Welcome to this charming log cottage/home sitting on 40 acres with the Laughing Whitefish River running past your front yard! Enter to a large mudroom and full main floor bathroom/laundry room. The main level is an open concept kitchen, dining, and living area with lots of warm light and rustic hand-hewn log walls, painted and finished beautifully. Gorgeous newer laminate flooring throughout the main level, new light fixtures, two under counter refrigerators, free standing wood stove heats the rooms quickly, but also there is a propane wall furnace and another propane corner fireplace. Between the three of them they heat the home nicely. A wonderful new screened porch on the East side of the cabin faces the river and you can sit with friends for a cocktail while listening to the river wash by. Upstairs is one large 19x25 bedroom but could easily be framed into two if not three spacious bedrooms if needed. The upper logs and ceiling have been left natural and were all refinished. by the current owner. Home features TDS buried line high speed internet and underground power by Alger Delta. Peter White Road is a plowed and well graded county road at the end of the driveway and bus pickup for school is available. A two-car detached garage for all the toys that has a huge storage area above that could be finished into guest quarters. The property is gorgeous, with lots of apple trees in the large lawned yard. A well-maintained scenic trail along both sides of the river for a hike or for fishing steelhead trout in the spring. Lots of wildlife in the yard, close to snowmobile trails connecting you to Marquette and Alger counties. Any and all offers are due by Wednesday May 24th, 2023 @ 5pm. Response within 48 hours.
Welcome to this charming log cottage/home sitting on 40 acres with the Laughing Whitefish River running past your front yard! Enter to a large mudroom and full main floor bathroom/laundry room. The main level is an open concept kitchen, dining, and living area with lots of warm light and rustic hand-hewn log walls, painted and finished beautifully. Gorgeous newer laminate flooring throughout the main level, new light fixtures, two under counter refrigerators, free standing wood stove heats the rooms quickly, but also there is a propane wall furnace and another propane corner fireplace. Between the three of them they heat the home nicely. A wonderful new screened porch on the East side of the cabin faces the river and you can sit with friends for a cocktail while listening to the river wash by. Upstairs is one large 19x25 bedroom but could easily be framed into two if not three spacious bedrooms if needed. The upper logs and ceiling have been left natural and were all refinished. by the current owner. Home features TDS buried line high speed internet and underground power by Alger Delta. Peter White Road is a plowed and well graded county road at the end of the driveway and bus pickup for school is available. A two-car detached garage for all the toys that has a huge storage area above that could be finished into guest quarters. The property is gorgeous, with lots of apple trees in the large lawned yard. A well-maintained scenic trail along both sides of the river for a hike or for fishing steelhead trout in the spring. Lots of wildlife in the yard, close to snowmobile trails connecting you to Marquette and Alger counties. Any and all offers are due by Wednesday May 24th, 2023 @ 5pm. Response within 48 hours.
MiRealSource-MiMLS #10029221
Feb 15, 2018
Sold
$99,000
$85/sq ft
Aug 2, 2017
Listed
$105,000
$91/sq ft
MOTIVATED SELLER. 40 acres with a river running through it. You have dreamed it, now it can be yours. If you yearn to nap in a hammack to the lull of a trout stream, nested in a century old log cabin surrounded by fruit trees and meadow, come call this homestead on the Laughing Whitefish YOURS. The cabin has been updated with a full bath, washer, propane wall furnace and lower level windows. Also a woodstove in the open kitchen/living/dining area, all freshly painted. The upstairs sleeping space can be divided into a number of bedrooms to meet your needs. The detached oversized 2-car garage is the perfect spot to work on those weekend projects or store toys and tools for your vacation retreat. Outhouse and chicken coop are also on the property. Step back in time and let yourself wander this countryside, so close to Nature Conservancy Land and Alger County's 15 waterfalls, not to mention countless ATV and sled dog trails. Come explore this year round paradise for snowmobiling, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, bird watching, hunting. fishing and so much more. Cabins with this kind of character as well as property on BOTH sides of the river are a rare find!
MiRealSource-MiMLS #10018965
Aug 26, 2015
Sold
$90,000
$78/sq ft
Jun 17, 2015
Listed
$99,950
$86/sq ft
Public Records
May 3, 2003
Sold
$96,500
$83/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$964 (−65.5%)
2024
$2,795 (+26.7%)
2023
$2,206 (+8.7%)
2022
$2,029 (+0.2%)
2021
$2,025 (−8.0%)
2020
$2,200 (+1.7%)
2019
$2,163 (+98.9%)
2018
$1,087 (+4.3%)
2017
$1,042 (−2.0%)
2016
$1,063 (+99.4%)
2015
$533 (−72.8%)
2013
$1,956
Tax history for 8570 N Peter White Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$964 (−65.5%)
2024
$2,795 (+26.7%)
2023
$2,206 (+8.7%)
2022
$2,029 (+0.2%)
2021
$2,025 (−8.0%)
2020
$2,200 (+1.7%)
2019
$2,163 (+98.9%)
2018
$1,087 (+4.3%)
2017
$1,042 (−2.0%)
2016
$1,063 (+99.4%)
2015
$533 (−72.8%)
2013
$1,956
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Beds
2
Baths
1
Stories
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Lot width
—
Lot depth
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Lot size
40 Acres
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
720
Year built
1915
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Alger County
APN
007-215-050-00
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 21, 2026.
Property details
Parking
Parking/Garage Information
Has Garage
Garage Dimensions: 24 x 24
# of Parking Spaces in Garage: 2
Garage Type: Detached Garage
Parking: 3 Or More Spaces, Garage
Interior
Interior Features
# of Rooms (Total): 6
Rooms: Entry, First Floor Laundry, Living Room, Sun/Florida Room, First Flr Full Bathroom