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My fiance, Brad, and I, are co-hosts of our guests at the Storybook Log Cabin on the Little Manistee River. We are both native Michiganders who went to school together in Northville from kindergarten through high school, lost touch over the years, and miraculously found each other a year ago. It was love at first sight! We share a love of the outdoors, and a particular love for this cabin. We enjoy fishing, hiking, paddling, gardening, swimming, rock hunting, traveling, bird watching, snowmobiling, skiing, camping, hunting - even flying kites! Brad has been a firefighter for over 40 years. I am a former attorney. We love hosting guests at the cabin. This area is known unofficially as "River Country" because of the number of pristine, blue-ribbon trout streams that make it a destination area for fly fishing and paddling enthusiasts. In addition to the remarkable rivers and streams, we are surrounded by over 175,000 acres of state and federal land, with the Manistee National Forest and the Pere Marquette State Forest within walking distance of the cabin. The North Country Trail (the east/west equivalent of the Appalachian Trail), is about 4,600 miles long and goes right up through Michigan, with several trailheads within an easy distance from the cabin. Countless other hiking trails can be found in this area! One of our favorite things about the area is its proximity to Lake Michigan. It is easy to get to Ludington or Manistee for a day trip to the beach. There are other, lesser known beaches between those two cities that are also less than an hour away and really breathtaking. Day trips can be made to Traverse City, the Leelenau Peninsula, Interlochen, and even Sleeping Bear Dunes. There are two quite excellent ski resorts close by, and hundreds of miles of ORV trails just a couple hundred yards from the front door of the cabin. It makes us very happy to share the cabin and the area with guests, and to help them enjoy the hidden gems around here as much as we do. Life memories are made here. Although we are available to help with advice, or to visit, we leave it up to the guests as to whether they wish to interact while they are here (unless we need to stop by and plow during a blizzard or for some other safety concerns). We believe in positive energy. We enjoy people. We believe pets are part of the family and we do not charge extra when they visit! The Michigan forests, inland waterways, farmland, wildlife and Great Lakes are incredible gifts. We are grateful for the chance to share life with one another, and to share the endless opportunities to learn together and to experience life in this great State of Michigan.