A Winter Wonderland Awaits Homeowners at Heritage Harbor Resort
“There’s so much to enjoy both at the resort and in the surrounding area during the winter months,”
Homeowners and visitors know Heritage Harbor to be a winter wonderland with cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, winter fishing, holiday events, festivals and more just outside their door.
Heritage Harbor Resort and marina, a mecca of summer-time fun just 90 minutes west of Chicago on the Illinois River, offers endless water sports as well as biking the 97-mile I&M Canal Trail and hiking the deep sandstone canyons at nearby Starved Rock State Park. However, homeowners and visitors know Heritage Harbor to be a winter wonderland with cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, winter fishing, holiday events, festivals and more just outside their door.
“There’s so much to enjoy both at the resort and in the surrounding area during the winter months,” said Pierre Alexander, Heritage Harbor Resort Marketing Manager. “The November Wine and Art walk in downtown Ottawa is always very popular as is the Chris Kringle Market. Snowmobiling trails are endless with the Great American Rail-Trail and Hennepin Canal Parkway among the longest. Over two miles of cross-country skiing is offered at Illini State Park in nearby Marseilles as well as Buffalo State Park just west of Ottawa. Holiday lighting contests, Santa breakfasts, ornament exchanges and more are organized by residents and the Heritage Harbor activity director, making the resort a magical place to begin family traditions and make lasting memories.”
Heritage Harbor offers ranch and two-story villas, cottages, single-family homes and luxury, custom residences at various price points all with a low-maintenance, turnkey lifestyle.
“The fall foliage and views of the river with snow-covered trees at this time of year are breathtaking,” Alexander said. “It’s no surprise the majority of our homeowners have outdoor patios with firepits or four-season rooms that keep them warm while roasting marshmallows and taking in the winter landscape.”
Navvy Town, the newest Heritage Harbor neighborhood, features one-bedroom condominiums priced from the low-$200s in the Canal Quarters Mansion Flats. The two-story Lock Tender cottages, priced from $300,900, are 1,150 square feet in size with two bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and an open-concept kitchen and living room as well as an option to finish the full basement. Two- bedroom Carriage Homes will be offered in the future. Navvy Town will also feature a splash pad and recreation hall for games, movie nights and other family fun.
In addition to Navvy Town, Heritage Harbor has recently introduced Port Place, an enclave of 12 maintenance-free homes. Centered around a common gathering area, which will include a fire pit, benches and strands of overhead lights, Port Place offers ranch and two-story homes, with main level master bedroom suites, ranging from 1,196 to over 2,287 square feet, with prices starting in the $370s.
The West Peninsula neighborhood, priced from the low-$400s, offers single-family ranch, two-story and first-floor master bedroom cottages ranging from 1,490 to over 2,290 square feet in size with two to four bedrooms, two to four baths, charming front porches, guest suites, second floor bunk rooms, optional basements and attached or detached garages.
Custom, single-family home buyers will want to visit Pinnacle Pointe, a waterfront neighborhood with its own pool and clubhouse. Luxury ranch and two-story designs, priced from the $700s to over $1 million, are available or buyers may choose to purchase a homesite and use their own builder. Homes range from 1,705 to over 3,512 square feet in size with three or four bedrooms, two to 3 ½ baths and two-car garages. Homes may include open concept kitchen and family rooms, screened porches, finished walkout basements, guest suites and decks.
Heritage Harbor is across from the 97-mile I & M Canal Biking trail, and minutes from shops, restaurants, craft breweries and attractions in historic downtown Ottawa. Starved Rock State Park, just 15 minutes from Heritage Harbor, features winter events that include hiking tours, children’s story time evenings, an Art in the Park Workshop and Winter Solstice Night Hike. Visitors also enjoy the August Hill Winery and Illinois Sparkling Co. Tasting Room, Illinois River Winery, Grand Bear Falls Indoor Water Park, Paramount skating arena and bowling at Dettore’s Town Lanes.
Heritage Harbor is located at 111 Harbor View Drive in Ottawa. Please call (815) 433-5000 Ext. 1 to preschedule a one-on-one appointment or email tammyb@heritageharborottawa.com. Enjoy a virtual drive-through of the community by visiting www.visitheritageharbor.com.
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