Step 1 of Making a Lodging Reservation
We exist to get people closer to nature. Log cabins in the pines at the top of the Keweenaw — tell us what you are after and we’ll show you how well it lines up, and which cabin fits.
We are a lodging establishment. The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge rents historic log cabins, and we exist to get people closer to nature. Everything here is for cabin guests only — the dining, the golf, the trails, and the activities are all part of a cabin stay. As a lodging establishment, we are not a public restaurant, not a public golf course, and not a day resort.
Why fill this out before you book? Some guests have reserved a cabin without realizing the Lodge is built entirely around getting people closer to nature — quiet, remote, and unhurried — and without that understanding, a stay can disappoint. Because we keep the number of reservations small, fit really matters here: even one guest who isn’t a match makes the stay less enjoyable for them and for our team. This short form helps you do a little research first, understand what we are about, and make sure a cabin stay is one you’ll genuinely enjoy before you reserve.
The Lodge marries its 1930s history with the future — honoring the past without living in it, to reach a vibrant, progressive present. It’s quiet, rustic, and remote, built around time outdoors, rustic worldly food, and education woven through all of it. It’s a place to get closer to nature — not a social club, a party scene, or a celebration venue — and it isn’t looking to become one. Memories of past visits are wonderful, but returning guests hoping to celebrate the way they did decades ago will find a changed place. As a Certified B Corp and an Audubon International green lodging establishment, we do business for good. It isn’t a screening of who you are; answer for the trip you are picturing and you’ll get a straight read plus a cabin recommendation.
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The Lodge is a be-present, unplug-and-slow-down kind of place. Which is closest?
No two guests want the same trip. These set expectations so nothing’s a surprise at check-in.
A couple of these are firm booking rules at the Lodge.
We are not a standard lodging establishment — remote, historic (on the national and state historic registers), and quiet by design. It’s your responsibility to read and understand our policies. Here are the essentials.
Everything is by advance reservation. We are remote and not on-demand — lodging, golf tee times, private dinners, and rentals (mountain bikes, snowshoes, telescopes) all need to be booked ahead.
Seasonal closures. We close for staff vacation November 16–December 14 and all of April (except during the Upper Peninsula Dark Sky Festival). We are open the rest of the year.
Cashless. Payment is by card or electronic only. A one-night deposit books your stay; the balance is charged at check-in.
Two-night minimum. Every stay is two nights or more, and we block the day before and after for cleaning and health & safety.
Cancellations. Change or cancel more than 14 days before arrival for a deposit refund. Fourteen days or less, the full reservation value is charged (convertible to a one-year, non-transferable credit). No exceptions — only book dates you are sure of.
Everyone registers. All overnight guests, including children and infants, must be registered; you must be 21 or older to register. Registration is also required to receive a complimentary meal — it lets us prepare the right amount and minimize food waste, which matters to us. Above standard occupancy is $25 per extra guest, per night.
Visitors. Daytime visitors are welcome in your cabin only — not the Lodge building or amenities — must stay with you, and can’t stay overnight.
Check-in 3pm, check-out 11am. Contactless — your keys are waiting in the cabin. The front desk and phones aren’t staffed on Mondays or Friday mornings, so plan any calls around that. A lost key is $35.
Self-guided, at your own pace. Most everything here — check-in, check-out, and the activities — is self-paced and self-led. We are not a hand-holding establishment; being free to explore on your own terms is part of getting closer to nature.
Quiet is the whole point. Quiet hours begin at 10pm. A noise complaint earns one warning; a second means leaving with no refund.
Drug- and smoke-free — inside and out. The entire property is drug- and smoke-free, inside the cabins and buildings and outside on the grounds. No smoking, vaping, e-cigarettes, or marijuana anywhere on the property — a $250 fine and expulsion.
No firearms anywhere on the property, including concealed carry (law enforcement excepted).
No cooking in the cabins. Use the provided microwave, coffee maker, and mini-fridge, plus the outdoor charcoal grills. Other cooking equipment means a $250 fine.
Grills & dishes. Cook outside on the charcoal grills by the cabins. Scrape and wipe food off your dishes into the trash bags provided in the cabin — never rinse food down the bathroom drains.
No parties or campsites. No bachelor/bachelorette parties, and no tents, campers, or outside structures — we are a resort, not a campground.
No drones over or on the property.
No snowmobiles. Snowmobiles aren’t allowed on the property — we are a quiet place, and there are no groomed trails from here.
Trailers. Allowed May through October only, parked in the lot by employee housing (not next to your cabin) — none from November through April.
Dogs stay in designated dog-friendly cabins only (never the Lodge building or golf course) — $20 per dog per night, two dogs maximum, always leashed, and never left unattended more than an hour.
Rustic, historic cabins. No TVs, kitchens, air conditioning, or phones. Heat comes from furnaces, baseboard heaters, and fireplaces; box fans are available on request. Wi-Fi (“KML Guest”) is available but slower and spotty — you are remote, and that’s the point.
Fireplaces & firewood. Firewood is provided in the cabin. Most cabins have wood-burning fireplaces — know how to build a fire safely and leave the ashes in the fireplace (don’t remove them). Cabins 1, 8, 9, and 21 have gas fireplaces instead.
Outdoor Lighting. As headquarters of the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park, we minimize outdoor lighting (especially during the monthly “Lights Out!” around the new moon), so walk carefully and use the red flashlights provided.
Respect the team. These policies are enforced kindly but firmly; disrespect toward a team member enforcing them means being asked to leave.
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The cabins are historic WPA-era log structures, most built between 1936 and 1940 — ask the staff about the story of the one you are in.
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