Une spacieuse Waterfront Lodge

We had 8 adults and 5 children stay - including 3 families from Illinois and ours from Massachusetts. The layout of the house was great with 6 bedrooms upstairs, in 2 “wings”. Two full baths upstairs and laundry were very helpful with a full house. Open first floor with lots of windows was perfect. Huge table where we all could eat was fabulous. Two new fridges were great - one for food and one for drinks. Lots of dishes and pots and pans. Deck was perfect for having coffee and meals. Nice grill. Plenty of seating. The fire pit was used twice for roasting marshmallows. Dock was perfect for our boat - water was low this year so we had some fun cleaning out the engine due to the weeds. Two enormous fish were caught right from the dock and about 100 small perch, blue gills and sunfish. Was the first time catching fish for my niece and nephew! Great yard for whiffle ball - the families next door joined in! Few suggestions to make it even better - several rooms had outlets without the wall plates - just need to fix that. Screen doors on sliders to deck and balcony were a constant struggle - hard to close and sometimes let the chiggers in - not sure if they are easily replaced. Picnic tables with umbrellas would be awesome - that sun gets HOT in the afternoon - luckily we had a sun screen that we set up for the week. Some of the chairs on the balcony were broken - unclear if that was from previous renters. We made due! Overall, great experience! Thank you for sharing your house!

Two bad things: no swimming beach, and you need to bring your own towels/sheets, then make the beds when you arrive and strip the beds when you leave. These are the only complaints.

Many, many great features override the complaints: The lawn slopes gradually to the water, safe access for little ones to run, chase frogs, play hide and seek, sit on the dock, learn to get into a kayak or canoe, totally away from any traffic. Bonfires and s'mores at night, watch the moon on the water, the bay is calm so no problem for novice kayakers. Plenty of parking Large open downstairs is spacious and lovely; plenty of room for many activities at one time. The six bedrooms are small but adequate for 14 people easily. Lots of places for private conversations or games.

A very big draw for us, because we have a boat is the ability to launch and retrieve it right there on the property. Very convenient!!

This property has no neighbors on one side. We were fortunate in that the closest home on the other side was empty. Very spacious property with lots of wildlife to see which we really enjoyed. It was quite and tranquil. It has two wonderful brand new refrigerators for all your goodies. The living room is spacious with lots of comfy seating for those rainy days in. Lots of bedrooms with many beds to choose from. The four rooms on the back side of the house all have little decks which were nice for sitting out at night if you wanted.

We only had one problem and the owner responded very quickly and resolved it that day in a short time. We had some small issues that he fixed right away. We found the owner very cordial and interested in our comfort while there.

The biggest problem was there no way to sit outside with any shading. Perhaps it was an issue only for us but, the owner explained that they were working on a solution to this issue and hoped to have it resolved soon.

Overall this is a fabulous place for a vacation and we will definite consider coming back again.

THANKS ROGER!

We had plenty of room for everyone. The kitchen was fully equipped with everything that you would need and more. The kitchen had a keurig and a regular coffee maker. We packed way too much stuff. We loved being able to access the lake without having to find an access for our boat. The fishing was great right from the dock. It was also not too far to the sandy beaches at state parks for great swimming.

Second year back and intend to return many years to come. Roger is great and the lodge is very nice with two new fridges, mattresses, hardwood floors and many other amenities.