Sherburne County In Saint Cloud (Saint Cloud, MN)
By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
I must admit, I tend to be one of those people with jumper cables, flashlight, a snap line or tow strap, and a snow shovel in his vehicle and during winter, if we go on a road trip, I will pack a survival pack (chocolate and clothing, blankets, and stocking caps, an air compressor, and water bottles). The other morning Liz was out, and I was working from the home office, when the doorbell rang. One of the neighbors came over to ask a favor. Could I help him tow his truck which was stalled on the other side of town? I said I wasn't sure I even had a way to do it, as I had no trailer hitch on my new vehicle; so we went to look, and I do have a hard mount tow hook. So, off we went to the north side. We found his little pick-up where he'd left it, linked up, and off we went. He did a good j...
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By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
The Saint Cloud MN Fire station caught fire, and you thought you had a bad day. Not long ago I had a bad day. A Really Bad Day, and as often happens, it was on a Monday! The feature of the day was my Buyer getting rejected by the Lender, and subsequent events piled on until, by late afternoon I was feeling pretty well Whipped! I have had bad days like this before, and will again. Sometimes it's minor stuff like finding the chandelier in a vacant home, while walking backwards and talking to the Buyers. Ouch, crash, smash! We've all had days when it seems like everything is going wrong, and you just have to take a mandatory breath of air, and push on through. I have gone out the back door and walked around the parking lot to clear my head. You tell yourself, "Tomorrow will be better.", or...
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By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
Paying it forward - Great Pumpkin style This was not anything that we had planned, as a matter of fact it started out as a joke. A friend of ours grew pumpkins this year and had a huge crop, knowing that Liz likes to can and to bake he called and asked if she would like some pumpkins. Well of course she said yes. Here comes the joke part, He brought over an entire truck load of pumpkins while we were out and put them on the walk way in front of our house. (I am quite sure that our neighbors thought we were crazy when they saw the pile) We needed to find a good home for the some (OK Most) of the pumpkins, so we have started donating and giving away pumpkins. A dance troupe from Africa (children who have lost their parents) ended up with several to enjoy carving (we heard that most of the...
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By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
ARMY Aviation Support & St Cloud MN Blackhawk Facility In 2009 the Army National Guard built a $37.2 million 80,000 square foot hangar to house Blackhawk and Chinook Helicopters. The massive building was constructed on 52 acres of land at the St. Cloud Regional Airport in Sherburne County St. Cloud Minnesota. The new facility was necessary to be built as the National Guard ran out of space at Holman Field in St. Paul. Mostly the helicopters will be flying to Camp Ripley just north of Little Falls Minnesota. Major Shawn Manke said "...what this facility is doing is allowing us to have another facility for training, take some of the pressure off the facility in St. Paul and then allow us to be dual roles so you can support from both areas." We live within a few miles of the St. Cloud Reg...
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By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
Saint Cloud Regional Airport in St. Cloud MN     The St. Cloud Regional Airport is owned and operated by the City of St. Cloud and is part of the Public Services Section of the city's government. The airfield at the St. Cloud Regional Airport has 2 runways.  The primary runway, (13-31) heading northwest-southeast is 7,000 feet long and 150 feet wide constructed with 12 inch thick steel reinforced concrete. The secondary crosswind runway (5-23) heading southwest-northeast is 3,000 feet long and 75 feet wide of bituminous pavement.   Originally constructed, in 1969 the runways and taxiways were built using a federally approved porous friction course, they were rehabilitated in 1985. In 2001 the primary runway was completed by extending it to the current length. The Mission of the St. Clou...
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By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
Do you want an original, look here! This home is NOT a cookie cutter. 723 SE 10th Street Saint Cloud MN is a One of a Kind. Seriously, how many homes will you find that have been in the same family since the 1800s? Or better yet that have a glass enclosed wine cellar access in the kitchen? Really this home must be seen. I will do my best to describe it, but as you will begin to appreciate, you have got to see 723 10th Street St. Cloud in person. As you pull up to this large 2+ story historic yellow brick home on the southeast side of St. Cloud you know that this is the original home in the area. We understand from the owner that when it was built in 1882 you could see the Mississippi River from the covered porch. As the neighbors built their homes and the view disappeared the owners dec...
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By Steve Baklaich, Treating Buyers & Sellers to Full Service Always.
(RE/MAX Results St Cloud Mn real estate)
Munsinger Gardens - another wonderful reason to love St Cloud MN   Many cities have a landmark, site or feature that you simply must see while you are in town. Set along the banks of the Mississippi River under mature oak and pine trees surrounded by lush shade gardens with winding stone lined walking paths is Munsinger Gardens and for St Cloud Minnesota this is the must see attraction. The land was originally a saw mill, and in 1915 was purchased by the city and turned into a park. It was named Munsinger Gardens after the superintendent of parks Joseph Munsinger who directed most of the work creating the gardens.     The 14 acres of gardens are very well loved by the Munsinger Clemens Botanical Society an all-volunteer organization. Since the group started in 2000 they have provided fr...
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