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Pond Island Lodge, ORV/ Snowmobile trail access from driveway

Holiday home in Shingleton with kitchen and balcony

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Fall at Pond Island Lodge is beautiful...
Winter is fun in the U.P.!
Rainbow
Our Pond with Island in the middle.
Self check in.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8183.6 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Shingleton, MI
  • Place, Pictured Rocks Golf Club
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Place, Munising Falls
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Place, Miners Falls
    ‪27 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Down Stairs Bedroom

2 Double Beds

Guest Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Downstairs Bathroom

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Upstairs Bathroom

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Jetted bathtub · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Pond Island Lodge, ORV/ Snowmobile trail access from driveway

Rustic Log Cabin, Perfect location for Outdoor Activities, Snowmobiling, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, ORV, Snowshoeing and Mountain Biking...

10% MILITARY DISCOUNT, for stays less than 7 days, price will be adjusted after booking

10% Repeat Guests, for stays less than 7 days, price will be adjusted after booking

Parking area for vehicles and trailers...

Direct access to Snowmobile and ORV trail (UP8) from property...

Private Pond on Property (Please do not swim)...

Self Check In by Smart Lock

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Shingleton

Shingleton is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Lake Superior. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Shingleton, MI

What's nearby

  • Pictured Rocks Golf Club - 11 min drive - 16.1 km
  • Munising Falls - 15 min drive - 19.7 km
  • Grand Island - 17 min drive - 25.9 km
  • Miners Castle Point - 19 min drive - 23.3 km
  • Miners Falls - 27 min drive - 22.2 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bear Trap Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Tanglewood Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Rockhound Rolling Cafe - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Cherrywood Lodge - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Bear Trap - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Pond Island Lodge, ORV/ Snowmobile trail access from driveway pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Pond Island Lodge, ORV/ Snowmobile trail access from driveway?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Pond Island Lodge, ORV/ Snowmobile trail access from driveway?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Pond Island Lodge, ORV/ Snowmobile trail access from driveway located?

Situated in Shingleton, this holiday home is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Hiawatha National Forest and within 9 miles (15 km) of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Pictured Rocks Golf Club. Tannery Falls and Wetmore Lake are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steve F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice, well appointed, secluded & private cabin. Was very roomy and the master bedroom was huge. Would definately stay here again and will try to get in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

charles W.

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

Great place for a great vacation

Very, very clean home, sitting on beautiful property. Peaceful and quiet. Close to town and shopping. We all loved the snacks! Had a great stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

sherry k.

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

My daughters wedding

Cabin is just the right size fr a small family vacation! Hosts were amazing! My only complaint is that it didn’t have air conditioning n the main floor. Room air conditioning units upstairs…
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl B.

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

UP Trip

Awesome clean property! Very accommodating with water and snacks!! Loved staying there!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette A.

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

Our daughter’s destination wedding nearby.

Welcoming. We were very close to all the activities we needed to get to and still had a peaceful place to unwind. Especially loved the fire pit and the ripening blackberries we found. I can imagine how perfect the property is for winter fun!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan A.

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

ORV Riding

Property was advertised and very clean and comfortable. Communication with host was very prompt and very willing to help with any part of the stay. Provided snacks and water to help make the stay more comfortable. Great experience, will stay again if coming back to the area!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole P.

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

Perfect getaway

Beautiful home inside and out!! Was the perfect location to stay and enjoy exploring pictured rocks! The hosts went above and beyond providing extras like snacks, waters, and firewood just to name a few. We loved how peaceful and cozy it was and enjoyed walking down to see the fish at the pond. The hosts are also very quick and easy to communicate with. Highly recommend this place and we hope to stay again next time we visit the area!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew F.

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

Nice & Quiet!

This house has a quiet location and was an oasis after a long day. It was house was spacious and clean. The owners were polite and responsive. We were welcomed with cold waters, frozen pizzas, and lots of snacks on the kitchen counter, which were a nice treat and very much appreciated. The owners seemed to go out of their way to make their guests feel welcomed. If you are looking for a quiet, rustic location, you wouldn’t be able to find a better spot than this. There was a fire pit available for use, although we didn’t use, it was a nice feature. Thanks for your hospitality!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zach M.

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

Snowmobile Paradise

Booked the property and Dennis and Diane messaged me shortly after introducing themselves. This was the first weekend after the warm spell in the UP 2024/2025. We were nervous about snow totals and trail conditions but Dennis assured us everything will be okay and gave us updates by the day which was really nice reassurance for our trip. Access to the trail was amazing and the property was in the absolute perfect spot to ride on that side of the UP. Plenty of places to park trucks and trailers and plenty of room to turn around a pickup truck and a 25 ft trailer. The house was very clean, cozy, and spacious. They even provided pizzas and a case of water for us which is very thoughtful. We had 6 guys in our group and there was still plenty of room for more if you bring an air matress or two. We will be coming here every single time we ride this way in the UP. Thank you for providing such an amazing spot for any kind of UP activities!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very clean, hosts were available and made check in/out very easy, overall enjoyed our stay and would stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was an excellent place to use as home base for our family of 2 adults, 2 teens, and a bonus teen exchange student! One spacious king size master and one queen size bedroom upstairs with ac units and a full bath upstairs. Downstairs was another bedroom with two twin beds and another full bathroom. Also downstairs included kitchen with full appliances (including coffee maker and microwave), spacious dining area for eating and for board games, cozy living room with couch, armchair, and tv (and small coffee table that can be moved out of the way if you need to get a morning Pilates workout in!), and a laundry room with washer and dryer. Outside areas included front patio chairs, upper balcony lookout, and a backyard firepit - and a trail we didn’t end up getting to since we already did so much hiking this trip to waterfalls in the area! Adequate dishes (could use a few more tupperwares for leftovers), plenty of spare linens and towels, good toilet paper - and they even left a couple of frozen pizzas for our first night there so we didn’t have to scrounge for dinner after a long drive! No ac downstairs but the windows and cool tile actually kept downstairs pretty cool most of the time—we only needed the upstairs on a couple days where it got to 78. Not far from Munising, where we did our grocery shopping and some of our activities (like the sunset Pictured Rocks cruise) started off. This gets a 10 out of 10 from me and I would definitely stay here again!
Master bedroom
Breakfast!
A great view from the dining room!
Downstairs bedroom
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Todd S.

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

Great place!

Very clean, nice cabin. Will consider staying again in the future
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

thomas l.

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

Sled trip

This location was great for our snowmobile trip, trail and accommodations where close .host was helpful when asked of anything.property was kept up and clean. We will be back next time to the area
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cori J.

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

Amazing place

Everything was as listed. We loved the place!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill W.

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

Cozy get away

Serene location. Cozy decor. Kitchen well stocked with essentials.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

david d.

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

Honey moon

We had the best time together up in the UP, And we were able to spend our evenings at the house, which was just magical!! The stars up there are out of this world ! Thank you so much for hosting us once again, we absolutely look forward to coming back up in the future!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt C.

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

The perfect weekend getaway

10 out of 10. Communication throughout our booking was exceptional. The cabin was immaculate and charming. It’s perfectly located for all our adventuring. We cant wait to return!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michel B.

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

Wonderful Property

My wife and daughter stayed here for 3 days and loved the property. Hosts are extremely hospitable and even provided a frozen pizza for them upon arrival. Not all hosts are so thoughtful. Property was stocked with everything they needed for the stay. My wife has stayed at several properties and this one by far was one of the top ones she stayed at with respect to what the property provided, cleanliness, layout and everything working in the property. We will definitely look to book here again in the event we are in back in the area. Can't say enough how great this property is.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

dennis t.

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

treber trek 2024

clean , comfortable, quiet, great firepit,
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca G.

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

Everything and More!

Thank you, Dennis and Diane! The Island Pond Lodge was the perfect home away from home. Spacious, spotless, welcoming, well stocked, with close access to Munising, we looked forward to relaxing when returning from a long day of sightseeing. Our daughters loved the chance to fish, roast s'mores at the fire pit, and view the milky way from the front yard. The parents appreciated being able to put the kids to bed and still enjoy some visiting time!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

david d.

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

Best ever

This place was one of the best stays we’ve ever had! So grateful for having wonderful owners that were very communicative We will definitely be staying here again soon! Thanks for having us :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terry S.

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

Quiet, wilderness cabin

Our stay at Pond Island Lodge was great. Close to all the surrounding communities, clean and everything you might need. We loved the snacks, water and pizza in the freezer upon arrival. No need to run to the store if arriving late. Finding the location was a little difficult in the day time so I would recommend arriving in daylight. It is tucked back off the road. We had a link for the address but cell service might be spotty. Have that handy incase. Overall it was delightful and we'd rent again. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Molly H.

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

This is a beautiful piece of property!

We went to the Sand Beach Point for the day. A need to visit if you have time! Came back and relaxed. The visit was short but sweet!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald E.

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

There aren't enough stars!

If we could give more than 5 stars, we would! Very nice property, fully furnished, and the owners even provided pizza, a bunch of snacks and bottled water. Even though our bonfire plans were rained out, we had a great experience. Love the communication!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles H.

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

UP snowmobile trip

Great quiet location. Property was really clean and spacious. My son and I went snowmobiling for the weekend and we will definitely be back here. The property is really close to the trails and restaurants. The host Dennis was great and really helpful with information about the area and made the trip great!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

About the host

Hosted by Dennis Soave

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My wife and I are retired Air Force, living our best lives in the UP. We help raise our granddaughter but still find time to enjoy the outdoors with our family.

Why they chose this property

Beautiful and peaceful property set on 13 acres with private pond (please do not swim).

What makes this property unique

OVR trails are accessible from the property. Restaurant and bar only 2 miles from the lodge. Grocery store only 2.5 miles from lodge.

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests
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