1920 South Range Home, Nearly 5 Wooded Acres, 9 Miles from Lake Superior — $84,900

The house was built in 1920 and it shows that age in the way older houses do, which is not a bad thing. Hardwood floors run through the kitchen and the living room. The living room is big. The kitchen has room to move around in.

Everything you need day to day is on one floor. Three bedrooms, one bath, laundry. You are not going up and down stairs for anything.

Out the back there is a deck that looks over a level yard. The trees behind it are hardwoods, so you get the full show in fall. The lot runs nearly five acres and most of it is wooded. That is a lot of quiet for under $85,000.

The garage is detached, 22 by 24 feet, concrete floors, electric door openers. It is a real working garage. Enough room for two vehicles and still space to do something with your hands.

South Range is in Douglas County. Nine miles gets you to the South Shore of Lake Superior, which is worth the drive any time of year. The Twin Ports, Duluth and Superior, are close enough that this is not a remote situation if you need a city day.

The agent description is thin on specifics beyond what is listed above. No mention of when the roof was done, the heating system, the condition of the windows, or any updates to the bath or kitchen. Those would be worth asking about before you go very far. A house this age and this price range usually has a story, and that story matters.

What you have on paper is a century old wood frame house with good floors, a solid garage, nearly five wooded acres, and a price that leaves room for whatever it needs. That combination this close to Lake Superior does not come up often at this number.