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Endless Adventure

Enjoy a slice of heaven with the richest joys of Michigan, all in one place. Swim, soak in the hot tub or indoor pool (pending construction), meet the floofiest kitties and witness the miracles of a natural ecosystem.

Butterflies

Wildflowers

Kindness

Grounding

Peacocks

Chickens

Egrets

Herons

Diving Birds

Barn and shed style cabins (not empty, but they have room to fit some camp beds inside) no utilities.

Cement camper pad (hookups not guaranteed, last we checked electrical worked but other utilities not available) .

Put your tent anywhere near a labeled campsite sign (or in a  secluded area if campsite signs are not available).

And so so much more!

Big Rapids

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Warren Dunes State Park

Grand Haven State Park

Huron-Manistee National Forests

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Indiana Dunes State Park

Starved Rock State Park

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picturesque morning pasture...dog photobomb

Provision Family Farms

Nestled in Manistee National Forest is a family farm. Trailheads lead to hundreds of miles of  public two-track, and the woods roll between oak/maple/beech and aspen/birch. On the farm is a 20 acre lake with a floating island, tent sites, and healthy ecosystems with plenty of wildlife.Our farm pastures pigs, cattle, sheep and poultry, investing in our dirt and our neighbors. We are provision family farms because we provide for our animals even as we are provided for. Drop on in at the house and we may have time for a little tour.In the woods is a small composting toilet, but you're welcome to fertilize our pastures anytime. There's also a shower available in the house.The best time to visit Michigan forests is in October when the leaves turn color and the nights are cool. The mosquitoes are done for the winter and the air is brisk.

On your back...Oaks, Maples and the rare Hickory canopy

the beaver lodge. Watch out for black racers

So cozy! Stayed pretty dry during the rain camping under these trees! 

Harvest Village - Farmstay

Your Hosts - Dan and Arlene Cool: “We served as missionaries in South America for over 20 years. Our first assignment was in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, primarily at a school for missionary children, teaching Bible classes (Dan) and helping to start up and run a hot lunch program (Arlene). After this we ministered in Paraguay for 10 years. Our final years of missionary service were in Chile where we founded a missionary training school to train Chilean missionaries. Latin American students that we helped train are now serving around the world bringing hope and the Gospel to needy people. Harvest Village helps to support the ministries of our former students. We are excited to enter this new stage of our lives and to share our family’s centennial farm with people interested in healthier living and farm vacationing.”Your stay at Harvest Village helps bring hope to the hopeless; We set aside $1 /per guest, per night, to help our former students who are serving as missionaries in some of the neediest places around the world. 

Arrive at Doriath Springs by the Muskegon River! 

Doriath Springs

Doriath Springs is a family homestead learning to grow into an intentional community committed to peace path revolution. We are eager to learn and grow with others.Learn more about this land:Doriath Springs feels magical! We are a small 5+ acre family homestead dedicated to environmental sustainability and peace path revolution. Easy arrival by the Muskegon River, the Pere Marquette Bike Trail, or highway M-10. Space for tents along the river in the sun or by the creek in the forest. Rustic outhouse. Pets are welcome as long as they are kept with their families and well socialized to get along with other animals on the land. Please plan to leave no trace.

Read, take, or leave books in the Doriath Commons little Library!

Arrive at Doriath Springs by the Pere Marquette Bike trail!

10 degrees cooler down by "Kiddie Creek!"

Looking from the back deck to the outside perimeter of the backyard 

Michigan Paradise

Dick and Maxine Alexa lived and worked in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1990, they found their dream home in the beautiful small town of Tustin, MI where they retired and became involved in their new community.  In 2009, Dick and Maxine were diagnosed with different types of lung cancer. Maxine passed in September 2010 and Dick followed in July 2011. Their only child, Marc, could not part with the property ... too many memories and the only thing he had left of his family. Eventually, we prepared to rent it out on Trip Adviser and Airbnb to help cover the costs of the mortgage. As people began renting and sharing their love and bewilderment with this wonder in the woods like Dick and Maxine once did, we knew we had to continue sharing this slice of paradise and, in some way, the legacy of Dick and Maxine now lives on in all the special, lifetime memories made here. Learn more about this land:Set up camp within the outside perimeter of the backyard, within sight of the fire pit and house, or wander farther out into the rolling hills to pitch a tent or utilize an old deer blind for a secluded and more rustic experience. There are two decks, a pond, a swingset and a propane grill where you can lounge, sunbath, cook or play. Turn on the hose in the secluded backyard to wash up or play in the water. 2.5 miles down a winding road that wraps around a lake, you will find an Amish store. Travel another mile and you'll find yourself in the quaint town of Tustin and the trailhead to the White Pine Trail.  

Looking from the driveway toward the house, small main entry deck where the renters for the house enter. 

Looking toward the deck and horseshoe pits, from the driveway

Looking from the house to the back, toward the other side of the year...farther to the left, under the overhang is the gas grill. 

Another look at the tree line, by the pond.  

Looking toward the horseshoe pits, between the bi-level deck and pond.  

Looking into the trees.  the house, backyard and pole barn are nestled on 20 acres of pines.  There are a few hunting blinds that are no longer used and some foot paths throughout.  

Lynx Run Wilderness Retreat

My property (Lynx Run) has an amazing geological and historical background. During the last ice age, glacial waters carved out the ravine in which the Betts Creek flows.  Sometimes, the creek drops over 60 feet below the surrounding terrain as it meanders back and forth in oxbows as it flows toward the Muskegon River.  It was once the hunting, foraging and camping grounds of the Potawatami Indians.  In the late 1800's it was at the center of the Michigan Timber Industry.  Running along the edge of my property is the old railroad bed where timber was once hauled away.  Only two miles from my home, the logs were sent down the side of the hill and into the Muskegon River on log chutes and then floated to where the Muskegon empties into Lake Michigan.  Piles of field stones indicate that after the timber industry moved on, farmers moved in and attempted to tame the land.  But, fortunately for me, the land was abandoned by the farmers and has returned to a much more natural and pristine state.  My land is now a part of the Manistee National Forest and I am surrounded by thousands of acres of beautiful land (both public and private).  I am the only person who lives back here in this part of the forest, so seclusion and privacy are wonderful and the wildlife and beauty is abundant.

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