From time to time we all say I just need to "get away" and most of us aren't saying that because we just robbed a bank. We are saying it because we are just wore out and need to relax, have some fun and maybe even heal a little. That is the kind of place Ken & Michelle are offering at the Knotty Pine Retreat. A place to really "get away" without giving anything up. Don't be fooled by the pictures. The front room and bedrooms may look and feel like an up-north Michigan cabin but in the kitchen and bathroom you have all the comforts of home. Everything you need is there, clean and well maintained. Unless you own a landscaping company, you will find the manicured lawn, towering pines and hundreds of flowers leading down to your beach, fire pit and dock are more than you could have asked for. Plus the view of the lake and the spectacular night sky will keep you outside on the deck long after the sun has gone down.

Almost every night the barbeque on the deck took us from supper to s'mores to sunsets. While on the other nights (believe it or not) the local Shell gas station/party store/hardware store (within walking distance) saved our Mexican night by actually having burrito wraps and on a night we came home exhausted from too much fun on a Lake Huron beach it cooked us up some really good made to order pizza's. (That place just has it all)

Although we have been up to Knotty Pine Retreat before and know the area Ken and Michelle have a binder with short and long day trips and other sites to see and things to do in the area. However, I must confess, this time up WE DID NOTHING and IT WAS GREAT! Because Jewell Lake is such a good fishing lake, I actually hauled up my fishing gear, battery, charger and electric motor (the boat is one of the toys that come with the cottage) but never took them out of the car. It was so relaxing. We just read some of the books, took morning naps, walked the trails in the forest, played some of the games, laid in the sun, played in Lake Huron, watched the variety of birds come and go at the feeders, built sand castles, took afternoon naps, paddle boated around the lake (another toy), watched some of the movies (nice selection), listened to the loons calling at night, sat in wonder staring at the night sky and slept like babies wrapped in the cool, pine scented night air. It was just wonderful!

Thanks for sharing the Knotty Pine Retreat with us and letting us "get away".

The Headrick's

Westland, M