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Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin Top 5 Home Sales: Lake Homes From Merrimac to Lake Redstone Lead the Week

Water ran through most of the week's top sales, from two Lake Redstone properties in La Valle to a log home on a Lake Arrowhead golf course and a brand-new ranch in Sauk City.

Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin Top 5 Home Sales: Lake Homes From Merrimac to Lake Redstone Lead the Week

These were the five highest-priced home sales reported in Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together they came to $4.51 million. Four of the homes are in Sauk County and one is in Adams County.

Three of the five sit directly on the water, including a pair on Lake Redstone in La Valle, and a fourth comes with deeded lake access in a golf community. The group runs from a 1979 chalet-style home on more than two acres to a ranch completed in 2026, the only new construction of the week.

No. 1 — $1,550,000 · S8312 Inspiration Dr, Merrimac, Wisconsin

Top home sale No. 1 in Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin β€” S8312 Inspiration Dr, Merrimac, Wisconsin, week ending November 1, 2026

The week’s top sale was a lakefront Cape Cod-style home in Merrimac with views of Lake Wisconsin, which sold for $1,550,000. Built in 2005, it stands on a wooded, secluded 0.62-acre lot on a cul-de-sac, with a dock on a lake used for water skiing. Stone and vinyl siding cover the exterior.

The main living space is a great room with vaulted and beamed ceilings, expansive windows and a wood-burning fireplace. A loft looks down over it and can work as an office, a reading spot or extra sleeping space. The home has three bedrooms, and each has its own bathroom; in all there are three full baths and a half bath across 3,600 square feet. A finished walkout lower level adds more room and opens to the outdoors, and there is a screened porch for time outside. A detached two-car garage completes the property.

Pam Halverson and Sarah Goetsch of First Weber Inc were the listing agents. Daleen Heffron of Bunbury & Assoc, REALTORS represented the buyer. First Weber Inc listed two of this week’s five sales, this one and the No. 3 home in Nekoosa.

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No. 2 — $877,500 · E4860 E Redstone Dr, La Valle, Wisconsin

Top home sale No. 2 in Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin β€” E4860 E Redstone Dr, La Valle, Wisconsin, week ending November 1, 2026

On Lake Redstone in La Valle, a contemporary home built in 2022 sold for $877,500. It sits on 1.65 acres with 242 feet of shoreline, and at 4,388 square feet it is the largest of the week’s five homes. Engineered wood siding and a steel roof wrap the exterior, and broad decks face the lake.

The home is a single story above a full walkout lower level. Bamboo floors run through the main level, where the kitchen has two-tone cabinetry, quartz counters, a walk-in pantry and a large dining counter. It opens to a dining area and a living room under a vaulted hickory ceiling, with a gas fireplace and a wall of windows that takes in the view. A centrally placed wet bar serves the whole space, and the home also has a sunroom. Two bedroom suites are on the main level.

Downstairs, the partially finished lower level has a large recreation room plumbed for a second wet bar, two more bedrooms and a full bath, with a door out to the lower deck. All told, the home has four bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath, plus an attached three-car garage. The property last sold for $65,000 in 2021, before the current house was built.

Julie Alibrando of RE/MAX Preferred was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and the buyer’s agent. It was one of two Lake Redstone sales in this week’s Top 5 for Alibrando, who also listed and represented the buyer of the No. 4 home on West Redstone Drive. RE/MAX Preferred listed three of the week’s five sales.

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No. 3 — $800,000 · 373 Pinehurst Dr, Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Top home sale No. 3 in Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin β€” 373 Pinehurst Dr, Nekoosa, Wisconsin, week ending November 1, 2026

A log home in the Pinehurst section of Lake Arrowhead in Nekoosa sold for $800,000. Built in 2003, it sits on 1.39 acres on the community’s Lakes Course, where the heated in-ground pool, a sunken hot tub and a Trex deck look out over the 18th hole. The property last sold for $419,000 in 2015.

The exterior is 10-inch Canadian spruce logs, while white ash and hickory finish the interior. Cathedral ceilings and exposed log beams define the great room, and the home has three stone fireplaces. There is an updated kitchen, a sunroom, a loft office and a large recreation room in the finished lower level. The primary suite has its own log beams, a fireplace and a tiled shower. The home has three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 3,959 square feet, and an attached three-car garage with access to the basement.

The home does not front the water but comes with deeded lake access. Lake Arrowhead membership takes in lake centers, beaches, pickleball courts, heated pools and 36 holes of golf.

Keri Parmeter Ebbe of First Weber Inc was the listing agent, and Tony Hudzinski of Wisco Real Estate Sales represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $649,000 · E4368 W Redstone Dr, La Valle, Wisconsin

Top home sale No. 4 in Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin β€” E4368 W Redstone Dr, La Valle, Wisconsin, week ending November 1, 2026

The second Lake Redstone sale of the week, on West Redstone Drive in La Valle, closed at $649,000. It is the oldest home in this Top 5, built in 1979, and it sits on the largest lot, 2.16 acres with 525 feet of shoreline and a dock. Tall trees, rock outcroppings and winding paths cover the land, which reaches the water at several points.

The chalet-style home has wood siding outside and wood floors inside, with a kitchen snack bar, a wood-burning fireplace and plenty of windows. Its walkout lower level, partially finished, has a family room with a pellet stove, a wet bar, a bonus room and a full bath. Outdoors there are several decks, a private balcony, picnic spots and a fire pit. The home has three bedrooms and three full baths in 1,782 square feet, along with a detached two-car garage. The property last sold for $85,900 in 2009.

Julie Alibrando of RE/MAX Preferred was again on both sides of the sale, listing the home and representing the buyer. It was the second of Alibrando’s two sales in this week’s Top 5, after the No. 2 home on East Redstone Drive.

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No. 5 — $630,000 · 224 Falcon Ct, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Top home sale No. 5 in Wisconsin Dells & Baraboo Area, Wisconsin β€” 224 Falcon Ct, Sauk City, Wisconsin, week ending November 1, 2026

In Cardinal Estates in Sauk City, a newly built ranch home sold for $630,000. Completed in 2026, it is the newest home of the five, set on a 0.28-acre lot on Falcon Court with a patio and a sidewalk. The property last sold for $92,900 in 2024, before the current house was built.

Stone and vinyl siding face the exterior. Inside, the great room rises to a cathedral ceiling and has a fireplace, with luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout. The kitchen opens to it and has quartz counters and a quartz backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a walk-in pantry. The primary suite has two walk-in closets and a tiled walk-in shower, and the laundry is on the first floor. There is also a mudroom. The home has three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 1,795 square feet, plus an attached, insulated three-car garage. The full lower level, with large windows and a bath rough-in, is unfinished and has room for a future family room, a fourth bedroom and a full bath.

The Acker Maly Home Team of RE/MAX Preferred was the listing agent, and Greta Drammeh of Accord Realty represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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