What an amazing place! We were looking for something to do and we found Shel-Haven on Yelp - I am…read moreglad we did. Easy to find and easy to get too. I have been to a couple canoe/kayak rentals down state and Shel-Haven is so much better! First, they will drive you to the spot on the river and then you kayak to where you car is parked. So convenient! Depending on how long you want your trip to be will depend how far up the river you get dropped off. Second, they do not hold your credit card and there is no annoying deposit. You just hand them your money for the time you want to be on the river and then you are done - transaction over! You do not have to check-in back and get your deposit back or have to pay more if you went over the time limit. Third, the staff is great. The gal who checked us in was amazing, so friendly and helpful! She also accepted the Yelp discount without hassle or questions. 2.5 hour trip in a two person kayak was only $18.00! Such a great deal. The kayaks were very nice, clean, and did the trick. Fourth, the river and trip itself is so peaceful and beautiful. A great trip to take if you are not an avid canoer or kayaker. River is decently wide and calm. Not a lot of crazy turns or quick current. We did not see a lot of wildlife.There are homes that line the river but some areas are pure woods with no homes, so it is a nice mix. The water is not that deep either. I would say the deepest we saw was 3 feet while on average it seemed to be about 2 feet deep. Fifth, easy ending place when you are done with your trip. You can also swim when you are done with your trip and the water here is about 3 feet deep. There was a worker at the return site to help you. Parking lot was also right there and you could go on your way.

We have been canoeing with Shel-Haven for over twenty years and have always had a great experience…read more We usually take the four hour trip from 612 and float the river for the day. Prices are reasonable and as the years have passed, more and more options for floating the river have become available. They also have a nice deck where you can watch the people arrive back from their trip.

http://www.canoehiawatha.com/index.php…read more Good, fair prices. Good people - Brian, the owner, was very friendly and helpful. Tons of canoes, tubes, kayaks and other goodies to meet your needs. We took the $32, three hour tour (to Chase Bridge). No complaints. It was fun. They do operate differently than other canoe liveries though in that they have you drive down to the end point, then they shuttle you back to the basecamp (where you start from). Then you can leave straight from the end point rather than wait and pile a bunch of (wet, drunk, annoying) people into a nasty shuttle back to wherever you started. I enjoyed this method much better than the alternative that we have experienced elsewhere. Good idea! FYI, They don't advertise it, but YES, they do take credit cards. Many other places in town, for some reason, don't (so we had brought cash accordingly). Good times. 4 stars.

Nice place. I take turns with all of them in town to give everyone a fair shake. They have made…read moresome good improvements this year-place looks much nicer. They shuttle you, which the other places do also, except for the longer trip, so when we want to take that trip we go with one of the other liveries so we don't have to wait on a pickup.

Have an annual camping weekend for 3 years and always enjoy this campground. They have water and…read moreelectrical at the campsite for a reasonable price and there is plumbed restrooms and showers that are walking distance. They maintain the facilities and always clean. It's really nice to have a campsite along the river and really nice they shuttle you to the starting point and provide usually good quality tubes and also offer tubes for your cooler if you pay per cooler tube.

This campground has lots of fun sites for both tent and RV camping. I have camped here a few times…read morewith mixed experiences. I would not recommend this place for tent campers looking for a quiet and relaxing space it's much more geared towards partying. The campground includes tubing or kayaking on the river which is a fun time for those looking to party. The rifle river is not the best when water levels are low very rocky. The tubes provided by the campground are pretty dirty and under inflated for the cost. I'd say if you plan on a weekend of partying and drinking this place is good but wouldn't recommend for families or those looking to unwind in nature.

Had an amazing time on the tubing hill. The line was quick and housed the opportunity to journey…read morenumerous times. The associates were highly friendly and knowledgeable. They ensured safety and made the adventure memorable

Cute little ski hill just outside Grayling. There isn't any chairlifts but there is a T-bar. The…read morekids had a great time and we didnt have to worry about them getting lost! The tube park is great and for only $10 an hour, it is very well worth it!!

Kind of good up north golf course. Everyone involved - friendly . Just a bit more tender loving…read morecare could give my 5th star

Played the golf course today . If you like dogleg lefts, (7 on the front nine alone ) crazy…read morenarrow tee shots , hard pan where the rough should be , greens that slope away from the fairway then this is the course for you . Overhanging trees everywhere . I won't ever be back .

The new owners bought the business Feb. 2023. They were very friendly and helpful. We picked the…read more3hr trip with kayaks. The river was pretty. It did storm on us for part of the trip but we still made some great memories. We plan on coming back!!

It was so great to hop in the car and go on a little adventure for the weekend. Dave took great…read morecare of us and the kayaking was so relaxing and beautiful scenery. The cabin was cozy and loved the campfire. Thanks for making it a nice weekend getaway!!

This weekend, I went skiing at two awesome ski resorts with my dad, named Treetops and Otsego Ski…read moreresort. Otsego was even funner than Treetops. It had a café, five individual lifts, plenty of fun trails and a massive terrain park. The café at Otsego was a very nice one, and had a large fire which was great to come into on a cold day. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there for too long, and therefore couldn't see too many things that they served, but one thing I know was that the hot chocolate is great and the candy bars are delicious. The trails at Otsego were also great, but had a bit of a higher skill level. They had a few easy blues and greens, like Für Elise and Alan's alley for begenners, but no bunny hill, a load of blacks like waterfall and master's, two steep duo trails that me and my dad very much liked and even a few fun double blacks like Bob's Glade, a exciting and adrenaline-giving slope that emptied out into a easy green. The terrain park was also super fun, with gigantic jumps that sent me very high up into the air but no rails, which was ok but not as cool as it could be. The only rail I could find was a few rotten blocks of wood that someone had thrown together and then left to the power of the forest.

One thing about this place is it is clean! Everywhere I looked was clean but everything is also run…read moredown. Our room was comfortable enough but outdated as were the exterior and hallway finishings. We were attending a conference and every staff member we encounter was friendly and helpful. The camaraderie at the bar was fun and comfortable however the pool area was like something out of a scary movie. I wouldn't mind dining or attending a conference here again but will find other accommodations next time.

The snow was so good over the weekend at Crystal that we wanted to keep skiing so we decided to…read morestop for a night at treetops and take the kids skiing for a day or two. It was a great choice! This was a Tuesday night in February, so we were able to get a very good price on a double queen suite. Room was clean, comfortable and no issues. We had planned to go skiing Tuesday evening but ended up at the pool with our kids. The main lodge has a decent size pool that starts indoors and continues outdoors. There is an indoor hot tub and an outdoor hot tub. Also there are two Saunas. The kids were enjoying themselves so much we didn't even get to go skiing! On Wednesday we got breakfast at the top of the hill. We have eaten here before and it's always been good. After breakfast we got our gear and headed to the slopes. Treetops isn't a huge hill, but for the value midweek and 3 lifts, it's was a great time. We got started right at 10am and skied until about 4pm before heading home. There was almost no traffic and it was non stop skiing. The kids loved it as well and really enjoyed the beginners terrain park they built.

A friend and I came in for the spa - it was a good "up north" style spa experience. Everyone was…read morevery friendly and welcoming, they have a nice lounge area and clean locker rooms, and you get access to the resort pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room. The pool area was fairly clean with just a little bit of salt on the floor from people's shoes/boots. I had on flip flops, so it was ok. I enjoyed the hot tub, though it's highly chlorinated, and my favorite part was the steam room. That was very nice. They provide robes, flip flops and towels. We got scalp massages and Dazzle Dry manicures and both services were great. I especially enjoyed Emily who did my nails; she was skilled and quite pleasant to talk to. The wax dip is amazing and this Dazzle Dry polish is already lasting so much longer than regular polish. Love it. They also had really cute clothing in the lounge area - I was quite tempted by a couple of things. I would for sure return. It was such a lovely day after skiing.

Alright guys this is a smaller owned campground with a group of regular workers. They deal with…read moredrunk people all day so they are allowed a mistake here and there. I have been coming for 7 years and it's my favorite place to go as it truly has the rustic vibe. Calling and scheduling is old school which I love. The ladies aren't crabby at the counter either they are all Very nice. Getting through can be hard but I just kept calling as I knew they were probably busy. I will be back this year as it's always a blast!

This place is nice. I stayed in a cabin and it was nice and comfortable. They need a bigger table…read moreand a better fan though because it was very hot. We went next door to river view which we normally stay at and did the river trip. The bathrooms with the showers are kinda dirty and I recommend using the "community" bathroom for the cabins. That bathroom is very nice and clean. Staff is very nice. 4-5 stars!

Made reservation at the Summit: The room stated two queen beds which is what I reserved and ended…read moreup with XL twin beds- false advertising....and the staff at Cedar River Course were completely rude. Don't recommend.

Shanty Creek Cedar River Lodge…read more We stayed for four days and three nights between Christmas and New Years in room 229 in the Cedar River Lodge at Shanty Creek Resort. Note, all my photos are after 4 days in the room :) The website is not very helpful for reserving. You really need to call. Call during normal business hours so you can speak to someone with a bit more knowledge on the properties. The place is big and has lots of options. Cedar River Lodge is a great choice if you are coming to ski. The ski school, rentals, and lift tickets are all here. The lodge is at the base of the purple lift making it easy to get out and ski. Downside- no free place to store your equipment. We had to drag it up to our room. But the room has a balcony. There is a lot of space under the bathroom sink. I brought a rug and we put our ski boots under there. Bonus, the heater hits them and they were nice and toasty. Room 229 was close to the elevators (there are 2) which was nice. There is laundry ($2 a load) on the floor along with an ice maker. The one bedroom room was great. You enter a kitchen area with laminate floor. We grabbed extra towels from the pool area to use to mop up water from ski boots when we entered. Kept the carpeted area dry. There was a sink, microwave, good size dorm fridge with small freezer area (however the fridge door was on backwards. Pain to open, someone should have switched it when installing). An actual kitchen table with 4 chairs was great. There is also a closet in the kitchen for coats and such with 6 hangers. The living space had a couch, chair, end table, coffee table, gas fire place, large tv with sofa table and slider to a balcony (slider door was really hard to open). The couch pulls out into a bed. The closet had sheets and a blanket for it. The fireplace had timer buttons behind the tv. The tv had two HDMI outputs and I brought an extension cord so we were able to hook up our Amazon fire stick and a Nintendo switch which was great. Hotel has free WiFi. There was enough space to add my drying rack and another small folding table to help hold all our stuff. We put our cooler on the balcony which also had two chairs and a small table. The bedroom is a separate room with a door, two queen beds, dresser with second tv, standing wardrobe, one night stand between the beds. The standing wardrobe had dozen hangers. There was a full sized ironing board and iron, I used it as a table in the bedroom. The bed was quite firm, not my favorite but I know some people prefer it. The drapes didn't really close well. Might bring a clip next time. The resort has three main places to stay. At Cedar River there was an outdoor pool and two outdoor hot tubs open till 11pm (though one hot tub was down for repairs when we stayed). The other two places, Schuss and Lakeview, both had indoor pools and hot tubs. Our room key let us use all 3 which was a treat for our 12 year old. Lakeview did have an outdoor pool but it was closed when we visited. None of the pools were deeper than 5 feet. For the lack of snow, the skiing was pretty good. They really did their best. All of the staff was super nice and helpful, they'd ask someone else if they didn't know the answer. I'd highly recommend the resort. We would go again.