Northern suburbs rambler home is SOLD!!

HAM LAKE, Minn. - Feb. 25, 2020 - PRLog -- This home is getting a new roof this spring! Spacious and open, this rambler floor plan makes amazing use of the dwelling for optimal convenience. An abundance of black painted kitchen cabinets allows for plenty of storage and a sumptuous meal can be enjoyed in either the eat-in kitchen or casual dining room. Arched doorways lead to the wide-open living room space and wooden beams add a dimension to the vaulted ceiling. Generous sized bedrooms are tucked away for privacy and the Master has its own private bath. An oversized garage with an added class 5 driveway allow for ample parking outside. Surrounded by a full chain link fence on a corner lot, this home for sale in Ham Lake is ready for new memories to be made! Brought to you by the Chris Fritch Team Keller Williams Classic Realty 763-746-3997

History of Ham Lake, Minnesota

The earliest record of settlers in the area goes back to 1855 when a number of men were living in the southern portion.  They were mainly hunters.
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In 1856 a group started a town just south and west of Ham Lake.  They platted and sold lots for a town they named "Glen Carey", a Scottish name meaning "Beautiful Valley".  Seven or eight homes were built.  The place was widely advertised as a future city.  Elegantly engraved lithographs proclaiming the names of streets and numbers of blocks were circulated in the cities, while titles to lots were offered for sale and found some purchasers.  A bill to move the county seat to Glen Carey was placed in the legislative hopper but was killed by a timely opposition of a delegation of citizens from Anoka.  However, in 1857 the houses were destroyed by a prairie fire.  Some of the inhabitants barely escaped with their lives, saving only a very few household goods.  They soon left the area as they had nowhere to live.