Mission Accomplished! ➡T he Shields family, John, Cherie, Deanna, Alina, and Chris, stand in front of one of their favorite kayaking and fishing spots.
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Cherie and John Shields and their sons had been leasing hunting land for years, but the owners sold it. Heartbroken, they started their search for the perfect recreational property. “I was online constantly looking, but it was John that found it,” Cherie said. “We figured it was already gone, we thought maybe 30 acres was too much, but then we decided to drive there with the selling agent and check it out.” They took their son Andy with them to evaluate the property and see if it met their needs. “Andy is picky, picky,” Cherie said. “But before we even got out of the car, he said – We have to have it. We felt the same. We all fell in love right away.” As the agent showed them around the property, Cherie sat on the porch and wrote up the offer. 29
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The 30 acres, located in Barton City, also came with a furnished mobile home and a travel trailer. “It was just the serenity,” Cherie said about the initial attraction. “It was so quiet, and it was early fall, and the leaves were just beautiful. It was just everything we wanted. I felt really lucky and like somebody was looking out for us.” Her older son, Christopher, took his brother’s word for it being great, and the Shields closed on the property in October 2019. “We have six dogs between our families, and the first thing we did is put up a fence so we could put the dogs outside behind our home,” Cherie said, thinking of her own German Shepherd. “It took us until after dark, so we were using headlamps. But we got it done and were ready for the first night we spent there.” The very next day, Christopher bow hunted and got a deer. The timing was perfect. “It just feels like it was meant to be,” Cherie said. “That’s all I can say.”