210 N Spruce St, Traverse City, MI 49684

The location: Our downtown Traverse City house is the perfect home base for a Northern Michigan life. It's in a great school district, is incredibly walkable, and is in a very quiet and friendly neighborhood. The home: All-day natural light, Brazilian hardwood floors, high ceilings. Four full bedrooms (three with organic mattresses), plus a fifth convertible room with a new full-sized pull-out couch. Two full bathrooms, each with a shower (and one with a tub). A cathedral-ceilinged living room with an upright piano, a gas stove/fireplace, an actual record player, and a 55" TV. We have central air, a Nest thermostat and Nest Protect smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, and reverse-osmosis water filtration. The backyard: A treehouse, a sandbox, and a 5-foot-tall climbing dome for the kids. A new gas grill, fire pit, picnic table, and pair of zero-gravity chairs for the grown-ups. And plenty of towering trees to provide shade during the hot summer days. Because this is a rare downtown TC home with an attached garage, the fenced-in backyard is larger than usual and wide open for game-playing and fun. The location: You're a 5-block walk to the nearest Lake Michigan beach (and the TART Trails), a 9-block walk to the downtown restaurants, bars and shops on Front Street, a 10-minute drive to the wineries on Old Mission, 20-minute drive to the Horse Show grounds, a 20-minute drive to Suttons Bay and the beauty of Leelanau Peninsula, a 22-minute drive to Interlochen Center for the Arts, and a 35-minute drive to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. You're situated smack dab in the center of one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Lease duration: October 15th (or earlier) through May 31st. Pets: We are pet owners ourselves and very pet friendly! Just please make sure your pet doesn't damage the furniture or the floors. Utilities: Renter is responsible for all utilities. (Owner will auto-pay them, and then settle up monthly.) Smoking is not allowed inside the home.