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A little slice of beachy goodness in Union Pier, MI. Year-round vacation rentals available starting spring/summer 2020. Two blocks from Lake Michigan.

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19/05/2022

We'll be taking a week off of IG to spend some time together in sunny Florida! We hope you get to spend time and unplug with your friends or family. We have been looking forward to this trip for a long time so we can really dial in and spend time with the girls, unplug (at least a bit!) from work and enjoy some fun in the sun!

Florida, here we come!

17/05/2022

Do you like to eat? Us too! Do you like to cook? OMG, US TOO! We have a few fave cookbooks at the house for you to use during your time in our amaaaaaazing kitchen. We tried to keep it simple, but really, does Ottolenghi ever do anything simple? These are a few classics that we really love to use at home so we wanted to share these with you in the hopes that it inspires some amazing vacation kitchen moments.

What cookbooks do you love? Any suggestions that we're missing?

12/05/2022

I didn't get a chance to snap a good shot of these stunners (other than the last pic of one being unloaded from the truck). We'll have six of these beautiful Quaking Aspens in our new and improves back yard. These super fast-growing lovelies will be located near our new patio (which we hope will be coming in Fall 2022!), and they will provide some beautiful green leaves that "quake" when they blow in the breeze.

We have these trees at our own home and love them so much we wanted them here too! These Aspens have beautiful silver bark, really cool round leaves and turn a gorgeous yellow color in the fall.

Are you as much as a fan as I am? I think I may just order more.

10/05/2022

These moppy fellas I picked for their color and bushiness. They're slow growers, but the chartreuse color is awesome and will be a good contrast to our darker green evergreens.

These are called Golden Mops, from the cypress family. We'll see how quickly they can get bigger, but for the time being they'll be a really fun accent piece and provide some color contrast in the yard. The last pic is what they'll look like in a few years (hopefully!).

Do you like these as much as I do?

05/05/2022

The crying tree I posted last Thursday is a Weeping Alaskan Cedar. Here are some shots of them when they're mature. Pretty cool, right? This will be a "feature tree" and we hope is grows big and tall and does lots of weeping. But for now it's just an itty bitty guy near the middle of the yard.

Do you like this, or just me?

02/05/2022

Happy birthday to our fearless leader, Sarah! She turns the big 4-0 today! Sarah keeps all the things running smoothly here at the beach house and was integral to making all of this happen - the yard, the house, the everything! - with her crazy schemes and dreams.

Happy birthday, Sarah (wherever you may be on your surprise birthday trip)?

28/04/2022

We have one accent tree that I'm super excited about. I'm not sure why I had to have this one, but I've seen a few of them and just think they're really unique and kind of fun. This one will be at about the halfway point in the yard and hopefully you can spot it this summer if you come stay with us. Any guesses as to what this one is?

Hint: it's crying!

26/04/2022

It was quite an ordeal to get some of our plants on-site. was awesome to work with for their seamless ordering and deep inventory, as was their driver Bobby who got us all the things we needed. He got a full-size semi onto our tiny little roads, but couldn't quite make the turn down our itty bitty street. Enter the forklift and lots of extra hands and we got it done with the help of our awesome landscaping crew!

So excited to see how this turns out!

21/04/2022

The peeling bark from last Thursday's post might have been a dead giveaway. We'll have three River Birch / Betula Nigra trees in the NE quadrant of our yard, near the existing magnolia tree.

I can't wait to see how these things grow and add dimension and color to our yard! They are stunners!

19/04/2022

The evergreen trees from last Tuesday are Thuja / Green Giants. These things grow fast - over 3 feet a year (per the internet, which only has the most accurate information). We're hoping these 20 green giants will give us some really nice privacy along our southern lot line, and blend in with some existing arborvitae.

Of course these aren't our actual trees, (ours are the much smaller ones in the mud pit with the terrible quality pic 😂 ) but here's hoping they look like this pretty soon!

What do you think?

14/04/2022

This one might be kind of easy for some people, but here goes:
Three of these beauties will make an appearance in the NE quadrant of the yard. Unlike the trees from Tuesday, these are deciduous and will lose their leaves in the winter. The bark is the biggest giveaway and these are a 4-trunk variety.

I'm super excited for these!

Any guesses?

12/04/2022

Big things are happening! You know how they say it has to get worse before it gets better? I think we're there. The yard is torn to shreds, basically a mud pit. But in the next few days, we'll have new trees (and some shrubs) planted along the border of our yard. Let's play a fun guessing game and see if you can guess what we're planting.

First up: 20 of these bad boys! They're fast-growing and going to give us *a lot* of privacy and greenery. They're in the evergreen family and will keep their needles year-round. And they can get BIG! Upwards of 60' in some cases!

Any guesses?

05/04/2022

We're really kid-friendly over here and try to make it so parents can bring as little as possible. We know with kids there is A LOT of crap to haul around (like, a lot a lot). So we have books for babies, toddlers, big little kids and even a few books for adolescents (Phantom Tollbooth anyone? Remember that one?). We believe Readers are Leaders and want to make sure there is plenty of special reading time on vacation for our littlest guests.

Other things we have for kids:
+ Non-breakable plates and bowls
+ Keekaroo changing pad (usually found in the primary suite walk-in closet)
+ Two pack-n-plays (plus sheets)
+ 2x wooden shower stands in the downstairs showers also double as a step stool for kids to wash hands and brush teeth
+ Beach toys

We believe everyone should have fun at Springfield Beach House, whether your'e a kid at heart or just a kid.

17/03/2022

Happy St. Patrick's Day to your and yours! 🍀

We hope your day is full of the luck o' the Irish!

15/03/2022

Do you like cocktails? Yes, us too. 🥃 🍸 🍹

We have some great cocktail books at the house for you to use during your stay. We have the ultra classic .bostonofficial which we have loved for many years. We also have the new classic by which is really unique, original and full of fun ideas. And lastly, we have which is, just as it says, essential if you are a cocktail lover.

These are yours to use during your stay and we love to think of our guests using these to further enjoy their time at the house.

What's your favorite cocktail? So many to choose from; that's a hard question!

10/03/2022

Trees. Now you see them, now you don't.

📷 1: taken NYE 2021 and you can see lots of dead pine trees on the left side of the photos. This is taken from near the house facing the back of the lot.

📷 2: January 2022 just less than one month later. Taken from the back of the lot looking towards the house, on the right side of the photos all the trees are... gone.

We're never fans of cutting down trees for no reason, but these were all dead and diseased trees and we feel no remorse. Plus, once you see what we do with the space, I don't think you'll be sad either. We are planting dozens more trees that are less susceptible to disease in our area.

Stay tuned to find out how the story ends!

08/03/2022

We love that this corner house in Union Pier has really embraced themselves as the Welcome Wagon to Union Pier with the sign, the swings, the whole shebang.

Come visit us soon! We still have weekend dates left in April and May, plus two weekly rentals in June and two weeks in August! It's a lovely place to get away and reset.

24/02/2022

Some days it pays to remember your roots.

Photo 1+2: Summer 2021
Photo 3: Summer 2020
Photo 4: Summer 2019

22/02/2022

Sometimes you just want to look at a pretty picture. 😍

17/02/2022

Have you ever tried to light a fire with wet kindling? Don't recommend it, but we still had fun. It just took a little longer than expected.

You'll love our fire pit and comfy Adirondack chairs.

14/02/2022

These three have my heart - even if one of them can't smile without goofing off (or look at the camera, or not have a cut on her forehead).

Happy Valentine's Day!

10/02/2022

In today's edition of Look-How-Far-We've-Come: the master bedroom!

Photo 1: Summer 2021
Photo 2+3: Summer 2020
Photo 4: Summer 2019 (yes, we promise that's the same room!)

08/02/2022

As an avid reader and recovering English major, words on paper are something we love! Did you know that we have lots of books for all ages? We even have a cute little basket for our tiniest friends.

Come check it out!

02/02/2022

Ummmmmm, is winter over yet? Phil, please say yes.

31/01/2022

Remember summer? Yeah, me either. But I hear it's great at the beach house.

Our summer dates are booking up really really fast! As of last week we have the below dates available, so book your stay while you can.

Availability:
➡️ May: Lots of dates, including Memorial Day weekend (this won't last long!)
➡️ June: the 6 through the 24th (weekend-only bookings are available in the first half of the month)
➡️ July: just one week left (July 23-30) and this must be booked as a full week with Sat-Sat dates
➡️ August: the 13th though the 31st is available and these are booked as full weeks with Sat-Sat dates
➡️ September: the 1st through the 9th (including Labor Day weekend!) is available and these are booked as full weeks with Sat-Sat dates; all our other September weekends are already booked!

Come and get 'em while they last! SW Michigan books up fast for the summer, especially after the first of the year.

27/01/2022

Some days you just need to remember how far you've come in just a few short years.

Photo 1: Summer 2021
Photo 2: Summer 2020
Photo 3: Summer 2019

25/01/2022

The list of treasures you can find along the beach is endless. For example: sticks until your heart's content.

21/01/2022

Swinging into the weekend like...

18/01/2022

We so rarely get to be out and about when we're in town (kids, house projects, this never-ending pandemic...), but during our most recent stay we got to try in neighboring Bridgman, MI. The brews were delish and we loved getting out of the house and supporting a local business. We didn't eat due to timing, but some of our fave beers included the Mr. Orange witbier, the Electromillennial saison and the Bourbon Kilting Me Softly scotch ale. We will definitely be back.

13/01/2022

The big reveal! This has been in the works for a while, and we finally made it happen over NYE weekend.

Functional record player with vintage speakers that are near and dear to our hearts? Check.

Loads more *open* storage so you can easily take stock of what we have at the house? Check.

Board games in sight now (maybe not a great thing for curious little hands 😂)? Check.

Ample room for books for babies, kids, teens and adults? Check.

We love it and think it looks much better than it did before. 😬 Check out the last photo for what it looked like most recently. Not pictured: what it used to look like as a dirty ole garage. Yikes!

We have a few empty shelves - is there anything else you'd like to see on these shelves to make your life better/easier/more fun during your stay with us?

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