The five highest-priced home sales reported in Detroit Lakes & Lakes Country, Minnesota for the week ending November 8, 2026 came from five different towns, Pelican Rapids, Frazee, Dalton, Ottertail and Menahga, spread across Otter Tail, Becker and Wadena counties. Together they sold for $2.18 million.
The list runs from shoreline to open country. Two of the homes sit on lakes, and the others have room to spread out, from a little more than an acre and a half to more than seven acres. The oldest dates to 1927 and the newest to 2012.
No. 1 — $885,000 · 23455 Sunset Beach Trl, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
The week’s top sale was a year-round home on Lake Lizzie in Pelican Rapids, which sold for $885,000. The property has 50 feet of frontage on the lake, with a sandy bottom and views to the west, so the evening sun goes down over the water.
Built in 1992, the two-story home has five bedrooms, three full baths and 2,576 square feet. The primary suite is on the main floor, along with custom cabinetry and DuraCeramic floors. Upstairs are the other four bedrooms, a large bathroom and a second living area that looks out on the lake. Outside there is a deck with awnings, an attached garage and a 30-by-40-foot Foltz building that can store boats and recreational gear or serve as a workshop. Dock sections came with the sale. The lot, at 7,448 square feet, was the smallest of the week’s five, and the property last sold for $330,000 in 2013.
Marah Kleingartner of RE/MAX Legacy Realty was the listing agent.
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No. 2 — $400,000 · 12590 Carow Cir, Frazee, Minnesota
Acreage and space set apart the No. 2 sale, a home in the Maple Hills West neighborhood of Frazee that sold for $400,000. It stands on 5.47 acres with medium tree cover, and at 3,612 square feet it was the largest home in this week’s Top 5.
The two-story home, built in 2001, has five bedrooms and three full baths. The main floor has an open plan and its own laundry. The walk-out lower level adds a family room with a fireplace, space for entertaining, two of the bedrooms, a bath and generous storage. Outside are a deck, a front porch and a patio, and the attached garage has room for three cars. The property last sold for $265,000 in 2015.
Lisa Piche of Better Homes and Gardens Real was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and the buyer’s agent. It was one of two listings in this Top 5 for Better Homes and Gardens Real, which also listed the No. 4 home.
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No. 3 — $300,000 · 29930 147th St, Dalton, Minnesota
About three miles east of Dalton, a 1927 home on 7.18 acres sold for $300,000, tying for third place by price. It was the oldest home and the largest property of the five, with a meadow, farm fields around it and wildlife on the land. A barn dating to 1890 still stands on the property.
The one-story home has four bedrooms, two baths, including a half bath, and 1,105 square feet, with a full, partly finished basement. Its original trim now sits beside new solid oak hardwood floors. The kitchen has solid wood cabinets and new stainless steel appliances, and a large picture window brings light into the dining room. The lower level has a laundry area and the half bath, and a detached garage measures 24 by 44 feet.
The home went under contract 12 days after it was listed. Andrew Yaggie of Andrew Yaggie Real Estate was the listing agent, and Michelle Pearson of eXp Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $300,000 · 208 Hilltop Rd, Ottertail, Minnesota
The newest home on the list, built in 2012, also sold for $300,000. It sits on a 1.60-acre rural lot in the Thalmann Farmstead area, about five minutes from Ottertail, a town surrounded by rolling hills and lakes.
The home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,224 square feet, with an open floor plan on the main level and a finished lower level that includes a family room. For anyone with equipment or projects, the outbuildings stand out: an insulated 40-by-28-foot shop with a propane furnace, and a 24-by-36-foot storage shed with a carport attached. The attached garage is heated, with in-floor heat. The property last sold for $275,000 in 2021.
Harrietta Kalberer of Better Homes and Gardens Real was the listing agent, giving the firm its second listing in this Top 5. Tyler Rupe of eXp Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $299,995 · 39115 E Blueberry Dr, Menahga, Minnesota
On Big Blueberry Lake in the Stomberg Acres neighborhood of Menahga, a west-facing lake home sold for $300,000, its full asking price. The lot of 1.29 acres slopes gently down to the shoreline, and the living room looks out over the water toward the sunset.
Built in 1978, the one-story home has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,862 square feet. A large family room on the lower level walks out to the back yard. Evenings outside can be spent on the open deck or in the screened porch, and the home has both an attached and a detached garage, plus a storage shed. A small piece of history sits out front: the pavers there are red bricks that once lined the streets of St. Paul. The property last sold for $170,000 in 2017.
Janelle Lake of National Realty Guild was the listing agent, and Heather Steffel of Wolff & Simon Real Estate represented the buyer.
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