Lodge rental in Interlochen, Michigan - The Lakewood Lodge is a Waterfront Log Home on Beautiful Bass Lake - Property 107884

Great for family vacations, reunions or could be your private, romantic hide-away...summer, fall, winter or spring! Fall colors are gorgeous and the wine tours any season are spectacular. Only 20 minutes to downtown Traverse City, shopping and dining are superb in Traverse City and in quaint towns along the Leelanau Peninsula. Interlochen Village and the Center for the Arts/Music Camp are 5 miles from the lodge, or Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is 35 minutes from lodge. Canoe the Platte or Betsie River only half mile from lodge. Bass Lake is 100 acres of spring fed, weed free, all-sport lake. Great for canoe, kayak, paddle-boat and sailing. Excellent fishing for bass, pike, perch and bluegill and the wildlife includes loons, herons,white-tailed deer, raccoons, beavers. Small market and tavern in Village of Karlin is only 2 miles away, DNR licenses available there. Northern Lights watching, sitting around firepit and roasting marshmallows..you'll never run out of things to do.

Local festivals and activities include: Traverse City National Cherry Festival July 4-11, 2009, Leland Wine & Food Festival June 13, 2009, Traverse City Film Festival July 28-August 2, 2009 and a variety of other local festivals. Try touring local wineries such as, Black Star Farms, Chateau Grand Traverse and Leelanau Wine Cellars all offering wine tasting of the local harvest. All within 10 minutes of lodge, there are canoe rentals, water slides and go-carts at Fun Country, and for indoor fun, there is bowling, mini golf, arcades and pool tables at Wilderness Crossing.

Dining: From the rustic Karlin Inn or Giovanni's Roadhouse in Interlochen, to four-star restaurants in Traverse City and on the Leelanau Peninsula, a wide variety of dining experiences are available within minutes from the Lodge.

Ski: In the winter, Bass Lake is known for ice skating, ice fishing, skiing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. SKI MAGAZINE rated Crystal Mt. #1 Midwest Resort, #1 in Midwest Dining, and #2 in Midwest Family Programs. Crystal Mountain offers 9 lifts, 45 slopes, 27 lighted for night skiing, halfpipe, 3 terrain parks and miles of cross country. Discounted All-Day lift tickets are available on their website.

Golf: Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville is 15 minutes away and offers an exceptional northern Michigan golf experience. With two distinctly different golf courses, both of which have received a four-star rating from Golf Digest magazine. (Mountain Ridge and Betsie Valley) Other nearby courses are Mistwood, Interlochen Golf Course (you can always get a tee time) and The Crown. Most destinations are no more than 10 to 30 minutes from the Lodge.

Other Activities: nearby canoe rentals, water park and bowling