Sold, Thank you FSBO!

Newly retired.  Please help us, must reduce outgo & we will help you have a wonderful home!

Just 10 minutes from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, RATED ONE OF TOP 10 PLACES TO LIVE IN USA, a university community in the center of the state. Less than 2 hours north of the capital, Madison; 4 hours from Chicago and 3 hours to Milwaukee and Rochester, Minnesota; 2 hours to Green Bay. Located in a neighborhood of professionals owning 10 or more acres, where it is easy to borrow a cup of sugar and at the same time private enough to go months without chatting.

This quality-built, custom designed, newer home on 12.5 acres will appeal to the person wanting to have peace & quiet, privacy, serenity, enjoy nature and perhaps horses. First floor master bedroom, guest room and laundry. Perfect for entertaining with large well-planned kitchen with granite island and baker's table, corian computer or student desk and pantry.  Large open concept, vaulted ceiling great room, walled in glass overlooking 350' of wooded frontage on the Plover River, a pristine trout stream great for kayaking, canoeing and tubing, winter cross-country skiing.  Long views in all directions.

Evening walks down the crushed red granite path to the pier and mediation bench to enjoy the sunset finish each day in total privacy and quiet with not a house or person to be seen. River otter, deer, eagles, fox, beaver, wild turkeys, Canada geese, sandhill cranes, great blue herons, piliated woodpeckers, bluebirds, gold finches and numerous song birds abound.

This property features a 2001, 60'x50' Morton barn for storage, a studio for the artist or get away for the business person.    Automatic waterers, a wash stall with hot water, heated tack room with kitchenette and Jotel gas fireplace, foaling stall with camera, dimmer light and viewing window make this also an animal lover's dream! 

Professionally landscaped with organic gardens featuring raspberries, blueberries, apple trees, plum trees, rhubarb and asparagus. 100s of trees with over 75 flowering crabs and shrubs, making spring a cloud of color.

This home has radiant in the floor heat and passive solar, easily converted to complete solar. Hardwood floors, tile, Kohler, three decks, aggregate patio and oversized aggregate garage apron. Easy adaption to solar(presently awaiting an estimate) or geothermal available. "R" values 60 in ceiling, 20 in walls make the house very reasonable to heating.  Owner owned 1,000 unit propane tank is filled 2-3 times a year with heating costs presently about $2,000 to $2,500/year. The home is very well insulated and "green friendly". All windows are energy efficient thermopane "E" windows, there is even a deck off the first floor laundry room to air dry laundry.  Lower level of the house was planned for a Mother-in-law suite so an aging parent could live with us or as we age we could have a live-in nurse.  The house is perfect for a young family wanting room to spread out, with an additional 3 bedrooms on the lower walk-out level, a full bath and wet bar area.  

A swale to the west makes the lower level feel like the first floor of the home.  Satellite high speed internet is available throughout the house. Multiple phone lines with video capability were put in way ahead of the technology availability. DISH satellite is here.  Our spacious, oversized, three car garage is naturally lit with 6 large windows and two 1/2 glass exterior doors includes a work bench and a pull down attic storage door over the garages provides more than enough room!  Clean crisp lines, comfortable space and lay-out make this a delightfully well thought out private home, a real dream to find! 

Kindly see virtual tour: www.sonrisefarm1.com

Be sure to click on the button, "More Information Available" on virtual tour page which will bring up a MLS listing sheet details and specific room sizes.

Appliances are not included.  If you do not need horses equipment price can be reduced.

Also Jotul fireplace removal in studio can give price reduction.

Contact Dr. Ronald & Katharine Cook at 715-341-7833 or 715-570-2300

CREATIVE FINANCING POSSIBLE:  We are interested in selling to down size either nearer our grandchildren in Charleston, SC or maintain property here in central Wisconsin or the Madison area.  Willing to consider trade for partial payment. We like being on water and or space for a couple horses. 

Buyers Agents and Brokers welcome for one party listings. 

Extensive Photos available upon request.

If you would kindly send us an email with helpful thoughts we would be most appreciative. Send to: kmcook@mwwb.net