Immaculate Home Steps to Lake MI and Glen Arbor

This beautiful home has everything you need to enjoy a memory-filled stay in Glen Arbor. Comfortable bedrooms, modern kitchen, great spaces both inside and out. And an incredible location! Enjoy everything Glen Arbor has to offer without having to use your car. A short walk to Lake Michigan or the shops in town. Gorgeous sunsets on the beach. Close to the Heritage bike trail. Kayak in the Crystal River. Plenty of wonderful restaurants & shopping, including Cherry Republic. Book your stay now!

Grace Amazing (GA) is a 3,000SF+ designer inspired home in the heart of Glen Arbor. Literally steps way from Lake Michigan and downtown, this home has it all from off-street parking to a fire pit for cozy camp fires with s'mores to a front porch with rockers and a lazy porch swing to an outdoor shower to a beach gear outdoor shed to multiple outdoor eating areas with a grill to a wooded area for exploring to a fenced in back part of the driveway for kids to play safely.

Just a 3 minute bike ride (0.6 miles) to the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, guests are invited to walk and bike right out of the driveway. Close to all things M-22, GA is minutes from Sleeping Bear Dunes, Empire Bluffs, Pyramid Point, Glen Haven, Port Oneida, The Homestead, and both Glen Lakes not to mention just a short drive from the best of the Leelanau Peninsula - including Frankfort, Empire, Sutton's Bay, Leland (Fishtown), Northport, Lake Leelanau, and all of the world famous restaurants, wineries, and amenities that abound in this little slice of Heaven.

The designer kitchen is fully-stocked with modern, stainless steel appliances that would meet any chef's approval. There are large, smart TV's in the Family Room, Murphy Bedroom, and Upstairs Apartment allowing guests to spread out. The 5 bedrooms come equipped with 2 king beds, 2 queen beds, 1 full-size bed, a triple bunk, 1 lofted bed, and a hanging bed in the beautiful screened-in, sleeping porch off of the kitchen. The 3 full bathrooms are all updated with modern bath fixtures and amenities. Fiber optical high speed internet keeps the digital fun going while bins full of puzzles and board games, a bookcase with 50+ books, and the like have something for everyone.

Lake Michigan and a public beach are a 5-minute walk away allowing folks to go back and forth to the beach at will without worrying about packing or if they forgot something. Anderson's Grocery is just on the corner and it offers world-class food and a stellar meat department, homemade pizza and other delicacies, drinks, and supplies for any traveler. Walk to dinner and the newly-developed public park with pickleball and tennis courts.

Guests should feel free to set down their bags and just enjoy all that the Good Lord has to offer them at Grace Amazing!

Interior:

Upper Level:
- The Glen Arbor Room (Master BR) has a king bed (that was handcrafted in Northern Michigan), lots of space, a large Pottery Barn desk (for work and getting ready), and a large, designer en-suite bathroom.
- The master bath has a walk-in tile shower with sail boat tile accents and multiple shower heads and bench seat, and a large, extended vanity.
- The Fishtown (Leland) Room (2nd guest bedroom) has a king bed (that was handcrafted in Northern Michigan), sitting vanity with mirror for getting ready, two (2) nightstands (crafted by artisans in Traverse City), a ceiling fan, and a spacious walk-in closet.
- The main bath has a garden tub, a walk-in tile shower with multiple shower heads (with designer accents), and a vanity with lots of storage.
- The Sleeping Bear Dunes Room (front bedroom) has vaulted ceilings with a queen bed (that was handcrafted in Northern Michigan), twin triple bunk bed, twin sleeping loft, custom closet with butcher block counter, farmhouse sink, and mirror, ceiling fan, built-in cabinets and book shelves, lots of storage, sitting vanity (or desk) for getting ready, and in-room air conditioner to offer personalized cooling for those hotter Summer months.
- The Traverse City Room (back apartment) has a queen bed (that was handcrafted in Northern Michigan), full sleeping sofa, desk/vanity (for work or getting ready), a mini-kitchen (w/ microwave, coffee maker, custom M22 mini-fridge, sink), lots of shelving and cabinets (for storage), a full bath, a separate entrance with Nest/Yale smart lock, a big screen smart TV with a DVD/Blu-ray player, and a mini-split HVAC unit to offer personalized heating/cooling.
- The office comes stocked with a butcher-block desk, Herman Miller chair, two computer monitors, computer printer, and additional shelving (for storage).
- The loft has a porthole window, comfy sitting area with a cozy chair and ottoman, and 50+ books to choose from.

Entry Level:
- Guests enter Grace Amazing via a Nest/Yale smart lock on the front door) through a tiled entrance with bench seating (with storage), and storage closets (for coats, sweatshirts, etc.).
- The 1st floor has an open floor plan across the dining, kitchen, and family room.
- The family room has a specialty sail boat tiled gas fireplace (with wall switch), two (2) large and cozy couches, a comfy reclining sail boat chair, basket with extra blankets and pillows, big screen smart TV with a DVD/Blu-ray player, baskets with magazines and lists of things to do, and a wall cabinet full of movies and puzzles.
- The indoor dining area has a gorgeous Pier 1 table with café seating for 9 with the kitchen island providing additional seating for 4.
- The outdoor dining areas just off the kitchen provide seating for 7 on the screened-in porch and 4 on the outdoor patio.
- The professionally-designed kitchen by local interior designers includes lots of built-in storage cabinets (with Rev-A-Shelf interiors and lower and upper lighting), Kitchenaid stainless steel appliances (from St. Joseph's, MI; including a french door refrigerator (with water and ice maker and large pull-out freezer drawer), aconvection microwave, a specialty sea blue gas stove, and quiet dishwasher), a Breville toaster oven, beautiful quartz counter tops, dual option coffee maker (for drip or Keurig pods), farmhouse sink, a stunning tile backsplash, and white quartz countertops. The kitchen also is fully-stocked with a myriad of small appliances, utensils, glasses, mugs, and dishes - all inspired locally by various establishments (e.g. Moomer's, Cherry Hut, Art's Tavern, Boonedock's, Cherry Republic, M22, etc.).
- Just off the kitchen is a walk-in pantry with lots of additional storage, a utility sink and cabinet, and hanging space for clothing. The pantry also includes a Bosch washer and large load dryer which are both on an elevated platform for easier access.
- The Suttons Bay Room (murphy bedroom) has french doors with blinds, a cozy couch, two (2) Pier 1 chairs with a coffee table (crafted by artisans in Traverse City), and a full size bed (that was handcrafted in Northern Michigan) in a murphy bedroom cabinet that has ample additional storage and blankets and pillows at guests' disposal. Another storage cabinet with more puzzles and board games rounds out this additional entertaining space that also includes a big screen smart TV and DVD/Blu-ray player. A Washburn acoustic guitar hangs on the wall for any "dabblers" out there.
- The main floor full bath has a custom, locally-painted Manitou Islands sink and faucet in the vanity, a tiled floor, a well-lit mirror, more book storage (for those longer visits to this space), more inspiring wainscotting, saloon doors separating the commode (and keeping Kiddos at bay), and a walk-in one-piece shower.
- The back door and tiled mudroom with built in bench seating and a plethora of wall hooks and mounts offer guests one more area to come in and transition from the sands of Lake Michigan and Glen Lake(s) on the outside to the warm and cozy inside of Grace Amazing. A 2nd refrigerator in the mud room with freezer offers guests another cold storage option for larger feasts and corresponding beverages.

Exterior:

- Grace Amazing welcomes guest with a sitting porch on the front of the house for guests to sit and relax and wave to folks as they pass by on their way down to Lake Michigan. Guests can relax on the two-person swinging bench or from one of the two (2) farmhouse rocking chairs.
- The front yard includes a campfire area with a customer firepit (from Northwood's Hardware and Cadillac Culvert) and four (4) custom, weatherproof Adirondack chairs styled as the lower peninsula of Michigan (from an artisan in Grand Rapids, MI). There is also a custom-made M22 cornhole set and a swinging chair hanging between the soaring pine trees.
- The side yards offer an outdoor shower, custom wood shed with beach chairs and lots of beach gear. Additional plastic Adirondack chairs are on the side of the house for if/when needed. A side stamped concrete patio on one side on the home offers seating for 4 with a cafés umbrella. While a fenced in and gated back driveway on the other side of the house offers folks with young children the opportunity allow them to play and run around without direct access to the road. A side deck with Weber gas grille, outdoor seating, and a 2nd lower level access door with Nest/Yale smart lock, offers guests even more options, as well as direct access to the back mud room.
- A screened-in porch with a ceiling provides additional outdoor seating for eating, playing cards or board games, while protected from the bugs at night, as well as a handing bed for napping or sleeping amongst the stars.
- There is ample parking - from the beautiful, 150'+ stamped concrete driveway to the gravel parking at the front of the property just off of M22.

There is just too much to list on this property - it is an absolute God-send and must-see in Glen Arbor.

Note: One of the owners is a licensed real estate agent.