$7,125,000
Ponsford, MN 56575
MLS# 7037933
7 beds | 5 baths | 5632 sqft

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Property Description
Three homes. Four parcels. 904 feet of shoreline. One unrepeatable estate on Bad Medicine Lake. Once in a generation, a property assembles itself into something that transcends category. The Bad Medicine Lake Estate is not a lake home. It is not a cabin. It is not a retreat. It is all of these things simultaneously — and it is the only one of its kind in the region. Stretching 904 feet of pristine Bad Medicine Lake shoreline across four contiguous parcels, this 5,632-square-foot legacy compound is anchored to one of Minnesota’s most coveted glacial lakes — and offered in its entirety as a single, irreplaceable holding. Three distinct, fully appointed residences sit on the land: The Main Lodge — Custom-built from the ground up with no detail spared. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, in-floor gas hot water boiler heat, gas forced air, central air conditioning, and a private interior elevator serving the home’s levels. A wood-burning fireplace anchors the great room. The Summer House — A two-bedroom, one-bathroom companion residence designed for warm-weather entertaining and guest stays, warmed by its own wood-burning fireplace. The Winter House — A one-bedroom, one-bathroom retreat built for cold-season comfort. Behind the beauty is uncompromising infrastructure: oversized buried propane tanks and top-of-the-line standby generators ensure the entire estate runs seamlessly through any storm or outage — true self-sufficiency without sacrificing a single luxury. Multi-generational living. Private guest quarters. Income potential. A four-season family seat on nearly a fifth of a mile of shoreline on one of the cleanest, deepest lakes in the state. To replicate this assemblage today — the land, the build quality, the shoreline — would require years of planning, permitting, and craftsmanship. And even then, the shoreline is irreplaceable. The Bad Medicine Lake Estate is offered as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the buyer who recognizes what they’re looking at.
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Contract Information
Exclusions: Contact Listing Agent for list
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No
Status: Active
Contingency: None
Current Price: $7,125,000
Original List Price: 7125000
ListPrice: 7125000
List Date: 2026-04-22
Office/Member Info
Association: FMR
General Property Information
Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: Yes
New Development: No
Number of Fireplaces: 3
Other Parking Spaces: 10
Road Btwn WF & Home?: No
Waterfront Frontage: 904
Waterfront YN: Yes
Year Built: 2020
Yearly/Seasonal: Yearly
Zoning: Residential-Single Family
Lot Dimensions: Irregular
Acres: 4.75
Bath Three Quarters: 2
Bath Half: 1
Lake/Waterfront Name: Bad Medicine
Bath Quarter: 0
Main Floor Total SqFt: 5632
Above Grd Total SqFt: 5632
Below Grd Total SqFt: 0
Total SqFt: 5632
Total Finished Sqft: 5632.00
FireplaceYN: Yes
Foundation Size: 1943
Style: (SF) Single Family
Garage Stalls: 0
Association Fee: 0
Assessment Pending: No
Bedrooms: 7
Baths Total: 5
Bath Full: 2
Location, Tax and Other Information
AssocFeeYN: No
Legal Description: LENGTHY - COMPRISING OF MULTIPLE PARCELS - SEE AGENT NOTES - SECTION 08 TOWNSHIP 142 RANGE 037 WILLIAMS BEACH BLOCK 001 LOT 1 & W1/2 OF LOT 2
Listing City: Ponsford
Map Page: 999
Municipality: Forest Twp
School District: Waubun-Ogema-White Earth
School District Phone: 218-473-6171
DNR Lake ID#: 03008500
DNR Lake Classification: Recreational Development
Zip Plus 4: 5005
Property ID Number: 120251000
Tax Year: 2026
Tax Amount: 12664
In Foreclosure?: No
Potential Short Sale?: No
Lender Owned?: No
Directions & Remarks
Public Remarks: Three homes. Four parcels. 904 feet of shoreline. One unrepeatable estate on Bad Medicine Lake.
Once in a generation, a property assembles itself into something that transcends category. The Bad Medicine Lake Estate is not a lake home. It is not a cabin. It is not a retreat. It is all of these things simultaneously — and it is the only one of its kind in the region.
Stretching 904 feet of pristine Bad Medicine Lake shoreline across four contiguous parcels, this 5,632-square-foot legacy compound is anchored to one of Minnesota’s most coveted glacial lakes — and offered in its entirety as a single, irreplaceable holding.
Three distinct, fully appointed residences sit on the land:
The Main Lodge — Custom-built from the ground up with no detail spared. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, in-floor gas hot water boiler heat, gas forced air, central air conditioning, and a private interior elevator serving the home’s levels. A wood-burning fireplace anchors the great room.
The Summer House — A two-bedroom, one-bathroom companion residence designed for warm-weather entertaining and guest stays, warmed by its own wood-burning fireplace.
The Winter House — A one-bedroom, one-bathroom retreat built for cold-season comfort.
Behind the beauty is uncompromising infrastructure: oversized buried propane tanks and top-of-the-line standby generators ensure the entire estate runs seamlessly through any storm or outage — true self-sufficiency without sacrificing a single luxury.
Multi-generational living. Private guest quarters. Income potential. A four-season family seat on nearly a fifth of a mile of shoreline on one of the cleanest, deepest lakes in the state. To replicate this assemblage today — the land, the build quality, the shoreline — would require years of planning, permitting, and craftsmanship. And even then, the shoreline is irreplaceable.
The Bad Medicine Lake Estate is offered as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the buyer who recognizes what they’re looking at.
Directions: From Detroit Lakes, take highway 34 until you reach county 37 and turn left. Stay on county 37 until you come up onto Black Bear Beach Rd and turn right.
Accessible
Accessible Elevator Installed: 1
Door Lever Handles: 1
Partially Wheelchair: 1
Additional Parcels Information
Property ID #2: 120252001
Property ID #3: 120253000,120254000
Air Conditioning
Central Air: 1
Dual: 1
Amenities Unit
Cable: 1
Deck: 1
Dock: 1
French Doors: 1
Hardwood Floors: 1
In-Ground Sprinkler: 1
Kitchen Center Island: 1
Main Floor Primary Bedroom: 1
Natural Woodwork: 1
Outdoor Kitchen: 1
Panoramic View: 1
Patio: 1
Porch: 1
Sauna: 1
Security System: 1
Tile Floors: 1
Vaulted Ceiling(s): 1
Wet Bar: 1
Appliances
Air-To-Air Exchanger: 1
Chandelier: 1
Dishwasher: 1
Dryer: 1
Fuel Tank - Owned: 1
Microwave: 1
Range: 1
Refrigerator: 1
Washer: 1
Wine Cooler: 1
Assessments
Assessment Balance: 0
Assessment Installment: 60
Tax With Assessments: 12664
Assumable Loan
Not Assumable: 1
Basement
Full: 1
Storage Space: 1
Tile Shower: 1
Bath Description
Double Sink: 1
Steam Shower: 1
Main Floor 1/2 Bath: 1
Main Floor Full Bath: 1
Full Primary: 1
Private Primary: 1
Bathroom Ensuite: 1
Separate Tub & Shower: 1
Building Information
Finished SqFt Above Ground: 5632
Construction Status
Previously Owned: 1
Existing Financing
Cash: 1
Exterior
Brick/Stone: 1
Log: 1
Metal: 1
Other: 1
Fireplace Characteristics
Wood Burning: 1
Foundation
Insulating Concrete Forms: 1
Permanent: 1
See Remarks: 1
Fuel
Propane: 1
Heating
Boiler: 1
Dual Fuel/Off Peak: 1
Forced Air: 1
In-Floor Heating: 1
Wood Stove: 1
Zoned: 1
Insurance Fee
Insurance Fee: 0
Lake Details
Excellent Sand: 1
Gravel: 1
Hard: 1
Lake Acres: 782
Lake Depth: 80
Rocky: 1
Sand: 1
Laundry
Lower Level: 1
Main Level: 1
Lease Details
Land Leased: Not Applicable
Lock Box Type
Combo: 1
Lock Box Source: OTHER
Miscellaneous Information
Homestead: No
Outbuildings
Boat House: 1
Guest House: 1
Second Residence: 1
Ownership
Fractional Ownership: No
Parking Characteristics
Storage: 1
Patio, Porch and Deck Features
Composite Decking: 1
Covered: 1
Deck: 1
Enclosed: 1
Patio: 1
Rear Porch: 1
Screened: 1
Side Porch: 1
Public Survey Info
Range#: 37
Section#: 08
Township#: 142
Road Frontage
Private Road: 1
Road Responsibility
Public Maintained Road: 1
Roof
Architectural Shingle: 1
Metal: 1
Second Unit
Easily Divided: 1
Sellers Terms
Other: 1
Sewer
Septic System Compliant - Yes: 1
Special Search
All Living Facilities on One Level: 1
Main Floor Bedroom: 1
Main Floor Laundry: 1
Primary Bdr Suite: 1
Renovated: 1
Stories
More Than 2 Stories: 1
Water
Well: 1
Waterfront Type
Lake Front: 1
Waterfront View
Lake: 1
Panoramic: 1
South: 1
East: 1
Location Tax and Other Information
House Number: 47023
Street Name: Black Bear Beach
Street Suffix: Road
Postal City: Ponsford
County: Becker
State: MN
Zip Code: 56575
Complex/Dev/Subdivision: Williams Beach
Property Features
Accessible: Accessible Elevator Installed; Door Lever Handles; Partially Wheelchair
Air Conditioning: Central Air; Dual
Amenities Unit: Cable; Deck; Dock; French Doors; Hardwood Floors; In-Ground Sprinkler; Kitchen Center Island; Main Floor Primary Bedroom; Natural Woodwork; Outdoor Kitchen; Panoramic View; Patio; Porch; Sauna; Security System; Tile Floors; Vaulted Ceiling(s); Wet Bar
Appliances: Air-To-Air Exchanger; Chandelier; Dishwasher; Dryer; Fuel Tank - Owned; Microwave; Range; Refrigerator; Washer; Wine Cooler
Assumable Loan: Not Assumable
Basement: Full; Storage Space; Tile Shower
Bath Description: Double Sink; Steam Shower; Main Floor 1/2 Bath; Main Floor Full Bath; Full Primary; Private Primary; Bathroom Ensuite; Separate Tub & Shower
Construction Status: Previously Owned
Existing Financing: Cash
Exterior: Brick/Stone; Log; Metal; Other
Fireplace Characteristics: Wood Burning
Foundation: Insulating Concrete Forms; Permanent; See Remarks
Fuel: Propane
Heating: Boiler; Dual Fuel/Off Peak; Forced Air; In-Floor Heating; Wood Stove; Zoned
Lake Details: Excellent Sand; Gravel; Hard; Rocky; Sand
Laundry: Lower Level; Main Level
Lock Box Type: Combo
Outbuildings: Boat House; Guest House; Second Residence
Parking Characteristics: Storage
Road Frontage: Private Road
Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road
Roof: Architectural Shingle; Metal
Second Unit: Easily Divided
Sellers Terms: Other
Sewer: Septic System Compliant - Yes
Special Search: All Living Facilities on One Level; Main Floor Bedroom; Main Floor Laundry; Primary Bdr Suite; Renovated
Stories: More Than 2 Stories
Water: Well
Waterfront Type: Lake Front
Waterfront View: Lake; Panoramic; South; East
Room Information
| Room Name | Level |
| Three Season Porch | Upper |
| Three Season Porch | Main |
| Bar/Wet Bar Room | Lower |
| Bathroom | Main |
| Bathroom | Main |
| Bathroom | Lower |
| Bathroom | Main |
| Bathroom | Main |
| Bonus Room | Lower |
| Deck | Main |
| Dining Room | Main |
| Family Room | Lower |
| First (1st) Bedroom | Main |
| First (1st) Bedroom | Main |
| First (1st) Bedroom | Main |
| Fourth (4th) Bedroom | Lower |
| Foyer | Upper |
| Great Room | Main |
| Guest House | Main |
| Guest House | Main |
| Informal Dining Room | Lower |
| Kitchen | Main |
| Kitchen | Main |
| Kitchen | Main |
| Laundry | Main |
| Laundry | Lower |
| Living Room | Main |
| Living Room | Main |
| Living Room | Main |
| Patio | Lower |
| Patio | Main |
| Pantry (Walk-In) | Main |
| Second (2nd) Bedroom | Lower |
| Second (2nd) Bedroom | Main |
| Steam Room/Shower | Main |
| Third (3rd) Bedroom | Lower |
Listing Office: Aspire Realty
Last Updated: June - 26 - 2026
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