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Egg Harbor, Wis.

Price: $845,000

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3.5
Square feet: 2,800

Description: More than halfway up a narrow peninsula that juts 80 miles into Lake Michigan, lies Egg Harbor, one of the 10 "Coolest Small Towns in America," according to Budget Travel magazine.

The house sits on a bluff above the lake shore, giving it "fabulous water views," according to the broker.

Details include glass-block walls, a modern hearth with openings on two sides and polished hardwood floors. The yard has many trees and a raised deck.

For more information: Trulia

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Last updated October 01 2010: 5:03 AM ET

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