Lake Winnipeg
Lakeside property on Lake Winnipeg has never been in greater demand. The man they turn to for their dream at the lake is cottage realtor Jim Hall.
"Everybody in Manitoba talks cottage. I think this would have to be the central part of the world where everyone is cottage oriented," said Hall. "Part of it may go back to their childhood. Most of the people that I sell to have cottaged all their life. They want to recapture those memories that they had in their youth. They talk to me about I can remember being with my grandfather he took me out on the pier and we fished on the pier till early morning were we could see the mist over the water. They try to recapture what they feel they are missing And sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't."
Jim finds three types of buyers. There's the young family that wants the beach area and the use of the lake. There's the middle-aged family that is looking for getaways. Using it for escape, they have high profile high voltage jobs and they just want to get away for even a few hours. The third type of buyers are looking for retirement homes, especially ones that can be converted to year round living.
"Sometimes people fall in love with a cottage on first sight," said Hall. "And it usually happens with the wife and her eyes pop and I know the guy is dead. He's going to be buying it whether he likes it or not because she's fallen in love with it. The happiest cottagers tend to be the family that enjoy playing together. People in this area don't even care if it rains it gives them an afternoon to read."
Wherever people settle, they quickly become attached to "the best" part of the lake. According to author Francis Russel "It's very dangerous to compare beaches because -- as you probably can appreciate -- people develop very strong attachments to their little corner of Lake Winnipeg."
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