Experience how life was lived over a century ago with a visit to the authentic 1910 farmhouse. Unique accommodations and a delicious home-cooked farm breakfast await you at the historic Suttons Bay lodging with proprietress and food historian Susan Odom.
Earlier in June, we dropped by the Hillside Homestead. Here our some photos from our visit on June 6, 2015.
Hillside Homestead Photo Gallery (Click on photos for slideshow view)
The Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Ski Trail includes the Shauger Hill Hiking Trail and the unplowed Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. It offers views of Lake Michigan and the dunes. For your safety, stay back from the edge of the steep bluff. Pets on a 6′ leash may be taken on the unplowed roadway section of the trail, but the Shauger Hill Trail section is a Designated X-Country Ski Trail and Pets are not allowed on this section of the trail between December 1 and March 31.
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Although the main loop follows the summer road, smaller trails wind through the wooded hills offering some exhilarating down hill runs.
The trail that leads from the corner of Norconk Road into the woods is about ½ mile long through the maple-beech forest and will take you to the Treat Farm. As you reach the top of the hill, the canopy of trees opens up to a view of the farmstead. A portion of the original barn has been rebuilt on the original foundation.
You can ski, hike, or snowshoe straight from The Homestead into the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore using the Bay View Trail which is accessible from the Village. Lookout Point on the Bay View Trail gives a panoramic view of Lake Michigan and the surrounding countryside. The trail along the edge of the woods on top of the bluff overlooks fields of wildflowers and former farmland with Lake Michigan in the background.
Here are some photos of backcountry skiing just off the Bay View Trail:
Though expansive, The Homestead Resort is quite simple to picture. It was designed, built and is managed to help you enjoy the Most Beautiful Place in America. On its west are miles of sandy beaches on which you can walk for hours. The beaches are soothing by day, spectacular at sunset, remarkably romantic on starry nights. To its east is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the area chosen by the viewers of ABC’s Good Morning America as “The Most Beautiful Place in America.”
The Homestead Resort Photos (Click on photos for slideshow view)
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The Homestead Resort – Photos via Instagram
The latest photos from the instagram account of The Homestead Resort.
Lilacs are in full bloom today (Wednesday) in Marquette Park on Mackinac Island. Beautiful lilac blossoms combined with the delicious fragrance of lilac in the fresh Lake Huron breeze - we’re calling it “Peak Lilac” season on Mackinac Island. Lilac Festival events and activities continue through this weekend… #mackinac #mackinacisland #lilacfestival...
LILAC UPDATE: The lilacs on Mackinac Island seemed to be perfectly in sync with the Lilac Festival this year. They are starting to blossom nicely now and peak blossom time should happen sometime during the festival. The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival kicks off tomorrow, June 4, 2021 and continues through June 13, 2021... #mackinac #mackinacisland #lilacs #lilacfestival...
It’s Lilac Time on Mackinac Island! The Lilac Festival kicks off tomorrow, June 4th, and the lilacs are ready and starting to bloom here in Marquette Park and across the island....
The Adirondack chairs are out on the great lawn at Mission Point Resort. A wonderful spot for watching the freighters pass by on Lake Huron. #missionpoint #mackinac #mackinacisland...
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I took the one to the Secret Garden…. Always a beautiful spring treat to see at Grand Hotel. #grandhotelmichigan #mackinac #mackinacisland...
We’re getting an early start on the Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a beautiful Wednesday morning on the Straits of Mackinac. Here’s a view of the Mackinac Bridge shining in the morning sun. #mackinac #mackinacisland #mackinacbridge...
Some clouds, some fog, some rain and the Mackinac Bridge in the distance. The boat ride to Mackinac Island is always an adventure. (Some whoop-tee-doos too) #mackinacbridge #mackinac #mackinacisland...
Here are the latest photos of The Homestead via instagram. If you have an instagram photo to share of your visit to The Homestead, choose “The Homestead” as your location and your photos will appear in the photo stream below.
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The Homestead
1 Wood Ridge Road
Glen Arbor, MI 49636
231-334-5100