Crooked Lake Cottage

Water in basement tried to contact property owners after arrival 3 times. No response. Cigarette butts and beer cans outside. Floor on upper level very unstable. Should have someone replace floor joists. Wasnt informed that the water might be bad until after payment was made. The water smells awful...like rotten egg. The screens had a bunch of holes in so it was very warm inside because bugs would come in if opened said windows. Fridge might need replacing soon as it didn't cool when we got there. The pictures online are very deceiving.
My family and I still enjoyed our trip and made the best out of the situation. Also might want to put up blinds or curtains on upper patio doors.

The cottage was very clean when we arrived. It is located on a wonderful spot on the edge of the Hiawatha National Forest. A very quiet spot meant to be enjoyed. The only issue we had is the mattress on the bed is bad and as an older couple we were not able to sleep together as I would roll to the middle. I spent my three nights on the lower bunk in the next room. Missed snuggles with my husband if 48 years. Otherwise, it was wonderful and a perfect distance from Munising where we enjoyed a cruise of Pictured Rock. I would recommend this property to those with strong backs!

Floors planks seemed to be separating. Some areas of the floor felt bouncy, like it wasn't sturdy - especially near the kitchen sink.

Other than that, everything was good. I would stay here again.

Our family throughly enjoyed our stay at the cabin. My husband enjoyed fishing from the dock and caught a few fish. The temperature was in the high 60s to 75 while we were here but my children still were able to swim in the lake. The water was a nice temperature which I was shocked. We enjoyed using the fire pit and loved all the views of the water. The cabin was clean but on the small side but worked for us. It was my husband, our three kids who are 10 and myself. The is a binder to look up different things to do and restaurants to try. We highly recommend the Riptide Ride. We had a blast and got to see the Pictured Rocks up close. Definitely would come again.

It exceeded my expectations & im coming back ASAP

I'd give the cabin 4.5 stars if I could. I liked a LOT of things about it: the quiet and solitude, the little beach in front of the cabin and a beautiful lake, the coziness of the whole place, and the great location. The drawbacks: the water (brown and smelly -- I'm familiar with such well water in the U.P., it comes from having too shallow a well) and the bed in the main bedroom: too small and it needs more bed slats holding the mattress: it only had three and when one fell off, the bed nearly collapsed). Fix those two things and you have a 5-star experience!!