Last Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal “House of the Day ” was a $10 million beauty in Saugatuck.
Sitting on 6.2 waterfront acres, it sounded like a steal.
Amazingly, no one in Westport had ever heard of it. Or seen it.
Not even any realtors, who know everything that happens in town. Usually before it happens.
There’s a good reason: This house is in Saugatuck, Michigan.
That’s a town on Lake Michigan. According to Wikipedia, tourists flock to its “art galleries, harbor, marinas, scenery (and) unusual stores.”
What’s the connection to Saugatuck, Connecticut? All Wikipedia says — spectacularly unhelpfully — is: “The first postmaster suggested the name of Saugatuck for the post office, and this name was taken when Saugatuck was incorporated as a village in 1868.”
Perhaps a more important question, given both towns’ obvious interest in real estate, is: “If $10 million buys you 6.2 waterfront acres in Michigan, what would people pay here?”
It’s 819 miles (12 hours, 51 minutes) from beautiful Westport, CT to lovely Saugatuck, MI. Unfortunately you’ll spend most of your time on I-80, driving across Pennsylvania.
(Thanks to alert “06880” reader Brian Carey for this great story tip!)
