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968 W Horseshoe Drive NW, Backus, MN 56435

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$195,000

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Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 1 Baths: 1 Square Footage: 480 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 772,319 Status: Active

Current Price: $195,000 List Date: 6/11/2026 Last Modified: 6/11/2026

Overview

Description

Set back on 17 acres of natural beauty sits this simple Coldwater cabin, capturing the kind of quiet perfection that’s becoming harder to find. Thoughtfully uncomplicated and deeply inviting, it features a full kitchen, two sleeping lofts, and one private bedroom. This is a place where days unfold naturally; whether it’s morning coffee on the porch, campfires under the stars, or weekends spent unplugged from the noise of everyday life. This property invites you to slow down, breathe deeper, and savor the little things.

Listing Details MLS# 7090627

General Property Information

Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: No
New Development: No
Number of Fireplaces: Yes
Waterfront YN: No
Year Built: 1985
Yearly/Seasonal: Seasonal
Zoning: Residential-Single Family
Main Floor Total SqFt: 480
Above Grd Total SqFt: 480
Total SqFt: 480
Total Finished Sqft: 480.00
FireplaceYN: Yes
Bath Quarter: Yes
Style: (SF) Single Family
Foundation Size: 480
Garage Stalls: 2
Lot Dimensions: 660x1170
Acres: 17.73
Assessment Pending: No
Bath Three Quarters: 0
Bath Half: 0
Below Grd Total SqFt: 0
Association Fee: 0

Property Features

Accessible: No Stairs Internal Air Conditioning: None Appliances: Fuel Tank - Owned; Range; Refrigerator Basement: None Bath Description: Other Construction Status: Previously Owned Dining Room Description: Informal Dining Room Electric: 100 Amp Service Exterior: Wood Foundation: Slab Fuel: Propane; Wood Heating: Space Heater Laundry: None Lock Box Type: Combo Lot Description: Tree Coverage - Heavy Outbuildings: Screenhouse; Other Pool Description: None Property Subtype: Acreage; Cabin; Rural Residential Road Frontage: Township Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road Roof: Age 8 Years or Less Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional Sewer: Tank with Drainage Field Stories: One Water: Drilled

Contract Information

Contingency: None
Original List Price: 195000
ListPrice: 195000
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number: 968
Street Direction Prefix: W
Street Name: Horseshoe
Street Suffix: Drive
Street Direction Suffix: NW
Postal City: Backus
County: Cass
State: MN
Zip Code: 56435

Assessments

Tax With Assessments: 678
Assessment Balance: 0

Basement

Foundation Dimensions: 30x16
None: Yes

More Information

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground: 480

Lease Details

Land Leased: Not Applicable

Miscellaneous Information

Homestead: No

Ownership

Fractional Ownership: No

Public Survey Info

Range#: 30
Section#: 21
Township#: 139

Office/Member Info

Association: GLAR

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN: No
Legal Description: W660 FT OF N1170 FT OF NE SE
Listing City: Backus
Map Page: 999
Municipality: Backus
School District: Pine River-Backus
School District Phone: 218-587-4720
Zip Plus 4: 5667
Property ID Number: 340214101
Tax Year: 2025
Tax Amount: 612
In Foreclosure?: No
Potential Short Sale?: No
Lender Owned?: No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks: Set back on 17 acres of natural beauty sits this simple Coldwater cabin, capturing the kind of quiet perfection that’s becoming harder to find. Thoughtfully uncomplicated and deeply inviting, it features a full kitchen, two sleeping lofts, and one private bedroom. This is a place where days unfold naturally; whether it’s morning coffee on the porch, campfires under the stars, or weekends spent unplugged from the noise of everyday life. This property invites you to slow down, breathe deeper, and savor the little things.
Directions: At Godfrey's, Turn onto State 87. Turn Left onto W. Horseshoe Dr. property on right, sign posted.

Accessible

No Stairs Internal: Yes

Air Conditioning

None: Yes

Appliances

Fuel Tank - Owned: Yes
Range: Yes
Refrigerator: Yes

Bath Description

Other: Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned: Yes

Dining Room Description

Informal Dining Room: Yes

Electric

100 Amp Service: Yes

Exterior

Wood: Yes

Foundation

Slab: Yes

Fuel

Propane: Yes
Wood: Yes

Heating

Space Heater: Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee: 0

Laundry

None: Yes

Lock Box Type

Combo: Yes

Lot Description

Tree Coverage - Heavy: Yes

Outbuildings

Screenhouse: Yes
Other: Yes

Patio, Porch and Deck Features

Deck: Yes
Screened: Yes

Pool Description

None: Yes

Property Subtype

Acreage: Yes
Cabin: Yes
Rural Residential: Yes

Road Frontage

Township: Yes

Road Responsibility

Public Maintained Road: Yes

Roof

Age 8 Years or Less: Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash: Yes
Conventional: Yes

Sewer

Tank with Drainage Field: Yes

Stories

One: Yes

Water

Drilled: Yes

Room Information

Room Name	Dimensions	Level
First (1st) Bedroom	8x8	Main
Kitchen	12x7	Main
Living Room	15x14	Main
Loft	8x13	Upper
Sitting Room	9x6	Main

Listing Office: Lyndsay Lane Real Property

Last Updated: June - 11 - 2026

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