O-Scott,
Ain't that sumthin! 12 miles from one of the Great Lakes, and you can't count on decent groundwater. When we were going thru our property search, we had small acreage with a Mississippi blufftop view on the radar for awhile. Same kind thing. Within spittin' distance of the great Miss. and 350 ft/$12,000 to drill a well that's gonna need a sulfur tank. Sure squashes some of the finer points.