11299 Birch Island Road, East Gull Lake, MN 56401

$2,950,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 5 Square Footage: 6,488 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 89,734 Status: Closed
Current Price: $2,950,000 List Date: 2/01/2024 Last Modified: 8/07/2025

Overview

Description

Sold before print. A rare opportunity to own this authentic Gull Lake log home. Every detail showcases the craftsmanship that went into the home’s creation, from the hand-hewn logs to intricate wood carvings. Nestled on 2.06 acres and 298 feet of shoreline, this estate boasts five bedrooms and five bathrooms across 5,999 finished square feet. The great room features soaring ceilings adorned with exposed beams, floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace, and a wall of windows capturing picturesque water views. The main floor offers a gourmet kitchen, spacious dining room, three-season porch and two bedrooms. The upper-level highlights a loft and two bedrooms. Retreat to the walkout lower-level family room with stone fireplace, fifth bedroom, sauna and hot tub. The multiple viewing decks overlook a sandy beach with a firepit. Incredible location, near Cragun’s and Madden’s Resorts, in addition to various dining options and recreational trails. Listing includes the adjacent 0.7 acre lot.

Listing Details MLS# 6455566

General Property Information

Association Fee Frequency
Annually
Association Mgmt Co. Name
Birch Island Homeowners Association
Common Wall
No
Lot Measurement
Acres
Manufactured Home?
No
Multiple PIDs?
Yes
New Development
No
Number of Fireplaces
2
Road Btwn WF & Home?
No
Waterfront Frontage
298
Waterfront Present
Yes
Year Built
1995
Yearly/Seasonal
Yearly
Zoning
Residential-Single Family
Bath Full
2
Bath Three Quarters
2
Bath Half
Yes
Main Floor Total SqFt
2888
Above Grd Total SqFt
3900
Below Grd Total SqFt
2588
Total SqFt
6488
Total Finished Sqft
5939.00
FireplaceYN
Yes
Lake/Waterfront Name
Gull
Style
(SF) Single Family
Foundation Size
2888
Association Fee
300
Garage Stalls
4
Lot Dimensions
2.06 acres
Acres
2.06
Bath Quarter
0

Property Features

Accessible: None Air Conditioning: Central Air Amenities Unit: Deck; Dock; Hardwood Floors; Hot Tub; Kitchen Center Island; Kitchen Window; Main Floor Primary Bedroom; Panoramic View; Patio; Porch; Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet; Sauna; Security System; Skylight Appliances: Cooktop; Dishwasher; Microwave; Range; Refrigerator Association Fee Includes: Other Basement: Concrete Block Bath Description: Sauna; Main Floor 1/2 Bath; Main Floor 3/4 Bath; Upper Level Full Bath; Full Primary; Private Primary; 3/4 Basement; Separate Tub & Shower Construction Status: Previously Owned Dining Room Description: Breakfast Area; Eat In Kitchen; Informal Dining Room Exterior: Brick/Stone; Log Family Room Characteristics: 2 or More; 2 Story/High/Vaulted Ceilings; Family Room; Great Room; Loft; Lower Level; Main Level Financing Terms: Cash Fireplace Characteristics: 2-Sided; Gas Burning; Living Room; Primary Bedroom; Stone; Wood Burning Fuel: Natural Gas Heating: Forced Air Laundry: Laundry Room; Main Level Lot Description: Accessible Shoreline; Island/Peninsula; Tree Coverage - Medium Outbuildings: Additional Garage Parking Characteristics: Garage Door Opener Property Subtype: Log Home Road Frontage: Paved Streets; Private Road Road Responsibility: Association Maintained Road Roof: Age 8 Years or Less; Asphalt Shingles Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional Sewer: City Sewer/Connected Special Search: All Living Facilities on One Level; Main Floor Bedroom; Main Floor Laundry; Main Floor Primary; Primary Bdr Suite Stories: Two Water: Well Waterfront View: Lake; Panoramic; North; West

Contract Information

Off Market Date
2024-02-01
Contingency
None
Closed Date
2024-03-22
Original List Price
2950000
Sales Close Price
2950000
ListPrice
2950000
Owner is an Agent?
No
Auction?
No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number
11299
Street Name
Birch Island
Street Suffix
Road
Postal City
East Gull Lake
County
Cass
State
MN
Zip Code
56401
Complex/Dev/Subdivision
Birch Island

Additional Parcels Information

Property ID #2
873870120

Assessments

Tax With Assessments
21480
Assessment Balance
0

More Information

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground
3900
Finished SqFt Below Ground
2039

Lake Details

Lake Acres
10010
Lake Chain Acreage
13497
Lake Chain Name
Gull
Lake Depth
80

Lease Details

Land Leased
Not Applicable

Miscellaneous Information

Homestead
No

Ownership

Fractional Ownership
No

Parking Characteristics

Garage Dimensions
29x29
Garage Square Feet
784
Garage Door Opener
Yes

Public Survey Info

Range#
29
Section#
29
Township#
134

Office/Member Info

Association
MAAR
MLSID
RMLS

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN
Yes
Legal Description
LOTS 10 & 11, Lot 12
Listing City
East Gull Lake
Map Page
999
Municipality
East Gull Lake
Rental License?
No
School District
Brainerd
School District Phone
218-454-6900
DNR Lake ID#
11030500
DNR Lake Classification
General Development
Lake Chain
Y
Zip Plus 4
2670
Property ID Number
873870100
Tax Year
2023
Tax Amount
21480
In Foreclosure?
No
Potential Short Sale?
No
Lender Owned?
No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks
Sold before print. A rare opportunity to own this authentic Gull Lake log home. Every detail showcases the craftsmanship that went into the home’s creation, from the hand-hewn logs to intricate wood carvings. Nestled on 2.06 acres and 298 feet of shoreline, this estate boasts five bedrooms and five bathrooms across 5,999 finished square feet. The great room features soaring ceilings adorned with exposed beams, floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace, and a wall of windows capturing picturesque water views. The main floor offers a gourmet kitchen, spacious dining room, three-season porch and two bedrooms. The upper-level highlights a loft and two bedrooms. Retreat to the walkout lower-level family room with stone fireplace, fifth bedroom, sauna and hot tub. The multiple viewing decks overlook a sandy beach with a firepit. Incredible location, near Cragun’s and Madden’s Resorts, in addition to various dining options and recreational trails. Listing includes the adjacent 0.7 acre lot.
Directions
North on Hwy 371 to left on County Road 77 to right on County Road 70, turn left on Scenic Drive, turn left on Birch Island Road to home.

Accessible

None
Yes

Air Conditioning

Central Air
Yes

Amenities Unit

Deck
Yes
Dock
Yes
Hardwood Floors
Yes
Hot Tub
Yes
Kitchen Center Island
Yes
Kitchen Window
Yes
Main Floor Primary Bedroom
Yes
Panoramic View
Yes
Patio
Yes
Porch
Yes
Primary Bedroom Walk-In Closet
Yes
Sauna
Yes
Security System
Yes
Skylight
Yes

Appliances

Cooktop
Yes
Dishwasher
Yes
Microwave
Yes
Range
Yes
Refrigerator
Yes

Association Fee Includes

Other
Yes

Basement

Concrete Block
Yes

Bath Description

Sauna
Yes
Main Floor 1/2 Bath
Yes
Main Floor 3/4 Bath
Yes
Upper Level Full Bath
Yes
Full Primary
Yes
Private Primary
Yes
3/4 Basement
Yes
Separate Tub & Shower
Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned
Yes

Dining Room Description

Breakfast Area
Yes
Eat In Kitchen
Yes
Informal Dining Room
Yes

Exterior

Brick/Stone
Yes
Log
Yes

Family Room Characteristics

2 or More
Yes
2 Story/High/Vaulted Ceilings
Yes
Family Room
Yes
Great Room
Yes
Loft
Yes
Lower Level
Yes
Main Level
Yes

Financing Terms

Cash
Yes

Fireplace Characteristics

2-Sided
Yes
Gas Burning
Yes
Living Room
Yes
Primary Bedroom
Yes
Stone
Yes
Wood Burning
Yes

Fuel

Natural Gas
Yes

Heating

Forced Air
Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee
0

Lake/Waterfront

Lake Front
Yes

Laundry

Laundry Room
Yes
Main Level
Yes

Lot Description

Accessible Shoreline
Yes
Island/Peninsula
Yes
Tree Coverage - Medium
Yes

Outbuildings

Additional Garage
Yes

Patio, Porch and Deck Features

Composite Decking
Yes
Covered
Yes
Deck
Yes
Front Porch
Yes
Patio
Yes

Property Subtype

Log Home
Yes

Road Frontage

Paved Streets
Yes
Private Road
Yes

Road Responsibility

Association Maintained Road
Yes

Roof

Age 8 Years or Less
Yes
Asphalt Shingles
Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash
Yes
Conventional
Yes

Sewer

City Sewer/Connected
Yes

Special Search

All Living Facilities on One Level
Yes
Main Floor Bedroom
Yes
Main Floor Laundry
Yes
Main Floor Primary
Yes
Primary Bdr Suite
Yes

Stories

Two
Yes

Water

Well
Yes

Waterfront View

Lake
Yes
Panoramic
Yes
North
Yes
West
Yes

Room Information

Three Season Porch Dimensions: 17x15.5 Level: Main Family Room Dimensions: 21x21 Level: Lower Billiard Room Dimensions: 18x15 Level: Lower Fourth (4th) Bedroom Dimensions: 14.5x12.5 Level: Upper Loft Dimensions: 19x15 Level: Upper Second (2nd) Bedroom Dimensions: 17.5x12 Level: Main Third (3rd) Bedroom Dimensions: 19.5x14.5 Level: Upper First (1st) Bedroom Dimensions: 19x15 Level: Main Primary Bath Dimensions: 17x14 Level: Main Dining Room Dimensions: 16x10 Level: Main Kitchen Dimensions: 18x18 Level: Main Great Room Dimensions: 25x22.5 Level: Main Fifth (5th) Bedroom Dimensions: 16.5x16 Level: Lower
Listing Office: Compass
IDX
Last Updated: August - 07 - 2025
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