Historic St. Martin Lakefront House

Bring family and friends to this great historic waterfront home at the tip of the Garden Peninsula with breath taking views. Activities include: fishing, biking, boating, kayaking, atv riding and many more right out your front door. There are four public boating access sites nearby. Many State and National Parks within driving distance. The home has been recently semi-updated but much of the original historic features remain. Large attached summer garage for outdoor cooking and entertaining. The space The St. Martin House has roughly 1750sq. ft. of living space including an additional 850 sq.ft. of garage space. There is a washer and dryer inside and also in the garage. Garage also has separate range, refrigerator/freezer and sink/cabinets. The property has 280’ of beautiful grass Lake Michigan frontage. Perfect location for just hanging out or bring your boat and go after some bass, perch, walleye, pike or king salmon. Take your ATV or mountain bike for a cruise on one of the many local trails and there is also a public golf course just down the road. The Garden Peninsula is also a wonderful place to enjoy fall color tour’s and festivities/events while visiting the State Parks. This property offers a very large grass yard and beach front that is perfect for summer games and bonfires. Multiple islands to boat or kayak around. There are 4 bedrooms total, 3 upstairs and 1 downstairs, 2 sleeper sofa beds with 1 full bath downstairs and 3/4 bath in garage area. This property can sleep 12 to 14 people comfortably, with additional air mattresses and cots available. It has a full kitchen, dining room and living room. The village of Fairport is a super unique and beautiful place to enjoy. Here is a little bit of history, this house was built on St. Martin Island, and moved to its current location in Fairport from the island during the winter of 1883 or 84 using horse drawn skids across the ice of Lake Michigan. This is a distance of approximately 9 miles. The current is strong and it rarely freezes in this channel between Big Bay de Noc and the open waters of Lake Michigan. But during the mid-1800s, most of the world experienced various odd weather phenomenon because of the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia. Those winters were very hard. Winter started early and stayed late. This explains why the ice between St. Martin Island and the Garden Peninsula was solid enough to support house moving. This weather information is detailed in Carl Bohnak’s, former WLUC TV6 Chief Meteorologist, book “So Cold a Sky”. This information was also confirmed by lifelong residents in Fairport, and the historic books left in the house. Guest access Guests will have access to the entire home, attached garage and property. There is 280 feet of private waterfront and a very large grass backyard. Other things to note There are life jackets in the garage available for use. There is also a fire pit on the beach and a portable fire pit and gas grill at the property. There is a public golf course 15 miles away. All guests appreciate and assume that the risks associated with using any of the above described items could be hazardous and agree to hold the landowners harmless from any liabilities which could arise.