Family Fun Lakefront Home

House is located on Bear Lake with dock, row boat, water toys. House was larger than it appeared. Owner was great

Positives: Clean, great communication with owner, Bear Lake is great, dock is wonderful, great “toys” to use (kayaks, paddle board, chairs, tubes, etc.), water softener and osmosis system make you forget it’s up north water. Negatives: bugs inside, could use some basic updates (mainly windows - main reason bugs inside), carpet and couches could use replacing. Overall great stay and very grateful for the time up on the lake and at this cozy cabin.

We had a great stay in Bear Lake. The property was very clean and well stocked with kitchen items, and great lake toys. Amazing amount of things to play with, from sand toys, kayaks, paddle board, row boat, inter tubes, out door chairs, fire pit, private dock. They even provided life preservers. The lake is fantastic: clear, warm water and a sandy, private beach and dock. Absolutely stunning sunsets seen from the beach and the living.room. The town of Bear Lake is a 10 minute drive; Lake Michigan is 15 minutes. Golf courses in the area. Crystal Mountain Ski area is 20 minutes away and has mountain biking and other activities.

We had a great vacation. The house is very clean and comfortable. The beach, dock, and lake are great fun. The location is good and Lake Michigan is a short drive away. I would be very surprised to see anything negative posted here. Thanks for sharing your vacation home Chuck & Lori!

My husband and I stayed here while on our honeymoon this year and loved it! Very clean and inviting and an upnorthy atmosphere. We explored some nearby hiking trails (Old Baldy, for one) but spent much of our time enjoying the beachfront - swimming, kayaking and building bonfires at dusk (the sunsets were stunning!). We look forward to returning with children someday. :)

What a huge surprise to see my map framed and hanging on the wall in your lake home. It was very special, thanks. Well we all had such a great meaningful time at Bear lake in your beautiful home. It couldn't have been better. My brother and I caught a lot of fish, most memorable were two large mouth bass over two lbs. each. My brother hooked into a great northern that bit his line into so we didn't get him in the boat. We each caught numerous rock bass and bluegills and some perch.. We took our catch to the Villa Marina Restaurant in Frankfort where they fried them up for us. They have that service right on their menu.(betcha didn't know that) It was delicious. Our family all had a great time at your place, it has such a warm feeling to it. I know it must come from the family that owns it. Thanks again

We rented the Bear Lake house from July 13 through July 24 and the entire experience could not have been better. My wife and I were there for several days by ourselves and were then joined for a week by our daughter, son-in-law and the two granddaughters. The lake was warm and not too deep for the kids; we make use of the kayak and the rowboat (fishing with the 6 year old); and the location was perfect for trips to the dunes and for a day trip Traverse City. We did lots of bike riding and even managed a couple of rounds of golf at the Bear Lake Golf course, which is in great shape, inexpensive and located just down the road. The house itself was clean, well-furnished and the beds were comfortable, and the fairly large living room and family allowed us to spread out and bit and not be under each others' feet, which often happens in a condo. All in all a great experience and we al highly recommend it. In the words of our 6 year old granddaughter, the greatest vacation ever.

We actually just got back from our vacation. We really enjoyed Bear Lake. It has such a nice sandy bottom. We were blessed with good weather and made good use of the boat and kayaks and the bikes we brought for our enjoyment. Temperatures were in the 70s most of the time--just beautiful. You really have a very nice place for relaxing and enjoying the Lake. Thanks again for sharing this wonderful home with us.