Welcome to 8780 Lake Creek Road in Troy, MT! Bordering the Kootenai National Forest, this 23.8 acres has immediate access to thousands of acres in the Cabinet Mtns of Northwest Montana. Very thoughtfully designed and easy-living cedar-sided sustainable, off grid home. With 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, a spacious master cook’s kitchen, sewing/quilting and workshop rooms, food storage, built-in gun and valuables safe, tons of insulation and energy efficient windows that bring the views and the trees in, this 2217 SF, self-sufficiency home seems more like a castle retreat! Kitchen has a 6 burner propane Premier Pro with large exterior vented range hood Large propane refrigerator, 4’ x 8’ island with a Gibraltor countertop and 2 separate sinks for plenty of food prep space and easy clean-up. A butcher-block countertop for further processing space. Custom Hickory cabinets. A 42.5 SF walk-in pantry with tons of storage for your garden bounty! On to the Great Room-the pre-engineered wood flooring throughout the main floor of the house adds to the ‘bringing the outside in’ theme of this retreat. A wood stove that pumps out heat like no other (brand name: Ugly stove: it really isn’t ugly, and it really does work!) tucks up against the slate floor-to-ceiling fireplace chimney. (Backup propane heaters provide consistent heat if no one is available to stock the wood stove.) Bedrooms and beautiful bathroom on the main floor provide spacious room and storage. The entire first floor is handicap accessible, with a ramp from the driveway to the wrap-around porch. Down to the daylight basement! The greenhouse has a door into the basement. Multiple rooms, all with shelving and storage areas, bathroom here as well as the extra water storage cisterns, the solar battery bank and the power inverter system. Powered through solar panels and battery bank with a backup generator system (Kohler 10 KW 4 cyl, propane, H2O cooled, Ford engine that starts very easily! Ready to be set up for auto-backup switch). Two owned propane tanks, a 500 gallon at the generator building, and a 1000 gallon near the house. The 270’ deep well (new pump and pipes in the past 5 years) pumps a strong 8 gpm. The water supply is double-covered with two 160 gallon storage tanks for extreme water storage! The septic system has an RV dump site, either for your own convenience, or to accommodate extended-stay RV visitors. Extensive raised-bed garden system, with an 8’ x 27’ greenhouse that is attached to the house, accessible from both the house and the garden for convenience. Three oak trees, multiple grapes, plum, apple, and pear varieties add to the joy and satisfaction of creating, harvesting, and preserving your own food sources! The 1800 SF garage and shop provide parking and storage, with 2 garage doors-one is 10’ x 10’, and one is 12’ x 12’. The heated shop area, with its’ built in shelves and workbenches create a wonderful work area. Follow the driveway as it winds through the mixed conifer forest to the upper part of the property. This brings you to astounding valley and mtn views, as you look across the 600’ Ultralight Runway! The Hangar for the ultralight is 40’ wide, clear span, and 20’ deep. The runway is 65’ wide, with painted strips in the center. If an ultralight runway and hangar don’t fit your needs, this area could easily be converted to a livestock or horse area, with easy vehicle access to it. Less than ½ hour to the towns of Libby or Troy, MT, and 1 hour to Bonner’s Ferry, ID; that have all the basic amenities. Two hours to Kalispell, MT, and 3 hrs to Missoula, MT, both of which have state of the art hospitals, int’l airports, and all the shopping, restaurants, and cultural and art opportunities. Whether you are looking for a year-around residence (which this has been for almost 20 years), a retreat complex, or a vacation or family getaway, 8780 Lake Creek Road provides the simplicity, beauty, sustainability, and affordability so desired in a rural home.
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