Log Cabin with 400 Feet of Frontage on South Manistique Lake
$500,000
Curtis is a small town on the eastern Upper Peninsula, in Mackinac County, where South Manistique Lake stretches across 4,000 acres of clear northwoods water — one of the larger lakes in the UP and the kind of place people drive a long way to get to.
Four hundred feet of sandy-bottom frontage on a 4,000-acre all-sports lake is the headline — South Manistique is one of the largest lakes in the Upper Peninsula, and this cabin sits right on it. The structure itself is 1,312 square feet built as two connected living suites on 4.76 acres, joined by a long screened porch that runs the length between them. Gas fireplaces throughout, mostly furnished as-is.
Built in 1946 and price-cut to $500,000, the property comes with a bunkhouse out back for whoever doesn't fit in the main cabin, and a separate workshop wired with 220-volt power — which tends to matter when you're at a lake with serious gear. The listing is handled by Alan Barr and Julie Barr of Keller Williams NM Peninsula Partners.
Life at the Water
Water Access & Depth
The 400 feet of sandy-bottom frontage gives direct, private lake access right from the property, good for swimming as well as boating. Buyers should confirm current dock plans and water depth near this specific stretch of shoreline in person.
Recreation & Boating
South Manistique Lake is a major all-sports lake in the eastern Upper Peninsula, known for walleye fishing in particular, plus the full range of boating and watersports its size supports. The connected Manistique Lakes complex is one of the largest inland lake systems in the UP.
Dock & Waterfront Features
No dock is mentioned in the listing. Any future dock should be confirmed with Mackinac County and Michigan EGLE permitting before building, given the lake's size and regulated shoreline.
Flood & Insurance Considerations
Inland lake property like this is generally subject to normal seasonal level changes rather than river or tidal flooding, but buyers should still pull the FEMA flood map for this parcel and get an insurance quote before closing.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
Curtis calls itself the UP's "Unique Waterfront Village," bordered by the Manistique Lakes, with the Erickson Center for the Arts just west of downtown hosting theatrical performances, music, and cultural exhibitions year-round. In winter, the Curtis Area Chamber of Commerce grooms and maintains 140 miles of local snowmobile trail connecting to 2,500 miles statewide.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
Within about an hour of Curtis sit some of the UP's best-known attractions — Tahquamenon Falls, Whitefish Point and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, and the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, a 95,000-acre wetland home to eagles, osprey, and moose. Closer to home, the surrounding lakes and forest support fishing, hunting, canoeing, and ATV trails through every season.
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