Duck Lake Frontage, Near Babb,Glacier Park, St. Mary's, Many Glacier,Waterton Pk
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Location
Car: Necessary
Enjoy stargazing, Northern Lights displays, viewing and photographing spectacular wild flowers and exquisite nature views, getting acquainted with friendly local folks, meeting and swapping stories with visitors from all over the globe, including the students who spend their summers working in and around Glacier Park, view Blackfeet Indian cultural activities and enjoy breathing CLEAN Air! Live theater and music 'happens' in the Glacier Park lodges in the summer. Winter activities include ice fishing, back country skiiing, snow mobiling, sledding. Close to Canadian border and Cardston, Alberta. Lethbridge, Alberta (Costco, and shopping centers) is about 1/2 hour away. Kalispell, Montana and Great Falls, Montana are about 2 hours away.
We are located about 1/2 mile off Hwy 464 on West Shore Duck Lake Road on the right side (lake side). It's a gray house with a wood and wrought iron fence in front. Hwy 464 can be accessed from the east end of Browning (turn at the concrete Expresso tipi, or from St. Mary/Babb side as well.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2009
About the owner: Don, a retired health systems administrator and business owner is an avid sportsman and Irene, a registered nurse, have lived in and loved Montana most of our lives. About 5 years ago, A friend and Duck Lake year-around resident friend called and told us about this beautiful, lakefront lot that was for sale. We, with daughter Dawn, bought it and spent many months building, upgrading, and enjoying it. Warm, solid wood doors and woodwork complement the warm earthtones in the rooms, Comfortable beds and furnishings give you those 'ahhhhhh' moments when you slow down and relax. It has been mostly a labor of love (but yes, there have been some 'X#*m%vm' moments we'll have to admit). We haven't yet finished all the upgrades that we plan, but the warm and serene atmosphere of the home and it's setting now make it a wonderful place for children and grandchildren to gather, recreate, and relax year around. Winter months here are not for 'sissies', however. Often there is an abundance of snow and frigid weather that makes the surface of the lake becomes a skating rink a foot or two thick, which make the ice-fishermen smile from ear to ear as they sit around their heaters in the icehouse! Yes, a few of the over-eager have dropped vehicles into the lake through ice not quite thick enough. We love this area, and we think you will too! A sad footnote from Irene: Don, my husband and the love of my life, went to be with Jesus this last year. Besides taking half of my heart, his contributions to our place are missed every day. I know he is watching with love and interest as we continue to pour into our place.
Why the Owner Chose Babb, MT, USA:
Location, location, wonderful location! Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park, and Waterton Park close by, and seen from the living room window, the lake seen from the kitchen, dining room, & master bedroom, with premier trout fishing in your own back yard, wildlife, wild flowers, many species of birds, and all the comforts of home. You may see a bushy-tailed fox strolling across the back yard, or a deer, and even a moose. There is solitude when you want it, yet there are social activities when you want them, as well. The neighbors are friends as soon as you meet them. Everyone smiles and says hello. There are no crowds to fight, and no standing in long lines to see or do what you would like. This area is why Montana has been called 'The Treasure State' and 'Big Sky Country'! We've lived and roamed through this area longer than anywhere else, although we have seen quite a bit of the U.S. & the world. But despite some long, hard winters, we choose to live here. The benefits certainly out weigh any negatives!
The Unique Benefits at this House:
We've chosen not to bring the hustle and bustle of our busy lives to this place. We don't have cable or dish T.V., although music, books and movies, and games (and a radio) are there if we want them. We do have a cell phone booster and auxilliary phones if we need or want to communicate. But this is a 'get-away-from-it-all place', where a bushy-tailed fox trots through the yard. A white-tailed deer reaches up to munch the leaves on a low-hanging branch, a nervous fawn close by. Loons call from the lake. Fish arc as they jump in the water. Graceful swans gliding on a placid lake surface between boats that float or bob as the fishermen they carry cast graceful arches of line on either side of their boats. Ducks quack, quack, quake their silly-sounding call. An eagle swoops and picks a fish right out of the water. Johnny-jump-ups and other wild flowers riot across fields and hillsides. And all framed by majestic, snow-capped mountain peaks. Could there be a sweeter place?
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Photos
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![A chilly day at Duck Lake....]()
A chilly day at Duck Lake....
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![Bedroom #2 with queen bed. Mountain view from window.]()
Bedroom #2 with queen bed. Mountain view from window.
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![Main bath as seen from the hall.]()
Main bath as seen from the hall.
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![Looking towards kitchen window, from which you see lake.]()
Looking towards kitchen window, from which you see lake.
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![Wildflowers along roadside.]()
Wildflowers along roadside.
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![Wildflowers and bluebird houses.]()
Wildflowers and bluebird houses.
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![On Duck Lake looking toward the West shore. Cabins/Glacier Park/mtns in backgrn]()
On Duck Lake looking toward the West shore. Cabins/Glacier Park/mtns in backgrn
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![Sunset on Duck Lake.]()
Sunset on Duck Lake.
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![Master bedroom with king bed. Lake views from windows.]()
Master bedroom with king bed. Lake views from windows.
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![#3 Bedroom with full/twin bunk. Mountain view from window.]()
#3 Bedroom with full/twin bunk. Mountain view from window.
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![Looking into kitchen from dining room.]()
Looking into kitchen from dining room.
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![Looking into livingroom from entry. Mountain view are seen through this window.]()
Looking into livingroom from entry. Mountain view are seen through this window.
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![Duck Lake from the west side]()
Duck Lake from the west side
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![Chief Mountain on the right,]()
Chief Mountain on the right,
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![Fall colors with snow capped Glacier Park/Rocky Mountains/Chief Mtn in backgrnd.]()
Fall colors with snow capped Glacier Park/Rocky Mountains/Chief Mtn in backgrnd.
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![Horses grazing peacefully in the foothills of the snow-capped Rocky Mtns/Glacier]()
Horses grazing peacefully in the foothills of the snow-capped Rocky Mtns/Glacier
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This listing was first published here in 2012.
Date last modified - Monday, May 22, 2017
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