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Smart Cabin Retreat near Platte lakes, Benzie Co.

Smart Cabin Retreat photo is an aerial view of the cottage with decking, patio with firepit, storage shed and concrete driveway. Tall trees dot the landscape.Photo for Smart Cabin Retreat in Benzie County shows the vaulted wood ceiling in the living area with a slider to the outdoors and multiple windows in back. The room is carpeted.

Stunning and cozy smart-cabin retreat has modern amenities and is located across the road from Big Platte Lake in Benzie County and approx. 10 minutes’ drive to Lake Michigan and 5 minutes to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park. The price was just adjusted to $349,800!

A wood-plank vaulted ceiling in the large living area provides northern Michigan appeal with multiple windows to let in the light and scenery. There is a separate family room/large den can double as your private reading room or office.

The kitchen’s features include a tiled backsplash and stainless fridge, plus an under-the-sink reverse osmosis filter for the freshest water.

Two bedrooms, two bathrooms and laundry are all on one level, and there’s a ladder to a sleeping loft for the kids.

Tech-supplied comforts include a smart thermostat, dual climate zones, and smart-controlled lighting for energy-efficiency. Foot comfort and convenience include wood, vinyl, laminate and carpeted flooring in all the right rooms. You’ll appreciate the whole-house humidifier for comfort in every season, and be prepared for the unexpected with a whole-house natural gas generator.

A spacious deck and firepit are ideal for relaxing gatherings. A new roof boasts 50 year shingles.

This location offers it all: breathtaking natural wonders, nearby access to boating, kayaking, paddleboarding and world-class fishing, plus shopping and amenities at charming nearby towns such as Frankfort, Beulah and Benzonia. Offering the Best of all possible vacation worlds, with exciting activities and events just minutes away in multiple-award-winning Traverse City.

See more photos and find more details HERE.

Golf or swim, anyone? Benzie County Contemporary Home

Golf, swim, anyone? photo is an aerial shot of the house, garage and in-ground pool surrounded by trees with an opening to a view of Crystal Lake in Benzie County. Golf, swim, anyone? photo is a closer view of the home, still from above, with its many windows, light-gray siding, concrete skirting, landscaped yard and side view of the garage, with a long view of the countryside behind it framed by large evergreen trees.

Beautiful view of Crystal Lake from this updated, architecturally exciting four bedroom home surrounded by lush lawn and landscaping on 1.8 acres. Spacious, inviting layout for guests, who will love the home’s in-ground pool and a golf course in walking/golf-cart distance. Gourmet kitchen, spectacular dining nook with views, second dining area, living room fireplace, built-ins, and bedroom suites–two of them–on the main level. A third bedroom comes with an office/library nook. The finished lower level includes a fourth bedroom, craft & game rooms, sauna, family room, and a walkout to pool. The TOTAL package. September price adjustment on this beauty to $799,900! (The MLS price has not caught up yet.) More photos and details HERE.

 

Leelanau Home for sale in Empire

Leelanau Home in Empire photo is of the ranch-style home's front exterior with light-green siding, grassy yard and leafy surroundings. There is a small front deck with sidewalk. Not shown is the breezeway and garage.

Uniquely beautiful ranch-style home in the historic waterfront Village of Empire. Completely remodeled inside and move-in ready. Just blocks to a Lake Michigan sandy beach, in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Main-floor living plus a full basement to finish. New wood and marble-tile flooring. Municipal water & natural gas. Hi-speed internet. Oversized garage with breezeway. Relax on the deck or take advantage of endless walking beyond the backyard, with 11 acres of village park and 87 acres of conservancy property beyond. $469,900 More details and photos HERE.

Leelanau Waterfront Centennial Home

Leelanau waterfront photo is an aerial drone shot of the farm from above, in the trees, with south bar lake and lake michigan in the background. Leelanau waterfront photo is of the South Bar Lake frontage and dock that comes with this 3 bedroom centennial farmhouse and 2-acre grounds in Empire.Leelanau waterfront photo is of the centennial farmhouse and carriage house with a large deck surrounded by trees but in a small sunny clearing. This is located in Empire. Leelanau waterfront listing photo is of the charming red boathouse on the property. It contains sleeping quarters.

EMPIRE. Private waterfront on South Bar Lake includes 127 ft. frontage and a dock on South Bar Lake. Lake Michigan and Sleeping Bear Dunes are just blocks away — a quick drive or bicycle trip. The historic Glen Haven DH Day farm’s master carpenter built this three-bedroom home and carriage house, renovated to include built-ins, a fireplace, a modern kitchen, a sunporch and a deck. For guests and additional sleeping, there’s a cottage apartment with an attached garage and a boathouse with sleeping quarters. Enjoy two acres with berries, fruit trees, a horseshoe pit and more. Price was just reduced to $1.1 million. Click HERE for more details about the many upgrades and amenities this home has to offer.

PENDING SALE Exceptional Privacy – Big Platte Lake Home

Image for Big Platte Lake waterfront home is an aerial view over this property and several others of Platte Lake and in the distance is lake michigan and Empire Bluff in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Image for Big Platte Lake waterfront is a photo of the front of the house on Birch Drive with a covered front porch, two-stall garage, paved driveway and lawn.Image for Big Platte Lake waterfront is a photo of the front of the house on Birch Drive with a covered front porch, two-stall garage, paved driveway and lawn.Image for Big Platte Lake Waterfront is a photo of the front of the home facing the driveway. There is a covered front porch, two stall garage and a peak over the main portion of the home. Mature trees surround the grassy yard. Image for Big Platte Lake Waterfront is the family room of the home on Birch Drive. This great room has a vaulted wood tongue and groove ceiling and windows on three sides. The end facing the lake has almost floor to ceiling views of the lake, dock and lawn. A door on one side leads to the deck. Image for Big Platte Lake waterfront home on Birch Drive shows part of the deck overlooking the yard and lake.

PENDING SALE!! Waterfront home on 1.7 acres with 100 feet of private, direct, sandy-bottom frontage and a dock on all-sports Big Platte Lake. Tucked away on Birch Point, near Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore property, this four-bedroom, two-bath, air-conditioned home offers an attached garage, a second 1200 sq. ft. garage, and one-quarter interest in an additional 6.3 acres to protect your privacy.

The home’s interior features stunning views of the lake from most rooms, starting with Great Room’s soaring window views of the water accented by a wood vaulted ceiling and a sliding door to the deck. Overlooking this room, with its own views of the water, is the cook’s kitchen offering dual, built-in wall ovens, a Viking stainless gas stove with griddle, enormous counter space and lots of cupboards for cookware and pantry items. A tiled floor and backsplash provide easy kitchen clean-up. A cozy, carpeted living room, also with lake views, includes a wood-burning fireplace with a brick hearth and plenty of space for reading, watching TV or snuggling with pets.

Also on the main level are two bedrooms. The primary bedroom has a private door to a shared bathroom with a tiled shower. The second bedroom has a lake-facing door to the deck and an entry to the mud/laundry room with washer-dryer, sink and cabinets.

Upstairs are two more bedrooms, a full bath, and storage space under the eaves and then some.  Amenities include cable TV/internet, natural gas forced-air and baseboard  heating, and a lawn sprinkler system. The grassy, manicured yard includes tasteful landscaping and the back lawn leads to the sandy shore. Sit in a rocker on your covered front porch, or relax in a lounge chaise on the deck.

Right around the corner, across M-22, are trails leading to Lake Michigan. Paddle from Big Platte all the way to Lake Michigan. More photos and room dimensions, etc., are HERE.

Recreational Acreage in bird hunting area

5 ACRES northeast of Thompsonville in Benzie County and along the Benzie-Manistee snowmobile trail which runs north to the Leelanau County line and south to Brethren in Manistee County.

Recreational parcel has been used for deer hunting and is in a designated bird hunting area. 

Acreage includes mixed hardwoods and cedars, and owner says there’s an artesian well in the NW corner. Fix up the rustic older small cabin needing your TLC for an awesome camping cabin. 

This acreage parcel is next to STATE LAND and near Benzie  County’s wild and scenic BETSIE RIVER for kayaking and fishing and Little Betsie River for trout fishing.

Close to Crystal Mountain resort’s ski hill, golf course, restaurants and award-winning spa. Thompsonville village amenities include a restaurant/bar with a great burger and the BEST RIBS around, a party store, a library, a post office and the town hall. Meet at the Betsie Valley trailhead in the village for hiking and bicycling to Benzie County’s quaint waterfront towns of Beulah, Elberta and Frankfort. $35,900. More information and photos HERE

SOLD! Energy Efficient Home-Village of Honor

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Price Reduced! Seller is motivated to get ‘er sold! NOW $335,000. Air-conditioned 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath with an attached garage in the Village of Honor. Home includes energy-efficient upgrades and a remodeled primary bedroom suite, upstairs bathroom and main level kitchen, PLUS a four-season addition.

 

Primary bedroom suite includes a jetted tub, walk-in glass shower, and heated tile flooring.
Four-season addition features a vaulted ceiling with skylights and a gas woodstove.
White, black and tan kitchen includes quartz counters and newer appliances.
Adding spaciousness and an airy ambiance are the white vaulted ceilings in the living room, kitchen, and addition; and all-new, Cortex vinyl flooring on the main level.
Solar panels give you incredible savings on your electric bill ($120/year), and the forced-air furnace is rated 90+. The private well was replaced in 2019.
Encapsulated crawl space keeps your foundation dry. Do your laundry in the washer and dryer found in the painted, partial basement.
Step outdoors to the covered patio from several doorways, including the primary bedroom, and enjoy a fenced and landscaped yard. Privacy-seekers can purchase the extra lot next door with a 28×20 cement-block garage and established gardens for an additional $30,000.
Enjoy village amenities, such as restaurants, taverns, coffee shop, lumber yard and hardware, grocery store, bank, post office and more. The village is close to a kayak/canoe launch at a new park on the Platte River, and it’s an easy drive past the Platte lakes to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore property and Lake Michigan.
Dimensions and other details: HERE

 

Waterfront cottage on Big Platte Lake in Benzie Co.

Image for waterfront cottage on Big Platte Lake in Benzie County was taken from the water looking toward the dock and cottage. Windows in the cottage reflect the lake and trees surround it.Waterfront cottage with 75 ft private, direct frontage on all-sports Big Platte Lake in Benzie County. Swim, fish or launch your boat from the dock, a sunny place for sunbathers. This spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath residence features a lake-facing, glassed-in sunporch with a vaulted ceiling, a huge Great Room with knotty-pine-paneled living and dining areas, and a wood-burning, stone-surround fireplace.

The dining room, kitchen and sunporch all have terrific views of the lake’s blue-green waters. Sip your coffee and your cocktails in the cheerful, laid-back sunporch and drink in the views of water, hills and sky. Chase the chill in the off season by cozying up to the fireplace. Watch cable TV or surf the web during your down time.

Everything is here for a great escape for you or your rental guests, or kick it up a notch with some kitchen updating and some new flooring. The yard includes a sunny corner for your flowers, surrounded by a lush canopy of mature trees. There’s plenty of room in the 32×24 detached garage to store your vehicles and gear. Build a fire in the campfire ring and tell tall tales while listening to nature’s night noises.

Big Platte Lake offers lots of opportunity for playtime with exceptional boating, sailing, swimming, fishing and water sports. Paddle from here to Lake Michigan via the Platte River, or briefly roll your wheels to the Sleeping Bear Dunes sandy National Lakeshore beside Lake Michigan. More photos coming soon on our website. See dimensions, details and more photos  HERE.

SOLD! Log Home adjoins Sleeping Bear Dunes

Log cabin at the end of a gravel driveway peeks between mature trees with a tall dune in the background. Drone shot is taken over the turquoise water of Little Glen Lake toward the shore with the Dune Climb as a Texas-shaped patch of sand from above and dense forest surrounding it, where the home is, and a sliver of Lake Michigan shows in the distance behind the dunes. This is a partial view of the carpeted living room with the French doors and windows above them, log-sided wall and kitchen and dining room in the distance. A fireplace is across the room from this scene, out of the frame. Log home interior photo of kitchen shows the cherry wood cabinetry, stainless gas oven with microwave above it and a cooking island with granite counter. You can see the pine log walls and pendulum lighting. This is a bright and cheery space.

PENDING SALE! Bordering the Sleeping Bear Dunes, this full log 3 BR, 2.5 BA home rests among mature trees on 1.7 acres adjoining National Park property south of the Dune Climb in Glen Arbor Township. The well-maintained residence was built in 2020, and amenities include central air, natural gas, water softener, cable TV and internet, and a whole-house Generac generator for peace of mind.

The inside is clean and bright, with log exterior walls and drywalled interior walls and ceilings. Floors are carpeted or covered in luxury plank vinyl. A vaulted ceiling in the Great Room includes windows above the French door to let more light stream in. Cozy up to the gas fireplace or step from the living room to the 10×20 outdoor deck with spectacular views of the dunes. A cook’s kitchen includes a 6-burner gas stove and double oven, granite counters, cherry wood cabinets, stainless appliances and an island with seating next to the dining area. A kitchen doorway  leads to the 15×18 screened porch for outdoor dining, reading and lounging. The main floor primary bedroom includes a huge walk-in closet with its own access to the laundry area, a sliding door to the balcony, and a full bathroom with dual sinks. A half bath is conveniently located off the entry.

The finished lower level shares the upper entryway and has its own  entrance via French doors. Set up as an apartment-type living space, the lower level includes a large family room, kitchen, bathroom with shower, and two bedrooms: one nonconforming, one with a door to the outside—perhaps for your home office or hobby room. Additionally, there is a 15×15 utility/storage/shop area.

Step outside for more property features. Store tools in the 16×12 garden storage shed. At the road are an RV hookup and a 16×12 cabin attractively finished inside for use as a guest cabin or art studio. A long driveway promises privacy, less road noise, and the dark skies you need to stargaze around the campfire. Walk from the backyard to National Park property and the dunes.

Offered for sale at $749,900. For more details, click HERE

Waterfront Centennial Farm, Empire

Waterfront Centennial Farm image is a drone shot taken above the farm that shows South Bar Lake and Lake Michigan beyond it. Image for Waterfront Centennial Farm is a close-up of the house taken from a drone clearly show the homes two stories, enclosed front porch and a large deck off the carriage house, with the roof of the garage in the foreground. Mature trees surround the house and the grassy lawn beneath the deck is in sunshine. Image for Waterfront Centennial Farm is of the lake frontage and dock on South Bar Lake. Image for Waterfront Centennial Farm is of the two-story boathouse.
LEELANAU COUNTY. This lovingly maintained Empire Centennial Farm includes 127 feet of private frontage on South Bar Lake, with dock and boathouse, and rests on two acres. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Lake Michigan are blocks away. Master Carpenter Burr Getman, who constructed the D.H. Day barn and several area homes, was the original builder of this two-story, three-bedroom farmhouse and two-story 17’x24’ carriage house.
Completely renovated in 2024 with new metal roofs, siding, furnace and windows, the home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Other updates include all new flooring, walls, insulation, bathrooms (including a Finnish steam shower), and custom blinds. Also the addition of mini splits for cooling in the summer. Enjoy evenings in the 3 season 22’x15’ sunporch. The living room features a wood burning fireplace and built-in entertainment center and bookcases. Kitchen highlights include cherry wood cabinets, granite counters, a snack bar and built-in desk, and a doorway to the new expansive deck with lake views.
A fully equipped cottage apartment with attached garage was also updated in 2024 which includes adding a mini split for heating & cooling. The cedar-shake boathouse offers additional sleeping quarters. The grounds include many species of native plants, trees and shrubs. Among them are a forest of pine, cedar, balsam, cherry and birch. A meadow offers horseshoe pits, a natural area for badminton, apple trees, raspberries, grapes. Empire village amenities include parks, beaches, restaurants, and shops.
See details and more photos in the MLS HERE.

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