Right on the North Beach, this is a great place obviously very convenient to the lake. You get to see all of its personalities as the weather and the beach warning flags change throughout the day. It’s also a great place for people or boat watching from the three decks.
The house has a two car garage, which is really nice since parking can otherwise be a challenge on North Beach as parking, especially overnight parking, is limited. FYI, the garage driveway is too small to park extra cars.
The house is comfortably furnished and equipped, if you like to cook, as we do. There is also a nice gas grill on the 1st floor porch.
The owners provide just about everything you might need for the beach experience: beach chairs, umbrellas, towels, blankets, toys, body boards, and even a fat wheeled wagon to haul all that stuff onto the beach.
The place is quite roomy, easily accommodating my daughter, son-in-law and two young granddaughters on the third floor loft with its own bathroom. That left the three 2nd floor bedrooms for my other daughter and son, who shared a bathroom. Then there is the master with its own bathroom.
And remember that this is a BEACH bouse. You will encounter some sand on the wood floors, and even add to it yourself, although there is a faucet and hose in the garage to spray off most of the sand, but there is simply no way around tracking sand into the house. So, you’ll need to sweep regularly while you are there. That’s not a knock on the owners. It’s a fact of life on the beach.
Oh, and you’ll want to especially sweep out the garage from the sand tracked in by your car tires. The garage floor is nicely polished concrete, but with any sand on it, it becomes quite slippery, especially as you exit your vehicle. The owners have a nice garage broom right there.
Downtown is only a 1.5 mile walk. Parking can be difficult there too.
Finally, the place is also convenient to Bunde’s Bakery where you’ll find incredibly buttery, flaky breakfast pastries and coffee. The staff there is very friendly and efficient. And if you just need a few items and don’t want to venture all the way to one of the big grocery stores (Meijer’s), there is a small convenience store, North Side Memories Party Store near North Shore Dr and Dyckman, where you can pick up beer, wine, soft drinks, limited groceries and deli stuff. Surprisingly, I didn’t see a resort town markup on their liquor/beer/wine.