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Sunrise Retreat on Wolf Lake

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Living area
Living area
View from the couch
Living area

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Barbecue
  • Deck or patio
  • Fireplace
  • Balcony or patio
  • Barbecue

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3 Loft Bedroom

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Full bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Half bath

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Sunrise Retreat on Wolf Lake

This is the perfect place to unplug and reconnect! Enjoy 100 feet of quiet lakefront in a private setting. Early risers can experience beautiful sunrises over the lake. In the afternoon play in the lake or explore the area and in the evening, relax on the large deck, play a yard game or go for a sunset kayak ride. The cottage is adjacent to 100's of acres of National Forest and ATV trails. It is an easy drive from Ludington, Traverse City, Manistee and Cadillac making it for day trips to the wineries, golf or Lake Michigan. This 2+ bedroom, 1-1/2 bath cottage is a great place to get away from it all!

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About the area

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Located in Baldwin, this cottage is in a rural area and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Pere Marquette Floodplain Plant Preserve and Huron-Manistee National Forest, while Shrine of the Pines and Luther Area Museum are cultural highlights. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and hunting.
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What's nearby

  • Wolf Lake - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Big Star Lake - 25 min drive - 31.4 km
  • Little River Casino - 50 min drive - 97.1 km
  • Ludington Waterfront Park - 50 min drive - 73.7 km
  • S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry - 52 min drive - 74.8 km

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 50 min drive

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  • ‪Barski - ‬11 min drive
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Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 48 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Don C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful house and very comfortable to relax in. Lake views are awesome, perfect firepit, very welcoming place.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

joanna s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!

Our family had a great vacation.Beautiful lake,good fishing. I would reccomend to go there.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sarah M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property and hosts

Clean, cozy, and has everything you need to make mrmories with your family :)
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Aug 2023
We love sharing our special place with you and your family!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Meghan N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Kathie was great with communication leading up to our visit and upon arrival! Highly recommend this place. A/C in the bedrooms was wonderful on hot nights! A great cabin right on the lake! Beautiful sunrises too!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Drew L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great getaway for my family! Kathie was very helpful and reponded quickly with any of our questions. Wolf lake and the cottage gave us a relaxing week. The cottage was perfect for our family of 5! Between catching bass, floating on the sand bar, and bonfires every night, we are grateful we were able to stay for a week.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Babette A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wolfe Lake

Very peaceful and quiet enjoyed fishing and kayaking!
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joe D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Was just what we all wanted/needed. Fun, warm, comfortable family time shared. Ages 9 months to 71

Enjoyed our stay. Unanimous plans to return next year!!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Aug 2020
Thank you for staying and we look forward to welcoming your family back again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Blessing of the Bikes Stay

Great property manager. House was as it was described. Cozy stay. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 19 May 2025
Thank you Roxanne! I appreciate your kind words. It was a pleasure having you.
Verified

8/10 Good

Matthew K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

The property was great the lake was awesome great place for the 4th they light fireworks for 3 days only problem was we had 1 hot day and no AC in the house just small ones in the bedrooms but still was an amazing stay the rest of the days were nice and cool. We will be staying again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joe D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summer fun

Second year staying there. Property managers are responsive and seem very nice. Location is wonderful and beautiful.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Aug 2021
Thank you for the kind words. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back in the future.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

roger e.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic weekend

Rental was very nice and clean. Wonderful lake view. It was difficult to find at first but we managed. Close to ORV trails.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Oct 2021
Thank you for the kind words Roger. We are glad you enjoyed your time. We hope to welcome you again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jane S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Relaxation

The house was perfect for our needs. Property was peaceful and amazing views. Owner was very nice and very easy to communicate with. Lots of nice days trips as location was near lots of other things to do. Highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Sept 2023
Thank you for your kinds words Jane. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wendi S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Lake Front

The house was just what we needed for our riding trip. We got the best of both worlds with close trails and the lake right out front. Everything was clean and well taken care of and the owners were very nice and responsive to any questions.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Sept 2021
Thank you Wendi. We are glad you enjoyed your time. We hope to welcome you back again in the future.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chester B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

Such a great place to take the family and unwind! Beautiful view! No distractions! We love the lake and the fact that this lake house comes with kayaks and lots of outdoor activities. This was our second summer staying here and look forward to returning again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 28 July 2020
I thought I responded to this a couple weeks ago but apparently did not!! We are so happy you joined us again this summer and look forward to welcoming you back to the lake. Thank you!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

BRIANA F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Reunion Vacation

This was the 5th year we stayed at the sunrise retreat and as always loved every minute of it! Kathie and Bob are the best hosts and I feel like family when staying there. This year was a little different as we had our 10 month old daughter, and she absolutely loved playing in the wolf! Can’t wait for next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christopher T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Getaway

This house was clean and beautiful with an open concept. The lake was amazing with warm waters and a sandy swim area. The fishing was pretty good with lots of bluegill and largemouth bass. Communication with Kathie was great and she always responded promptly. My family loved the week we stayed on Wolf Lake. Be sure to visit Jones Ice Cream.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Beth H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

Great lakefront location, make sure to read all amenities as this location is off grid. Lake is very shallow with lots of seaweed, good for fishing but not swimming… at least not for me.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 25 July 2022
We appreciate your feedback. We hope you enjoyed your stay. Our choice not to have internet or cable has as much to do with lack of reliable service in the area as us choosing not to as when we are there we use the time to disconnect. The lake has its challenges as it is an inland Northern Michigan lake. Warm, dry weather or cool rainy weather will impact the lake. We work in the spring to clean as much as we can and keep the small beach to allow easy access if desired. I agree - not ideal for swimming. It is ideal, in my opinion, for floating!! Thank you for staying.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

BRIANA F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family retreat

This was our 4th year staying at sunrise retreat and as always it was exactly what we were looking for. Kathie and Bob are great hosts. Wolf lake will forever be in our family and being able to stay at a place that feels like home is a great feeling. We fished every night to have a fish fry on Friday and of course got ice cream at Jones’ as much as possible!! Can’t wait to be back next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 July 2023
We enjoy hosting your family and look forward to welcoming you back again in 2024!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jesse L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lots of Fun

This house was great. We had so much fun on the kayaks and paddle boat. The kids loved the sand and beach. We brought a boat (there is a public launch), but you can catch 18" bass right off the dock. Kathie was very responsive, and made sure we had everything we needed. Would definitely recommend for families, or anyone looking for a good fishing lake.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 15 July 2021
Thank you for your kind words. We look forward to welcoming you back again!
Verified

8/10 Good

Beverly W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Disappointed in the lake.

It as extremely relaxing, even without swimming. But that was a bummer for me.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Mahlon B.

Liked: Check-in, communication

Sleeping arrangements a little misleading.

No bunk beds. We were expecting 2 bed rooms with queen beds a loft with 2 twin beds to make a king, and bunk beds.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Aug 2020
I apologize for any confusion regarding the bedding. As the listing indicates we accommodate 8. The loft has 2 twins that can be combined to a king. There is an outdated photo that shows a bunk bed in the upstairs bedroom. The bed was removed earlier this year and the listing adjusted. We did add a trundle with a mattress underneath the queen for those that had counted on the additional bed. My email of 7/27 also outlined the bedding. Based on your comments I will remove the picture of the bunk to avoid any future issues. Thank you for choosing our cottage for your vacation.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Greg W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Time

We enjoyed our time boating, fishing, floating, and swimming. It was nice being able to be up on the deck and watching the kids play in the water. With the house in a large no wake zone the kids were able to venture far out and feel safe. There were plenty of toys and games for us when we weren't in the water. A minor drawback was a lack of an outside hose, it just took a little extra effort to keep the sand out. We were extremely fortunate to have a bald eagle on top of the house for some good close ups.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Aug 2022
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for the feedback. The lack of an outside hose was definitely an oversite during building. We will see if down the road we can add a faucet outside. And thank you for sharing the picture of the eagle. I hope we get so lucky next time we are able to be there.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bradley M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This was our family happy place June 2020.

This is a nice family friendly and clean up north lake front Chalet with out the usual rustic décor. The Chalet is located on the West side of the lake in the no wake zone. It provided a beautiful and peaceful sunrise every morning and a safe shallow area for the kids and adults to enjoy the provided kayaks and paddle boat. We brought a paddle board and small fishing boat and beached them right in front of the home. ""FISHING""" everyone caught fish, lots of fish, I caught over a dozen 16 " bass (largest 23") fishing on and off over our 4 days. I also witnessed a 3 ft. pike with an lure stuck in his lip swimming around the lake while paddle boarding. (maybe next time big guy) overall this was just what we were looking for, a tidy home on the lake to spend 4 nights together as a 3 generation family. * Deck is well used after one splinter shoes were worn by all.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 29 June 2020
Thank you for your comments. It was a pleasure hosting your family. The deck was on the list for replacement this year however the shut down made several of our intended projects difficult. We assure you the deck is a priority for 2021! We hope to have you back to enjoy the new one. Bob & Kathie
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fishing trip

Had a great time.. really enjoyed the stay.. We had 7 guys fishing for 2 days on the Pere Marquette and the location was perfect.. The place was everything as advertised..
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joe D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wolf Lake

This was our third year and we plan to come back next year. Beautiful views. Comfortable home.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
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