16.33 Acres in Naubinway, MI - $1,199,000

Lake Michigan Log Home, Hiawatha Sportsman's Club Membership, and Club Lot for Sale! This beautiful and meticulously cared for 3,200 Square Foot full log home built in 2001, is located on a 15 Acre Parcel with 500 Feet of Lake Michigan frontage!  This luxury property is in Garfield Township of Mackinac County, in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula - Where There Is Something To Do In Every Season! Just a few miles to the east along the shoreline is the quaint Village of Naubinway, the northern most community on Lake Michigan. It is the largest Upper Peninsula commercial fishing port on the Great Lakes. The beautiful Indian name Naubinway means "Places of Echoes". This area is filled with history - Native Americans followed the shoreline and created trails here before written history. It is believed that French Voyagers may have passed by this area in the early 1600s. In the late 1800s Naubinway was founded by William Boucha who came to the area from Mackinac Island to trade furs with the Ojibway Indians. As far back as the late 1880s timber harvesting and commercial fishing existed in the area. Many fishing tugs operated out of Nabinway's natural harbor, along with ships that carried timber harvested during the Timber Boom. When the timber ran out fishing became Naubinway's main industry. Today it is an active fishing port, where you can watch fleets of commercial vessels leave the dock every morning. You can catch charters here for some great Big Lake fishing for King Salmon, Trout, Perch, Walleye, and Pike. (You can also purchase fresh caught and smoked fish daily throughout the summer). Boating is also a favorite passtime in the area, and The Naubinway Marina offers a park, boat launch, and dockage for visiting vessels.  The property is surrounded on two sides by 196,000-Acres of Lake Superior State Forest Lands that provide woods teeming with wildlife and primeval beauty. Whitetail deer, Bald eagles, Black bear, Coyote, Fox, Sand Hill Crane are frequent visitors to the area.  From the property you can go east just a few miles and find access to The Hiawatha National Forest which has 152,065 acres in Mackinaw County to explore. Snowmobiling is a great way to enjoy the area's great outdoors during the winter months! Access to area snow mobile trails is available from the property, through deep forests with beautiful scenery, and lead to U.P. trails that go in every direction. The property is located off of US-2 which is included as part of the Great Lakes Circle Tours, as well as the state-designated Pure Michigan Byways system. Some of the best sand beaches in the world can be found along this stretch, and you can become an owner of 500-Feet of this beautiful sugar sand beach shoreline! Located on a shallow bay, the waters warm up for swimming in summer, and freezes over for hard water fishing in the winter. The 16 Acres surrounding the property are forested with Balsam fir, Bigtooth aspen, Black spruce, Eastern whitepine, Jack pine, Northern white-cedar, Paper birch, Quaking aspen, Red maple, Red pine and Tamarack. The gorgeous lakeside home conveys the Up North style beautifully, and was designed to integrate the house with its natural surroundings. It features massive cedar log construction, with crossed ends, which show the irregular root or base of the trees used. Exterior finishes also include cedar shake and peeled log timber accents. A rustic Mountain Styled wrap-around porch with roof extension over the main entrance stairway, log pillars and an exposed timber rafter and truss system provide generous outdoor living space. This covered porch system creates a breeze-way that connects to a three-season Outdoor Entertainment Building with a view of the lake. The front entry creates a grand transition from the outside to a beautiful Foyer inside. This entry opens to reveal a two-story 18x21 Great Room, which boasts vaulted ceilings, a massive ceiling height field stone Wood-Buring Fireplace, and French Doors that provide stunning vistas of the shoreline and access to a large raised porch for lake-view outdoor barbecuing and alfresco dining. The large Sitting Area flows into an elegant octogonal Dining Cove for entertaining. The 9x11 well-appointed Kitchen has a bar island which makes it easy to interact with family and friends while cooking and casual snack-bar eating. The 15x16 Main Bedroom Suite offers privacy and relaxation with its luxurious bathroom and private lake-view porch.  A claw foot tub is the focal point of the master bath. An Indoor Sauna and Utility Room is located on this floor. There are beautiful log and stick details throughout the home, and there is an exceptional stairway-railing system to the Second Floor. On the upper floor, a railed Balcony-Sitting Area overlooks the Great Room below. A 13x26 Bedroom, and a 12x25 Bedroom, both with dormers, and a Full Bath shares this upper level. The basement is the entire length and width of the home, and is dry and currently unfinished with high ceilings. It is prepared for downstairs living including another bath. There is a Bilko or storm door, and an extra wide stairway, to easily access the outside. The full log construction provides natural insulation. A newer propane Forced Air Furnace, as well as Electric Heat warms the home. Central Air easily cools the home in summer. There is a newer 22 kilowatt automatic generator to handle power outages. A 4-Car detached Garage with front and back entry doors, for convenient drive through, provides lots of storage space for vehicles and toys. Above the garage is a complete Guest Cottage with Living Room, Kitchen, Full Bath, and a Bedroom which can sleep 7 Guests. The sale of this Turn Key property will include all maintenance tools and machines, two four-wheelers, snowmobiles and gear. Outside of the home a pathway which crosses a small stream brings you to the pristine sugar sand beach of Lake Michigan. If you are seeking an outdoor lifestyle with wildlife, wildflowers, beautiful sunsets, night skies with spectacular Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) displays, swimming and boating amidst the towering pines along the golden sand and blue waters of Lake Michigan, schedule your private tour today! Important Note: Sale will also include a Membership to the Hiawatha Golf and Hunt Club, and Lot Number 141, located on the club property. Listing # 36139