What to Expect

Your stay with Northern Properties

We’ve compiled the sections below to provide you with an idea of what you can expect during your stay.

We want you to have all the information you need upfront so you can have an amazing, fun-filled, and stress-free vacation while visiting Drummond Island.

Getting here

Drummond Island, Michigan is the second-largest freshwater island in the nation. The island is approximately an hour’s drive from the Mackinac Bridge and is accessible by car ferry, plane, or boat.

Directions from the Lower Peninsula:

Travel North on I-75. Cross the Mackinac Bridge and continue driving North. Take exit 359 (Drummond Island/DeTour Village). Go East on M-134 to DeTour Village. The Drummond Island car ferry dock is on your right at the 2nd blinking light (follow the signs).

Directions from the Upper Peninsula:

Travel South on I-75. Take exit 359 (Drummond Island/DeTour Village). Go East on M-134 to DeTour Village. The Drummond Island car ferry dock is on your right at the 2nd blinking light (follow the signs).

Once you’ve arrived

You can check in anytime after 3 pm on your day of arrival. You must check in at the Northern Properties office first to receive your key, directions, and information about your home. Please do not go directly to the home, even if you are a repeat guest and have been there before.

Office Address: 29507 E. Channel Rd., Drummond Island, MI 49726

When you exit the ferry, follow the main road (M-134, also called Channel Rd) 7.6 miles. We are a brown building on the left, immediately after Esther’s Mexican Restaurant.

For late arrivals or in the event the office is closed, there is a rack located to the left of the front door of Northern Properties office that will have an envelope with your last name and the name of your rental home on it. Everything you need will be inside, including directions to the home, home instructions, and a key.

What to pack

Toiletries, personal care items such as soaps (hand & body), shampoo, conditioners, etc.

Paper products (paper towels/paper plates/napkins/coffee filters/extra toilet paper, etc.)

Trash bags

Foil, baggies, food storage containers

Laundry soap for homes with washer/dryer

Necessary tools for cleaning up after your pet, for example, a scoop and bags

Beach towels for swimming and/or hot tub use

Charcoal for the BBQ grill. If your home has a propane grill, we will supply the gas.

Drinking water can be purchased at the local grocery store. Our water supply comes from private wells, which may have minerals that can result in rust and/or an unpleasant odor.

Binoculars for viewing wildlife and freighters

Camera and/or video camera

Food and beverages, including cooking oil and spices

Life vests for children for waterfront homes, or homes that provide water toys such as kayaks

Favorite pillow

A good book

Things we supply

Dish soap and a limited number of dishwasher detergent tabs (for homes that have dishwashers)

A limited supply of toilet paper (one full roll per bathroom)

A limited supply of trash bags (one lining can + one extra per can)

Mouse traps (you are in the wilderness!)

One standard-size adult life vest per kayak/canoe for homes with kayaks/canoes

Each home has the following

**Except for the Johnswood Off Grid Cabins. Please see the Henry’s Cabin webpage for what’s included with this off grid cabin.

Toaster

Microwave

Coffee maker

Television (the home’s webpage lists whether the home has Satellite TV, Smart TV, or Regular TV)

BBQ grill (the home’s webpage lists the type – propane or charcoal)

Fully furnished kitchen with utensils, pots/pans, cups/glasses, bowls/plates, etc.

Bedding, such as pillows, blankets, and sheets

A limited number of towels (one set per guest)

Refrigerator and stove with oven or convection oven

Box/floor or ceiling fan, one per room (does not apply to homes that have air conditioning)

Outdoor fire pit

On your departure day

Check-out time is by 9 am during peak season and by 10 am during off-peak season. Peak season is Memorial Day weekend (starting Friday) through Labor Day weekend (ending Monday). Off-peak season is all other times.

There is a list posted at each of the homes with check-out procedures. Please be sure to follow these instructions to help keep our reservation process running smoothly and avoid any unnecessary fees.

Late check-outs cannot be approved on the day before you depart or on the morning of your departure date. Late check-outs are never permitted if there is an arrival on your departure day or during the peak season, which is Memorial Day weekend (starting Friday) through Labor Day weekend (ending Monday).

Get in touch

If you have questions don’t hesitate to contact us at 906-493-5930 or email us from our contact page.