The area

Fifty Lakes, Minnesota: a lake country of its own.

Mitchell Lake · Brainerd Lakes · Crow Wing County

The short version

A small town named for its biggest asset.

16138 Zigmund Dr sits in Fifty Lakes, a town in Crow Wing County at the heart of the Brainerd Lakes resort area, where roughly 29 square miles of land hold dozens of named lakes, from Blue and Butterfield to Eagle, Kego, Meyer, Ox, Sand, and the two Foxes. The town's own story is simple: incorporated in 1949, its post office has served lake country since 1926, and it has grown slowly around its lakes ever since.

This property sits on the eastern shore of Mitchell Lake, a 429-acre basin that reaches about 78 feet deep at its deepest point and offers a public boat launch. In August 2025 the Star Tribune reported that Mitchell earned the Minnesota DNR's only perfect score in its assessment of lake fish health, a distinction that put this quiet lake in the state's fishing spotlight.

429

Acres of Mitchell Lake

~78 ft

Maximum depth

387

Population, 2010 census

~29 sq mi

Of lake-dotted land

1949

Incorporated

#1

DNR fish-health score, 2025

Aerial view of Mitchell Lake shoreline with sandy beach, dock, and wooded lot

On the water

The fishiest lake in Minnesota.

The Star Tribune called Mitchell Lake the fishiest in the state after the DNR gave it the only perfect score in its fish-health assessment. For the buyer at 16138 Zigmund Dr that means a private dock over a lake that anglers already know, plus a public boat launch a short cruise away, and ice-fishing season right off the beach in winter.

On a property like this, the lake is the sixth bedroom: 123 feet of sandy frontage, a level lawn, a dock for the boat, and a shoreline that works from ice-out to freeze-up.

Schools

District #2174 keeps lake kids close to home.

Fifty Lakes ZIP 56448 is served primarily by Pine River-Backus Public Schools, headquartered in Pine River, with elementary, middle, and high school buildings in the district.

Pine River-Backus Schools

Independent School District #2174 serves Fifty Lakes with elementary, middle, and high schools in nearby Pine River.

Visit the district

Crosslake Community Charter

An area charter school option serving lake-country families across the northern Crow Wing County communities.

Nearby favorites

Comfort food, strong coffee, and golf within an easy drive.

Golden Eagle Golf sits just across the lake country in Fifty Lakes itself; Crosslake, a ten-minute drive, carries the rest of the everyday errands and evenings out.

Crosslake Coffee

Coffee

Coffee · Crosslake

35522 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442

218.692.3994

Call to visit

Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant

Family dining

Family dining · Crosslake

37627 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442

218.692.3575

Visit website

Getting here

Easy to reach, easy to leave behind.

County roads and Minnesota Highway 371 tie Fifty Lakes to Crosslake, Pequot Lakes, Brainerd, and Baxter, where Noah's brokerage, eXp Realty, keeps its local office on Forthun Road. The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport and the area's resorts put visitors within reach of everything from quick dinners to full lake-country weeks.

Plan a visit Back to the listing

Mitchell Lake

429 acres, public boat launch, 2025 DNR perfect fish-health score

Pine River-Backus

ISD #2174 serves Fifty Lakes with elementary, middle, and high school

Crosslake

Coffee, pizza, bistro dining, and golf about ten minutes away

Brainerd Lakes

Resort country, trails, and marinas across the wider corridor

Next step

Come see what a perfect-score lake feels like.

Noah will meet you at the property, walk the shoreline with you, and answer every question about the lake, the schools, and the seasons.

Request a private tour See the photos