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Outdoor fun in Northern Michigan.

Hotel vs Vacation home. Why choose a vacation rental. Visit Up North

The process for renting a vacation home differs from booking a hotel room. One of the many benefits is working with a property management company that has the expertise to make staying at a cottage or home headache free. Their personal interest in your stay and knowledge of the property are far beyond that of [...]

Water Safety Tips Northern Michigan Be safe when you Visit Up North

These general water safety tips will help you stay safe in and around the water.
Learn to swim.The best thing anyone can do to stay safe is to learn to swim. Always swim with a buddy;never swim alone. The American Red Cross has swimming courses for people of all ages. Contact a local Red Cross chapter.
Swim [...]

Amazing location on sugar sand beach Omena Michigan near Northport & Suttons Bay

This is a dream come true location. Sugar sand beach, privacy and beautiful accommodations all can be yours. Call us

at 800-901-8922 and reserve today.
Don’t miss the chance to stay at this artistic, contemporary home that overlooks a breathtaking sugar sand beach right out the front door. This very private home is shaded by beautiful [...]

Video of Leelanau and the Sleeping Bear Dunes in 1949!

Take a step back in time and enjoy this short tourism documentary on Northern Michigan from somewhere around 1950. It features the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Glen Lake, Interlochen, Traverse City and other areas that we have cottages and homes. The really neat thing is that a lot of our area looks just like this [...]

Kayak/Canoe Rentals Lake Leelanau, Interlochen, Glen Arbor, Leland, Traverse City

Spend a lazy day paddling down the many lakes and rivers that dot this area.The Crystal River http://www.theconservancy.com/crystalriver.htmlin Glen Arbor offers an easy trip for the novice paddler while the lower Platte Lake is a great spot for the new to canoeing to the experienced. The 182,000 acre Boardman River flows through Traverse City http://www.boardmanriver.org/watershed.php 
makes for a [...]

Saving Birds thru Habitat Omena Michigan Near Grand Traverse Bay

 This habitat Discovery Center in Omena  www.savingbirds.org/ is located on three acres and is adjacent to a forty-four acre private sanctuary.This sanctuary was established in 1993 to aid slumping songbird populations.Since that time,it has hosted more than 60 nesting species. An additional hundred species have used the property for foraging during migration. The Center is open [...]

Golf, Golf and well more Golf.There are plenty of courses in Northern Michigan come play & stay here!Traverse City, Suttons Bay, Glen Arbor, Eastport, Kewadin & More.

Michigan is America’s Golf Capital. With courses that offer incomparable value, natural beauty and the ultimate in golf pleasure this is the place to start your game. Visit Up North Vacation Rentals offers accommodations in Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Benzie and Antrim Counties. We have rates to fit every budget. Special offers in May and [...]

Stay With Us and Golf one of the 2010 Best New Courses!

Golfweek Magazine has chosen Leelanau Peninsula’s Manitou Passage Golf Club as one of its “Best New Courses” of 2010. Golfweek’s course evaluators grade courses all over the country on a 10-point scale to identify the country’s finest golf courses. Raters take into account factors such as routing of the course, feature shaping, greens, variety and [...]

Glen Arbor-Lake Michigan Condo open all year long.

Beautiful condo getaway on Lake Michigan is a perfect escape for 1 or 2 couples or a small family. Great in the winter as a cozy getaway or a can’t be beat summer rental with premier beach. This stretch of beach cannot be beat for beach fun, star gazing, long walks on the beach or [...]

So many reasons to visit Glen Arbor Traverse City Suttons Bay Lake Michigan this winter

Here in Leelanau County “lake effect” is often heard. This is produced by temperature differences above the open water and the shoreline. Locals don’t go into hiding when winter strikes though. Instead, they bundle up and play hard and welcome visitors to do the same. Make your own memories. Check out a few reasons to [...]

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