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Close to snowmobile and atv trails. Minutes from Porcupine mountains.

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Smart TV, DVD player, video library
Dining
4 bedrooms, travel crib, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Interior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi

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Ontonagon, MI
  • Place, Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and Clinic
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
    ‪25 min drive‬
  • Place, Lake Gogebic
    ‪38 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Ontonagon

Located in Ontonagon, this farm stay is in a rural location, within a 5-minute drive of Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and Clinic and Ontonagon Lighthouse. .This farm stay is 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Lake Superior and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Ontonagon Township Park Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and Clinic - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - 25 min drive - 21.1 miles
  • Porcupine Mountains Ski Area - 29 min drive - 22.4 miles
  • Lake Gogebic - 38 min drive - 39.0 miles
  • Lake Superior Trail - 52 min drive - 29.4 miles

Getting around

  • Hancock, MI (CMX-Houghton County Memorial) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Holiday Station Store - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Roxey's Bar & Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Syl's Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Stubb's Bar & Museum - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Lynn's North Country Cafe - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Close to snowmobile and atv trails. Minutes from Porcupine mountains.

Nice cozy farm house close to ATV/snowmobile trails 1/2 mile to grocery store and a short drive to the Porcupine Mountains and Lake of the clouds. Visit the Paulding light a short drive from home or take an underground mine tour just down the road or go have dinner with the bears at the Kontika!
Or just relax on the back deck and grill some steaks or burgers on the charcoal grill. new Stackable washer and dryer for all of your laundry needs.

Local events

https://www.porcupineup.com/put-these-porcupine-mountains-festivals-on-your-event-calendar/
There's a private patio. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. A Smart television and a DVD player are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. The bathroom has a bathtub or shower.Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as charcoal grills.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Internet access

Things to do

  • Video library

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 3 steps to reach entrance
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

More

  • Dryer
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-out instructions

The host requires you complete the following before checking out:
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks, and take out the trash
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Note from host: 25.00 pet fee renter responsable for pet damage.

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: all ages

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Reviews

Close to snowmobile and atv trails. Minutes from Porcupine mountains. Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 23 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth V., Kalamazoo, Mi

Disliked: Cleanliness
So dirty and smelly, dead fly’s everywhere. Old mo
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Bassam M.

The place was very rustic and charming. I felt as though the owners still lived there and just put stuff away for us. And there was a moldy smell in the house that couldn't be ignored.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jane W.

Liked: Cleanliness
I stayed at this property for 2 nights with my adult children while we visited the Porkies and Ontonagon. Perfect location just outside of town on the main road but quiet. Nice big yard and deck for sitting outside away from the road.As advertised, it is an older farmhouse with old house quirks. There is a very formal living room and dining room with many collectibles and knicknacks - I'd be worried about young kids in those spaces, but it was interesting for us. I saw a glassware pattern that my mother also had in the collection of vintage glassware. We mostly hung out in the less formal family room while we were there. Bathrooms could use some updating but were fine for a short stay. I've never seen such a cute purple mini-bathtub in the upstairs bath! Nice new washer/dryer if you need to do laundry.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Becki B.

Disliked: Cleanliness
The house is extremely musty, so anyone with allergy issues should not stay here. All furniture is very old. No air conditioning, so the upstairs is like sleeping in a attic. The tv room has no windows that open and there are two doors that lead to outside that do not work and a sign that says do not use this door. We noticed that the pump well runs every time you run water, which I don't think is normal. No soap in showers and we had to search for the towels. Kitchen floor was sticky. We left 1 day early because of these conditions and drove home. I brought my 92 yr old Dad for his class reunion and his sisters 90th birthday in Ontonagan and this was the only place to stay, so we got by for two nights and left. The cost of renting this place for 3 nights wasn't cheap. I wish I could get some of my money back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary Beth

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was a very old, well maintained farm house with as much as possible preserved from the past eras. We loved it!! When we first got there it was quite warm, due to some 90+* days prior. Thats when we discovered it was not air conditioned, however, there were fans for every room, and opening the windows cooled it down quickly. Even my grandsons loved the house, and playing in the nice big yard. It is VERY well located,close to Ontonagon, beaches, Porcupine Mtns, waterfalls etc absolutely wonderful. We were provided with necessaties, and appreciated the laundry detergent and being able to do up laundry as needed. This is our first airbnb stay, and if all owners are as communicative, we will definitely be doing this again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vickie M., Baton Rouge USA

Liked: Cleanliness

UP

Great location to activity while visiting with family
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Ontonagon Side by Side Ride

Great place. Very well equipped. Lots of room for everyone with very unique furnishings and history. Reasonably priced and would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

jmstoops@hotmail.com

Disliked: Cleanliness

Decent place-certain amenities falsely advertized

In general the house was clean. Biggest disappointment was the existence of the advertised hot tub. The grill that was there(supposed to be usable) was buried and unaccessible. We booked the Francis house for 5 nights. The first two nights the upstairs bedrooms were extremely cold-we ended up buying a heater to warm the upstairs. There are no heat registers upstairs and the host asked if the cleaning crew had left the doors open. I believe if the heat had been turned on a couple days earlier the rooms would’ve been tolerable. Mouse droppings in the lower cabinet dishes. Poor water pressure for an on demand water heater. House smells of mildew due to standing water in the basement. I realize this is an old farm house and does have character, but certain things can be avoided. All this being said-when confronting the host about the misleading add about the hot tub-he and his partners claimed it was never on the Vrbo site and shouldn’t be. Thats fine, but i went back and then the host or partners removed the hot tub from the listing. Its one thing to make a mistake and own ip to it-another to lie about it because someone removed it. Problem is-i have a screenshot of the listing. Even after confronting the host with this-there was no offer of compensation-there was an apology, even $25 dollars a night would have been enough to satisfy us. We drove 8 hrs to snowmobile-we chose this house because of a hot tub. Deano communicates well and seems lije a nice guy…
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Francis House

The property was as advertised and there were no surprises. Hoping to use the location again. Close enough to town yet still quiet so i could enjoy the evenings. If you’re looking for modern, you best keep looking but if ypu want a quiet, charming old house with a relaxed atmosphere, this is your place!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erin K.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful farmhouse with lots of character

Comfortable home, beautiful location, loved all of the little historical treasures tucked around the living rooms and kitchen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cameron H.

Liked: Cleanliness

UP Experience

Our family really enjoyed our stay at the Francis House! The house housed 8 comfortably with plenty of interesting rooms for the kids (and adults) to explore, a great yard, and stocked firepit. The location couldn't have been better, minutes from downtown Ontonagon, right down the street from groceries/gas, and smack dab in the middle of all the hiking, beaches, and waterfalls you could ask for.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary N.

Liked: Cleanliness

Very Roomy

Plenty of room for the eight of us. Really enjoyed the old farm house. Close to town and the grocery store. Central location for the Porcupine Mountains and the waterfalls.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Parker G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location

Great place to get away!! Just enough outside of town to have a back yard in the country, yet close enough for stocking up in town. Has a lot of thoughtful Things you may have forgotten or wouldn’t have thought to bring.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vickie M., Baton Rouge USA

Liked: Cleanliness

Great property

Wonderful location Great property Responsive and responsible hosting Thank you so much Would stay again
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian R.

Liked: Cleanliness

Snowmobile trip

Great place host was great Very nice home Right next to snowmobile trails Hsd a great time
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

David D.

Color tour stay

The home was nice and location was great. We were a bit surprised that there was what we believe was a towel hanging behind the main bathroom door left by a previous guest. We live in a 120 yr old farm and understand the quirk’s that come with an old home. One thing that needs to be addressed is the mouse problem. Our wives were freaked out a bit, saw a few and heard them in the dresser drawer’s and in the walls. Over all its a beautiful old home and our stay was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Fall in the UP

Nice comfortable home a couple of minutes from everything Ontonagon has to offer. Enjoyed our stay and look forward to the next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

Awesome

Great
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Shelly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Had a lot of history on the walls it was very interesting. It could use a few updates but overall was a nice quiet area The deer came right up by the deck.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Property as advertised

Farmhouse outside of Ontonaga was perfect location to collect yooper rocks, enjoy the beach, and enjoy porcupine mountains.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mary C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Experience

My husband and I treated our kids and grandkids to a lovely 3-night vacation at this property. Dean, the host was excellent in communicating and very accommodating. The gift basket left for us was wonderful. It included many local treats including Michigan blueberry jam and Swedish pancake mix. The pancake mix was enough to feed out crew and topping with the jam was fantastic. The house was beautiful with a big farm-house kitchen. The house was well-stocked with everything possible. There are three bedrooms upstairs and one downstairs which worked well for us, as the family that has a 17-month old was able to use the downstairs bedroom so as not to disturb the rest of us with their early to bed/early to rise schedule. We truly enjoyed the big fire ring behind the house and had several fires with the wood that was provided by the host. The deck on the back of the house was also well-used and appreciated, including the charcoal grill. Use of the washer/dryer (including laundry soap) was great. Property is located within minutes of downtown Ontonagon where we visited a rock & gem store and an antique store, both were delightful. Also very close to the local grocery store which we took advantage of. Local access to the beaches was wonderful and we found many rocks to take home. Two of our kids were also able to Scuba free-dive and see a sunken boat at a location within 20 minutes of the house. Overall, we had a fantastic stay. Thanks Dean!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tammy S., Whitehall, Michigan

Liked: Cleanliness

Rustic-Luxury

My husband and I love the Upper Peninsula, even had our honeymoon up north 35 years ago!! This 160+ year old farm house was perfect for a quick five night getaway. Dean is an excellent communicator and very accommodating. The beddings and textiles are luxurious, and the wood floors and quaint kitchen gave an air of cabin living But don't let the cabin reference fool you! Beautiful chandeliers light up the dining room where built in china cabinets held gorgeous time period dishes and serving pieces. The antique silver sets, including candle sticks adorn the sideboard. Heirlooms abound, but we were assured to make ourselves at home. We arrived later than expected and we're extremely pleased with the ease we were able to gain entrance. On the table was a lovely gift basket with local treats just for us. We were welcomed with sincerity!! Details like soaps, toilet paper, and other niceties put us at ease, since we came after the local grocery store closed!! Thank you Dean, we have stayed at several places that didn't provide garbage bags or TP. 😊 I would recommend this home to anyone! My husband has some residual deficits due to a stroke - there is a bathroom and master bedroom on the main floor that were accessible. We are hoping to return this summer with family and grandkids. It is so close to beaches, Calumet, Lake of the Clouds, Bond and Agate falls, as well as Green Park for rock hounding. I must mention the fields of lupine starting to bloom, forget-me-nots, and even trilliums on the public trails! Bless you for a one in a lifetime vacation!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022