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At the edge of the Hiawatha National Forest Look-ee-lou Lodge is a newly built log cabin located 5 miles west of Manistique near Thompson, MI on Highway US-2 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Look-ee-lou Lodge offers an open concept living area containing a sofa sleeper for extra guests, a TV to use with the VCR & DVD player, and American Indian themed decor. There is a nice selection of movies, board games, and puzzles for guests to use. The complete kitchen includes full sized appliances, a coffee maker, ice cream maker, toaster, and cooking and dining utensils. Laundry area with a washer and dryer.
The lodge has one bedroom with a queen bed and a sleeping loft with two full and two twin mattresses. Bathroom with shower. Please bring your sheets, blankets, towels, and paper products. Enjoy relaxing on the large covered porch or build a campfire to sit around in the evening and roast some hot dogs or s'mores. Charcoal grill for cookouts and a picnic table for your outdoor meals.
The Lodge is only one mile from Rogers Park, the area's best Lake Michigan sandy swimming beach with bathrooms, parking, and a picnic area with grills beneath big pines between the highway and the beach. A delightful way to spend a summer day . . . . a place to sit and relax, stroll along the shoreline, or get your feet wet. If you prefer swimming in an inland lake, the beach at Indian Lake is only about 5 miles north of the Lodge on CR 149. If you enjoy fresh fish and don't feel like fishing, visit the fish market at the Marina in Manistique. Delicious cooked on the grill. You might like to stop at the Mackinaw Trail Winery next door to the fish market and visit their tasting room. They offer a variety of table and fruit wines made with grapes harvested in the Lower Michigan Lake Shore region. Golfers will enjoy the new Stony Point Golf Course, 2 miles east of the Lodge on US-2 near Rogers Park. There is a Lake Michigan boat launch 1/2 mile east in Thompson, at Indian Lake and at the Marina for fishing the mouth of the Manistique River. The many lakes and streams in the Hiawatha National Forest invite anglers of all ages to enjoy a day on the water. Go canoeing, biking, hiking, hunting, or there are ATV trails north of the Lodge.
Kitch-iti-kipi, Michigan's largest spring in Palms Book State Park is about 7 miles north of the Lodge. This spring was named the "Mirror of Heaven" by the early Indians and never freezes, even in the coldest of winters. Enjoy a walk through the restored historic mining village of Fayette on the Garden Peninsula; stop at Three Fold Vine winery and visit their tasting room, opened this year offering the first crop of wine made from grapes actually grown in the Upper Peninsula; or try your luck at the Kewadin Casino, 2 miles east of Manistique.
Look-ee-lou Lodge offers easy snowmobile trail access depending on the snow conditions, with the trail head and parking near Indian Lake if necessary. for basic supplies and hand-dipped ice cream cones. Rates: Pets welcome with prior approval
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