Lakehouse Escape Private Beach, Waterfront Retreat. Close to Traverse City

This clean, spacious lakefront home offers the perfect blend of comfort, convenience, culture, and unforgettable Northern Michigan fun.

With 5 queen beds sleeping up to 10 guests, everyone has room to relax and unwind. Enjoy air conditioning, a cozy fireplace, hot tub, and beautiful lake views from the back deck.

Spend your days out on adventure or stay home for swimming, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, rowing, or simply relaxing on your private sandy beach. The shallow, crystal-clear shoreline is perfect for families, where you can watch bluegill and bass glide through the water right from shore.

Inside, the home feels fresh, spotless, and beautifully cared for, creating the peaceful comfort of a true retreat. For fun and connection, guests can enjoy board games, dice games, a piano, and a guitar, perfect for cozy evenings together. Downstairs, the walkout basement offers a simple wellness space with yoga mats, dumbbells, and YouTube access for guided workouts, giving guests another way to relax, recharge, and feel at home.

Surrounded by nature, the property is close to DNR trails, the VASA, wineries, breweries, distilleries, and the best of Traverse City’s rich cultural scene, including theater, live music, symphony performances, and the world-renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts. Guests also love exploring the City Opera House, summer concerts, and seasonal live entertainment throughout the region.

Nearby Attractions
Traverse City downtown – 10 min (restaurants, shopping, breweries, live music, City Opera House)
Cherry Capital Airport – 10 min
Horse Shows – 20 min
VASA Trail – 10 min
Old Mission Peninsula wineries & lighthouse – 25 min
TC Whiskey, breweries & distilleries – 10 min
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore / Empire Beach – 35–40 min
Platte River canoeing to Lake Michigan – 40 min
Petoskey stone hunting on public shoreline – 30–40 min
Interlochen Center for the Arts – about 25 min

After a day of exploring, come home to the peaceful lake, soak in the hot tub, gather by the fireplace, or watch the stars from the dock.

This truly is a safe, peaceful little piece of heaven on earth, where families reconnect, culture inspires, nature surrounds you, and unforgettable Northern Michigan memories are made.

Please note: A friendly resident cat Howard, and his sister Nova, stay at the home. The home is professionally cleaned and kept very fresh, but guests with cat allergies should be aware. And, also aware the cats may bring a bird or chipmunk or even a frog for you to approve of. We keep the bedroom doors closed if we do not want them to sleep on our beds.