Bring family and friends to this great historic waterfront home at the tip of the Garden Peninsula with breathtaking views. Activities include fishing, biking, boating, kayaking, ATV riding and many more right out your front door. There are four public boating access sites nearby. Many state and national parks within driving distance. The home has been recently semi-updated but much of the original historic features remain. Large attached summer garage for outdoor cooking and entertaining.
The Saint Martin House has roughly 1750 ft.² of living space including an additional 850 ft.² of garage space. There is a washer and dryer inside and also in the garage. Garage also has separate range for cooking and the sink and cabinets. The property has 280 feet of private beautiful grass lake Michigan frontage. Perfect location for just hanging out or bring your boat and go after some bass, perch, walleye, pike or king salmon. Take your ATV or mountain bike for a cruise on one of the many local trails and there is also a public golf course just down the road. The Garden Peninsula is also a wonderful place to enjoy fall tours and festivities/events at the State Parks. This property offers a very large grass yard and beachfront that is perfect for summer games and bonfires. Multiple islands to boat or kayak around. There are four bedrooms total, three upstairs and one downstairs, two sleeper sofa beds with 1 full bath downstairs and a 3/4 bath in the garage area. This property can sleep 12 to 14 people comfortably, with additional air mattresses and cots available. It has a full kitchen, dining room and living room. The Village of Fairport is a super unique and beautiful place to enjoy.
Here is a little bit of history, this house was built on Saint Martin island, and moved to its current location in Fairport from the island during the winter of 1883 or 84 using horse drawn skids across the ice of Lake Michigan. This is a distance of approximately 9 miles. The current is strong and it rarely freezes in this channel between big data knock and the open waters of Lake Michigan. But during the mid-1800s, most of the world experience various odd weather phenomenon because of the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia. Those winter’s were very hard. Winter started early and stayed late. This explains why the ice between Saint Martin island and the Garden Peninsula with solid enough to support house moving. This weather information is detailed in Carl Bohnak’s, former WLUCTV6 chief meteorologist, book “So Cold a Sky”. This information was also confirmed by lifelong residence in Fairport, and the historic books left in the house.
