Buoy 54, Wrangell Narrows (Kupreanof Island), Lat: 56.4, Petersburg, AK, 99833

Property Details: • Type: Single Family Residence • Bedrooms: 1 • Bathrooms: 1 • Square Footage: 1,000 sq ft

Description: This property took me 10 years to find and I bought it in 5 minutes and so will the next buyer. It is a one-of-a-kind property with ten waterfront acres and 1/4 mile of shoreline and includes a slough bounded by USFS (there is only one private neighbor 1000' to the south) with commanding views of the Stikine Icefields and Devil's Thumb. Five minute commute across the Wrangell Narrows to Petersburg Alaska is the Alaska Marine Highway (ferry) and Alaska Airlines twice daily service. This is a prime property and has been occupied by only three residents in the past century. I've owned this 20 years and am reluctant to sell but I must. This would make a perfect foo-foo lodge/resort, kayak resort, or gentlemen's retreat. The one-room log cabin--spacious and cozy--belongs on a Hollywood movie set--and made the cover of Alaska Geographic. There are 15 outbuildings: two waterborne warehouses, a 40' dock; a 25' float (on Coast Guard charts), a guest house, 32' water-tower/power shed, smoker, sauna, gazebo, 40' long woodshed/man-cave, fuel shed, greenhouse and more--mostly connected with a 500' X 4' wide Alaska Yellow Cedar boardwalk. Two fireplaces in house with back-up propane heater; one, a Finnish Tulikivi masonry heater. Power is 3600 watts solar plus 1000 watts hydro (FERC approved in perpetuity), with back up 5.5KW Northern Lights generator; more reliable than Petersburg's municipal system. Largely furnished with including a 7'4" Kawai concert grand piano, 10-15 boats (mostly antique rowboats with three powered including a 26' catamaran Munson landing craft with twin 250 Yamahas), and I'll even throw in my brand new 2021 Toyota Tundra.

Warning--this is not for the faint of heart--it requires maintenance and hard work. The person I bought it from drowned before we signed the papers--living here will give you a genuine appreciation of what it takes to be an Alaskan. I've spent 20 years upgrading just about everything so the next owner--really a custodian--will have it easier. Start living the life you've always dreamed about.

And that is not all! For an additional $350,000 I'll throw in an 1899 historic tugboat!...which has made several trips from Seattle. It is in perfect condition and now the oldest running tug in the US of A. Visit my blog for more posts on this property at dougleendotcom.

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