South Shore Real Estate Sales

What sold in September in Port Wing, Herbster, and Cornucopia?

Just a few sales on the South Shore last month. 

Out on Siskiwit Lake, a super cool cabin with a unique setup sold for $290,000. The cabin itself had no bathroom. but a separate bathhouse with shower and toilet. Cabins on this lake don’t come up for sale often. Great space for the new owners!

In Port Wing, two properties sold. East of town, just off 13, a beautiful home on a skinny 3 1/2 acres with 150 ft of Lake Superior frontage, sold for $650,000. The home’s replete with custom details and local material; the shoreline as well’s been bolstered to preserve its integrity over time. 

In the other direction, between Port Wing and Webster, a nearly twenty acre estate with 960 feet of Lake Superior frontage sold for more than any other single family home on the South Shore this year. The four bed, four bath home was built in 1996, and it shows in some of its interior elements but is otherwise balanced with massive walls of windows, in-floor heating, and a bevy of other features. Initially on the market for $994,000, this home sold in 133 days for $795,000. For cash. 

Landwise, a 40 acre parcel on Nicoletti Rd in Herbster sold for $118,000: $2,950 an acre. 

Quick update on Cornucopia, Herbster, and Port Wing real estate sales for September 2025.

SOUTH SHORE, WISCONSIN REAL ESTATE SALES: AUGUST 2025

From Port Wing to Corny, seven single family homes sold last month. They ranged in price from $80,000 to $615,000 and averaged a sale price of loosely $359,000.

Port Wing’s only sale, a log home on 22 acres on Quarry Point Rd, a parcel with 665 ft of Lake Superior frontage, sold fast—8 days—for cash, and $16,000 above the seller’s asking price. Lake Superior frontage is always going to influence a property’s price, but couple that with the location and privacy of this particular parcel, and it’s clear why this was as coveted a property as it was. 

Up the road in Herbster, three family homes sold. Each of them sold below list price. On Lenawee Road just south of town, a fixer-upper on 20 acres sold in three days. Most notable is the price on this property. It sold for $80,000, a price 47% below the asking price of $149,900. It sold in only three day. On Cranberry River Rd, a sweet little cabin with a separate bunkhouse on 2 acres, a parcel with 414 ft of Cranberry River frontage, sold in 41 days for $400,000. Also on the water, this time 326 ft of Lake Superior frontage, a parcel halfway up Bark Point with a two bed, one bath cabin replete with wood paneling, sold for $458,500, down a bit from the initial asking price of $529,900. This one was on the market for quite a while, 288 days.

Finally, in Corny, a two bedroom cabin with no running water but ten acres off Stage Rd, a very cool part of the county, sold in 4 days for $127,500. In the Sawgrass development, a sleek, modern three bed, two bath home on a 1.7 acre lot sold for $475,000. This home was initially listed for $549,000 but needed some time on the market—683 days overall—to find itself a buyer. Big month for Sawgrass, though; two lots sold as well. 

Otherwise, ten acres off County C sold for $50,000; an acre on Romans Point Rd sold for $199,900. In Herbster, two 40 acre parcels sold; each sold for roughly $2,000/acre. In Port Wing, a skinny six acre lot sold for $19,490. It was on the market for 407 days, which makes sense; it’s an oddly shaped parcel. 

Washburn, Wisconsin Real Estate Sales: August 2025

Seven Washburn area homes sold last month. 

Sales ranged from $77,000 for a fixer-upper on Bayfield St to $550,000 for a sweet, newer home pocketed in twenty wooded acres on S Maple Hill Rd. 

834 W Bayfield St sold a few years ago for $56,500. It needed a lot of work then, and while the Sellers invested some time and money in the home, there’s still a lot of work to be done.. Also in town, the Methodist church on Washington sold for $90,000. With all the classic features of a church, this could be transformed into a stunning single family home or a multi-unit property. I’m always interested to see what people can do with these old churches. On the east end of town, a one level home on E 4th with a finished basement on a 2/5 of an acre lot sold in 5 days for $50,000 more than the initial asking price of $250,000. At $300,000, the property sold just above the year’s median sale price for Washburn homes: $292,500

Also in town, a condo on the main drag sold for $290,000. This unit doesn’t allow short-term rentals, so it’ll make a great owner-occupied space or a long-term rental. 

Outside of town, a small, no-frills earth home on just under five acres off Church Corner Rd sold in 20 days for a few thousand more than the sellers were asking. At  $152,000, this is a heck of a good deal. As well, a two bed, two bath home on Valhalla Ln, one with more wood paneling than I’ve ever before seen in a home, sold fairly quickly, 13 days, but sold for $273,000, $17,000 less than the sellers were asking. 

Commercially, an old bait shop, 1819 W Bayfield St, a building just around the bend from Washburn proper, one that’s been on and off the market for years now, finally changed ownership. It sold for $42,500. 

Landwise, the only sale was a lot on W 5th. It sold for $16,000.