Quintessential Door County Cabin on Lake Michigan
- cabin2000 sq. ft.
- Sleeps: 6
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Min Stay: 3–7 nights
Waterfront cabin, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, fireplace, fully equipped (Sleeps 6)
Bedrooms
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 3
Bedroom #1 (1st floor): 1 queen size bed with premium mattress Bedroom #2 (2nd floor): 1 queen size bed with premium mattress Bedroom #3 (2nd floor): 1 double bed with premium mattress Bed linens provided.
Amenities
Featured
- No Smoking
- Children Welcome
- Washer & Dryer
- Internet
- Parking
- Fireplace
- Heater
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 2
- Bathroom 2
- Bathroom 1
- Bathrooms are equipped with showers. i.e. not tubs. (Note: We do not provide towels. Guest must bring their own towels.)
Safety features
- Smoke detectorBedrooms and in hall.
- Deadbolt lock
- First-aid kit1st floor bathroom cabinet
- Exterior lighting
- Carbon-monoxide detector2nd floor hall
- Fire extinguisherIn cabinets, under kitchen and bathroom sinks.
Location Type
- Lake
- Lake View
- LakefrontLocated on Lake Michigan
- Water View
- Waterfront
General
- TelephoneLocal service only.
- HeatingCentral forced air heating.
- Linens ProvidedBed linens provided, but not towels. Guests must bring their own bath towels.
- Washing MachineThere is a stacked washer/dryer
- Clothes Dryer
- FireplaceSoaring wood burning field-stone fireplace is the focal point of the Great Room. Firewood is provided.
- ParkingNote: We cannot accommodate vehicles with trailers. We have a long, narrow, meandering driveway (over 700 feet/213 meters) ... impossible for vehicles with trailers to turn around.
- InternetWIFI
- Wireless InternetWIFI
- Iron & Board
- Hair Dryer
- Paper Towels
- Toilet Paper
- Living RoomLiving, dining and kitchen are combined in one Great Room that has lake views and opens to an adjoining covered porch.
Kitchen
- DishwasherSuper quiet Miele dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- StoveCombination 5-burner range with oven.
- OvenElectric oven
- Microwave
- Grill
- Coffee MakerStandard drip type
- Toaster
- Ice Maker
- Dishes & UtensilsWe provide pretty much everything you will need to prepare and serve meals.
- KitchenFully equipped kitchen.
- Kettle
Dining
- Seating for 6 people
- Dining Area
- DiningLiving, dining and kitchen co-exist in one Great Room that we call The Winnebago Room, which has lake views and access to an adjoining covered porch. The porch has a picnic table for outdoor dining.
Entertainment
- StereoStereo has a cable to connect your device (i.e. iPad, iPod, smart phone, etc.)
- BooksWe have enough books to keep you reading for weeks. If you need a larger selection, there is a free library on Lake Shore Road, which is just a short walk away.
- Game RoomThe loft equipped with a vintage game table and many games.
- GamesLots of games and puzzles.
- Games for Kids
Outside
- Beach Chairs
- Deck / PatioWide covered porch with a view of Lake Michigan.
- Outdoor Furniture
Suitability
- wheelchair inaccessibleThere are two steps from grade to the 1st floor level
Notes
- Tranquil Door County lakefront location, with wood burning fireplace in a dramatic 2-story great room; large covered porch faces Lake Michigan, fully equipped kitchen. Walk out to the lake. Stone terrace overlooks Lake Michigan. Swimming, 1.5 wooded acres provides privacy and solitude.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel at least 60 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 60 days before check-in.
Damage and Incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Children allowed
No pets
No parties/events - Maximum of 6 persons. Maximum of 6 persons.
No smoking - Smoking not allowed anywhere on the propertySmoking not allowed anywhere on the property
Max guests: 6
Minimum age of primary renter: 25
- Candles, incense, fireworks (illegal) or other hazardous items are not allowed on the property.
- Cooking in the fireplace, in the fire pit, or elsewhere on the property is not allowed. Cooking is only allowed in the kitchen and/or the BBQ grill.
- With the exception of folding lawn chairs, furniture may not be re-arranged or removed from the building or porches.
Map
Owner
John Brzezinski
- Languages:
- english
About John Brzezinski
We are both Chicago natives, now living in Evanston, IL. Carolyn is an architect and formerly a municipal building official. John managed major design and construction projects for Northwestern University. We are now semi-retired, operating a business called University Icons. In a nutshell, we sell fine art photographs of iconic university buildings. The business draws on John’s long standing avocation of photography, our combined enjoyment of travel and mutual interest in architecture. We each have two daughters from previous marriages.
John Brzezinski purchased this cabin in 2003
Why John Brzezinski chose Sturgeon Bay
After years of vacationing in Door County, we began looking at cottages and land in the summer of 2002, with the idea of either buying or building a summer cabin. We clocked hundreds of miles, over many weekends, driving back and forth across the peninsula in search of the right property. Nothing seemed just right. Carolyn had a yearning for a cabin on the lake, or at least a view, but our budget was slim. Eventually we found ourselves along the Lake Michigan shore, staring into dense woods. In the foreground a sign read, For Sale - 1.5 acres. Curiousity forced us to take a walk through the woods. Of course, we fell in love with it the moment we stepped on shore. The price of the land exceeded our total budget (Isn't that always the case?), but we had fallen in love and there was no stopping us. We concocted a scheme: We would rent the place out to vacationers and enjoy it ourselves when it was free. As soon as our offer was accepted, we began sketching potential designs like mad. We closed on the property in early December, 2002 and cleared the woods for the driveway before Christmas. Construction started the following March, and by the end of the year, the bulk of construction was finished. On January 1, 2004 we launched our website and signed up with VRBO. We spent that spring building and hanging doors, sealing the cabinets, shopping for furniture, etc. It was a photo finish. When our first guests arrived that spring, the paint on the shed doors was still wet. Killasonna Lodge is situated in an area that was developed in 1922 by an enterprising young woman named Annie Reynolds. She called the plat of subdivision “The Killasonna Plat.” We borrowed the name to commemorate her vision.
What makes this cabin unique
Carolyn swears that the best therapy is to simply collect kindling in the woods for the fire place or the fire pit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯