The Water's Edge ~ On World's Largest Chain of Lakes

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January 2025

February 2025

Smart TV, fireplace, DVD player, table football

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location
Host

Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 14

Popular amenities

Parking available

Washer

Air conditioning

Kitchen

Dryer

Fireplace

Explore the area

Eagle River, WI

Cranberry Lake
1 min walk
Catfish Lake
3 min walk
Marina Bar
4 min walk
Eagle River, WI (EGV-Union)
14 min drive

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Welcome to The Water’s Edge.
* (7) Parking Spaces allowed (Including trailers as a spot) Please let us know if you will have additional and we can arrange parking!

Enjoy an extraordinary and memorable vacation at one of the most historic and beautiful year round properties on the World Famous Eagle River Chain of 28 Lakes. Nestled as close to the water as possible you will not believe the water views, the amazing sunrises, star gazing and moon rises! The panoramic views of Cranberry Lake and the setting are majestic and unrivaled.

Whether fishing, boating, water skiing, swimming, dining by boat, or just relaxing by the lake, you’ll love every minute on the beautiful Chain of Lakes. Enjoy the large private pier, perfect swimming for all ages, a swim raft with slide, lakeside fire pit, lounge chairs, Adirondack chairs, a stand up board and 2 kayaks and so much more. And with southern exposure you’ll enjoy plenty of sunshine.

The Water’s Edge is one of a kind, among the first custom homes constructed on the Chain of Lakes over 100 years ago. This completely updated home is designed to take full advantage of the remarkable water views and setting. The spacious single level home is perfect for entertaining and relaxing. The stunning great room includes a custom bar, a beautiful stone fireplace and flat-screen TV. You will love the fully stocked gourmet kitchen and lakeside dining room.

The Water’s Edge has 4 very large bedrooms and comfortably sleeps 14. The bedrooms have incredible lake views. The master bedroom has a king size bed. The second bedroom has two queen beds. The third bedroom has 2 sets of twin bunk beds and the fourth bedroom has two twin beds. There is also a queen size sleeper futon in the great room. There are two large bathrooms and a full sized washer and dryer. We provide wireless internet and satellite television. The home has hard rock maple floors and high ceilings. When you review our photos, please note that their are a number of stairs down to the house and the building behind our home is our garage.

The Water’s Edge offers all the beauty and recreation of the four seasons. Spring fishing is outstanding, some of the best walleye and pan fishing in Northern Wisconsin. The Chain of Lakes hosts the World Musky Championship. The fall colors are simply inspiring. Held each October, the Cranberry Festival is famous for its hospitality, entertainment, food, arts, crafts and events.

In the winter, snowmobile straight from the Water’s Edge to over 500 miles of renowned snowmobile trails. Eagle River is also host to the United States Pond Hockey Championship which is SIX minutes away. Among the best snow skiing and snowboarding in the Midwest is nearby and it’s very affordable and family friendly. Sledding, snowshoe trails and cross country ski trails are within minutes from the home.

The Water’s Edge is also just minutes from Eagle River by car, boat or snowmobile.
So, when you think of an Up North vacation, think Water’s Edge!! The accommodations and amenities along with the magnificent setting, is the perfect destination.

Please contact our property manager with further questions. We will do everything possible to ensure you have a wonderful vacation filled with lasting memories. Enjoy your stay.

During your stay at this holiday home, you're just a quick walk from Cranberry Lake. Free WiFi and a kitchen are available in the holiday home.

Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine and 2 bathrooms
Free WiFi
On-site recreation includes a playground
Steps from Cranberry Lake and 3 minutes on foot from Catfish Lake

The Water's Edge ~ On World's Largest Chain of Lakes offers its guests barbecue grills and a garden. The front desk is open around the clock.

Property manager

Steve Livingston

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

Beach loungers

Ski

Cross-country skiing nearby
Snowboarding nearby

Internet

Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

Parking on site

Kitchen

Blender
Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Hob
Ice maker
Kitchen island
Microwave
Oven
Paper towels
Refrigerator
Toaster

Dining

Dining table

Bedrooms

4 bedrooms
Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

2 bathrooms
Bathtub or shower
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided

Living spaces

Dining table
Fireplace
Living room
Separate dining area

Entertainment

Books
DVD player
Games
Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

Barbecue grill
Firepit
Garden
Outdoor furniture
Patio

Laundry

Laundromat nearby
Washing machine

Work spaces

Desk
Desk chair

Comfort

Air conditioning
Heating

Pets

No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

Smoke-free property
Note from host: NO SMOKING ALLOWED

Location highlights

Near a hospital
Near a zoo
Near the marina
On a lake
On the waterfront

Things to do

Foosball table
Kayak
Birdwatching nearby
Casino nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golfing nearby
Hiking/biking trails nearby
Horseback riding nearby
Hunting nearby
Ice skating nearby
Jet skiing nearby
Kayaking nearby
Motor boating nearby
Rafting nearby
Sledding nearby
Snowmobiling nearby
Swimming nearby
Water skiing nearby
Water tubing nearby
Wildlife walks nearby
Winery tours nearby

Safety features

Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Deadbolt lock

General

Garden

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

No pets allowed
Note from host: NO PETS ALLOWED

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Note from host: NO PARTIES ALLOWED

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

Property is also known as

The Water's Edge ~ On World's Largest Chain of Lakes Eagle River

The Water's Edge ~ On World's Largest Chain of Lakes Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Drew R.

30 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Convenient Stay!

Clean place with a nice dock right on the water. Not much yard space but still a great place to come with friends and family. Might not be little kid friendly with the steep yard, ledges, and rocky entrance to the water, but great for older kids, gatherings, or a weekend of fishing.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark O.

12 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Up North

This was a wonderful place to spend a few days hanging out by the lake with a fire and puttering around with a pontoon boat.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick N., pleasant prairie wi

27 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

eagle river

great location, great house, great area, great communication

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary C.

20 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Highly Recommend!

This property is beautiful on a lakeside location on the chain of lakes. It was very clean with a well stocked kitchen. The house is spacious, we especially enjoyed the rustic style in the living room. Only one TV in the house, could add a couple more TV's to the bedrooms. Eagle River has great stores & restaurants!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Linda D.

8 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

The waters edge

Enjoyed our stay on Cranberry Lake

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Nancy E.

31 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Great stay

This place was very nice only downside neighbors are very close

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janell H., Wisconsin

20 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful cabin and setting on Cranberry Lake

Our family had a wonderful time staying at The Water's Edge Cabin on Cranberry Lake. We rented a pontoon from the Marina on Catfish Lake. The cabin was clean and had all the things that we needed to make our stay comfortable! The swimming was great to float around on inner tubes. Would highly reccommend!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth K.

3 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Another wonderful visit

We love this beautiful home with the most wonderful views imaginable. Woke up to baby ducklings swimming by with their mommas and Eagles soaring overhead. This was our second stay here and many precious family memories were made. Thank you!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jesse R.

14 Feb 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Pond Hockey

Even though all the festivities were canceled due to the warm weather, we were still able to enjoy the lake and location. We walked to the Marina Bar (closed but talked to the owner) and the Nutty Squirrel. The house itself was very clean and had more then enough beds to accommodate our group.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick L.

24 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent location and communication with property manager

This residence what everything we expected. Great location near the water. Quiet area with privacy. We had a snowmobile trip planned but the trails were closed. The property manager was the first to tell me the trails were closed and gave us great options of fun things to do. She went above and beyond! Would highly recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah W., Custer Park

10 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Million Dollar View

Beautiful home and view. If you don’t mind 36 stairs up and down to the house …this is for you!!! Beds were comfortable, kitchen was well equipped (don’t forget to turn the ice maker on). My husband and I had a blast playing FoosBall. Plenty of wildlife to view right out the living room windows. Be sure and pack an iron (just in case). I could stand in the door of the bedroom and see nothing but water….you felt you were ON the water! Well done!

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nic K.

4 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent Property

This is a fantastic property with plenty of space and amenities.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mich R., Belews Creek, USA

28 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Location

Lots of room, wonderful location on Cranberry Lake, very helpful owner and management team. Enjoyed the beauty of the lake and fall colors.

Stayed 15 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Betsy U.

12 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Waterfront!!!!!!

The home was beautiful and had a sprawling view of the water. All bedrooms other than the bunk room faced the water, what a spectacular way to wake up. One unexpected surprise was that the kitchen/ eating area was at one side of the house while the family room / bar area was down a long hall at the other end of the house. The separation came in handy a few times when the kitchen was hopping. The long hallway was very entertaining for the littles. We caught lots of fish, had lots of fun, it was a fabulous week.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Haneul Y.

7 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

A great getaway

The place is nice and cozy. Everything was every clean and the beds are comfortable. Checking-in is so smooth and the place has so many things to do.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy D., Elkhorn, WI

3 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

A house with everything!

We are a family of 6 adults and 4 kids (1-8). We loved the house because it was a ranch style. It is close to waters edge. Two piers, one with chairs and benches, was very nice. The house had everything! So much stuff in the kitchen. We brought a lot of things we did not need because the host provided it all, including some bottle water! Two of the bedrooms are VERY large. Plenty of outdoor seating and nice firepit. Abundant wildlife. We had a mom doe and her two fawns visit us several times a day. Kids got such a kick out of that. Eagles, mink, cranes, a fox, muskrats were some others. Easy drive to Eagle River. The only "cons" were: stairs from the road to the house, and the kids were disappointed there was no slide on the swimraft. ( owner said it had broken), but they still had a blast nonetheless, and only 1 TV in the whole house. But in actuality that made all of us more in tune with the outdoors and less on technology. Steve answers all questions very quickly!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Douglas M., Freedom, WI

22 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place

Spacious living arrangements on a beautiful lake. Lots of amenities. Nice dock and platform. Really enjoyed staying there. The only issue we had was we brought a boat and the driveway really has no place to turn around once you enter. You don’t realize that until you’re already in too far. Overall a nice vacation property

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeryl T.

30 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Waters Edge - Eagle River WI

Fabulous property and location! Everything was as described and owner and property manager reply immediately. Lots of amenities provided. Our family had a great week here, and would definitely stay here again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leslie H.

18 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful Lake Home

We had an amazing week staying at this beautiful lake home with our family. The views are stunning, and the home is very clean and comfortable, with of plenty of space and amenities. We caught several small fish off the pier, enjoyed cooking family meals in the spacious, well-equipped kitchen, and relaxed by the bonfire at the water's edge. The location on Cranberry Lake is perfect, and it's also an easy ride to town and restaurants. Would definitely stay again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

betsy P.

29 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake life

Beautiful views, plenty of space for the family. Dock for your boat. Close to town , but still away enough. Everything you’ll need in a kitchen, comfy furniture. Couple tips, if you bring your own boat , launch it before you go, drive way is longer and turning around with it is a bit of a challenge, manageable, but the boat launch is close by so easier to drop it 1st. Quite a few of stairs from the drive to the house, mentioned in the description but didn’t deter our trip, was good exercise, just mentioning if anyone plans to bring someone with physical limitations. Overall a great stay, went by too quick!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

13 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Breathtaking Property

This is the second time we've stayed at this location and cannot wait to visit again. We absolutely loved the bathroom remodels. The house definitely makes us feel like we at our "home away from home". It is always clean and inviting when we arrive. The kitchen is beautiful and fully stocked. The deer come through by the dozens each day. I would like to try visiting in the Summer with the kids but Winter there has always been beautiful for us there. Highly recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Will S.

15 Feb 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Eagle River Pond Hockey

We stayed for the Eagle River pond hockey championship. The house was in a great location in relation to the event. The house had a grill and plenty of space!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brent J., Rockton, IL

15 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Cranberry Lake

This was a very nice place. We enjoyed our stay and would definitely book again!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonas L.

29 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Amazing stay!

A gorgeous home with all the amenities! Plenty of space for our group of nine. The home was very clean. We cooked all our meals, and had everything we needed in the ample kitchen. We ate some of our meals inside at the lovely dinner table, and several of our meals outside around the campfire or the bar table. A cool front rolled in, and it was lovely to have a campfire outside or the fireplace inside as cozy places to enjoy. My kids love foosball, and made ample use of the table. All of the bedrooms overlook the lake; what a delight to wake up to. We watched eagles and Kingfishers and loons catch their meals. Caught nice sized smallmouth bass, crappie, and perch from the dock. Even caught two walleyes! The dock was perfect for our boat, with easy access to Catfish lake. The steep stairs from the driveway were a little challenging for my elderly father-in-law, but they felt safe with the handrails. It was also an easy drive to several parks for walking. We enjoyed using the available kayaks, and squeezed in some swimming off of the swimming platform before it got too cold! A perfect backdrop for a magical week! Would absolutely stay here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beth K.

2 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

A wonderful place to enjoy Eagle River

My husband and I spent a week at the house with our 4 kids (ages 15-22) and had an amazing time. The home is fully stocked…they even have cake pans and a little blender! There are a lot of steps down to the house (which was expected and made clear in the description), but the views are worth it! The lake is stunning and the views across are of trees and forest, not other houses. It is mesmerizing. We loved the kayaks, fishing off the docks, and the firepit. We had lots of fuse ball tournaments, plenty of board games, lots of laughs. We didn't want to leave! Two of the bedrooms are huge. I don't remember photos of them so we were pleasantly surprised at how nice all of the sleeping accommodations were. Three bedrooms have incredible lake views. The bunk room faces the front of the house and is fairly dark (2 of our kids preferred it). There are ceiling fans and also plug in fans in all of the bedroom closets. The mattresses are comfy too…we slept well. The only things I would recommend bringing are a couple of sharp kitchen knives (there is a knife block full, but most of them are dull) and a frying pan (the nonstick surface of the ones there are pretty rough). Otherwise the kitchen ready to go. There is an ice maker in the fridge door that kept up with us and the gas stove worked great. All of the furniture is comfortable, but there is a chair in the corner of the dining area that overlooks the water that is especially so. A perfect place to read. If you have very young children there is a high chair in the dining area as well as several portable cribs. While there are stairs outside there are none inside. This was the first time most of us spent time in Eagle River and it ended up being one of our favorite family vacations. This special home was a big part of the experience and the owners really did think of everything. Thank you!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022