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Burson's Delta Resort

60 years in business! Located in the Hiawatha National Forest on quiet and secluded Foote Lake ❤️
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08/21/2024

Here’s your yearly ‘fall leaves’ post and timing. Come and stay with us and enjoy fall in the U.P.!

05/30/2024

Here are some ‘drives’ to do when you visit us!

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From the Lake Superior coastline to dense forests and tranquil inland lakes, the U.P. offers a diverse range of picturesque drives. Which ones will you explore?

05/12/2024

Interesting facts!

10/24/2023

It's t-shirt ordering time! I finally have it all put together and hopefully you'll get yours just in time for Christmas if you'd like them for a gift!

The t-shirt is a Gildan 50/50 called sport dark navy. The sizing for adults and children is below in the pictures. Just click on each picture to enlarge them. (Sorry, no 4X or 5X) And don't panic. The logo on the front looks huge. It won't be that big, obviously.

Regarding the ink colors....yellow (for our signage all over the resort), brown (for our signage and cabin color), green (for the color of the cabin roofs and trees), and the Hiawatha National Forest is in bright orange because that looked the best! The edging along the logo is trees, and the bottom logo on Foote Lake is a fisherman in a boat.

ADULT PRICING
S-XL $26.50 including tax
2X-3X $29.15 including tax

CHILD PRICING
$21.20 including tax

IF you'll be needing these for Christmas, then you can get in touch with me and we'll work out your shipping cost and me getting them to you. If you don't need them until your next visit, I'll hang onto them until we see you!

08/23/2023

Planning a visit to see us this fall? Maybe this will help!

08/10/2023

We are considering designing a Burson's Delta Resort t-shirt and making it available for purchase. Since I can't create a simple poll on our page because they aren't allowed, it would help if you could leave your thoughts in the comments OR indicate yes or no with a 'like or love' for yes, or an 'angry face' for no. Your feedback will help us determine interest. Thank you!

07/05/2023

A day late, but nonetheless. Hope you had a wonderful 4th! 🧨🇺🇸

05/03/2023

Welcome to Michigan in May. This is in Marquette. .

04/08/2023

Have you made your summer/fall plans yet? Reservations are in full swing! Don’t wait too long to book!

02/13/2023

It has been awhile since I’ve posted! Winter hasn’t been too bad for us. There were some limbs falling onto the Maple cabin roof, so unfortunately, we had to take the tree down next to the cabin. It was 38” in diameter! It’s going to look different through there, so we’re going to have to plant some new trees. This one had been there for awhile! There was also a dead one by Beech, so that had to go too. Lots of cleanup will have to be done!

10/16/2022

Hmmmm……

09/11/2022

09/08/2022

08/29/2022

If you’re looking to do a trip this fall to see the leaves, consider coming to visit us! There is a map out about the best times for peak color. I honestly think this will depend on rainy or dry weather, so don’t take it for gospel. It definitely is worth seeing if you haven’t before!

08/23/2022

CEDAR FALLS — For the first time in four years, twins Baylee and Sydney Petersen will hit the court wearing the same colors.

07/20/2022

We do get questioned often about why we don’t allow fires throughout the Resort and keep it to our designated firepit. Below is a perfect example. We are so remote in the forest, that our entire Resort could burn down before the volunteer fire department arrived. Thanks to all our guests for being so understanding!

07/03/2022

Tahquamenon Falls....look at it! It's absolutely gorgeous. We're about 1 hr 45 minutes from the park. There's plenty to do around there too, so get an early start and go make a day of it! (photo credit, Jody Hall) Here's a link to a guide that has everything you need to know about the area. https://...

06/26/2022

If you've never had a pasty, I would suggest a stop along your route to pick you up several of these to have for one meal during your stay with us! They're so easy! Just pop them in the oven, and your meal is done. They come in all different flavors and sizes. They typically consist of some sort of....

06/08/2022

New blog post is up! I haven't been as good about blogging as I have been about just posting here on Facebook and Instagram. Changing that, as we have a lot of new website subscribers!

Back in March, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore implemented a new policy and will now require an entrance fee/Park Pass to visit the sites. If you're not familiar with the area, the lakeshore area encompasses about 42 miles of shoreline between Munising and Grand Marais. If you happen to have a lif...

06/06/2022

Midway is under new management, and we’re SO happy to have this location back up and running! Check out the pictures and take a look at the new store. They’re selling Jilbert’s ice cream too! They have an ice machine, bait, walk-in cooler with a HUGE variety, as well as a large variety of groceries. Give Mike and Erica a visit and support local!!

05/29/2022

We’ve spent a few days getting the Resort ready for visitors! Our kids and grandkids helped, and we had a church group come out and spend a few hours walking through and picking up sticks. We fed them lunch, and they were a huge help! We still have some openings in June if you’re looking to get away. July is very busy, but there may be a stray few days here and there still available. Reach out to Dana either via text/phone call (563-340-6777) or email her at [email protected] and check with her! We’re open, and we’re looking forward to our 59th summer!!

05/05/2022

Ice is slowly receding from Foote Lake and we’re preparing to get the Resort ready for opening Memorial Day weekend! We expect to have the new aluminum dock in place for this summer down in front of the Pine cabin. The old one has seen its better days. We’re also still working on the Birch cabin logs and giving it a facelift on the outside. Lots to do to prepare for guests, and we’re looking forward to seeing you for our 59th summer!

04/05/2022

If you're vacationing with us this summer, I would encourage you to see Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising. This would be one way, via kayak!! The rocks are stunning......if you're thinking about it, you better be making your phone call and reserving now. Munising saw more than a MILLION visitors last summer. Those kind of numbers mean places like Pictured Rocks Kayaking are booked solid. Their link is below!

It's no joke that we are just 56 days away from our first tour of the 2022 season! 😲😎🛶
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01/30/2022

Contemplating your summer vacation? We are taking reservations like crazy, and we have several weeks that have every cabin booked solid. If you’re considering vacationing with us, please make sure you shoot us a text or email soon so we can book you in your favorite cabin!

11/24/2021

We’ve closed for the season. Thank you everyone for coming to visit us this past year and spending time at the Resort! Hope you find time in your schedule to come back next year!!

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17049 Foote Lake Road
Manistique, MI
49854

Website

http://www.bursonsdeltaresort.com/

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Not a recent video, but it’s a good one!

Outside Pine for a full circle

We’ve had quite a cold stretch here at the Resort in the last week or so...it’s windy today too! This year from 1/1-2/1 we’ve had 11 inches of snow, compared to last year’s 45 inches. It has been a SLOW snow year! Enjoy these videos (the second one will be in the comments) taken by Colby Lafrenz, our grandson who is up helping with some winter projects!

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Here’s how it all began......

In 1956, the Mackinac Bridge between the Lower and Upper peninsula of Michigan was being built. Ted's family from Syracuse, Indiana, had always planned a fishing vacation around Vaughn Lake by Glennie, Michigan. It slowly became too crowded there, so they ventured to the U.P. to find a more secluded resort. At that time, there were no plans or reservations, they were just driving. Ted's mother, Lucile, noticed a spot she thought might be a good place to stay, but also saw a bear trap in the owner's garden. They weren't staying there! On they traveled in their 1956 Ford down what they thought was Forest Highway 13 (FH-13), and they turned onto County Road 440 (CR-440). This was a narrow two-track and the bottom of their car dragged all the way down the road. About out of gas, Ted's father Al said, "The next place we see, we are staying." Wouldn't you know it, they came upon Delta Resort.

At that time, they stayed in the semi-modern Birch cabin. It had an outhouse and only cold running water. A blue row boat went with the cabin too (the same boats we use today). Fishing was fantastic! The fish were cleaned on an outside table with no running water and in the height of the no-see-um bug season. The family continued to vacation there during summers, and sometimes during the fall at deer season. In 1959, Ted bagged a little buck by Minerva Lake with a long bow made by his dad.

The owners of Delta Resort at that time were elderly and not in good health. In 1963, they offered to sell the Cedar and Spruce cabins to Lucile and Al. At that time, Al was retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad and Ted was a senior in college at William Penn in Oskaloosa, Iowa, getting ready to graduate in Secondary Education and Coaching. Talks between Ted and his parents resulted in a strong "no" on purchasing the two cabins. They decided if they were going to make a purchase, it was going to be for the entire resort. They presented this offer, and in June of 1963, Lucile, Al and Ted became owners of Delta Resort. With Ted able to be in Michigan the entire summer season after teaching the school year and Lucile and Al able to open the resort early in the season and close late in the season, it was a perfect match!

There was a certain special young woman Ted had met in college who was an Elementary Education major, and in August of 1963, Ted and Louise (Binns) were married and spent their honeymoon at Delta Resort. Every summer, Ted and Louise along with Lucile and Al, ran the resort. The only exception was in August of 1968 when Dana was born in Iowa, and part of 1969 when Ted finished his Masters Degree in Education from the University of Iowa. The summer of 1970 was also an exciting summer, as Jill (who was due in October), unexpectedly arrived in August at a whopping 2 pounds 4 ounces!

Ted, Louise, Dana and Jill came from Iowa every summer right after the school year ended and joined Lucile and Al to run the resort. When the girls got older, they helped out Lucile and Louise quite often with cleaning cabins and doing laundry. Ted and Al spent a lot of time repairing cabins, maintenance and general upkeep. The only time the girls missed any time in Michigan was in the event of volleyball or basketball camps when they were teenagers.

In 1976, Al passed away. There was an opportunity for Ted and Louise to purchase 17 acres on the other side of Foote Lake, and they jumped at the chance. When applying for their loan, it was granted; however, the loan officer didn't think there was any way they would be able to handle three mortgages; their Iowa home, Delta Resort, and the new Foote Rest, but they did it! Nine years later, Lucile passed away, and it was up to Ted, Louise and the girls to keep the Resort going.

Ted and Louise retired from teaching after 35 years, sold their Iowa home, and moved to Michigan in 1997. They lived six years in Foote Rest while building their log home across the lake from the Spruce cabin. It took a long time for Ted to draw knife the bark off of 800 logs, dry them, and then another three years to build their home, finally moving into Hemlock Hill in 2003.

In March of 2017, Delta Resort was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in the State of Michigan. A very dear friend of Ted and Louise's, an archaeologist, worked tirelessly to research the history of the resort and helped make this happen. How fortunate for Delta Resort to be on the Register....what a tribute!

Here it is 2020, and we're in our 57th year of business. Dana and Jill and their families are beginning to take over some of the responsibilities of running the resort. They want to keep the historic aspect of the cabins intact, sort of in keeping with a throwback to more simpler times. That's what makes the Resort special! It's a step back in time....a place to reflect, relax, and forget, even if just for a short time, all of life's troubles.

Our hopes are that you feel the same way about Delta Resort as we do. This story gives you some insight about how it was acquired, and what we hope for the Resort in the future. We are very blessed to call this wonderful "peace of paradise" our home!