Secret Steal: Wisconsin Lakes

Hello, Midwest. "Quiet time is the lure for thousands of people from southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and lately, eastern Minnesota, who are buying up - and bidding up - homes along the network of rivers and lakes extending from the two-lane Highway 8 corridor traversing Price, Lincoln and Oneida counties," according to a local paper. Buyers here "treasure tranquility" and pay less. One broker says there are plenty of houses in the $75,000 to $200,000 range.