Hilltop is the backdrop to many an annual family vacation...35 years and counting for us!…read more
Many of us remember the day when you could completely disconnect, enjoying nothing (and everything) but your screened porch, the dock, the lake, fishing, swimming, hiking, a night cap at the Rathskeller. These days, cell phones and wifi exist; will power is difficult but worth it here!
Hilltop is close to many area activities: restaurants and bars, golf, mini-golf, horseback riding, go-carts, shopping and antiquing, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, waterski team shows, the casino, and so much more.
The cottages are quaint, rustic, but have just enough. Bedrooms, a small bathroom/shower, dining area, a basic (but full) kitchen, and a screened porch (grab a lakeside cottage!). What you get far exceeds stuffing a family in a hotel room (except for making your own bed)!
So, the bad:
If living the sandy lake-life isn't your thing you might reconsider. Especially if you have kids in and out of the cottage; I haven been or met one yet that knows how to stomp their feet! You might still have to cook or grill your meals. Rainy days are a bummer but great days for boardgames or books! There are mosquitos the size of airplanes. A rogue raccoon might (rarely) audition for the trash screen in The Great Outdoors! You're surrounded by a dark forest. You forgot to upgrade your complimentary row boat to one with a motor. It's mid-summer, there's no a/c, and you refuse to swim. The Rathskeller runs out of (root)beer or ice cream.
Again, the experience of the Northwoods is what you make of it. We go for the things we enjoy, our family, and the friends we've made over decades. Hilltop is our perfect backdrop.