~The White Picket Fence on Long Lake~ Gorgeous Waterfront in Traverse City

Welcome to The White Picket Fence on Long Lake. We'd like to invite
you to come and stay at our beautiful 2400 square foot home
right on the water of beautiful Long Lake in Traverse City,
Michigan. Enjoy your own private backyard with approximately 125
feet of private lake frontage and have full use of our private 120
foot dock for your water toys. The sandy bottom beach is perfect for
children, and adults too! The water slopes ever so slightly. The end
of the dock (which again is 120 feet long), the depth is only about 3
feet. Many of the homes on the lake are deceiving with regards to
depth and drop off very quickly. You may also find they lack a beach
area for children to play on. No matter where you rent, make sure to
get good photos of the yard and water and ask lots of questions. Long
Lake is an all sports lake covering approximately 3000 acres, or 5
miles long by 2 miles wide. Plenty of room to enjoy your boat, jet
ski or kayaks! The property has two new kayaks available for rent as
well. Please ask about them if you are interested.

This home is strictly a
no smoking, no pets home
so please don't even ask.

Please email me and ask for a complete Snapfish Photoshow of the
entire house, room by room as well as the yard, private beach and
dock! I'd be more than happy to send it to you.

- 2400 square foot 2 story home with two very large living
  rooms
- 4 Bedrooms
- Upstairs master with Cal King bed
- Lower level lakefront bedroom with Queen bed
- Two additional lower bedrooms with a Queen bed in one
  and two twins in the other
- 2 Bathrooms - one on each floor
- Fully equipped Kitchen with brand new Stainless Steel
  Jenn Air major appliances
- stove
- refrigerator
- microwave
- coffee maker
- coffee grinder
- blender
- toaster
- hand held mixer
- dishwasher
- cooking utensils
- dishes
- glassware
- pots/pans
- bakeware
- Beautiful linens provided
- Bath, beach and dish towels provided
- TV and alarm clock in every bedroom
- 50" plasma w/surround sound in main living room
- 42" plasma in lakefront bedroom
- Hi definition expanded cable
- DVD Player
- Wireless Internet
- Ipod Docking Station w/indoor and outdoor speakers
- Two woodburning fireplaces
- Fully equipped Laundry Room
- new LG Tromm Front Load washer and dryer
- Rowenta Iron
- Ironing Board
- Laundry Supplies
- Three decks
- Barbeque grill (propane tank) with utensils
- Fire pit and camp skewers!
- Huge grassy lakeside yard w/125' of water frontage
- Private 125 foot boat dock
- Board Games
- Books
- Travelling with baby? Eddie Bauer play yard*, safety gate
  and Peg Perego play yard*(please bring your own sheet/blanket for play yard)

The interior of our is reminiscent of a cape cod style with shabby chic furnishings, white wainscott in every room making it very light, bright and airy....just gorgeous!  Not your typical "up north" rental.

The home will sleep 8 people comfortably in beds and there are two
twin size aerobeds complete with linens for use as well.

This is our personal home used for family gatherings and summer
vacations so please know that we take great pride in it and hope
that our visitors will too. This is our third year owning it and
we decided to rent, not because we have to, but because it's ashame
to let such a wonderful home with an incredible view and so much to
offer, go unused for a great portion of the summer. From our many
years of travelling and renting homes along the way, we have picked
up a few ideas here and there and are implementing them in our home
to hopefully make your experience, one to remember. You'll arrive
to a sparkling clean house that has been thoroughly cleaned using
nothing but environmentally friendly cleaning products. Safe for
you, safe for the environment. Each bedroom offers comfortable beds
with beautiful and freshly laundered matching linens. Because we
spend our summers in the home, we decorated it to live in and more
importantly, feel like home. We paid special attention to detail
making sure the linens all coordinated and all the towels are pure
white, so you know they're clean. You'll find the kitchen fully
stocked, some say moreso than their own homes. We supply basic
household supplies like a fresh new dish sponge, eco-friendly dish
soap, eco-friendly laundry essentials, 100% recycled paper towels and
toilet paper. In the bathrooms, you'll even find a fresh bar of
aromatherapy soap in the showers and pump soap at the sink. Truly
your home away from home!

There is so much to do here on the lake or in the general area.
Maps and brochures will be left in the home for you to review. On
the lake you'll enjoy fishing, boating, jet skiing, swimming,
sunbathing or just plain old relaxing. Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Park is always a favorite spot and don't forget to bring your
camera. There's plenty of places to take a leisurely nature walk or
for the adventurous side of you, why not try a hot air balloon
ride? Traverse City is only minutes away where you can hit downtown
and meander through all the little shops or stop by the Grand
Traverse Mall for some shopping, a bite to eat or even take in a
movie. If you're travelling without kids, why not spend the day
wine tasting or head over to the Casino. So much to do or just relax
and read a book. It's your vacation, you decide.

Please Note - Rental Rates are non-negotiable

SPRING RENTAL 2009
April 11th - June 5th

$450 per night w/two night minimum + cleaning and security

SUMMER RENTAL 2009          (Check out our one time 4 day stay availability!)
June 6th - September 7th

June 6th - August 29th...................$3,900 per week* (See Deal Rates!)

August 29th - September 4th..............$3,200 (**shortened week)

September 4th - September 7th............$1,800 (***Labor day weekend)

* There is a shortened week available beginning August 1st - August 5th.  The rate for the 4 night stay is $2,200.  The Security and Cleaning Fees are applicable and remain the same.

**The last week of August is a shortened week running from Saturday
August 29th - Friday September 4th. Check-in time on Saturday will
be 4pm with a check-out time on Friday of 11am. The rate for this shortened week is $3,200.

***The rate for Labor Day weekend will be $1,800 for Friday check-
in at 4pm and Monday check-out of 8pm.

Kayak rental $100.00 per week, per kayak. They are both two person
kayaks.


FALL RENTAL 2009
September 8th - November 7th

$450 per night w/two night minimum + cleaning and security

PLEASE NOTE OUR CALENDAR FOR AVAILABLE DATES. IT IS UPDATED
FREQUENTLY THEREFORE, IF THE DATE IS BLOCKED OUT IN ORANGE, IT IS NOT
AVAILABLE.


SECURITY AND CLEANING DEPOSITS

In order to secure your dates, a deposit equal to half of the rental
rate is required to be submitted with a completed contract.
Remainder of balance is due 14 days prior to check-in.

Security (Damage) deposit - $1,000 (refundable) is due 14 days prior
to check-
in. Damage deposit will be mailed back within 7 days.

Cleaning Deposit - $200 (non-refundable) is due 14 days prior to
check-in.

Weekly rental runs Saturday to Saturday unless otherwise specified.
Check-in is 4pm and check out is 11am.

All payments to be made by Personal, Business or Cashiers Check.
Money Orders and Credit Cards not accepted.

Thank you for taking the time to look at our home.

The White Picket Fence