I had been shopping the lake for many years before this spot came along. Initially there was no power on the lake, so you had to have a noisy generator on when you wanted light, and needed a propane refrigerator. This was a big deterrent to a city boy like me. Also at that time the cottages built along Lake Medora Rd were on Leased land. This was another deterrent - not owning the land under your camp.
In the early 2000's the land company sold the lots to cottage owners and they started selling off lake front lots too.
I looked at many of these but they were so far down the road that I was afraid of being greeted by Black Bears in the morning or at night.
There were always costly issues you had to face if you were going to build on a greenfield site - clearing, power and septic were all costly first steps.
Finally in 2008 I was "in the right place" in life, when the old cottage came on the market. I had been shopping the lake for many years and when this spot came along I jumped on it.
I could see it had an outstanding perspective on the waters edge, and the price was affordable too.
The local contractors still claim that the demolition here was on their top ten list - for the most bat guano that came out of the rafters during demolition.
It is hard to describe how satisfying it was to spend six months along the edge of the water building the cottage. It was truly one of the most memorable experiences of my life.