I needed some place special to take my almost 87 year old mother, and this place was perfect. I rented this home for a full week.

First a little back story. My elderly mother asked for a fishing vacation. She can get a round, but needs a cane, and a bit of assistance. She wanted to go to a place where she could catch a lot of sunnies and maybe a bass or two. I am familiar with the Alexandrea, MN area (Alex as the locals call it) and knew there are great fishing lakes in the area. I went hunting for a place with some very specific things. I wanted a house on Lake Darling, which had a dock which was an easy walk from the house to the dock. This house meet all the requirements.

This is a lovely, clean home on Lake Darling. It has amazing views, especially from the living room, master bedroom, and one of the bedrooms on the top floor. The dock included a boat lift that is in excellent condition and very easy to use. From the fully finished basement you walk out to the dock, which is at most, 20 feet from the door. Off of the garage, there is a fish cleaning room, which I used extensively.

For my needs, this place was perfect. I was at this house in June. My week was pretty mild which was fine for fishing, but not great for swimming. The lack of swimming was disappointing for the kids, but certainly can’t be held against the property. The fishing was great. We were able to catch sunnies, bass, and northern pike every day. I made full use of the fish cleaning room.

For my mom, and the rest of the family that came, this house provided the perfect location for a very meaningful, and memorable vacation. I recommend this house to anybody that wants to visit the ALEX area, be on a terrific lake, and be located close to down town.

NOTE: To fish in the ALEX chain of lakes, you really need access to a boat. Most people that go to ALEX have their own boat to use for fishing, water skiing, or whatever. This place would be perfect if you have your own boat. I’m not so lucky as to have my own boat. I had thought that finding a small fishing boat to rent for a week would be easy. I did not find that task easy, but was able to find something. Just be aware that if you are looking to rent a boat for more than just a day, you may have to do some digging and calling around to find one.