Gordon, WI

2nd Annual Go With the Flowage canoe and kayak event, May 21, Gordon/St Croix Flowage WI

The 2nd annual Go With the Flowage Canoe and Kayak event this Saturday offers a challenge for the serious racers and recreational paddlers. The course is approximately 14 miles for racing classes and 7 miles forrecreational classes. There are five race categories, plus an untimed sightseeing class: Racing tandem canoe, racing solo canoe, racing solo kayak, rec tandem canoe or kayak, red solo canoe or kayak, and untimed, informal sightseeing class.

Registration and course map can be downloaded from the Gordon-St Croix Flowage Association website. Registration starts at 8 am, the race begins promptly at 10.

The start/finish is at the North Shore Resort, 2.7 miles west of Hwy 53 on Flowage Lane, about 1.25 miles north of Gordon, WI.

Check out the video from last year's first successful event. Everyone had a great time.

Come on up to NW Wisconsin. Hope to see you.

Gordon-St Croix Flowage Association News, Douglas County WI

May 2011 newsletter now available to download. www.gordonstcroixflowage.com

Go With the Flowage 2nd annual canoe and kayak event, May 21, Gordon/St Croix Flowage, Gordon, WI

Visit Gordon/St Croix Flowage to download the flyer and registration form and course map.

This first bi-annual Gordon WI market activity update shows how our local market is doing compared to Douglas County WI overall. Data pulled from NWWI MLS shows single family homes in the town of Gordon, waterfront and nonwaterfront, that sold in 2010 vs 2009.

As you can see from the table above, there is a wide gap between the low and high priced sold homes. To put a little more perspective on these numbers, of the 17 homes that sold in Gordon last year 15 sold for less than $200,000 making Gordon an affordable community to buy a home. In Douglas County 48 of the 57 homes sold for less than $200,000. The average 195 days on the market in Gordon is a little better than the county average of 202 last year.

Interest rates are another important factor that affects both buyers and sellers. A .25% rate increase on a $200,000 mortgage at 5% for a 30-year conventional loan with 20% down increases the buyer’s monthly payment from $1073.64 to an additional $30.76 and the down payment increases by $5571. If interest rates rise that could affect the price buyers are willing to pay.

There are currently 16 homes on the market in Gordon with list prices ranging from $49,000 to $598,500; 14 homes are listed under $300,000. In Douglas County there are 83 homes with list prices ranging from $39,900 to $1,175,000. Of the 83, 63 are listed under $300,000. For buyers, Gordon and surrounding communities offer a very good variety of affordable homes. The current 5% rate is still at an historic low.

It’s an exceptional time to buy.

Check out this video of 288 acres deer hunting land with an extensive network of trails, managed food plots, and stands. Lower Ox Creek flows through.

10588 Lower Ox Ln, Gordon, WI