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Cottage #4 on AuTrain River Near Lake Superior Beach, Pictured Rocks, Waterfalls

Waterfront cottage with kitchen and patio

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Living area
Living area
Bedroom
Living area

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 232.5 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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  • Place, Au Train Beach
  • Place, Scott Falls
  • Place, Munising Falls
  • Airport, Marquette, MI (MQT-Sawyer Intl.)

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Cottage #4 on AuTrain River Near Lake Superior Beach, Pictured Rocks, Waterfalls

Conveniently located in the heart of the upper peninsula just minutes from Pictured Rocks, Lake Superior, dozens of waterfalls and endless outdoor activities and adventures. AuTrain River Cottages are located in a private association that is quiet and beautiful. There is about a 100 yards of river frontage to enjoy and relax next to.

Cottages are pet friendly and range from one bedroom to 4 bedrooms and can accommodate from one to 8 guests. Each Cottage has all amenities included like WiFi, towels, linens, blankets, gas grill with propane, paper towels, toilet paper, garbage bags, hand soap, dish soap, as well as coffee filters for our regular drip coffee maker. We don't provide toiletries.

There is a fire-pit area for guests to enjoy a fire w/a view of the river and wood can be purchased locally.

Also included is one free standard kayak rental from Da Ya Shak. Launching of the canoe is on site and shuttle service is available. Additional kayaks are available for rent. Mooring your own boat is a possibility, contact me for details.

The Hemlock Cottage just got a complete makeover in May 2020! It is within steps of the river, and has a very unique feel to it. When we started the remodel, we found original cedar logs behind the paneling. The cottage was originally built in the 40's using local cedar. We restored the old logs and made them a center piece. The layout is small, but spacious for it's size and easily accommodates our guests. It is perfect for couples!! The kitchen is fully stocked and there's seating for 3 at the dining bar. There is A/C, WiFi, and a 43" TV with internet streaming service. The bedroom has a nice queen pillow-top mattress. The kitchen is very spacious for such a small space. there is plenty of counter top and the old original sink from the 50's is still in use. The nice new deck outside is perfect for a relaxing view of the river and general lounging.

The AuTrain River provides excellent swimming, and canoeing/kayaking as it winds 12 miles through the Hiawatha National Forest. Further down river puts you into Lake Superior and quite possibly the best beach on all of Lake Superior. Up river is the beautiful AuTrain Lake which provides a wonderful place to enjoy water sports, fishing or just a relaxing cruise. Bass, Walleye or Pike are your most commonly fished.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore located in Munising is only 15 minutes away and there are over a dozen waterfalls within a 30 mile radius. The National Lakeshore provides days worth of outdoor activities. If you are into fishing, Trout and Salmon are the most commonly fished in Lake Superior.

I have seen nearly everything in this area and am a great resource during your stay. I will meet with you after you arrive and give you advice about the area and things you can enjoy during your vacation.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
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

Pets allowed: limit 3 total
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
This cottage is 100 % smoke free of any kind. A $150.00 fee will be assessed for smoking inside the cottage.
Quiet time is strictly enforced 10 pm - 8 am. Complaint of violation will result in dismissal from the property. No refunds, no exceptions.

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Au Train

Located in Au Train, this cottage is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Lake Superior and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Alger County Fairgrounds and Eagle Falls Adventure Golf. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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AuTrain, MI

What's nearby

  • Au Train Beach - 2 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Scott Falls - 3 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Grand Island - 19 min drive - 22.3 km
  • Munising Falls - 23 min drive - 25.9 km
  • Eben Ice Caves and Canyon Falls & Gorge - 25 min drive - 28.7 km

Getting around

  • Marquette, MI (MQT-Sawyer Intl.) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Village Pub - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪The Brownstone Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Au Train Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Rock River Cafe - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Wagener's Delicatessen & Cafe - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Cottage #4 on AuTrain River Near Lake Superior Beach, Pictured Rocks, Waterfalls pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 3 total).

What time is check-in at Cottage #4 on AuTrain River Near Lake Superior Beach, Pictured Rocks, Waterfalls?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Cottage #4 on AuTrain River Near Lake Superior Beach, Pictured Rocks, Waterfalls?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Cottage #4 on AuTrain River Near Lake Superior Beach, Pictured Rocks, Waterfalls located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cottage is within 2 miles (3 km) of Hiawatha National Forest, Au Train Beach and Lake Superior. Scott Falls is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) away.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 91 out of 123 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 123 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 123 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 123 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 123 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Just as listed, great location. Very clean. Thank you for having us!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The perfect place to stay and explore the surrounding areas! Very clean and the host was excellent with communicating with! Very happy it was pup friendly as well! I will return again sometime!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kurt T.

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

Great cozy little cabin for a weekend retreat

Great place to stay for a visit to the UP and the lake, cozy, right on a river
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

NICHOLE K.

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

UP Getaway

This is our favorite cabin with all the cuteness and comfort you need. Love the area and things to do.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael C.

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

Au Train river

Clean property, great location for hiking
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Excellent place

Perfect place for two people to stay, all we needed for the weekend!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara T.

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

Cute cottage

It was cute and quiet. I was very happy with my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily H.

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

Great little cabin

Great little cabin with everything you could need. Just make sure you really like the person you are staying with, since the bathroom walls do not extend all the way to the ceiling and you can hear everything :)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Connie C.

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

Perfect - Rustic and serene!

This cabin was not just clean and well maintained but was so nicely done, cute details (even the toilet paper holder, an iron pipe!) and so functional - outlets in the bedside lamps for instance. Fully stocked w everything we’d need, great host communication and the setting could not have been more perfectly beautiful - right on the river. Super convenient to go to Munising and Marquette.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel W.

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

Trip to munising

Great price and location. Right on the river. Very comfortable. Wifi works. You can cook on grill, bake in an oven, cook on a stove top. Decent size fridge. Close to munising and Christmas. BRING YOUR OWN WATER FOR DRINKING. Very helpful guides and amenities.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan C.

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

A great family trip!

We stayed for 4 nights with our one year old baby and Labrador, and it was a lovely trip! The cottage is cozy for 4 beings, but was a great adventure. We were able to fit a smaller sized pack’n’play (guava lotus) at the end of the bed inside the bedroom curtain as well as a smaller dog crate. We hiked many waterfalls, saw the cliffs, played on the beach, went to visit Marquette (which is quite cute), the dog got to swim in the river across the way. It was one of the prettiest places we have traveled to and absolutely would visit again! This was a perfect little cabin for our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Gale S.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Location, listing accuracy

RUSTIC

If you are going for quaint and rustic...this is your place. Nothing new (except maybe the toaster). Rough, rough boards everywhere. Be careful not to get splinters.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Gary L., Northport, MI USA

Nice Little Cabin

Cabin is small but usable. Bed and couch have seen their better days. Window blinds need a good cleaning and/or replaced. Enjoyable site by the river. Evening camp fire with neighbors from Michigan and England made for a pleasant evening. It is in good area for enjoying the sights water falls, pictured rocks, and Munising.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2016

10/10 Excellent

Paul B., St. Louis, MO

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

Awesome little cabin!

This is the perfect little cabin. So nice. Everything is brand new! Has a really nice big comfy bed. Full kitchen with refrigerator and stove etc. It’s right next to the Au Train river and close driving distance to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, which is what we did! The host was so nice as to even come out and help us on short notice. — I did want to note, that it’s not a real fireplace. From the pictures, I was thinking it was a real fireplace, but it is just a heater kind, no wood involved, but still works great! Five stars excellent experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet S.

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

Great time in au train

Great smaller property to stay at... had a small hiccup in the beginning but Cory handled service recovery extremely well. There are allot of mosquitos in the area on hiking trails and around the cabins so would suggest some type of bug repellant... other than that the cabin itself was small but very clean plenty of towels for the week and even a small gift basket with snacks which was unexpected.... soap was provided for the bathroom and kitchen areas. Internet was a bit spotty at times but overall good.... phone calls were hard to make in the cabin itself but stepping out onto the porch worked just fine. The only suggestion i would have is possibly a little more pieces of silverware as there were only 2 forks 2spoons 2 large spoons and only one butter knife..... I'm sure this was an over site since the utensils I'm sure are not counted when checking out.... other than that we had a terrific time and look forward to returning to the area in the future.... would definitely come back to this or other properties Cory had
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Richard F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
The cabin itself was very clean, cozy and well thought out. The Vacation Information Binder was incredibly helpful and led to a very enjoyable stay in the area. The info about the neighboring falls was particularly useful.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

DeLaina S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Repeat guest, this place always meets our needs.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

charles m.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Property was clean and comfortable. Had everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kay B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place to stay for the things we wanted to do. Cozy cottage, we would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Lura B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a very nice stay. There were not enough towels and washcloths. The toilet needs repair as it continued running after flushed if the handle was not wiggled.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa D.

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

Great place close to beach on the river

Property was clean, quiet, and easy access to a lot of outdoor activities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Communication
Clean and quaint property. Could use some updating
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

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

UP Waterfall/Hiking Trip

The cabin was perfect for our trip. All the essentials were included. Great location for exploring the UP!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jodi F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cabin was great! So charming. Had everything we needed. Would book it again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie O.

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

River cottage

Great place for a couple to stay! Perfect location for activities around munising or Marquette
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

About the host

Hosted by Cory Cole

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Plain and simply, I am a Yooper. I live locally year round and am a wealth of knowledge when it comes to exploring our area. I graduated high school and college here and I am an avid outdoors-man, I camp, hike, bike, kayak, ski, snowshoe, ATV, motorcycle, snowmobile and Jeep nearly the entire U.P. and if you have heard of it, chances are I've been there, or done that. I also know some places 'slightly off the radar' if you are looking to get away from the tourist areas. Just ask, I'll be happy to give you advice.

Why they chose this property

I was a transplant to this area during high school years ago and left then came back. I couldn't stay away forever, this area is unlike any other. Sure there are beautiful places all over the country, but no matter where you are from, this place is special beyond words... This cottage is part of a private association with it's own river frontage. The property is the best on the river, it has a beautiful view, clean water with sandy bottom and plenty of space to relax. There are 10 cottages on this property (it was an old resort) I own/manage 7 of them for vacation rentals. I purchased these cottages with the intention of providing people a great place to stay, and the opportunity to enjoy our beautiful area. Overall, if someone doesn't enjoy staying here, it would be a first.

What makes this property unique

It is within 2 minutes of Lake Superior, one of the best beaches in all of Michigan, 15 minutes from Munising and the Pictured Rocks, dozens of waterfalls, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, biking trails and ATV/snowmobiling trails.(all available right from the cottage doorstep). AuTrain lake is accessible by boat right from the cottages and has tons of recreational opportunities.

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English, Spanish

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