Higgins Lake Getaway in Higgins Lake

Come enjoy a getaway on the 6th Most Beautiful Lake in the World (National Geographic), in a spacious and lovely waterfront home that is perfectly suited for an unforgettable vacation. Wake up and go to bed with amazing lake views!   With bedroom capacity for 9 guests, a beautiful open-air kitchen and living space, and a large outdoor patio, our country-style home is ready and waiting for your next holiday!

• 4 bedrooms; sleeps 9 (bedroom 1 - queen bed; bedroom 2 - queen bed; bedroom 3 - full bed; bedroom 4 - bunk bed and twin bed) - All linens are furnished and beds made. Just bring your own beach towels.
• 2 bathrooms
• Wood-burning Fireplace
• Wireless internet
• TV with BlueRay DVD player (with free movies via internet)
• Bose iPod dock
• Kid-friendly
• Full kitchen with stove, oven, microwave, toaster, and coffee maker
• Parking space for 2 cars, plus street parking
• 40 feet of private lake frontage
• Patio deck with charcoal grill
• Dock with patio platform and swim ladder
• Sandy lake bottom and crystal clear water that is 2-3 feet deep at the end of the dock and deepens to over head-high within 50 yards, making it an ideal location for swimming and water sports.
• Mooring buoy (if you don't own a boat, you can rent one... see details below)
• Soft, grassy lawn with lakeside fire pit
• Convenience store, restaurant, pizza, ice cream, wooded walking trails, park, and more within walking distance.

• Fabulous swimming and snorkeling, in crystal clear water that is wonderfully warm in the summer months.
• Ski boats, pontoons and Jet skis are available for rent from B&B Marina, only a couple miles down the beach.
• Windsurfing, kite boarding, sailing and Stand-Up-Paddling conditions are excellent.
• Fishing is great for Perch, Bass, Brown Trout, Salmon and big Lake Trout. Check with the Phoenix Park Party & Bait Store for suggestions.
• Hiking paths can be found right across the street from the house in the wooded median, and also north one mile at Phoenix Park. The North Higgins Lake State Park offers miles of beautiful wooded trails as well, and is only 3 miles down the road. The Cross Country Ski Headquarters, on the east side of Higgins Lake, offers wide, wooded trails for bicycling, walking, or running.
• Stone Turtle Yoga, on the east side of Higgins Lake, offers multiple yoga and fitness classes throughout the week. See stoneturtleyoga<dot>com for more details.
• Bring your bicycles for a bike ride on the well maintained Higgins Lake roads and trails. If you’re really ambitious, bike around the lake!
• Phoenix market is a mile away for convenience items, and Glens Market – a full grocery store – is 9 miles away in Roscommon. Bart’s fruit market of Houghton Lake offers farm fresh fruits and veggies.
• The Village of Roscommon is 9 miles away to the east, and offers great canoeing on the AuSable River (Hiawatha Canoe Livery, Campbell’s, Watters Edge). Glen’s Market of Roscommon is a full grocery store and Fifth Street Market offers specialty items and an extensive wine selection.
• Restaurants include the Silver Dollar Bar, which is only 1 mile from the house and has a full menu, music & Friday fish fry. Timbers Restaurant on the south end of the lake on the Cut River has great dinner options including pizza. Forest Dunes (10 miles away on Chase Bridge Road northeast of Roscommon) is a 4 star dining establishment and golf Mecca. Fred’s (9 miles away in Roscommon) recently reopened and has great food, Friday fish fry and a bowling alley. Tin Fish Bar (9 miles away in Roscommon) has music & is reasonable.
• Golf options abound, starting with Forest Dunes (Golf World Magazine: #1 Readers’ Choice Award) -10 miles away on Chase Bridge Road northeast of Roscommon). Also a 4 star dining establishment.
• Other surrounding golf courses:

Ye Olde Country Club (8 mi)
Burning Oak (7 mi)
Fox Run (6 mi)
White Deer (14 mi)
Pineview Highlands (17 mi)
The Quest (14 miles)

Early Bird Special: Book before May 1st and SAVE 10%.

High Season Summer (Jun 22nd to Aug 10th): $2,250 per week. Book before May 30th = $2025 per week

Early Summer (May 25th to Jun 22nd):  $250 per night with minimum two night rental, or $1700 for a week.  Book before May 30th = $225 per night, or $1530 for a week.  

High Season Summer Rental weeks are Saturday to Saturday only.  Check-in at 3:00pm.  Check-out at 11:00am.

Early Summer rental periods are minimum two nights, or weekly rate is for any seven consecutive nights as requested, if available.   Check-in at 3:00pm.  Check-out at 11:00am.

Reservation/Security deposit is $100.  Deposit is returned within one week of end of rental.

Rental rate money is due six weeks prior check-in, or otherwise agreed upon date.

Includes cleaning fees and tax.

Primary renter must be at least 21 years of age.