The property was beautiful. I have some suggestions; we had 16 guests, stayed a week. One fridge for a weeks groceries for 16 people was really tight. We had lots of garbage and the rules stated we had put the 2 small cans out to the road and they had to be closed, I had to call the owner and ask what we should do with the other bags of garbage and was told there were two round cans without lids to use. We had at least 9 other bags we took with us to discard.There was no fishing from the dock and to get to the river you had to climb over some downed tree limbs and about 15 foot of soggy land to get to it. In the pics it appears the dock is right on the water. Only 1 dining table that sits 6, we had 16, there was a table out side on the deck but it was extremely humid to sit out there. The pics show a table in the 4 seasons room but it had been replaced with a bar.One bedroom had a small night stand the others did not, and most did not have closets only dressers so couldn't hang up clothes. Parking was a big issue, one lane driveway, couldn't park our boat with all the cars. There were puzzles but not a table to do them. A generator would have been nice, lost power one day. Internet was sketchy, No rolling pin, had to buy more toilet paper. On the rules it states that we had to inform the owner of any damages in 12 hours, we found 15 to 20 took pics most looked like old damages, maybe waste of time on our end. Still no grilling utensils. These are just suggestions

We had perfect weather the first weekend in June. Enjoyed the firepit and the walk down to the creek. Great place for a family get together with plenty of supplies and beds. Easy communication with the host. Great area to be close enough to Traverse City for a day trip and to spend a day at Torch Lake.

The house was plenty big for our gang of 15. Common areas were large and comfortable for entertaining. The large garage was a nice surprise as we were able to store our ski gear in there. Very short drive to the slopes made it convenient to shuttle groups to and from.

Large home with many bedrooms to meet large family needs. Great location and beautiful river views.