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Sure, the $50 million island complexes look nice, but it might be nice to dream of something that's a little more within reach.

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A 7-acre fully furnished island retreat sounds pretty sweet. In Ontario, Canada this island holds a three-season cedar-sided cottage equipped with running hot water, a flat screen satellite TV and internet. Its available the nice price of $491,108.59 in U.S. dollars.

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This island is in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota and the thought of a close getaway sounds pretty nice. ODowd Island is about 13 acres and comes with a two-bedroom cottage that has water, septic, Direct TV, full kitchen, full bath, a washer/dryer and air conditioning. Its all available for $649,900.

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