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Fun family vacation home by Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, MI. USA; Non simultaneous -we'd like to travel in March, 2026. US or international.
The Meyer family is looking forward to another home exchange. We have actually been involved with Intervac since 1988 and have had many, many successful exchanges. Recent exchange families have described northern MI and it's fresh water lakes as one of the best secrets in the world. One exchange family returned to northern Michigan, having enjoyed it so much the first time.
Our home is in Petoskey. Petoskey is located on Lake Michigan, one of the 5 Great Lakes. It is rated as a great resort city along with nearby Traverse City, MI. It is also close to Mackinac Island, another popular summer location. It is just off the shore of beautiful Little Traverse Bay.
Less than 1 km walk or bike through a city park along the bay, gets you to the small city of Petoskey. It has a great downtown, with shops, restaurants, pubs, art galleries, and a fine arts center with a variety of performances. Summer music festivals are a fun experience. There are a variety of golf options available. A bike path travels along Lake Michigan with beautiful shoreline views. The sand dunes and sandy fresh water beaches are the best in the world. The state park is a 5-10 minute bike ride or 2 minute drive away.
For winter fun, there is a choice of ski resorts within a 10-20 minute drive to Nubs Knob, Boyne Highlands & Boyne Mountain. There is x-country skiing/snowshoeing just a short walk away and 2 ski shops right next door. The skiing is as good as you'll find in the midwest. The city of Petoskey also has a great winter park for sledding and skating as well as many other options for winter fun.
Michigan is a great year round place to visit! Petoskey was included as # 6 in Smithsonian's top 20 small towns to visit in 2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-20-best-small-towns-to-visit-in-2013-1353277/#:~:text=The%2020%20Best%20Small%20Towns%20to%20Visit%20in,7.%20Fairfield%2C%20IA%20%28©%20Charles%20Stretch%20Ledford%29%20
https://petoskeyarea.com/play/
https://petoskeyarea.com/media/video-tour/
https://youtu.be/97cpZ8Rbx6o?si=Zt2mpy0k76AUZ3TM
Come check it out.
We are flexible with the dates you could come to Michigan and are open to doing a non simultaneous exchange. Thank you and happy travel planning!
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 5
- Sleeping Capacity 10
- Bathrooms 2
- Living Area m2
- Total Area m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome Yes
- Non-smoking house No
- Pet care wanted No
- Car necessary Yes
Exchange dates
The member has not specified any exchange dates
Exchange periods
The member has not specified any exchange dates
Neighborhood
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Bayview Woods- hiking (0.7 km)
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Petoskey Marina (2.1 km)
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Petoskey shops & restaurants (1.7 km)
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Petoskey State Park (2.9 km)
About the neighborhood
Petoskey is 1 mile away, along the bikepath through Bayfront Park. Petoskey State Park is 2 miles, the other direction. Harbor Springs and Bay Harbor are both less than 10 miles around the bay.
Nearest Airport: Traverse City
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 1
- Number of bicycles 6
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 1
House essentials
House features
Instruments
Accessibility
References
Your exchange partner’s home satisfaction rating is 5.0, based on 1 references.
We were fortunate to be able to meet and have lunch with our exchange couple. They are warm and friendly and have been participating in exchanges for many years. Their home is even better than pictured and it is in a stellar location.
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Member since
2008
- 16 Exchanges made
We love the traveling that we are able to do as a retired couple! On most of our trips, our children will not accompany us, as they are grown and engage in their own travels. On occasion, our children may travel with us. We have been doing exchanges with Intervac since the late 1980's and have had many wonderful exchanges.
Destination Wishlist
- Open to any destination
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- USA
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