True North Cabin: A story-worthy escape on Lake Superior’s edge—rare, recognized, and ready for its next chapter.

Welcome to True North Cabin, a nationally celebrated, Lake Superior-front retreat offering privacy, timeless design, and flexible investment potential. Featured in both the best-selling travel book Cabin Tripping, Parklife: Hideaways from The Parks Project, and the Huckberry Journal, True North is the only Michigan cabin with this trifecta of recognition. Enjoyed personally by the owners and lightly rented, it now presents a rare opportunity for turnkey living or optimized rental return.

Lovingly enjoyed as a personal retreat and only lightly rented, True North Cabin offers turnkey rental potential and a lifestyle that’s unmatched.

Key Features

  • 3 bedrooms | 1 bathroom | Comfortably sleeps 6
    Rustic-modern renovation with vaulted ceilings, gas fireplace, and a modular kitchen

  • Expansive lakeside deck with panoramic water views

  • 300 ft of private Lake Superior shoreline on 2 secluded acres

    • Room to build another cabin or larger home and make this a guest home.

  • Minutes to Copper Harbor’s world-class trails, biking, and Mt. Bohemia skiing

  • Fully furnished with rental website, professional Airbnb/VRBO listings and photography

Performance & Potential

  • 2024 gross summer only rental revenue: $40,000

  • Comparable cabins in the area—when fully marketed—earn $80K–$120K+

  • Designed for personal use; rental success was organic, not maximized

  • Unique opportunity to stay in a rental management program run by the current owners to continue delivering excellent experiences.

  • Looking for more waterfront investments on Lake Superior? Fresh Coast Cabins is also an option to build your STR empire. Buy both True North and Fresh Coast Cabins, live onsite, and run a turnkey short-term rental business.

True North National Media Features

  • 📖 Cabin Tripping — Only Michigan cabin in the book (authored by JJ Egers from the @cabinchronicles)

Why It’s Valuable

  • Nationally recognized, premium-lifestyle appeal

  • Turnkey for personal use or rental income

  • Rare waterfront asset in a limited Lake Superior market

Pricing

  • $975,000


"This is a one-of-a-kind Michigan retreat—enjoy immediately or scale it up as a rental. Private viewings by appointment."

📞 Contact

Lynn Makela, Owner
906-370-9310 • truenorthcabinmi@gmail.com


GALLERY

EXTERIOR, PATIO, & BACKYARD

BEDROOM 1(King) & 2(queen)

BATHROOM

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM