A six bedroom log lodge that sleeps 30, on 38 wooded acres along the Wild & Scenic Pine River. Kayaks, fiber optic internet, two fireplaces, and one very long table.
5,100 square feet of log and fieldstone above a bend in the river, with room for everyone you'd want to bring.
The great room looks out over the water on three sides, and there is a fieldstone fireplace on the main floor and another on the lower level. One of the two burns wood and the other runs on propane. The kitchen has a full-size refrigerator and plenty of counter space, with a second full-size refrigerator on the lower level, so cooking for a crowd is no trouble. Downstairs there's a game room with shuffleboard, ping pong, darts, and a poker table.
A wrap-around deck faces the river, and there is an outdoor cooking area set away from the house, with a Blackstone. There are two fire pits, one by the lodge and one down by the river. The kayaks and life jackets are kept up at the lodge, with a path down to the water.
A short film of the lodge and the river, if you would rather see it than read about it.
Most weekends the lodge is full of one big family. Here is what it gets used for.
Most of our guests are families, often three generations at once, getting everyone together for a week or a long weekend. With beds for thirty, nobody has to stay at a motel in town. The kids spend the day at the river, the grandparents take the deck, and everyone has dinner at the same table. Summer weeks usually book six months to a year ahead.
A few couples each year get married on the riverbank and keep the lodge for the whole weekend: a tent on the front lawn, a ceremony down by the water, and the house full of family. We rent you the house and the land, and the wedding itself is yours to plan. See real weddings and what's included on the small weddings page, then call Mark. He will tell you straight whether it will work on the property.
Christmas is the big one. From the end of November through late January all three floors are fully decorated, and families book the lodge for the whole stretch between Thanksgiving and the new year. Golf trips are the other regular: there are five courses within about 33 miles, and a group can play 36 holes and still be back for dinner at the long table.
Thanksgiving, milestone birthdays, church retreats, and fishing trips with old friends all work well here too. If your group needs one big house, it will probably fit. Weeknights from fall through spring are the quietest and least expensive time to come.
78 photos from around the lodge, the river, and every season in between. filter by room, or tap any photo for the full-screen tour.
The log lodge just feels like a warm blanket wrapped around you.
Dennis Wilson, guest review
Six bedrooms and three and a half baths across three floors. Tap through each level. Twenty-one beds sleep thirty, and there's room for more on couches, cots and futons.
The great room with its wall of river windows, the kitchen with its full-size refrigerator, one very long table, and the Duck Blind master suite with its own private deck entrance.
The Pine is a federally designated Wild & Scenic river and one of Michigan’s best trout streams. It runs right past the lodge.
Paddlers rate the Pine among the best rivers in the Midwest. The water is quick, clear, and cold. Launch the lodge's kayaks from the yard, or local liveries can bring extra boats and run a shuttle for a longer float.
Blue-ribbon trout water. The season opens the last Saturday of April.
You book directly with Mark, so there's no OTA booking or service fee added to the price. Rates are subject to 6% Michigan tax.
$690 a night when the whole stay falls Sunday through Thursday. A stay with a Friday or Saturday night in it is $790 a night throughout · $3,990 by the week.
June through August, weekly stays are requested. Shorter stays are considered case by case at $790/night.
A $1,000 refundable deposit by check holds your reservation. The balance is due 90 days before you arrive.
3-night minimum year-round; shorter stays are considered case by case and carry an additional laundry fee. Payments by check. Rates are subject to change, and special events may entail special pricing. Questions? Call Mark at (248) 894-5115.
The lodge sits just outside Luther, in the Manistee National Forest. Most of the drive is easy highway.
If your question isn't here, call Mark at (248) 894-5115. He answers the phone himself.
The lodge sleeps 30 people in 21 beds across six bedrooms, with three and a half bathrooms spread over three floors. That 30 is beds only; couches, cots and futons are on top of it if your group runs large. At 5,100 square feet it's built for one big group renting the whole house. We do not rent by the room.
Edgetts Lodge is at 4944 N Raymond Rd in Luther, Michigan, in Lake County on the edge of the Manistee National Forest. It's about 1½ hours from Grand Rapids, 1¼ hours from Traverse City, 2 hours from Lansing, 3 hours from Detroit, and 4½ hours from Chicago. Most of the drive is easy highway.
From January through May and September through December, rates are $690 per night on weeknights and $790 on weekends and holidays, or $3,990 by the week. In summer (June through August) we ask for weekly stays at $4,990; shorter summer stays are considered case by case at $790 per night. There's a three-night minimum year-round and rates are subject to 6% Michigan tax. Because you book directly with the owner, there are no booking or service fees added on top.
You book directly with Mark, the owner. There is no online checkout and no charge to inquire. A $1,000 refundable deposit by check holds your reservation, and the balance is due 90 days before you arrive. Send your dates through the availability form or call Mark at (248) 894-5115, and he'll usually get back to you the same day.
Summer weeks usually book six months to a year ahead, so families planning a reunion should reach out early. Weeknights from fall through spring are the quietest and least expensive time to come, and can often be booked on shorter notice.
No. Edgetts Lodge is a no-pet property, and the lodge is non-smoking throughout.
Yes. The lodge runs on geothermal heat and air conditioning, 3,600 feet of closed loop in the ground, along with ceiling fans, so it stays comfortable through an August heat wave and through a Michigan winter.
Yes. The lodge has fiber optic internet with wi-fi throughout, and six smart TVs with video streaming, two on each floor. Downstairs you'll also find a 400-square-foot game room, and there's a whole closet of board games, cards, and puzzles, plus DVDs and toys for kids.
No. Bed linens and bath towels are provided for all thirty beds, and there's a washer and dryer on site with detergent provided. The kitchen is fully furnished, with two full-size refrigerators, one in the kitchen and one on the lower level, one of them with a Craft Ice maker, plus a stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, full cookware and a coffee and cocoa station, so you only need to bring food. Note that stays shorter than three nights are subject to an additional laundry fee.
Yes. A few couples each year get married on the riverbank and keep the lodge for the whole weekend, typically with 30 to 50 guests and a tent on the front lawn. We rent you the house and the land; the wedding itself is yours to plan with your own vendors. Call Mark before you book and he'll tell you straight whether your plan will work on the property.
Yes. Ten kayaks, a trailer, and life jackets come with the lodge at no extra charge. They're kept up at the lodge rather than down at the water, and there's a path from the lodge to the river to carry them down. The property has 600 feet of Pine River frontage and you own both banks while you're here. Local liveries can bring extra boats or run a shuttle for a longer float.
On the property there's the river itself, two fire pits, one by the lodge and one down by the river, a wrap-around deck, an outdoor cooking area away from the house with a Blackstone, hiking trails on the property, yard games, a cedar sauna, and a 400-square-foot lower-level game room with shuffleboard, ping pong, darts, and a poker table. The Pine is blue-ribbon trout water; trout season opens the last Saturday of April. Nearby you'll find fall color drives, Caberfae Peaks skiing, and hundreds of miles of national forest trails.
Yes. RV and tent camping is allowed on the property, and there's an electrical hookup available. There may be an additional charge, which Mark will go through with you when he calls.
Send Mark the question and he will get back to you. If it is quicker to talk it through, he answers the phone himself on (248) 894-5115.
There's no online checkout here, and no charge to inquire. Tell us your dates and a little about your group, and Mark will call or email you back, usually the same day.
