Hillcrest Motel

05/23/2026

05/20/2026

NO VACANCY 🚫 on a Tuesday ✨

One of the coolest parts of this business is checking in people from all walks of life 🌎💛

Tonight’s bunch includes construction workers👷 , tourists, from Massachusetts & Florida… and even a man from France 🇫🇷 circling the Great Lakes on bicycle 🤯🚲

05/18/2026

The hanging baskets are backkkkk 🌺🤩

Every spring we wait for this day like little kids 💕

Hillcrest just doesn’t feel complete until the giant petunias are hanging from the porch 🌸✨

Also… for anyone wondering… 9 giant hanging baskets is apparently the maximum capacity of a Jeep Wrangler 😂🚙

Cheniers knocked it out of the park again this year 👏

05/17/2026

Huge shoutout to our newest team member Leslie for capturing this beautiful photo of the tulips & daylilies blooming around the cabin 🥰🤩

The flowers are waking up, the birds are singing, and summer UP North is starting to feel very real ☀️🌲

05/16/2026

It’s a beautiful day! The deck is open for those that are wondering and the channel by the marina has been dredged, still need to put out the markers though.

05/16/2026

WHOOO HOOOO ☀️😎🎣

75 degrees & Sunny 🌞

The UP is absolutely showing off today ✨🌸🌊🌳

Good luck to every one out on the bay today🐟👍

05/15/2026

Happy Walleye Opener! 🐟 😍 What a beautiful sunrise we were blessed with today! 🌅

Sunrise over Rapid River 5/15/26 🤩
Photo Credit: Lori Truax

Boats launched before sunrise…
Coffee in the thermos…
Coolers ready…
It’s Michigan’s walleye opener... 🎣

And after the lake…
there’s Fish Fry Friday at Rapid River Pub!🍻🐟

Good food. Good friends. Great stories.

That’s what small towns are all about.

We have specials on walleye all day long!

🔥 Walleye dinner $18.99
🔥 Walleye bites $7.99
🔥 Wilsey Bay Walleye Sandwich $10.99

05/14/2026

And just like that… it’s officially 🚧 construction season 🚧

MDOT has begun resurfacing a nearly 20-mile stretch of US-2 🛣️ through our area. While the delays and dust aren’t the most exciting part of summer, we know the finished result will be well worth it.

We’re still OPEN and operating as normal throughout construction, and yes, we’ll be running some great specials during the project 🤩

So pardon our dust, allow a few extra travel minutes, and still come visit us ❤️

The rooms are ready, the coffee is hot, and the UP adventures are waiting ✨

05/13/2026

Reminiscing of warmer days here ☀️🌿

Spring is dragging its feet a little in the U.P. this year… definitely not porch weather today 😅

Maybe this weekend we will finally get to go pick out some flowers 🌺🤩

05/02/2026

Maggie & Dexter making sure everything passes our very important pet-friendly inspection standards 😄

Floors? Zoomie-approved.
Beds? Nap-tested.
Vibes? 10/10 good boys & girls.

Safe to say… your furry travel companions are more than welcome here 🐾💛