RIVENDELL:
A PLACE FOR REST AND RECOVERY
When you come to stay with us, you are being welcomed into a space we have carefully crafted (with the help of some great friends) into a haven for rest and recovery. Just a few feet from the Muskegon river and our own home, this one-room cabin is ideal for anyone in ministry in need of healing.
no matter the season...
Spring
kayaking
hammocking
walking
Summer
kayaking,
floating,
hammocking,
walking
Fall
bike rides
bonfires
color tours
yard games
Winter
hot tubbing
board games
snow shoeing
puzzles
MADE FOR YOU
This 460 sq. ft. one-room cabin has a full bathroom with a standing shower, a partially walled-off bedroom with a king-sized bed, a kitchenette with a small fridge, microwave, hot plate, and dishware, a breakfast nook, and a pull-out couch featuring a full-sized mattress. The cabin is equipped with WiFi, a Smart TV, board games and books, plenty of fresh linens, towels, and blankets, and a porch with a porch swing for seating. We can also provide other games, bikes, hammocks, books, and more upon request.
BREAKFAST
We will provide you with a delicious breakfast each day, including espresso, lattes, and mochas.
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MORE THINGS TO DO
If you want more details about what you'll be able to see and do while you stay with us, read on! Whatever the season, and however long the stay, we have plenty to either keep you busy or help you relax.
We have kayaks and can trailer them for you to my sister’s cottage upriver, so that you can paddle/float downstream back to our house. It takes from just over an hour to two hours depending on how much you paddle. We have a few sizes of water shoes that you are welcome to borrow.
We have a woman’s bike and a man’s bike that you may load up on our bike rack and take to the White Pine or Pier Marquette Trail. It’s easy to start in Reed City at the intersection between the two trails. Or you can choose to begin at any other trailhead where there is parking.
You can walk the gravel road in our neighborhood. You can also walk up Old Logging Road. It is possible to walk the loop from that road. The full walk is about 4 miles. In winter we have cleats you can borrow to put on the bottoms of your boots to keep you from slipping.
In summer and early fall, you can drive to Paris Park and have a picnic, wade in the river, play on the playground, or walk the White Pine Trail in either direction. (There is a fee to enter Paris Park.)
You can set up a camp chair along the river or a hammock in the trees and rest or read. We have camp chairs and hammocks, as well as a fairly extensive library with books available for you.
You are welcome to use the tables and chairs on the deck or the picnic table outside. When it’s cold, we have a propane heater you may use, and we can pull out chairs as needed.
You can have a campfire in the fire pit down by the river or up by the house next to the deck (with s’mores upon request).
You can explore the property and do your own bushwhacking (we do have some poison ivy, so we recommend wearing good shoes, socks, pants). Also check yourself over for ticks when you come in.
In winter, we have snowshoes you may borrow to use. We’ve used them in Rambadt Park in Reed City.
The hot tub is also available for you to use between 3 pm and 9 pm. Other arrangements can be made upon request.
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PLACES TO EAT OR SHOP
Paris:
Paris Pizza (our all-time favorite pizza place; also has subs/salads)
Reed City:
Palermo Pizza (not as good as Paris, but still good)
McDonalds and Burger King (convenient; right off the highway exit)
Dairy Depot (quaint spot for ice cream, only open seasonally)
Sunny’s Sports Bar and Grill (not our favorite, but have some good options)
Seven Slot Grill (a favorite spot for breakfast or lunch)
Chuckwagon (some of the most ridiculous donuts we've ever had; inexpensive diner-style breakfast)
The Bridge Coffee Shop (cute, modern coffee shop with a varied bakery selection--scones are our favorite)
Ebel’s Deli (next door to the Bridge, great for sandwiches, salads, and more to go)
Hersey:
River Junction Bar and Grill (reasonably varied menu)
Big Rapids:
Gypsy Nickel Bar (great bar food, noisy and fun bar environment)
Schuberg’s (delicious burgers and fries, small restaurant)
Blue Cow (high-end cuisine, good for a special night out)
Back Room Coffee (fabulous liege waffles, also great coffee)
Szot’s (also has great burgers)
*Check Ferris’s athletic calendar for games to know when restaurants will be busy
Shopping/more:
Ebel’s Grocery and Butcher Shop (excellent selection of meats and snacks;
also have a lovely clothing shop connected to the Bridge Coffee Shop)
Cadillac Winery (wine, beer, and cider tasting, small inside bar and outside seating in tent)
Yoder’s Bulk Amish Store in Tustin (delicious deli sandwiches at noon, bakery assortment, and varied selection of bulk foods)
Hilhof Dairy (milk, cheese, and ice cream in the summer with limited hours Monday, Thursday, Saturday)
Oxford Farm (best in fall for corn maze, pumpkins, cider, and donuts)
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