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Owner is an Agent?: No

Auction?: No

Status: Active

Contingency: None

Current Price: $349,900

Original List Price: 349900

ListPrice: 349900

List Date: 2026-01-02

Association: GLAR

Common Wall: No

Lot Measurement: Acres

Manufactured Home?: No

Multiple PIDs?: No

New Development: No

Number of Fireplaces: 1

Road Btwn WF & Home?: No

Waterfront Frontage: 275

Waterfront Present: Yes

Year Built: 1993

Yearly/Seasonal: Yearly

Zoning: Residential-Single Family

Lot Dimensions: 1.93

Acres: 1.93

Bath Three Quarters: 0

Bath Half: 0

Lake/Waterfront Name: Big Portage

Bath Quarter: 0

Main Floor Total SqFt: 1864

Above Grd Total SqFt: 1864

Below Grd Total SqFt: 0

Total Finished Sqft: 1864.00

FireplaceYN: Yes

Foundation Size: 1864

Style: (SF) Single Family

Garage Stalls: 2

Power Company: Crow Wing Power

Association Fee: 0

Bedrooms: 3

Baths Total: 2

Bath Full: 2

Total SqFt: 1864

AssocFeeYN: No

Legal Description: PT OF GOV LOT 3, SEC 18-139-29

Listing City: Backus

Map Page: 999

Municipality: Backus

School District: Pine River-Backus

School District Phone: 218-587-4720

DNR Lake ID#: 11030800

DNR Lake Classification: General Development

Zip Plus 4: 2159

Property ID Number: 320182305

Tax Year: 2025

Tax Amount: 2284

In Foreclosure?: No

Potential Short Sale?: No

Lender Owned?: Yes

Public Remarks: Set on the desirable Portage Chain of Lakes, this lakeshore home offers panoramic water views and an exceptional sense of privacy. Enjoy expansive lake views overlooking Deep Portage Preserve, providing undeveloped shoreline and wooded scenery across the water. The property is tucked into a private, natural setting with a peaceful Northwoods feel. Offering convenient one-level living, the open layout features vaulted ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, and generous living and dining spaces designed to take full advantage of the lake setting. The home includes a full primary bedroom suite that is privately set apart from the additional bedrooms. Large windows and lake-facing areas capture sweeping views of Big Portage Lake. Recent updates include a new furnace. With over 1,000 acres of connected water to explore, the Portage Chain is ideal for boating, great fishing, and year-round recreation, making this an excellent opportunity for relaxed lake living.

Directions: 371 North to 87 East to 24th Ave NW to East on Rice Portage Trail NW

Doors 36"+: 1

Central Air: 1

Ceiling Fan(s): 1

Deck: 1

Dock: 1

Kitchen Window: 1

Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet: 1

Tile Floors: 1

Vaulted Ceiling(s): 1

Walk-In Closet: 1

Assessment Balance: 0

Assessment Installment: 0

Tax With Assessments: 2284

None: 1

Main Floor Full Bath: 1

Full Primary: 1

Bathroom Ensuite: 1

Jetted Tub: 1

Finished SqFt Above Ground: 1864

Frame: 1

Previously Owned: 1

Living/Dining Room: 1

Circuit Breakers: 1

Elevation Highpoint Waterfront Feet: 15-26

Steep: 1

Cedar: 1

Family Room: 1

Main Level: 1

Wood Burning: 1

Slab: 1

Propane: 1

Forced Air: 1

Insurance Fee: 0

Lake Acres: 902

Lake Chain Acreage: 1031

Lake Chain Name: Portage

Lake Depth: 23

Reeds: 1

Sand: 1

Undeveloped: 1

Weeds: 1

Lake Front: 1

Main Level: 1

Land Leased: Not Applicable

Irregular Lot: 1

Tree Coverage - Heavy: 1

Homestead: No

Machine Shed: 1

Fractional Ownership: No

Garage Square Feet: 624

Patio: 1

None: 1

Patio Home: 1

Range#: 29

Section#: 18

Township#: 139

Private Road: 1

Private Maintained Road: 1

Asphalt Shingles: 1

Cash: 1

Conventional: 1

Septic System Compliant - Yes: 1

Tank with Drainage Field: 1

3 BR on One Level: 1

All Living Facilities on One Level: 1

Main Floor Laundry: 1

One: 1

4-Inch Submersible: 1

Panoramic: 1

House Number: 2300

Street Name: Rice Portage

Street Suffix: Trail

Street Direction Suffix: NW

Postal City: Backus

County: Cass

State: MN

Zip Code: 56435