Rather Be North Adventures & Rentals

07/09/2024

Updated pictures are available. They look amazing.

06/23/2024

If you are coming up to fish, please pay attention to the River temperatures.

Happy first weekend of summer!

Here's your friendly reminder about when it's safe to fish. Carry a thermometer and use it — the fish will thank you!

05/25/2024

Fly fishing in the Boardman River today. Amazing!

03/06/2024

March Newsletter - Rather Be North - https://mailchi.mp/93c91676eade/march-newsletter-rather-be-north

11/26/2023

Snowy morning in Bellaire!

11/25/2022

Relaxing morning with my buddy!

11/25/2022

We were able to enjoy a float down the Jordan River a few weeks back before the snow fall. Thank you Jordan River Outfitters.

11/13/2022

Yea!

So it begins.

09/28/2022

Wow! We will have to check this out.

The Highlands at Harbor Springs will start construction on the Camelot 6 next spring - the first of its kind in the Midwest.

09/03/2022

One of our favorite places! Check them out!

08/19/2022

A LIFETIME OF HAPPY HOURS!

Our friends at Short's Brewing Company generously gave us 2 Short's Mug Club LIFETIME Memberships this year for our auction. One was auctioned off at our live Riverfest event, and NOW those of you unable to attend get a chance at this coveted mug.

Check out this and lots of other great items and experiences at fundraiser.bid/Riverfest22

08/09/2022

Great list of Northern Michigan beaches from MLive.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/06/find-your-favorite-up-beach-in-the-keweenaw-peninsula.html?utm_campaign=mlivedotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0WEWRO8RuMF5uf-1GaIaHpJPvXUX2nl6w2EcQqDp18nQtnXCOZlSaZ5aY

Sugar-sand beaches in the remote, rugged north? You bet.

07/03/2022

Add this to the Summer To-Do list!

This highly-anticipated piece of the TART trail system is now finished and open for riders and walkers.

07/03/2022

Wow!

In the Keweenaw Peninsula, the stars shine brightly over a lodge that's mastered ways to dim its light

06/15/2022

This is on our bucket list!

The annual event welcomes all skill levels to explore the North's 100-mile Chain of Lakes Water Trail.

05/13/2022

Carne Asada Tacos Tonight!

04/29/2022

It's that time of the year. Hit em straight!

04/26/2022

Good information for the upcoming fishing season. Make sure you buy your licenses folks.

Several fishing seasons open in the coming weeks. We've seen a little confusion so want to make sure any anglers out there have updated information. Here are a few of the upcoming season dates. Fish on!

Statewide: Possession and fishing season (inland) Type 1 and Type 2 streams and possession and fishing season (inland) Type A and Type D lakes
🎣 Trout: April 30, 2022

Lower Peninsula - Inland Lakes
🎣 Walleye & Northern Pike: April 30, 2022

Upper Peninsula - Inland Lakes
🎣 Walleye & Northern Pike: May 15, 2022

Great Lakes, inland waters, the St. Marys River, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers
🎣 Muskie: June 4, 2022

Additional season dates and information can be found at https://bit.ly/3vAlxEd or in the 2022 Fishing Guide at Michigan.gov/Fishing.

04/26/2022

2022 Annual Opening Day Party - https://mailchi.mp/beb426510551/old-ausable-fly-shop-5814089

04/18/2022

Pretty good article for all of you golfing fanatics.

By Tom Lang I had to smack myself on the forehead last summer, similar to what my wife does when exasperated with me, wondering why it took me so many years to return last summer to the site of some absolutely wonderful golf options in Northern Michigan.  That site is Shanty Creek Resort

03/31/2022

Attention wine drinkers! Put this place on your to-do list.

Michigan is one of just one of five states represented in the Top 15.

02/22/2022

Heads up everyone!

01/21/2022

This looks so fun!

OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- Hundreds of Michiganders are coming north this weekend for the first-ever Yeti Cup Pond Hockey Tournament in Ga***rd. Organizers were out on Otsego Lake Thursday shoveling snow and making smooth ice. Twenty-two teams have signed up for the tournament and registr...

12/24/2021

Great news!

In Case You Missed It: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board recommended to the Michigan legislature approval of a $300,000 grant to Antrim County to support reconstruction of the GRNA boardwalk from the cabin to the dock. This grant will improve the existing 0.39 mile boardwalk section by expanding the width to six feet to make it accessible to all, constructing new observation platforms that are ADA ramped for access, enlarging the dock, and installing an ADA accessible kayak launch at the Grass River. The total cost for these improvements is slated at $1.1M and to-date, over $940,000 has been raised toward that goal. Construction is expected to begin in Fall 2022!!!

If you'd like to donate to help us close the gap, https://www.grassriver.org/donate-now.html

12/24/2021

Oh yeah!

The Yellow Lift is now open. New terrain: Chick’s Choice, Concourse, Mellow Yellow, and Good Knight. Blue is expected to open tomorrow!

Stay up-to-date:
www.shantycreek.com/ski/conditions-cams/

12/10/2021

Let’s go!

09/05/2021

We are ready for the fall. Are you?

The fall colors will repaint this landscape over the next 45 days. Who else is ready?

08/13/2021

Great story on our area!

https://www.woodtv.com/eightwest/explore-the-beautiful-natural-landscape-of-northern-michigan-with-a-trip-to-shanty-creek-resort/?fbclid=IwAR1kX1mJ0wExb7__gDMRlgS0FoPwHlNTPz7X4Qob3nM0fdbp0OVEU4fL0cg

Explore the beautiful natural landscape of northern Michigan with a trip to Shanty Creek Resort! (sponsored)

08/01/2021

The Au Sable River of northern Michigan is a renowned waterway, known as the "Holy Waters," the river is a destination for sportsmen across the country. Whether you are a seasoned fly fisherman or new to the game, there is one place that is at the heart of it all. Gates Au Sable Lodge in Grayling, M

07/31/2021

Had a great morning out on the Manistee.