13470 Cecil Bay Rd, Carp Lake, MI 49718

Custom designed and engineered by the Architect Forum, this secluded home sits on 2.3 acres of wooded privacy with 550' on Carp River. Watch the Beavers and Otters as they play on the riverbanks; The Mallards, Mergansers and The Great Blue Heron bathe in the cool current; and the mighty Bald Eagles nesting in the trees above. Rise in the morning to be greeted by songbirds singing the sounds of paradise. Across the River is county maintained property provides a natural view that can not be developed. The 12,000-acre Wilderness State Park, located a few miles away, boasts miles of trails, boat launch for the enjoyment of Lake Michigan. ORV and snowmobile trails nearby. 20 minutes to ski areas and downtown Harbor Springs, 30ms to Petoskey, and 15ms from Mackinaw City. The open eat-in kitchen features 9-foot ceilings, stainless appliances, granite surfaces, a four-seat black walnut table and wet bar. Adjacent to the kitchen is a 6'X18' wine cellar featuring natural ground cooling year round. Near the kitchen and off of the 3-season porch is a covered grilling deck that includes a Vision kamado charcoal ceramic cooker, and a Weber gas grill. The great room features soaring 20 foot tongue and groove ceilings, massive exposed beams, a two-sided fireplace, a European zero clearance woodburning stove (SCAN), 8-foot water feature, a shuffleboard table, entertainment library with 75" Samsung TV, Onkyo 7.1 home theater receiver w/8 wired surround speakers, and two additional exterior wired zones with Polk Audio speakers. Remote controlled motorized shades create the perfect lighting for home theater. A 3-season porch offers panoramic river view and includes a blue sapphire Jotul wood burning stove. Last but not least, a short flagstone walk into the woods will offer a 160-sf wood fired sauna seating six. The central heating and cooling system is geothermal forced air, supplemented by wood stove heating, further supplemented by a 17KW Generac generator.