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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 (from left) Ella Roch, Elizabeth Schmock, Ellie Cybulski, Maddie Grzywacz, Kendall Roch and Aubrienne Abele hang out in the pumpkin patch on Adventure Island
Reese (left) and Laney Strother play a game of bean bags behind the Red Barn
White Pine New Buffalo welcomes fall
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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA
celebration of fall was going on along the rustic backroads of southwestern Michigan Saturday, Oct. 13. Adults congregated in an old-fashioned red barn while feasting on donuts, apple cider and other cool-weather treats. Nearby, other guests jumped aboard a horse-drawn wagon for a ride through the sweeping countryside. Hand in hand, parents and children ventured down the well-worn path to Adventure Island to choose a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. The festival was being held to promote White Pines New Buffalo. Guests were invited to hop on a golf cart and take a whirlwind tour of White Pine’s 22 wooded home sites that are spread out on 22 acres of land. Surrounding the home sites are more than 10 acres of protected conservation land. The development is owned by Rob Harte of Uppercross Development Group, LLC. It’s represented by Renny Mills and Liz Roch of @properties. Roch also established the Liz Roch Collection in 2016. White Pine isn’t the first Harbor Country project to be taken on by Uppercross Development. Described on the White Pine website as being a “multi-disciplined development company with extensive experience with many of the top home-resort markets in the world” as well as one of the “most active master-planned developers in the region,” Uppercross also worked on The Penninsula at New Buffalo. Roch said the development should attract a mixture of fulltime and second home owners. So far, four of the lots have been sold. Lots range in price from $75,000 to $130,000. Also in the works is a community pool with a 45’ lap lane and lounging shelf, which Roch said will be open to those who live in White Pine. Those who buy a home site are encouraged to bring their own builders, although Roch said they can recommend one as well. Roch said the development is ideal for families with younger children, who can run around free on the acres of shared land. Walking trails that meander through the land are open to those who have houses in White Pine. Nearby, a stocked fishing pond is also ideal for canoeing. “You see how safe it is – it’s pretty peaceful,” Roch said. Roch said the development is also ideal for those who want to live in a rural setting that’s still within the vicinity of other people. She said she’d often heard from her clients that, while they wanted to reside in a country-like setting, they also didn’t want to stray too far from civilization. “It’s not too far removed – you have a neighbor,” Roch said. White Pine New Buffalo is located at 13369 Wilson Road in New Buffalo. It’s a five-minute drive to downtown New Buffalo and less than a mile from Lake Michigan. For more information, visit whitepinenewbuffalo.com or facebook.com/ whitepinenewbuffalo.
Guests to White Pine socialize outside of the Red Barn
Jamie and Joely Bilbrey and Regan Keating and Whelan Kumpf enjoy the gazebo on Adventure Island
Lea and Jane Grzywacz enjoy fall at White Pine
Wyatt Kumpf and Joely Bilbrey get into the Halloween spirit among the pumpkins on Adventure Island