Rattlesnake Island Association Lot

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

I think I have read posts where people want to be able to get over to their island but cannot do so? Ice is not yet out but is not safe to walk on or drive on either comes to mind? Some on here live on islands that are really not islands as they have bridges.
If you do not know boats at all, how will all of this work? Do you prefer an island even if a mainland property were the same price or affordable for you? I know nothing about islands but there sure are a lot of happy island people on Winni Forum. Have you ever rented on the mainland?
Hope that you find your dream home but do take your time. We almost purchased several homes over more than a decade but am sure glad that we did not. This is simple but feels like heaven. That is what you want in the end so do take your time especially if you are new to a lot of the things. Are there any year round rentals? Act in haste, lament at leisure. Good luck to you.

Not being able to come to the camp by car in the winter IS THE BIGGEST DRAWBACK TO ISLAND LIVING FOR US. We would love to be able to make a few trips to hang out and enjoy the winter. When we bought the mainland price was about 300% more for similar properties. We rented on the mainland for a week before we bought and enjoyed that too. For us, having no car is a good thing. We spend better quality time with the family. One negative to consider on the island property compared to the mainland is a bit more coordination in the spring and fall to open and close the essential stuff in a short time. In other words we have to get the dock, and water going in a single day to make it work. We then have to back out and close in a single day. Things like blowing out the water lines, pulling the line out of the lake, bringing home things that might freeze, lift the docks. All this kind of has to happen in a single day or weekend. We have made changes to make the process easier and easier each year. Each time we do it we think, what could we do to make this a little easier or result in a better ending. That first day and last day are getting easier and easier as I get older and older. That keeps it about equal. Someday I will have to hire help.