With unique architectural/design features offers the best of lake living on the delightful Star-Key Point peninsula, with 125’ of ARCADIA LAKE frontage including dockage, proximity to the channel to LAKE MICHIGAN plus beach access to Lake Michigan just a few hundred feet away. Home features main entertainment space & sharp food prep/kitchen area plus two bedrooms, full bath & laundry room in the main structure. A full upper level suite is accessed by stairway from bedroom below. Next to & attached to main home is a fully glassed three-season room overlooking the inner perennial garden area & connecting to the private master suite retreat with wet bar,sitting area & storage/office loft. This is a light-filled home with architectural glass spaces & skylights throughout. Decking space on the lakeside is plentiful & designed to unify the structure with the environment & walkway leading to dock area & beach. Removable  dock & permanent dock pilings accommodate any size boat. The two-car garage, accessed from home via covered pergola structure includes a workshop plus a 12x18 studio above. Located a few miles north of Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course & perhaps twenty minutes from Crystal Mountain Ski & Golf Resort, this home is a base from which to enjoy the multiple year-round recreational opportunities offered by the northern Manistee County Lake Michigan shoreline.

Asking $725,000.

All the possibilities of water sports are available to the owner of this well-maintained contemporary chalet style cottage with deeded share of beach & dock area on the shore of Big Bass Lake, a well known Lake County all sports lake. Offered fully furnished… including dock, canoe, paddle boat, fishing boat & pontoon!…this cottage is turnkey ready for new owner. Main level includes open, vaulted ceiling gathering room with large glass spaces & access to lakeside deck, kitchen with snack bar & containing microwave, range,refrigerator/freezer, 14x12 master bedroom, full bath & laundry room; second level is comprised of two light-filled & charmingly decorated bedrooms plus full bath with ceramic floor. Separate two-car garage provides ample storage. The large open yard offering great areas for games of volleyball, badminton, etc.completes the picture of an ideal up-north lake cottage for the family. Asking $175,000.

One acre parcel with 82’ frontage on the south shore of BAR LAKE just east of the LAKE BLUFF AUDUBON CENTER of Manistee, approximately one-half mile from public LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH. Property is located down a dead-end road…a great location for dogs! Although densely vegetated this parcel offers a readily accessible building site; has been surveyed & has topographical survey as well; has been previously permitted by District Health Department for septic system. Wetland area at shoreline can be traversed by wood walkway in order to take full advantage of fishing & boating opportunities on this gentle inland lake.

Asking $82,000

LITTLE MANISTEE RIVER RETREAT...Offering 1800' frontage on the Little Manistee River where the current flows freely and trout are plentiful...often in plain view from the wrap-around deck of this well-maintained contemporary cottage.  Add to that the extraordinary privacy this 3-bedroom home on river's edge enjoys, given that it is surrounded by eleven acres of rolling woodlands accessed by private road, and you have the answer to the sportsman's (or nature lover's) dream.  Designed in north woods contemporary style with 42' of glass expanses providing panoramic views of the river from riverside Great Room that is unified by vaulted knotty pine ceiling and walls, with wood-burning raised hearth stone fireplace adding to the warm ambiance of this cottage home.  A well-conceived floor plan has the bedrooms and bathrooms zone on the woodland side of home with entry hall separating sleeping from entertainment spaces.  In addition to a full basement providing ample storage space, property comes with 16 x 24 garage/pole barn with drive-through doors.  Offered fully furnished as well as including dock, canoe and boat.

Uniquely positioned to provide an unexpected sense of privacy, this 2700 square foot cottage home with finished walk-out lower level, located at east end of Portage Lake,  faces directly toward channel entrance to Lake Michigan & offers the dual advantage of a waterfront location with access to permanent dock & swimming area by way of boardwalk through wetlands plus the protection of a natural wetlands space with the additional benefit of an ongoing display of waterfowl activity…and, of course, the sunsets are spectacular!  Paved drive entrance curves past attractive landscape toward separate carriage house style 3-stall garage & dramatic stairway entry to home.  Inside one is immediately greeted with sweeping water views & an awareness that this home has a carefully conceived floor plan that has been executed charmingly & with an excellent use of quality construction materials…ash wood floors throughout main level; ceramic tile in all baths; granite counter surfaces in kitchen & baths; Berber carpet throughout other areas. Main level is comprised of entry foyer with adjacent 10x5 mud room/coat room space; 10x10 half-bath & laundry room; 14x12 foodprep area furnished with high quality stainless steelappliances & solid maple cabinetry finished in amaretto cream glaze; open 25x13 dining & entertainment space with fireplace; master suite with access to lakeside deck with safety glass rail system to enhance views; south-side screened porch with solid paver stone floor & deck access. Upper level includes two large bedrooms & full bath.  Lower walk-out level provides a 1000 square foot finished space comprised of family room, two bedrooms & a full bath plus half bath convenient to family room & additional storage spaces.  9’ door wall in family room leads to secluded outside patio area.  Additional features of the home include air conditioning, ceiling fans in all baths & screen porch; 4-zone underground sprinkling system, professional landscaping.   

Asking $539,000. 

This two-level home offers an open floor plan & wide window expanses for main level entertainment, dining and food prep areas that allow total enjoyment of the lovely views & private setting of home. Twelve foot ceiling of entry foyer flows into seventeen-foot cathedral ceiling in living room with massive faux stone gas fireplace accented with raised stone hearth & wood mantle. Extensively remodeled in 2007 the home has a marvelous kitchen with antique glazed cabinets, center island, granite counters, subzero refrigerator/freezer, Wolf cook top & exhaust hood, two built-in ovens. Original formal dining room has been converted to library/den featuring custom crafted bookcases & period ceiling fan with medallion. Master suite comprised of 23x23 bedroom/sitting area & 12x14 bath featuring whirlpool tub & double shower enjoys wonderful views overlooking deck & woodlands. This suite includes 12x12 exercise/office space with double door entry in addition to bedroom, bath & walk-in closet spaces. Opposite wing of main level encompasses guest suite with its own private 8x15 deck overlooking golf course & ponds. Main level deck, 32x32, with attached 13x8 screened porch, is entered from living room, dining area & master suite. Large open staircase winds with custom rail system winds to 20x32 lower level family room with fireplace, large window wall & glass door opening to patio. Kitchen with wet bar area plus third bedroom suite & large mechanical/storage space are also located at this level. Residence includes 18x24 workshop adjacent to attached garage.