Beth Baker was thinking about starting a garden on her Eclectic property while contractors were still building her house. She first saw the 37-acre property while visiting her parents seven years ago, and now, she’s working on expanding her bountiful garden.
“My parents live 2 miles down the road from here," said Baker. "I was visiting them when I saw the ‘For Sale’ sign. We were already wanting to move to the lake and live on the lake; but then, I decided I would rather have land than be on the water. You can drive to the water anytime, but you can’t have all this land."
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