Frederic, Michigan
Welcome to Tight Lines Retreat! Located 15 minutes from downtown Grayling and all the charm it has to offer, this cozy mid-century style house in the woods is an outdoor lovers dream. This house offers 237’ of private Manistee river frontage that neighbors nearly 1 mile of public river access for fishing, canoeing, and tubing. Leave the driveway and access state land trails for horseback riding, ORV, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross country skiing or hiking! On the property is a horse stable.
Finding the property the first time was a challenge. Although the house number had been given in the listing, it wasn't visible at the end of the driveway. It was in the midst of the biggest snowstorm of the season (to date) and the drive had been plowed enough to be able to see where it was, although I'm sure glad I went during daylight; the rest of my party arrived after dark and I was able to guide them in through the blizzard because I'd been there already. The listing did not say that the primary entrance is accessible only by going up a full flight of exterior stairs that had not been shoveled, requiring me to slog through 6+ inches of snow. I had to search, but did find a snow shovel and cleared the steps somewhat. The house itself is great and the heated floors are divine! The rooms were clean and tastefully decorated. The notebook provided by the owner/property manager was informative. The bathrooms were fine except the one off the main living area upstairs had a plugged sink. There seemed to be lots of washcloths and bath towels but no hand towels. There was plenty of toilet paper but only one box of facial tissue and one roll of paper towel for the whole house. The kitchen was only okay. The hot tub was dirty. The snowplow came through at 2:30 a.m. The neighbors have a curious but not friendly dog. The outside property is gorgeous and the property manager is very responsive to text messages. Probably better for a summer stay.
Overall are group had a very good time at this property. It was a good bit of space and had some nice amenities. I would like to point out if you have anyone with physical disabilities the stairs are a bit steep so maybe not the best stay with grandparents but for our needs (25-35) it was fine and the dirt roads are best with a reliable vehicle as they were pretty dark and without good reception at night. We would stay here again for sure!
Great location, walking distance to Manistee River and beautiful hiking trails on forested state land. Within short driving distance to nearby towns and recreation. House was clean and comfortable, the kitchen was nice with full size fridge.
We have stayed at this house I love it in a perfect location for hunting or family gathering I love the river and a very short distance walk to thousand of state land the house in a good condition everything have available in kitchen. I recommend for everyone needs a good relaxing place like this. Thank you
This place was perfect for our needs, serene, comfortable and clean!
The property is very nice and clean. The location is secluded and very beautiful! The orv trails are very close. The 8 of us enjoyed it very much and will definitely be back again.
Alll 7 of us immensely enjoyed our stay here, Very quiet, spacious with the extended deck and of course we ended each day at the fire pit. Thanks for hosting us in a beautiful setting!
We loved the quiet escape. Our family loved time in the river, around the fire, and relaxing in the hot tub.
We had a family of six stay for a long weekend. We enjoyed our time & fly fishing right out back was great! Owners are great wit communication & very helpful! Would stay again!!
We had a fantastic time at this house. Everything was gorgeous
Jesse and friends were great hosts! The property is beautiful, well maintained, and very quiet. If you’re looking for a place to stay in the area I would highly recommend checking out the “Tight Lines Retreat”
House is clean, quiet and very comfortable with an ideal set up for just about any type of trip, fishing, family, group of friends... The location is very quiet and secluded yet still convenient for the trips to town. Owner was super responsive to any questions and check in/out is simple. Cannot think of any reason why you should not stay here.
Jesse was a great host and this is a really neat property. Very clean, comfortable stay. We hope to stay here again!
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