Our cozy cabin is close to skiing, golf, ATV, mountain biking, cross country skiing and snowmobiling trails. Kayaking and tubing the river is a great family and friend activity with rentals available from Shel-Haven on m72 a mile from the cabin.

Grayling is 8 minutes away, Gaylord is 30 min, Traverse City is 40 min. We are centrally located for all of the best of the seasons in Michigan.

🎣Trout season begins the last Saturday in April-Sept 30! Access great fly fishing right from the dock! Catch browns and brookies on this award winning stretch of river! Fishing outside of the season? No worries, it is catch & release!

Looking for a fall getaway or a place to work remotely surrounded by nature? Relax and play in this cozy cabin with 187’ of Manistee River frontage! Catch brookies and brown trout from the dock on this flys-only section or throw on the waders and explore up and down the river. Bring your own floats or rent them at Shell-Haven 1 mile upstream to tube or kayak the river. There are 100’s of miles of trails and skiing/golf just 40 minutes away at Shanty Creek & Schuss Mountain Resorts and 8 minutes away at Hansen Hills.


If you love winter and love snow even more, you’re in luck!! Trout rising cabin gets tons of snow in the winter! We are close to skiing, snowmobiling, sledding and cross country skiing! Snowmobile from the cabin to the trail!! Book now for winter!

If winter isn’t you thing…get a jump on spring and summer! Trout season starts In April for some of the best fishing around! Summer is a great time for tubing or kayaking with rentals 1 mile upstream on M 72 at Shell Haven.