Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: wellston

Crystal Lake, Wellston, Michigan.

When we stayed at Northwoods Cabins in Wellston, Michigan, a couple years back we found that someone had decorated one of the picnic tables.

Below Tippy Dam, Manistee National Forest.

@ Northwoods Cabins, Wellston.

Pretty much a post card shot....

Just above Cooley Bridge (this seems to be part of Tippy Dam's backwater).

Below Tippy Dam; Wellston, Michigan.

Downtown Wellston, Michigan.

Tippy Dam Pond, Wellston, Michigan.

Joan said "Find a cabin somewhere." My first choices were on Lake Michigan, but I found those cost pretty much like hotels. So I thought a bit, and checked prices around Gaylord. Then I thought about Mesick. Which reminded me of Wellston. (Yes, all are Michigan towns.) Lo and behold, in Wellston I found Northwoods Cabins. I'd stayed there before--for high school cross country (running) camp, in 1965 and 1966. Good memories, mostly, but old memories. I was surprised to find the resort still open, and open under the same name. Contacted Shelly, the hostess, and in the process of figuring out what dates were available she told me the XC camp had continued until a few years ago. We found some agreeable dates, and Joan and I stayed on the edge of Wellston last week. Then went for a walk and found this lake, right downtown. Somehow my Wellston memories didn't include a downtown lake. But here it is....

On the North Country Trail, in the Manistee National Forest, north of Tippy Dam Pond.

Where we've been. (We're back.)

Up above our cabin....

Northwoods Cabins , Wellston, Michigan. Halfway between Manistee and Cadillac....