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DelavanLakeProperty Sponsors Winter LakeFest

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     The Town of Delavan Friends of the Parks, in conjunction with DelavanLakeProperty.com, will be hosting a “Winter Lake Fest” February 15, 2014.   The festival, held at the Town of Delavan Community Park will start at 3:00 pm and end at 10:00 pm.      The festival is concurrent with the “Sky Circus on Ice” being sponsored by Lake Lawn Resort.   The Sky Circus will feature professional kite performances over Delavan Lake and ice carving and snow sculpting.   Attendees will be able to warm up inside the heated pavilion at Community Park and enjoy the complementary music of Simple Rezonation and The Glen Davis Band.        In addition to free admission to the two bands, there will be chili, hotdogs, beer and soda available for purchase along with free gifts for the first 200 through the door.      The Town of Delavan Community Park is located at the intersection of Hwy 50 and South Shore Drive.   Simple Rezonation features Folk Rock while The Glen Davis Band is a regionally

Strong Ice Fishing Activity on Delavan Lake

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          Ice fishing activity is active on Delavan Lake with the majority of anglers being seen in the bay off of Lake Lawn Lodge.  The average ice depth on Delavan Lake ranges between 9 to 15 inches currently, and that will likely change over the course of the next 10 days due to the extremely cold conditions we’re expecting to roll in tonight.      The barometric pressure as of this morning was 29.83, but with the cold temps heading our way today or this evening, it may dip down to 29.40 or lower, we’ll see. Anglers have been reporting the best bite occurring mid to late afternoon between three and five p.m.      Safety has been an issue due to the ice shifts/mounds of ice that people may not be seeing as they come on and off the lake. On Sunday, a fisherman rolled his all-terrain vehicle over by Lake Lawn, but there were no reports of serious injuries.  Ice Fishers set up camp in the bay off of Lake Lawn Resort      Work the drop offs, jigging and/or

Delavan Lake 2013 Real Estate Summary

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Sales of Delavan Lake property in 2013 remained at a level similar to the previous two years with steady sales activity and declining inventories. HOME SALES      For the entire year, there were 19 waterfront properties sold, compared to 20 sales in both 2012 and 2011.  There were also 32 lake access homes sold in 2013 which was one more than last year. The range of lakefront sales was $267,000 for a three bedroom, one bath home with 90 feet of frontage on the Delavan Inlet to a $1.25 million estate with 100 feet of level South Shore frontage, four bedrooms, five baths, and an in-ground swimming pool.  The range of lake access homes sold in 2013 was $53,000 for a two bedroom, one bath, foreclosure in the Delmar subdivision, to $370,000 for a large, four bedroom, two bath, A-frame with direct lake views in the Viewcrest subdivision. CONDO SALES      There were 15 Delavan Lake condos sold in 2013 compared with 16 in 2012.  The range of sales was $20,000 for a Delavan Lake Resort co