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Anchor Lodge
  • Home
  • The Lodge Room + the Bar
  • The Cabin
  • Kitchen and Dining
  • Outdoor Spaces
  • Bedrooms
  • Entry + Path + Back Decks
  • Work + Creative Spaces
  • Baths + Laundry + Extras
  • Area Activities
    • Dining + More
    • Area Activities
    • Wineries + Breweries
    • Groceries + Necessities
    • Fun Foods + Coffee
  • FAQs

Area Activities

GOLF

  • Indian River Golf Club: 12 minutes (7.9 miles)
  • Mullett Lake Country Club: 22 minutes (17.5 miles)
  • Hidden River Golf & Casting Club: 32 minutes (23.3 miles)
  • Bay Harbor Golf Club: 49 min (33.0 miles)
  • The Heather Golf Course at Boyne Highlands: 42 min (31.2 miles)
  • Treetops Resort (Gaylord): 44 min (41.3 miles)

Area activities + Distances

  • Mackinac Ferry to Mackinac Island: 37 min (35.1 miles)
  • Harbor Springs for shopping/dining: 37 min (28.4 miles)
  • Hiking/biking/running/walking trails: see Biking and Hiking Trails section
  • Wineries/breweries: see Wineries/Breweries tab
  • Big Bear Adventures: 12 minutes (7.7 miles)
  • Chillermania (Home of the Michigan Chillers Book Series): 13 minutes (9 miles)
  • Black Mountain Nordic Ski Trails: 22 minutes (17.7 miles)
  • Mackinac Bridge: 35 minutes (36 miles)
  • Headlands International Dark Sky Park: 42 min (38.1 miles) 
  • Ugly Anne Boat Cruises (Mackinac Bridge and Straits of Mackinac): 39 min (35.7 miles)
  • Nautical North Family Adventures (Glass bottom shipwreck tours,lighthouse tours—out of Cheboygan): 23 min (17.4 miles)
  • Boat rentals: See Marinas and Rentals section
  • Cross in the Woods National Shrine: 14 min (8.6 miles)
  • Pure Mish Sailing Charters (Charlevoix and Lake Michigan): 54 min (46.2 miles)
  • Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center: 30 min (21.2 miles)
  • McGulpin Point Lighthouse & Historic Site: 41 min (38.3 miles)
  • Colonial Michilimackinac (fort and living-history museum): 36 min (36.0 miles)
  • Petoskey: 40 minutes (27.3)
  • Tunnel of Trees: 50 mins (37.6 miles)
  • Detroit: 3 hours & 50 minutes (268 miles)

hiking + biking trails

  • North Eastern State Trail: 13 min (9.7 miles) 7.1-mile trail (out-and-back) to Cheboygan, crushed stone rail-trail https://www.trailscouncil.org/trail-of-the-week-ncst-aloha-state-park-to-cheboygan/
  • North Western State Trail (gravel and partially paved): closest parking point Alanson, MI: 23 mins (17.8 miles) or parking in (trailhead) Mackinaw City 37 min (35.6 miles) or (trailhead) Petoskey, MI 34 min (22.9 miles) Note: Petoskey to Alanson is paved.
  • Little Traverse Wheelway (24-miles of paved rail-trail—check ahead for closures): 40 min (27.5 miles) to (trailhead) Harbor Springs. 57 min (42 miles) to (trailhead) Charlevoix – check www.trailsouncil.org for potential closures.
  • North Central State Trail: (gravel – 62-mile total from Mackinac Bridge to the north to Gaylord to the south crosses M-68 in Indian River): closest parking Topinabee on Mullett Lake 17 min (12.7 miles).
  • Wilderness State Park on Lake Michigan: Park (10,000 acres with 26-miles of shoreline and 20.0+ miles hiking trails): 47 min (41.8 miles)

Charter fishing

  • Boyne Outfitters (fly fishing outfitter including Sturgeon and Pigeon Rivers): 44 min (38.9 miles)
  • Northern Exposure Charters: 45 min (31.0 miles)

state parks

  • Lake Huron - Cheboygan State Park: 29 min (22.1 miles)
  • Lake Huron - Hoeft State Park: 47 min (39.1 miles)
  • Burt Lake State Park: 12 min (8.0 miles)
  • Aloha State Park (on Mullett): 13 min (9.7 miles)
  • Lake Michigan – Petoskey State Park: 37 min (25 miles)
  • Lake Michigan – Wilderness State Park (10,000 acres with 26-miles of shoreline and 20.0+ miles hiking trails): 47 min (41.8 miles)

Marinas: Boat rentals and slip rentals

Howe Marine

3312 NabanoisTrail

Indian River, MI

231-238-9371

No slip rentals

Pontoons and fishing boats

7.1 miles by car

https://howemarine.com/

Landings on Indian River

4605 Beatty Drive

Indian River, MI

231-238-9955

Offers slip rentals

Yes: pontoon and fishing boats

4.4 miles by car

https://thelandingsonindianriver.com/

Indian River Marina

Indian River Marina

Indian River, MI

3020 Apple Blossom Rd

231-238-9373

Slip rentals unknown

Yes

8.5 miles by car

https://www.indianrivermarina.com/

Jack’s Mullett Lake Marina

7700 MullettLake Rd

Cheboygan, MI

866-488-1296

Offers slip rentals

Pontoons, bowrider motorboats, kayaks, SUPs

17.1 miles by car

https://www.jacksmullettlakemarina.com


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