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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi Oval Beach is full of snow from the recent Lake Effect.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi's Oval Beach is covered with snow from the recent Lake Effect snowfall of the last two days.  Here it is!
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck's Oval Beach today was all about the clouds.  Waves have calmed a little.  Not as windy and fantastic clouds!
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
In Saugatuck, Michigan Oval beach was great today and not quite as cold as yesterday.  Yesterday had a terrific wind chill.  Took Ilsa Dog a little while to recover yesterday even though she was wrapped in a blanket for the photo.  Today the clouds were amazing. Waves were still high and the sun kept peaking out to give that great Saugatuck light effect.  So I have several photos for you from today.  Couldn't decide which one was best.  What a great job I have!  Selling real estate and taking beach photos!  
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
New Year's resolution is to take a photo of Oval Beach every day of 2011.  Here is January 1st.  Ilsa and I braved the beach and it was very cold with winds over 25 mph.  As you can see, we didn't stay out long.  I am wearing my new Wagner hat from the Met Opera website for this occasion.  Here is the beach on Jan 1st.  Enjoy
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By Michael Delaware, REALTOR®, CRS, GRI
(North Sky Realty LLC)
Saugatuck, Michigan is a great Lake Michigan Shoreline getaway! Saugatuck, Michigan is a city in Allegan County along the Lake Michigan shoreline.  My wife and I visited there for the first time this past Labor Day weekend, and fell in love with the place immediately.  It has a unique and interesting history.   Originally a lumber town and port, Saugatuck, Michigan along with the adjacent village of Douglas became a noted art colony and tourist destination in the arts and crafts movement of the late 19th century. In the early twentieth century, Saugatuck, Michigan was home to the famous ‘Big Pavilion', a large dance hall that attracted bands and visitors from across the Midwest. The building was a popular destination on Lake Michigan from its construction in 1909 until it burned down on...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Currently there are ten foreclosures, short sales, relocations and estates for sale in Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township.    For the entire list and to sign up for additional foreclosures as they come on the market, go to www.saugatuckforeclosure.com   When you sign up, if you would like a "Care Package" from Saugatuck including maps and events in the area, put that in the comment section along with your address and I will send you one by priority mail.  For all the homes for sale, check out www.mysaugatuck.com. or just call Dee Dee at 616-836-8535 
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Ok - I FINALLY GOT IT DONE!  I added a video tour to my website with my little dog, Ilsa, the Papillon.   It really would have been better just with Ilsa but I am in it also. However, she really steals the show.  Saugatuck, Mi is a resort town with one of the five best beaches in the United States, Oval Beach, so a tour of the area is just the thing to attract second home buyers.  You can check out the YouTube video on my website - www.mysaugatuck.com or just click here for the You Tube video only http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ns88bFDRCc .  It can also be accessed at www.Youtube.com when you search for Deedeesaugatuck.  Let me know if any of the rest of you have a tour on your website and if you have noticed a traffic increase because of it.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Here is the schedule for the Saugatuck Venetian Festival starting Friday, July 30th to Sunday, Aug 1st, 2010 BEST PART IS THE VILLAGE SQUARE ART AND FINE CRAFTS FAIR FROM 10 am TO 5 pm ON SATURDAY THE 31ST.  You don't want to miss this.  Either park up on the hill or at the high school and take the free shuttle to town.  See you there! Friday, July 30th at Coghlin Park 5:30 PM - 12:00 AM "Kickoff Celebration" with spirits, wine, food and family fun and live entertainment by "Square Pegz" with 80's music. Saturday, July 31st 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Art Fair at the Park 11:00 AM Chicken BBQ at "Old Wilkins Hardware" 12:00 PM Dinghy Poker Run at Coghlin Park 6:00 -9:00 PM Big Band Concert at Wicks Park 9:15 PM Boat Parade Theme "Push Your Fun Button" 10:00 PM Festival Fireworks Over Lake Kalam...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
I know it is a little late to post this but I finally got a decent shot of the fireworks over Lake Kalamazoo in Saugatuck, Mi. I was able to see them from the Saugatuck Yacht Club. 
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
OK - At the end of life I will never regret how many times I swam in Lake Michigan.  I have been working on getting into shape - Hope springs eternal - and instead of going to the pool in Holland to work out, I have decided to bring my swimming suit to CB Woodland Schmidt and go to the beach whenever the weather is right and the waves are not too high and I am not occupied showing eleven properties in one day.  Today the water was 76 degrees and the waves were gentle.  One thing is for sure - a swim in Lake Michigan at Oval Beach in Saugatuck definitely improves one's perspective.    Life is too short not to go to Oval Beach whenever possible.  Come on over!  Stop by my office at 2987 Blue Star Highway, Douglas and I will give you a map with the shortest route to the beach.  Be sure to ...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
You can still get tickets on line for the Fifth Largest Film Festival in the Country.  It takes place in Saugatuck, Mi this weekend.  Go to www.waterfrontfilm.org.  Check out the movies.  They look great and are held in four venues around town.  Very affordable at $10/ticket.  See you there!  While you are in town stop by my office at Coldwell Banker, 2987 Blue Star Highway, Douglas, Mi, for maps and area information.  See all the homes available at www.mysaugatuck.com.
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By Buddy Kain
(ChangingStreets.com)
For the first four months of 2010 Allegan County home sales are up, up, up. That's right up three times, more than 2009, 2008 and 2007! There is also a lot of evidence that we are firmly off the lows of the market and ready for a slow stable recovery. Read the Word on the Street blog to get the whole story including percentage jumps, sales numbers and insight into why this is the market we will be talking about in 20 years.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Mi was beautiful this afternoon and guess what?  It was all mine.  My personal, private Oval Beach!  I couldn't believe it.  Just me and Oval Beach.  I don't know where everyone else was but it didn't matter.  Just took out my beach chair and my blanket and listened to the waves come in from the southwest. You can have a primary home or a vacation get away with Saugatuck real estate and go to Oval Beach whenever the fancy strikes you.  Saugatuck, Mi is only two and one half hours from Chicago too.  Just call Dee Dee at 616-836-8535 or send an email to deehans@ameritech.net and I will help you find your home or visit my website at www.mysaugatuck.com and search for your home yourself.  See you at the beach!  Just don't show up on one of my personal, private days....
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Michigan's Oval Beach is ready for locals and visitors.  Come on over!  After I helped the Citizens in Support of Saugatuck Township win the millage for legal defense and even there was no lull in the activity in Saugatuck Real Estate, I took a few minutes out (actually a little more than a few minutes) to visit Oval Beach  My daughter took this very unflattering candid shot.   I HAVE TO GET TO OVAL BEACH MORE THIS YEAR!  Beach time is very important to recharge my batteries. If you are interested in Real Estate in Saugatuck or Douglas, just call me at 616-836-8535 or drop me an email at deehans@ameritech.net.  You can search all homes at my website www.mysaugatuck.com  for Saugatuck, Mi.  As soon as you get your place, you can spend time at Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Mi. whene...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
What is the status of foreclosures around Saugatuck, Mi?  Just checked the Allegan County News for the upcoming foreclosures and a couple more developers who have projects in Saugatuck Township are listed in the paper as in default and slated for  foreclosure.  I can only think of one remaining developer who is still standing.  These new defaults may open up building lots in great locations are firesale prices. The number of foreclosures representing the real low hanging fruit - the subprime properties listing for under $100,000 are slowing down in Allegan County near Saugatuck and Douglas.  However, the more expensive homes are beginning to show up in the newspaper as the second wave of foreclosures representing those who had adjustable rate mortgages and those who require refinancing ...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Now that summer is coming to Saugatuck, Mi it is time for more Insider's Guide to Cheap Saugatuck for all of you visitors to discover the great deals that the locals have already discovered. The newest great find is Fajitas Fine Mexican Food.  It is located in the Weathervane Mall.  This on Blue Star Highway just south of Center Street in the strip mall next to Macatawa Bank.   This is the owner who is also the chef and a great one at that.      The place is frequented by the locals, visitors and even people from out of the area.  Great Mexican Food without the grease.  I could eat here every day. You can take out or eat in at Fajitas. The food is yummy and extremely reasonable.  Today the special which was three tamales and rice and beans was $5.00.   Here is a photo of the Burritto - ...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Things are moving along with the Farmhouse Foreclosure Renovation in Saugatuck Township.  Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township have a variety of properties from farmhouses and cottages to Lake Michigan Estates.  There is something for everyone! The insulation on this Saugatuck beauty has just been completed and the dry wall (including the floor and interior walls) is going in as I write this.  This is the near rear of the home with the new Andersen windows.  The rear of the home faces south and will flood.  The sun is low in the south in the winter in Michigan and these windows will allow  the kitchen, porch and dining area to be flooded with the low Southern sunlight in the winter.  The transom windows and the little window at the top of the new cathedral ceiling in the kitchen a...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi look out!  I am dangerous now.  With help from my daughter Lisa Beinhoff with the PhD I am now on Twitter and have sent three tweets.  You can find me at twitter.com/DeeDeeHanson.  Look forward to seeing you there.  I am still available at my website www.mysaugatuck.com  and on Facebook but am looking forward to tweets and tweeting.  All this because of a nudge from Raincamp in Chicago two days ago.  This will help with interacting with my clients for Saugatuck Real Estate.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
It has been a couple of week since the last installment of the Farmhouse Renovation story in Saugatuck, Mi.  As you will recall, this was a foreclosed property in Saugatuck Township that my clients purchased and decided to renovate.l Lots has happened.  Windows have been cut in the South side of the Saugatuck Farmhouse and ordered.  There will be a fantastic view and the sun which is low in the South in the winter will flood the kitchen and dining room.  The new furnance and air conditioner were also installed and the electric roughed in.  The plumber is starting with his rough in this week.  Plumbing is quite a challenge as the choice of fixtures and design of the downstairs bathroom took quite a bit of time as does the pricing of the various components and the bidding out of the job. ...
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