Vacation Home Rental Rates and Seasons

The upper Michigan vacation getaway cottage is available for rent all year. The basic rental rate is $945/week (June 1 - Sept 1), $1015/week (Sept 1 - June 1) for 2 adults - plus 6% tax. Each additional adult is $15/night. Weekly rentals only from June through September, 3-night minimum stays during other months.

Accommodation Details

The lake cottage is the perfect place for a family vacation, getaway for two, or a small group. Both upstairs bedrooms are large and have queen-size beds. The master bedroom has a small outside balcony, and the other has a set of large twin bunk beds. This clean and tastefully decorated cottage comes with a fully equipped kitchen with microwave and everything needed to make your stay as comfortable as being at home. The open kitchen, dining, and living area have beautiful views of the lake. Linens are provided, bring your own towels.

The vacation home has a 30-foot-long porch facing the lake with a wooden walkway to the shore. The lakefront property also has a 10'x10' screened/glassed-in gazebo by the lake, a beautiful rock beach, barbecue grill, and fire pit. Nearby is a boat launch and boat rentals. Additional parking is available for snowmobile trailers and vehicles. Main trails are easily accessible from the cottage's back door.

Smoking is not allowed. Pets are sometimes allowed if approved in advance and there is an additional charge. The house is not handicapped accessible.

Surroundings

The easily-accessible private vacation home is secluded and quiet. Nestled on the shore in Shelter Bay, the wooded property has 170 feet of private lake frontage in the Hiawatha National Forest, and a beautiful panoramic view of Lake Superior and Au Train Island. You can enjoy your vacation relaxing and unwinding in the peaceful, quiet setting. Just sit back on the porch with a good book, listen to the waves, and let time pass by. You can also feed and watch the many species of birds that come to the feeders near the cottage. In the winter, snowmobilers can be assured of continuous snowfall amounts due to "lake affect" conditions and often have fresh powder to head out to the trails on.

Nearby water recreation includes swimming, snorkeling, trophy fishing, water skiing, and canoeing. Other nearby recreation includes golf, tennis, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, snowmobiling, downhill and cross-country skiing, and hunting.

Shelter Bay offers Lake Superior charter fishing service within walking distance. Just a ½ mile from the cottage is Deer Lake, a beautiful inland lake with excellent swimming and picnic facilities. Au Train, 6 miles east, features one of the most beautiful white-sand beaches on the south shore of Lake Superior and is a favorite swimming spot.

The Rock River Canyon Wilderness Area is just south of Shelter Bay and awaits the hiking and biking enthusiasts. Nearby you can find waterfalls, Grand Island Recreation Area, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Seney Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Forest Service Songbird Trail, and the Alger Underwater Preserve.

Additional Information

The cottage is located just off M-28, 17 miles west of Munising and 25 miles east of Marquette.