasonal: Seasonal
Zoning: Agriculture
Bath Three Quarters: Yes
Bath Half: Yes
Main Floor Total SqFt: 780
Above Grd Total SqFt: 1248
Total SqFt: 1248
Total Finished Sqft: 1248.00
FireplaceYN: Yes
Lake/Waterfront Name: Sallie
Style: (SF) Single Family
Foundation Size: 780
Lot Dimensions: 157 x 50 x 157 x 55
Acres: 0.21
Assessment Pending: Unknown
Bath Quarter: 0
Below Grd Total SqFt: 0
Garage Stalls: 0
Association Fee: 0

Property Features

Accessible: None Air Conditioning: Window Unit(s) Amenities Unit: Dock; Kitchen Window Appliances: Microwave; Range; Refrigerator Basement: Crawl Space Bath Description: Main Floor 1/2 Bath; Upper Level 3/4 Bath Construction Status: Previously Owned Dining Room Description: Eat In Kitchen Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Slope: Level Exterior: Vinyl Family Room Characteristics: Main Level Fireplace Characteristics: Wood Burning Foundation: Concrete Block; Wood Fuel: Other Heating: None Lake Details: Hard; Sand Laundry: None Lock Box Type: Supra Lot Description: Accessible Shoreline Parking Characteristics: Other Road Frontage: Paved Streets Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road Roof: Asphalt Shingles Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional Sewer: Holding Tank; Septic System Compliant - Yes Stories: One and One Half Water: Sand Point; Well Waterfront View: North

Contract Information

Exclusions: Kayak
Contingency: None
Original List Price: 564900
ListPrice: 534900
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number: 12681
Street Direction Prefix: W
Street Name: Lake Sallie
Street Suffix: Drive
Postal City: Detroit Lakes
County: Becker
State: MN
Zip Code: 56501
Complex/Dev/Subdivision: Shoreham

Assessments

Tax With Assessments: 3350
Assessment Balance: 0

Basement

Foundation Dimensions: 30x26
Crawl Space: Yes

More Information

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground: 1248

Lake Details

Lake Acres: 1287
Lake Depth: 49
Hard: Yes
Sand: Yes

Lease Details

Land Leased: Not Applicable

Lock Box Type

Lock Box Source: LCAR
Supra: Yes

Miscellaneous Information

DP Resource: Yes
Homestead: No

Ownership

Fractional Ownership: No

Public Survey Info

Range#: 41
Section#: 19
Township#: 138

Office/Member Info

Association: LCAR

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN: No
Legal Description: SECTION 19 TOWNSHIP 138 RANGE 041 SHOREHAM 138 41 BLOCK 002 PT LOTS 7 & 8; BEG 21' W OF SW COR LOT 8 TH E 54.75', N 169.03' TO LK, W TO POINT, TH S 168.99' TO BEG
Listing City: Detroit Lakes
Map Page: 999
Municipality: Detroit Lakes
School District: Detroit Lakes
School District Phone: 218-847-9271
DNR Lake ID#: 03035900
DNR Lake Classification: General Development
Zip Plus 4: 668
Property ID Number: 191760000
Tax Year: 2026
Tax Amount: 3212
In Foreclosure?: No
Potential Short Sale?: No
Lender Owned?: No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks: FIRST TIME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN OVER 80 YEARS! This rare opportunity on sought-after Lake Sallie is the kind of property that generations wait for. This spacious seasonal retreat features 1 large bedroom (with potential to easily create a 2nd bedroom) and 2 bathrooms, offering the perfect blend of comfort, charm, and endless lake memories. Enjoy 50 feet of level lakeshore with a hard sand bottom and breathtaking panoramic water views. Whether you’re swimming, boating, entertaining, or simply soaking in the sunsets, this property delivers true Minnesota lake living at its finest. Located just doors down from Hotel Shoreham, you’ll love the unbeatable location close to dining and all the fun Lake Sallie has to offer. Opportunities like this are incredibly rare — a legacy property with unbeatable views, ideal shoreline, and timeless appeal. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Lake Sallie history!
Directions: From Detroit Lakes, head south on US-59 South for approximately 4 miles. Turn right (west) onto County Road 22 (South Shore Drive/W Lake Sallie Drive) and follow it toward Lake Sallie.

Accessible

None: Yes

Air Conditioning

Window Unit(s): Yes

Amenities Unit

Dock: Yes
Kitchen Window: Yes

Appliances

Microwave: Yes
Range: Yes
Refrigerator: Yes

Bath Description

Main Floor 1/2 Bath: Yes
Upper Level 3/4 Bath: Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned: Yes

Dining Room Description

Eat In Kitchen: Yes

Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Slope

Level: Yes

Exterior

Vinyl: Yes

Family Room Characteristics

Main Level: Yes

Fireplace Characteristics

Wood Burning: Yes

Foundation

Concrete Block: Yes
Wood: Yes

Fuel

Other: Yes

Heating

None: Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee: 0

Laundry

None: Yes

Lot Description

Accessible Shoreline: Yes

Parking Characteristics

Other: Yes

Patio, Porch and Deck Features

Deck: Yes

Road Frontage

Paved Streets: Yes

Road Responsibility

Public Maintained Road: Yes

Roof

Asphalt Shingles: Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash: Yes
Conventional: Yes

Sewer

Holding Tank: Yes
Septic System Compliant - Yes: Yes

Stories

One and One Half: Yes

Water

Sand Point: Yes
Well: Yes

Waterfront View

North: Yes

Listing Office: HomeSmart Adventure Realty

Last Updated: June - 14 - 2026

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