We love re-investing into our cottage to make our guest's experience better!!

These are our planned updates for spring of 2024 (photos will be updated after Memorial Day):

- Living Room and Dining room remodel with updated paint colors and furniture. We have already received most of our furniture and are busy getting it ready each weekend in May to get it ready for the busy summer season!

- The private deck dock has been installed!! We will be posting a photo next week after we receive our 4 adirondack chairs. This will be a perfect place to enjoy a coffee and watch the sunrise OR an adult beverage and look at the stars and watch the moon rise - the moon looks different here! OR if you like to fish - the bay is known to be a good spot that you may be able to catch something right from the dock.

- We have just met with an electrician who will hopefully be installing a minisplit to provide a better way to heat and cool the cabin. We are waiting to hear if one will be available in time for the summer.

This is our family cottage that we completely renovated in 2008 and we updated the bedrooms, roof and windows in 2023. Each year we look at what else we can do to improve our vacation get away! We truly enjoy imagining all of the changes we can make to make this a great place to stay at.

If you are looking for a place close to Traverse City that is on a quiet lake - this is your spot! This cottage is a part of a small 1950's fishing resort that has one year round house and 7 small cabins. Ours is the most southern one and is slightly more private on one side than the other ones. If you have friends or family that you want to stay near - ask us about other cottages that may be available for rent at the same time.

Our kitchen is fully stocked and we leave spices, paper products, coffee, etc. for you to use while there.

This cozy cottage has 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. A nice open floor plan with a kitchen, dining area and living room. We do have a portable stand up AIR CONDITIONER that is in the main area between the living room and dining table.

There is a very large deck that has three seating areas for dining and relaxing. There is also a fire pit area with several Adirondack chairs. There are also two loungers for laying out in the sun and enjoying a good book.

2023 BEDROOM UPDATES

All the bedrooms now have new windows as of 2023.

BEDROOM #1 This room we call the "Beach House" room. It has a full bed with a black out curtain. It has two night stands with lamps that have USB ports.

BEDROOM #2 This room has a twin loft bed with a queen bed underneath. It also has two night stands with mounted lamps with USB ports. Black out curtains are in this room as well.

BEDROOM #3 This bedroom has a queen bed, new shiplap, black out curtains and dressers with lamps with USB ports.

We also have 6 single kayaks, 2 stand up paddle boards and several water floats for you to use free of charge. We love floating in the lake or kayaking around the islands (5) and bays on this 343 acre lake. There is a small sand bar just around the corner by the public access area and adjacent island where we love to spend time hanging out in the water. Just a short kayak ride away.

For those with kids, we also have a kid cabin that they will enjoy. (Adults may also enjoy the top deck of that as well for a beautiful view of the lake while drinking your morning coffee or enjoying an evening cocktail.) Please note that there is no internet and only one room stand up air conditioning. We do have satellite TV. We also provide games and a bin of toys for those with young ones. There are also some sand toys in the shed or storage bench on the deck.

IF RENTING IN THE FALL (or early spring) PLEASE NOTE: The cottage does not have central heat or air. Only one portable heater can be run at one time due to electrical restrictions, but can be moved to different locations in the cottage. If the temperature is cooler it can be mildly cold in the cottage. Nothing dressing warmly or using extra blankets can't cure - but just want you to be aware of this if it is important to you. It is a 3 season cottage and why we stop booking as the temperature in Michigan cools.

There are so many fun things to do in the Traverse City area.

Very near the cottage are several choices:
- Boones Long Lake Inn
- Moomers Ice Cream
- Interlochen

Traverse City is just a short drive away (approximately 15 minutes from Front Street) and offers downtown shopping, several restaurants and waterfront.

There are also many cute towns along the peninsula as well as wineries and casinos. You will not be disappointed in this area!