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    Lakefront & Creekside-Original Homestead Log Cabin-Mtn Views!

    Wasilla, AK, USA
    • Cabin900 sqft
    • Bedrooms2
    • Sleeps4
    • Bathrooms1
    • Half Baths0
    • Minimum Stay1 - 4 nights

    Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, (Sleeps 1-4)

    This original homestead cabin overlooks Cornelius Lake and is along side a salmon creek (runs of reds and silver salmon are in late August and September). This cabin sports views of Pioneer Peak and the surrounding Chugach Mountains. From the front deck, Alaska's beauty is abundant. The cabin is close to highways for easy access to the large variety of activities and sights available here in the Mat-Su Valley. Yet, it is also the perfect place to relax.

    As cabin guests, you are welcome to walk up the driveway to our home's lakeside lower patio

    ( located on a different lake), find yourself a comfortable Adirondack chair and enjoy an evening bonfire, a cozy chat, and a glass of wine. ( see new photos) OR you may want to enjoy a BBQ dinner cooked on the deck and eaten at the picnic table right outside the cabin front door. While you are relaxing you may want to watch the pair of loons and a pair of white swans enjoying their summer visit to the lake. Birds abound and fly between the two lakes, so you can watch eagles hunting and riding the air currents as you enjoy a morning cup of coffee. The cabin is also creekside and from the cabin deck you can watch rainbow trout and ducks as they travel back and forth between the two lakes.

    Use this cabin as a home base. Fishing spots, hiking areas, glaciers, animal farms, bike trails, shops, spas, gyms, and historic townsites are all located here in the Mat-Su Valley.

    This log cabin has two cozy bedrooms upstairs. The larger one features a custom built pine queen size bed while the smaller one has 2 single beds. The new bathroom is located on the main floor and features a large tiled shower. The beautiful kitchen area has granite counter tops, an electric stove, microwave oven, coffee maker, refrigerator, and a washer and dryer. Linens and kitchen utensils, pots, and pans are provided. The living room has a comfortable leather couch, custom blinds for privacy, and large windows for gazing at the spectacular views of ' nature at its best'.

    The cabin is not suited to folks with mobility issues or those who are traveling with very young children. The stairs are steep.

    Keywords: historic log cabin, lakefront and creek access, mountain views, centrally located, easy access to highways, 1 hour drive from Anchorage

    Owner

    Kathryn

    Member Since 2012
    Response rate:
    90%
    Response time:
    within one day
    Speaks:
    english
    Calendar last updated:
    Apr 25, 2018
    About Kathryn

    Bob and I have lived in Alaska for more than 36 years. We love living here in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and we love our lives. Bob is a General Contractor who builds custom homes locally. I am a former teacher who loved working with students in our local public schools. Our two sons were hockey players growing up here in Alaska. Now, one of our sons is currently out of state attending graduate school, and our other son lives locally and works in Alaska as a civil engineer. We are a very busy and active family. For more than 10 years, Bob and our younger son had both run the Mt. Marathon race in Seward on the fourth of July. All four of us kayak and camp in Katchemak Bay and the Homer area most summers with friends. We also like to ride bikes, hike, fish, and play golf. We recently "re-homed" a middle-aged terrier that loves to go for hikes and walks with us. She is a great addition to our family.

    Kathryn purchased this Cabin in 2005

    Why Kathryn chose Palmer

    The Mat-Su Valley really has the best of what Alaska has to offer, and we have lived here for twenty eight years. We bought this amazing piece of property fourteen years ago. Bob built our beautiful home on the bluff overlooking one lake at the back of the property. On the front of the property is an original homestead cabin built in 1958. It took us 3 years to remodel the inside of the cabin while saving many of the original logs. It is beautiful and we now would like to share it with visitors in the summer months. In the winter months, the cabin is rented for the school year schedule, early August through late May, to a teacher.

    What makes this Cabin unique

    If you enjoy watching birds like we do, you will especially enjoy your visit to this homestead cabin on Cornelius Lake . In addition to local water fowl and eagles, we get to enjoy viewing the many migratory birds who visit Alaska in the summer. Neklason Lake has been the temporary summer home to a pair of white swans who raised six signets here. The parents lead the flotilla in parade style around the shore of the lake everyday when the signets were strong and big enough.The parents modeled for their youngsters 'touch-and-go' landings on water, traveling between our two lakes. We watched all 6 of the signets grow to young adults and then one day we watched all 8 of them fly south together in late September. It was soooo exciting!! Hopefully they will return every summer and you can watch them too.

    $175avg/night
    21 Reviews
    Exceptional 5/5
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    For booking assistance, call 888-640-7927

    Property # 402925

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