Homestead property on the tidal waters of Rupert Arm, used by one family for decades under a licence of occupation for a rural residence.
This property offers over an acre of partially forested land and 882ft of walk on tidal oceanfront to escape from urban life with a full-time homesteading opportunity or make this your recreational getaway!
The one bedroom home was renovated and had the second story added around 15 years ago. The large top floor bedroom has lots of windows offering expansive ocean views. Thanks to due west exposure this is an amazing place to sit and relax as you watch the sunsets over the water, and it is also a great spot for wicked storm watching!
The main floor is open living space, with living, dining and kitchen areas. A central woodstove provides heating and ambiance. The kitchen has ample cabinetry, a large double sink, stove and a Findlay Oval cookstove. Separating the kitchen from the dining area is a large island with a butcher block countertop. The home has beautiful wood flooring throughout.
A glass door leads from the dining area to a partially covered deck the width of the home, which then steps down to a second deck with built in wooden bench seating and steps down to the yard.
There is an additional one room sleeping cabin with cooking facilities, as well as two greenhouses and a workshop/storage building.
Electricity is provided through on off-grid system that utilizes a micro-hydro turbine on the creek as well as a solar panel-battery system and a backup generator.
Rupert Inlet is an arm of Quatsino Sound on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. This region is well known with boaters and the crabbing and prawning in this area has historically always been excellent.
The property is accessed by boat via Coal Harbour or Port Alice, or by gravel road from Highway 19.