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A FAMILY REIMAGINES A BEACH HOUSE TO BLEND PERFECTLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD VIBE. By E L I Z A B E T H E DWA R D S Photos by JACQUELINE SOUTHBY
with the idea of a home on Sleeping Bear Bay in Glen Arbor. Especially for these homeowners, who for years had spent winters snowboarding and skiing Sugar Loaf and The Homestead along with summer vacations mooring their boat in the bay and offshore near South Manitou Island. When it was time to upgrade to a cottage of their own, the couple homed in on Glen Arbor, eventually narrowing their search to two houses, one on each side of the bay. Both homes, while different, were lovely, met their requirements and had drop-dead gorgeous water views. In a stroke of genius, they asked their Realtor if they could spend an evening on each deck to watch the sunset while getting a feel for the property and setting. Cottage #1, they found, was a masterpiece
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