You'll be staying in the longest-standing and largest building in Germfask!
We are currently renovating the property and we plan to re-launch in 2025. Our business model will cater to a neglected user group that is challenged with lodging options that suit their activity and lifestyle. We will not only offer creative lodging options, but we will provide services to this user group as well. Stay tuned!
We are centrally located less than an hour's drive to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore! Centrally located in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Lower level apartment in longest standing building in historic Germfask is less than an hour from Pictured Rocks, minutes from Seney National Wildlife Refuge, and overlooks the Manistique River! Three bedrooms, two baths, spacious apartment with large kitchen, living and dining. Grill out on the deck, fish for trout, or paddle the Manistique, this is the perfect location for those exploring the eastern half of the Upper Peninsula! You are 90 minutes or less to the Soo Locks, Tahquamenon Falls, Kitchi iti kippi, Escanaba, Marquette, and Mackinaw City!
Owner is Tom Funke, Author of 50 Hikes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and 50 Hikes on the North Country Trail. Property managers are his brother and his wife, Tim and Shelly Funke. Tim recently retired from the Marines and they split there time between the UP and the lower. Feel free to tap into our knowledge of the area when planning your trip.
Even though the Lodge looks huge the rental is on the bottom floor only with access through either side entry door. The top floor is unfinished (hopefully not forever) and the garage can be used (usually only for snowmobiles) by asking as it does not come automatically with the rental.
The Jolly Inn (Restaurant and Bar) is across the street and Kersh's Market (groceries and package liquor) is a few blocks North within walking distance.
Germfask is the starting point for Snowmobile Trail #43 linking you to Grand Marais, Tahquamenon, and more. It starts 100 yards from our front door at the blinker light.
Sorry, no pets