8764 S Spruce Avenue, Newaygo, MI 49337

Newaygo

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Property Type - Single Family Home

: Bedrooms; 2

: Bathrooms; 1

Amenities

Waterfront

Description

Charming year-round cottage on 287-acre all-sports Brooks Lake with 10 feet of private frontage, just 45 minutes north of Grand Rapids in Newaygo County. This well-maintained ranch-style cottage has 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, laundry area, a nice-sized kitchen and eating area with a good-sized living room overlooking the oversized deck and Brooks Lake beyond. The sunset views of Brooks Lake are beautiful from the dock as well from the cottage and the lake lot has a nice sandy lake bottom area with a park-like setting. Highlights of this ranch home include a new roof and renovated interior in the past 6 years, plus new A/C and furnace in 2024. There is plenty of parking, a 1-stall garage, 1 storage shed, and an attached workshop that could be converted to a 3rd bedroom. Perfect as your

full-time residence, summer home, or weekend get-away. The cottage comes fully furnished and includes the dock, so this property is move-in ready.

The surrounding area provides loads of opportunities for year-round recreation including fishing, tubing, and kayaking on the Muskegon River, snowmobiling through the Manistee National Forest, and hiking or biking on the 34+ mile Dragon Trail.
Downtown Newaygo is just minutes away and offers a variety of restaurants and shopping. Call today for your private tour!

Contact the Agent

Ronald A. Lemmon

Associate Broker/Owner

Mobile	616-293-0102
Fax	616-956-7678
Email	[email protected]

Ron has over 40 years of experience in business, finance, investments, mortgage banking, and real estate. He has structured and negotiated a wide variety of complex transactions including business and industry sales as well as commercial and residential real estate. He has been active in the real estate business since 1989 and is an Associate Broker and co-owner of Patriot Realty.

In addition to his business interests, Ron was an assistant professor of business at Alma College from 2001-2015 where he taught finance, strategic management, and investments. He received his bachelor of science degree in business summa cum laude from Aquinas College and his MBA from Western Michigan University.

Ron is chair member of the City of Grand Rapids Board of Review. He is a former member of the Professional Standards Committee of the Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors and past chair of the association’s Grievance Committee and Finance Committee. He has served as a member of many civic and community organizations including the City of Kentwood Planning Commission, the City of Kentwood Zoning Commission, the City of Grand Rapids General Pension Board, the City of Grand Rapids Police and Fire Pension Board, and is past vice president of the Grand Rapids Community College Foundation. He is a former on-air business and economic analyst for WOOD TV-8 and columnist for the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Ron is an on-air programmer (The Professor) for 881.FM–WYCE and serves as a Community Volunteer for the Grand Rapids Police Department, and is a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for CASA Kent County.

Ron and his wife, Jeannine, live in Grand Rapids and own a cottage on Pickerel Lake in Newaygo County.