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Private islands for sale
By Kiplinger
The idea of owning an island is probably a remote fantasy these days, especially after three years of economic carnage to people’s bank accounts, savings and retirement portfolios. Maybe you had to take a budget vacation, to the beach or a bayfront or lakefront rental. But who hasn't gazed out at an island from the shore and wondered what it would be like to own your own kingdom, linked to civilization only by water or air? Think Robinson Crusoe. Sir Richard Branson, Johnny Depp and Celine Dion all own islands.
Private islands for sale
Charlie's Island
Where: Near Marathon, in the Florida Keys
Asking price: $995,000
Acreage: 0.32
Undeveloped
The turquoise-colored roofs you see are open-air sitting areas with decks, chairs and a campfire cooking area. But the island also comes with a 38-foot houseboat, not pictured here, that sleeps up to five people. There are great reefs nearby for snorkeling, and you can get all the seafood you can eat.
Private islands for sale
Snug Harbour Island
Where: Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
Asking price: $1.06 million
Acreage: 3
Developed
A two-hour drive from Toronto, this island features a two-bedroom, two-bath cottage with a glassed-in porch overlooking the water, a separate guest cabin with bathroom, a hot tub built into a rock outcropping, and a boathouse with deep-water mooring. The home has running water, electricity and a septic field, as well as wireless Internet access. So you could get away from it all, but still check your e-mail.
Private islands for sale
Watch Island
Place: St. Lawrence Seaway, near Clayton, N.Y.
Asking price: $1.95 million
Acreage: 1.3
Developed
There are more than 1,400 islands in the Thousand Islands region of upstate New York. But few of them come with a 6,500-square-foot mansion that has 10 bedrooms and four bathrooms, plus a boathouse and dock. It's about an hour-and-a-half drive from either Syracuse or Montreal.
Private islands for sale
Little Hog Cay
Place: Near Abacos, northern Bahamas
Asking price: $1.95 million
Acreage: 25
Partially developed
Notice the lagoon that separates the west side of the island from the east. On the west side sits a studio home and a guest cabana with an electric generator. The east side is undeveloped. A marina and airstrip are a 15-minute boat ride away, on the main island of Abacos.
Private islands for sale
Horse Island
Place: Long Island Sound, Guilford, Conn.
Asking price: $2.5 million
Acreage: 0.75
Developed
The island is less than two-and-a-half hours from Manhattan and, at low tide, the property is a short walk from the shore. The cottage has electricity, city water, a septic field and four bedrooms. The property also comes with two Boston Whalers, a Sunfish, a windsurfing vessel and a kayak.
Private islands for sale
Summer Hill Island
Place: Lake Glenville, N.C.
Asking price: $3.45 million
Acreage: 4.6
Developed
This island, in a 1,500-acre lake in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, has a four-bedroom, four-bathroom house hidden by the forest canopy. It features a gourmet kitchen, antique pine floors and covered decks that lead to a private dock. Asheville is an hour away. Atlanta is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive away.



