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Destination Report: Midwest

Get Ready for Fun at Shanty Creek

By Jeff Gayduk
the three villages. The main lobby features an expansive
fireplace and the newly remodeled Lakeview Restaurant &
Winter sports enthusiasts seeking variety will find it at Lounge, which has a commanding mountaintop view of Lake
Northern Michigan’s Shanty Creek, voted best downhill terrain Bellaire. Hotel accommodations provide ultimate ski-in, ski-out
in Michigan by OnTheSnow.com. Here, visitors have their access with a variety of room choices.
pick of three ski villages, 52 ski runs and terrain parks, a
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tubing hill and four on-site restaurants. Fresh off a $10-million Schuss Village exemplifies European charm. Accommodation
renovation, Shanty Creek is ready. choices include villas and condos, plus traditional lodging at

What first catches your attention about the resort is its The European-inspired Schuss Village
expansive footprint. Shanty got its start in the early 1960s, and
what was once two independent resorts on two mountains was
brought under one flag in 1986. Further development created
the third village, known as Cedar River, in 1997.

While the grounds are expansive, thanks to the resort’s
shuttle system visitors can park the car upon arrival and
utilize free mini-bus transportation to hop around the resort
complex and into the nearby village of Bellaire, which offers
a charming downtown shopping and restaurant district.

The Villages
Summit Village is the traditional resort setting, and largest of

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