Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK!
Chassell, Houghton County, United States View On Map
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Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK! June 22 - 29 open for two night stays, otherwise summer is weekly Sat. to Sat. Guests love all the special qualities of the house interior, the great views, the abundant wildlife, and the private location. Located in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula, but only a half mile from US-41 and 12 easy miles to Houghton. This...
Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK! June 22 - 29 open for two night stays, otherwise summer is weekly Sat. to Sat. Guests love all the special qualities of the house interior, the great views, the abundant wildlife, and the private location. Located in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula, but only a half mile from US-41 and 12 easy miles to Houghton. This is the most scenic and snowy area of Michigan! The house is very private and you have access to 40 acres of rolling fields and woods, including a bass pond with a canoe and picnic area. Over a mile of walking/biking/skiing/snowshoeing trails. Go to bottom of description to see the trail guide highlights numbered on the photo. (No direct access to snowmobile or ORV trails from the house). Open all four seasons, fall colors are amazing. Hunting is allowed on the property with my permission. There are 200 blueberry plants fruiting throughout August, wild strawberries in abundance, pears, raspberries, blackberries, and apples. Strawberry and blueberry U-pick farms are a short distance down the quiet county road.The house interior is charming and retains the character of the old farm house although thoroughly modernized. Classic old cabinet and room doors were retained as were some hardwood floors. Custom wood paneling is throughout the house including a cedar bathroom, a knotty pine front porch, and a master bedroom with rich black ash paneling. View stars or northern lights out the skylight over the bed. There is a fine sound system with upstairs and downstairs speakers that can be used with the TV or your phone. Fast fiber wireless. There are three bedrooms with queen beds, two family rooms, a sunroom with an jetted spa tub, an insulated porch with a single bed, and two full baths, one with a shower and the other with a claw foot tub. There is a washer dryer in the basement. Outdoors there is a large walkout deck. Indoor amenities include a fireplace, premium streaming TV, stereo, DVD, dishwasher, games, puzzles, and quite a library for all ages.The large windows upstairs and down offer ten-mile sunset vistas of the Keweenaw Ridge with almost no human development in sight. Walk in privacy through the fields or on the marked trail loop through the woods. Great wildlife watching out the big windows with lots of deer, turkeys and large sandhill cranes walking through the fields. Raptors, herons, geese and ducks cruise over and visit the pond. Listen for owls at night. Winter is a special time since we average 20 feet of snow annually. Nearby are snowmobile trails and Alpine and Nordic skiing. Snowshoes, sleds, and sledding hills are provided.A large spring-fed pond wraps around a small peninsula, canoe and lifejackets are provided. Catch and release smallmouth bass fishing. A fine place for kids to catch their first fish. Near the pond is a shaded picnic area. Have a campfire there and maybe you'll get lucky with the northern lights (hint, stay up late). The historic twin cities of Houghton-Hancock are 12 miles away with two colleges, shops, museums, galleries, restaurants, microbreweries and a waterfront Chutes and Ladders park. The Ojibway Casino is 15 minutes south. The South Portage Entry Lighthouse at Lake Superior is within a mile. Firewood is not provided. The Jacuzzi spa is perfect for couples but not private for larger groups. The sauna burned down in spring 2023 and will not be rebuilt. Mosquitoes and ticks roam the grounds in spring and summer. A flea and tick collar for the dog is a good idea. Cluster flies and Asian lady beetles can invade the house outside and inside at times. An included lightweight vacuum is the best control inside. Ask me if you have questions.Keweenaw Acres Trail Map Legend Highlights and History Safety – The path around the blueberries and dam have been mowed for years and are largely free of trip hazards, suitable for all uses including bicycle. The field paths may have some recently mowed small saplings. The woods trail is marked with orange flagging throughout and will have some logs across the trail.1. The original house was built in the 1930’s of recycled lumber from the Klingville boarding house for peat workers at the end of the road. The Piggotts had dairy cows, chickens, and mowed the fields for hay. Only two of five apple trees remain from their time, I planted four others in 2024. We also enjoyed two cherry trees for many years, gone now. The attic and front porch were unfinished. The kitchen sink looked out over a small back porch and the field beyond. I bought the house in 1982, and built the large west end addition. I also removed the arch between the small living room and dining room, remodeled the attic into the master bedroom, and insulated and paneled the front porch. One of my first additions was the sun room. 2. Look north out the office window or the deck and you will see a large American chestnut; there are about 6 more that have grown from blight-free saplings I planted in the 1980’s. Look at this one and see if you can spot the others, marked on the map. This region is blight-free so these spectacular trees will survive. The house was built this far back from the road because of the year-round spring in the bottom of the gully near the chestnut. I used the wonderful spring until my well was dug about 10 years ago.3. The site of the old chicken coop became my garden for many years. Can you see the old wagon wheels at the edge of the woods?4. Medium sized chestnut tree5. This slightly raised area is the site of the old barn. For many years I patched the roof but the foundation splayed with winter freezes. In the late 1980’s the barn and the old garage were demolished and burned in a spectacular winter fire. I kept chickens, turkeys, and a couple of geese (Avery and Helen) in the buildings. The new garage is on the same site as the old garage and was built in the early 1990’s.6. Four smaller chestnuts line the driveway, can you spot them? I planted the row of red pines next to the drive in the early 1980’s as a windbreak to keep blowing snow from filling in the drive. Filbert-hazelnut hybrids were planted between the pines, some still survive.7. I planted a butternut tree in the 1980’s on the left. Every year it froze at the snow level and re-sprouted in the spring. During the last decade, these deep freezes no longer happened and the tree grew taller. Unfortunately, a handyman mistakenly cut it down but the sprouts keep coming.8. On the right of the trail is a hybrid chestnut, this tree was also cut down but is re-sprouting well.9. My MS degree research focused on developing a blue and white spruce hybrid for the Christmas tree industry with the fast growth and soft needles of white spruce combined with the rich color of blue spruce. These fence line trees were surplus from the project and planted in 1980. For the 1976 bicentennial, my professor, James Hanover, developed a red, white, and blue hybrid spruce that still grows on the US Capitol lawn. (Yes, it is green).10. Also planted in the 1980’s were 200 blueberry bushes. They produce an amazing abundance of blueberries every August. Depending on the season, look for wild strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries in the field.11. My goal was to turn this farm organic and raise fruits and vegetables. I grew two acres of organic broccoli in this field but I received no premium for the vegetables. I later built a 100’ X 30’ greenhouse behind the house and grew 250,000 broccoli and cauliflower plug transplants annually for a few years until a full time job and children happened.12. The small pond behind the peninsula was used mainly for keeping suckers for lake trout bait by the Piggotts. I hired a bulldozer artist to build this expansion in the early 1990’s. For years I planted trout, which we treated like a chicken coop for dinner. To be more self-sustaining I stocked 40 bass around 2012. At that time, guests had earlier released bait suckers and the pond was full of them. We used the large plastic pipes under the garage shed and siphoned all the water out of the pond to start fresh. The bass have done well reproducing and I hope no one else will release any living thing into the pond! When the pond was dug, a handful of trees were left standing in the center of the pond on a sunken island. The first winter I cut them off to create the foundation for a triangular sauna with a diving deck reachable on foot in winter, or by swimming or canoeing. It lengthened the swimming season and was great fun. It tipped into the water in 2010 and was lifted out with a marine crane and placed on a foundation near the picnic area where it lasted until a fire in 2023. In early winter with no snow the pond makes a wonderful ice rink. Sledding is possible off the dam when snow becomes deep.13. On the left a short distance after entering the woods, there is a large American chestnut. The woods trail is not suitable for skiing or biking.14. The picnic area is a great shady spot during the day and can host an awesome campfire at night under the stars.
Popular amenities
Essentials
- Wireless internet
- WiFi
- Internet
- Towels provided
- Linens provided
- Hair dryer
- Toilet paper
- Basic soaps
- Heating
- Fireplace
- Wood stove
- Desk
- Desk chair
Kitchen
- Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Stove
- Oven
- Grill
- Dishes & utensils
- Dining table
- Coffee maker
- Blender
- Toaster
Outside
- Fire pit
- Kayak / canoe
Laundry
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron & board
Parking
- Parking
Safety
- Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
- Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
- Deadbolt lock
- Fire extinguisher
- Exterior lighting
- Fire station contact
- Hospital contact
- Police contact
Location type
- Waterfront
- Ski in/ski out
- Rural
- Water view
Nearby activities
- Museums
- Swimming
- Sailing
- Water skiing
- Water tubing
- Snorkelling
- Scuba diving
- Jet skiing
- Boating
- Paddle boating
- Kayaking
- Windsurfing
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Cross-country skiing
- Ice skating
- Sledding
- Snowmobiling
- Hiking
- Cycling
- Mountain biking
- Horseback riding
- Spelunking
- Shopping
- Outlet shopping
- Antiquing
- Golf
- Basketball court
- Ecotourism
- Wildlife viewing
- Birdwatching
- Fishing
- Marina
- Hunting
- Gambling casinos
Suitability
- Minimum age limit for renters
Property Amenities
Top family friendly amenities
- Toys/games
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Living/dining area
Popular amenities
- Hot tub
- Pet-friendly
- Outdoor space
- Dryer
- Washer
- Barbecue grill
- Fireplace
- Water view
Languages spoken
- English
Ski
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Ski-in/ski-out access
Pool spa
- Sauna
- Spa tub
Internet
- Available in the house: WiFi
Parking and transport
- Parking on site
Family friendly
- Baby toys
- Children's toys
- Stair gate
- Children's games
- Playground
Kitchen
- Blender
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Hob
- Oven
- Spices
- Coffee/tea maker
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Toaster
Dining
- Dining table
Bedrooms
- 3 bedrooms
- Sofa bed
- Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
- 2 bathrooms
- Hair dryer
- Soap
- Towels provided
- Bathtub only
- Shower only
- Toilet paper
Living spaces
- Dining table
- Living room
- Wood stove
- Fireplace
- Separate dining area
Entertainment
- Books
- Games
- Stereo
- DVD player
- Smart TV with cable/satellite channels
Outdoor areas
- Balcony
- Firepit
- Barbecue grill
- Garden
Laundry
- Washing machine
Work spaces
- Desk
- Office
- Desk chair
Comfort
- Heating
Pets
- Pet friendly
Suitability accessibility
- Smoke-free property
Services and conveniences
- Iron/ironing board
Location highlights
- In a rural location
- Near an outlet shopping centre
- On the waterfront
- Near a hospital
- Near the marina
Things to do
- Kayak
- Basketball nearby
- Casino nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Horseback riding nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Snorkelling nearby
- Spelunking nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Wildlife walks nearby
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Birdwatching nearby
- Cycling nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Hunting nearby
- Jet skiing nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Sledding nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Water tubing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
General
- Garden
- Unit size: 2,001 square feet
Safety features
- Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
- Fire extinguisher
- Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
- Deadbolt lock
Families love it for
- Kitchen, playground, skiing nearby, extra beds/cots
Property Details
House Rules
- Check-in: After 4:00 PM
- Minimum age to rent: 21
- Check-out: Before 10:00 AM
- Children allowed: ages 0–17
- Events allowed: Events allowed
- Pets allowed: Pets allowed
- Smoking allowed: Smoking is not permitted
Important Information
- This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- This property accepts credit cards
- Parties and events are allowed on site
- Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
- Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock
About the area
Chassell
Located in Chassell, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. The trail to Copper Harbor and Husky Chair Lift are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Superior and Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center. Travelling with kids? Consider Prospector's Paradise and A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
Nearby locations
- Nara Nature Park 14 min drive
- Prospector's Paradise 15 min drive
- Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center 19 min drive
- Houghton–Hancock Bridge 20 min drive
- Michigan Technological University 23 min drive
Getting around
- Hancock, MI (CMX-Houghton County Memorial) 31 min drive
Restaurants
- Iron Horse Restaurant & Bar 2 min drive
- Treats 7 min drive
- Lacey's Curbside Bistro 7 min drive
- Keweenaw Berry Farm Restaurant 2 min drive
- Greenlight Restaurant Lounge 6 min drive
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK! pet-friendly?
Yes, pets are allowed at this property.
What time is check-in at Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK! ?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK! ?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is Unique Large House on 40 Acres, Great Views, Bass Pond, and Trails. Pets OK! located?
Set amidst the mountains, this ski-in/ski-out holiday home in Chassell is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Lake Superior and is convenient for winter activities, such as cross-country skiing and sledging. Keweenaw Bay is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) away.