House and Area Features

The fully equipped kitchen has an adjacent dining area and access to both an outdoor patio and deck, so your group can sit and eat in 3 fairly contiguous areas; the dining table, the lower deck, and outside on the picnic table. A large gas grill is outside as well.

The living area has a fireplace with comfortable seating to enjoy views of the lake, sitting and talking about the day's activities, or watching your favorite DVDs on the TV. A queen sleeper sofa is in this area. There is a comfortable double bed on the lower level, and a luxurious king bed on the upper level. Along with the king there are also two twin beds in the large upper level.

There is a dock available so bring your own boat and enjoy some fabulous scenery and fishing. It is also a great place to sit and watch the world go by.

Saturday to Saturday rentals. This is a no smoking home.

Other Activities

Duck Lake is a 1,930 acre all sports lake and the swimming is wonderful at the shoreline with few rocks and weeds to hinder your view or enjoyment. A fire pit is down by the lake so the family can gather in the evenings. In the mornings, there is nothing better than sitting outside on the deck of the house enjoying the sun rise over the lake and hear the loons calling.

Whatever your vacation pleasure, you are sure to find it here. This quiet peninsula is just 12 minutes from downtown Traverse City, so you are very close to all outside activities. But you may not want to leave the peninsula. Surrounded by lake, with tennis courts and park, you may want just to enjoy the beauty and scenery and a quiet walk or bike ride around the lake.

The area offers 27 fine golf courses and over 18 wineries, antique shops, small quaint villages to visit and all kinds of water sports at Grand Traverse Bay. An of course the National Cherry Festival.

Take a Tall Ship sunset or cocktail cruise, a noon catamaran trip, parasail over Grand Traverse Bay, or take a stroll through beautifully rmaintained Traverse City with its gaslight district feel, small boutiques, lively restaurants and pubs. For sports enthusiasts, Beach Bums baseball is here and for the kids, there are water parks, miniature golf, bumper cars, and wonderful places on West Bay to play in the sand all day.

Interlochen Center for the Arts is located only 5 minutes away. Crystal Mountain Ski Resort is only 25 minutes from the house and you can snowmobile a hundred miles within the Grand Traverse groomed trails and cross country skiing is available at various places throughout the area. Book far in advance for summer weeks and holiday rentals.