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What did you buy? Webuilt atwo-story, three-bedroom house - 3,900 square feet with lots of windows - on 1.8 acres with 200 feet of lakeshore. How did you like it there? It's a good fishing lake, and we see a lot of nature on it. We boat on it, and you can water ski and do water sports. We also liked Big Lake's very nice public beach and public access. We've been very happy with the school district there and the friendships we've had. You're not far from cities, yet you still can see the stars and you don't have the city traffic. It's very family-oriented; in Lake City, we've not found as many young families, and Big Lake offers children's sports at younger ages. Why did you leave, and why are you coming back? Dave had gotten a position at Wild Wings, near Lake City. But after several months, he got an opportunity to return to the floral-delivery industry and work out of our home. Our house in Big Lake had not sold yet, so we were able to sell this house [in Lake City] and move back. We just miss the lake and lake living. Lake City is gorgeous, but there's no lakeshore property. We realized that's what we always wanted. Neal Gendler is at ngendler@startribune.com. Big Lake Total number of sales: 746* Dollar volume: $102,335,036 Average list price: $249,891 Median list price: $229,900 Average sale price: $214,989 Median sale price: $192,000 Low sale price: $109,000 High sale price: $725,000 Average days on the market: 61.5 Active listings: 189 *From 4/1/04 to 3/31/05 Source: Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, based on information from the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota Inc. Recent home sales: Big Lake - Built in 1984, this house has three bedrooms and slower-level family room. Listed for $235,900, it sold for $240,900. - This three-bedroom house, built in 1999, was listed for $172,900 and sold in less than a month for $175,900.