Romantic Get A Way, Reviews of Harbor Springs vacation chateau / country house 456314 on HomeAway

House exterior. Roof is cedar shingle. View of Windemere from lakeside Front door. Welcome home. Living room Living room on sunny day Living room showing atrium View of living room from 2nd floor atrium library Living room at twilight with whitecaps on lake Living room fireplace and into kitchen La Cornue stove and gas cooktop Kitchen Island, vegetable sink, and cabinets Dining room table and fireplace Master bedroom Master bath with separate shower with steam option and rainfall shower head Upstairs library Upstairs bedroom/studio Another upstairs bedroom with queen sleigh bed lower deck (Brazilian ironwood) with walk-out and outdoor shower Stairs to beach from lower deck View from lower deck The lower level Captain's bar

House exterior. Roof is cedar shingle.

View of Windemere from lakeside

Front door. Welcome home.

Living room

Living room on sunny day

Living room showing atrium

View of living room from 2nd floor atrium library

Living room at twilight with whitecaps on lake

Living room fireplace and into kitchen

La Cornue stove and gas cooktop

Kitchen Island, vegetable sink, and cabinets

Dining room table and fireplace

Master bedroom

Master bath with separate shower with steam option and rainfall shower head

Upstairs library

Upstairs bedroom/studio

Another upstairs bedroom with queen sleigh bed

lower deck (Brazilian ironwood) with walk-out and outdoor shower

Stairs to beach from lower deck

View from lower deck

The lower level Captain's bar

Bedrooms3
Sleeps7
3 Bathrooms,
1 Half Bath

Minimum Stay 3 - 4 nights

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3 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths, 4 Deck Levels Facing Lake

Windemere Summer House was designed by architect Frederick Crosley Ball, and has a towering two-story living room atrium with white-washed Aspen paneling and cherry wood flooring throughout. Enormous wrap-around windows allow you to look at the many moods of Lake Michigan and know the schedules of bald eagle overflights.

The kitchen boasts a blue-enameled La Cornue Stove and a big farm house table can seat a crowd. An adjacent screened-in porch off the kitchen also includes a table for breezy dinning on warm summer nights. Multiple decks allow you to enjoy cocktails, casual dinners and star gazing.

On a chilly evening, there are two fire places (kitchen and living room) and a wood burning stove in the downstairs bar.

Up on the second floor, enjoy a floor-to-vaulted ceiling library --complete with full literary, history and art collections; as well as gardening and home decorating books. A cherry-paneled office looks over a flower garden.

All bedrooms have their own full bath. On the lower level, there is an artist's studio, film room with lg HD TV, and a wood paneled log room also with HD TV. Walk-out double doors make for easy beach access.

Cobble/sandy shoreline for long beach walks. Lake suitable for bathing/swimming. Outdoor shower; steam shower and deep soaking bath. This is the perfect place to get away from it all and ponder life's possibilities. The effect is magical. No smoking or cats.

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About Douglas

Douglas and Heidi Marshall. Douglas, (Ph.D. History) was on the faculty of Univ-MI for 12 years before becoming part of the automotive industry for 16 years, primarily on the GM Corporate Strategy staff, and later as part of the International group at GM Japan and GM Europe. Up here he took a 2 year assignment as CEO of the Little Traverse History Museum in Petoskey. Heidi, MFA, is a professional pastel artist and instructor at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey.

Douglas purchased this chateau / country house in 2001

Why Douglas chose Harbor Springs

Harbor Springs is in Forbes Magazine's list of the 10 best places to retire. It is a New England town plunked down in the Midwest. I grew up in the Great Lakes region and could not ask for a more beautiful spot, central to nature, and with magnificent summers and sunsets. We rented houses along Lower Shore Drive for

What makes this chateau / country house unique

Advantage is living in close proximity to nature. We are surrounded by conifers right on Little Traverse Bay. Our house is astride Indian trails through the woods with Chief Petoskey's campfire site a 6-minute walk away. Thorne Swift Nature Preserve is the adjacent property with hiking opportunities on trails and shore.

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Wick

Cincinnati, Ohio

Romantic Get A Way

5 of 5

Submitted: February 24, 2013 Stayed: August 2012

My Husband and I have spent two summer vacations at this beautiful Lake Home. Our favorite spot was an
afternoon lying on the comfortable couches reading and enjoying the most amazing view from the grand
windows overlooking the lake. I loved playing on the Baby Grand Piano that is a welcoming sight as you
enter this gracious home. It is truly a home away from home. Beautifully decorated and the comforts of home
down to the exquisite China for dining if you so choose. A summer paradise and so much to do in Harbour
Springs.

Recommended for: Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Pet-friendly, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Romantic Getaway

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Michigan

Holds a Piece of Our Heart!

5 of 5

Submitted: February 12, 2013 Stayed: July 2012

Our family has rented this beautiful home for many years now! Harbor Springs is one of our favorite places to visit, and this home is a big part of our love of the area. The main house sits right on Lake Michigan in a very private setting. (With a bonus that it is only a few miles from town!) The home itself has been built to the highest of standards and is well equiped. The views from every room are simply amazing!

We have spent many an evenings sitting in the screened in porch, on the veranda, or beside the firepit on the beach watching the sunset on Lake Michigan. It is simply a "Peace of Heaven on Earth". Quite simply, we would highly recommend this home to anyone who is looking to enjoy pure northern Michigan and all of it's beauty.

Recommended for: Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Pet-friendly, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway

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Photos and Description of the Harbor Springs vacation chateau / country house rental 3 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths, 4 Deck Levels Facing Lake

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Photos and Description of the Harbor Springs vacation chateau / country house rental
3 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths, 4 Deck Levels Facing Lake