The Bass Lake Lodge

09/16/2026

These are my people! You will not be disappointed booking with them.

🍷🍂 THE HUNT IS ON! 🍂🍷

Spend October sipping your way through the Leelanau Peninsula during Hunt for the Reds!

Enjoy Northern Michigan at the peak of fall color while discovering the incredible red wines our region has to offer—from elegant Cabernet Franc and complex Pinot Noir to velvety Merlot, and more. 🍁🍷

🎟️ $35 per person
🍷 A hand-selected 2 oz. red wine pour at each participating winery
💵 $10 in Cork Cash to use at participating wineries
📅 All October long!
🚗 Explore at your own pace—no need to fit it all into one weekend!

Grab your ticket, gather your wine-loving crew, and make a day (or several!) of exploring Leelanau Peninsula in one of the most beautiful seasons of the year.

Sip. Savor. Explore.

🎟️ Tickets + participating wineries:
lpwines.com/reds-october

08/10/2026

Michigan might be one of America’s most unsung states 🇺🇸…

The more time I spend here, the more I realise just how much this one state has to offer.

You can be ice fishing in ridiculous temperatures in the winter… then come back in summer and find yourself climbing hot sand dunes. You’ve got mountains to climb, forests that seem to go on forever, and lakes so enormous that, as a Brit, I still struggle to believe they’re actually lakes. 😂

Then there’s the food. Detroit-style pizza in the south, pasties as you head north, cherries, local favourites and completely different traditions depending on where you are.

But the thing I’ll remember most about Michigan is the people.

“Midwest nice” is very, very real.

Between our winter and summer trips, we’ve had thousands of little interactions with people here. Complete strangers stopping to talk to us, welcoming us into their towns, recommending places, sharing stories and giving us more gifts than we could ever count.

Some of the best moments we’ve had here haven’t even made it onto camera.

They’ve just been small moments of genuine kindness.

Michigan has the scenery, the seasons, the food and the adventure…

But I think it’s the people who make it special. ❤️

Michigan really does have a little bit of everything. And I’m still not sure the rest of the world realises just how special this place is.

07/09/2026

07/01/2026

Personal tours of Traverse City, Old Mission & Leelanau's scenic wine country with expert guides in luxurious transportation.

06/13/2026

Thank you to some wonderful guests who left a custom coozie for me! ❤️
Thank you Tara Weber 😉

06/03/2026

Had some new ‘first timers’ over the weekend. ❤️Looking forward to their return!

05/29/2026

I love to know that my guests enjoy The Bass Lake Lodge! Looking forward to this young, lovely couples return. 🥰

05/10/2026

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05/05/2026

The 2026 season is officially underway! These are comments left by the most recent guests. 🥰

Summer and Fall of 2027 is already 50% full. I am truly blessed. ❤️