AMERICA’S FRESHWATER RESORT - Northern Michigan’s largest waterfront resort community, located next to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a unit of the National Park Service. Along with its unmatched natural setting and miles of frontage on Lake Michigan and the Crystal River, The Homestead offers downhill skiing, snowboarding, ski school, Terrain Park, NASTAR racing as well as cross country skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating during the winter months. Enjoy lodging in one of our four small hotels nestled in the woods or perched on a sandy bluff with spectacular views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands, or stay in one of many resort condominiums and vacation homes.

Take advantage of casual and fine dining, shops, fitness center, spa, beauty salon and innovative childcare, all within the resort. In the summer, guests can enjoy golf, tennis, outdoor swimming pools, sandy beach, bicycling, hiking, sailing, tubing, canoeing or kayaking. The Homestead offers a selection of spectacular wedding sites and reception facilities for large or small weddings, reunions or social gathers as well as meeting/conference facilities.