This charming cottage on the inland Huffman Lake is perfect for a family looking for the classic cottage experience in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Located halfway between Gaylord and Boyne Mountain, enjoy 75 feet of lakefront with a small sandy area on Huffman Lake. Great for swimming! Don't worry, we also provide beach chairs. This cottage has an open- concept kitchen and living room, ideal for entertaining. In addition, enjoy the main floor bedroom and bathroom. You can get to the upstairs loft bedroom and bathroom either via the lovely spiral staircase inside or the outside standard stairway. Plus, upstairs hosts its own 1/2 bathroom with a toilet and sink. Enjoy the beautiful wrap-around deck, with a spectacular view of Huffman Lake, a beautiful 99 acre peaceful, clean, slow-pace lake. Bass- both large & small, pike, panfish, walleye are often caught here. The cottage comes with 1 rowboat for you to enjoy during your stay.

Sleeping arrangements:

Main floor:
Bedroom #1: 1 Queen Bed
Additional sleeping: There is a pullout couch (Queen) on the main floor as well.

Upstairs:
Bedroom #2: 1 Queen Bed, 2 Twin Beds

Walk-out Ground floor:
Bedroom #3: 1 pull out couch (Full) with a 1/2 bath (toilet/sink) + breakfast area (microwave and coffee pot)

Local Attractions Northern Michigan Speedway-- right down the street from the cottage. Up North Blueberry Farm: U-pick blueberries! Located in Gaylord, approximately 10 miles from the cottage. Call of the Wild Museum & Gift Shop: Family-run museum featuring a variety of North American wildlife, plus a theater & gift shop Gaylord's City Elk Park: The city of Gaylord maintains an elk herd and provides viewing areas for the public to stop and watch the impressive herd. Under the city's care the roughly 70 elk can be viewed from near the Elk's Lodge off Grandview at Elk View Park. The herd is contained on 108 acres. City staff feed the animals corn, hay and sugar beets, plus vitamins. The herd started with three elk 14 years ago, when a local nature center closed. Currently, a few of the bulls weigh well over 800 pounds and stand roughly 6' tall. The bulls will don their massive horns during the fall and winter, dropping them in the spring.

* 15 minutes from Gaylord
* 20 minutes from Boyne
* 25 minutes from Petoskey
* 40 minutes from Charlevoix
* 1 hr. from the Mackinac Bridge
* 4 hrs. from Detroit