Cabins under the northern sky

A historic year-round cabin community on 30+ acres of forest, ten minutes from downtown Marquette.

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Acreage
30+ acres
Downtown & Lake Superior
10 min
Laundry & big-box stores
5 min
Season
Year-round

A 1930s estate, shaped by three giants of design

Abby Beecher Longyear Roberts, daughter of mining pioneer John Munro Longyear, suffragist and Juilliard graduate, founded the estate as a retreat for visiting theatre artists.

  1. 1930sAbby Beecher Longyear RobertsBuilds a retreat for visiting theatre artists.
  2. Main houseFrank Lloyd WrightHis only building in the Upper Peninsula and his first built butterfly roof. Read at SaveWright (opens in a new tab)
  3. The groundsJens JensenLaid out the landscape in his Prairie Style.
  4. ConstructionJohn LautnerSupervised the build as a young Taliesin fellow.
  5. Today70+ years of homesThe cabins have housed residents year-round ever since.

Life at Deertrack

Fireweed at the edge of the pond

The land

30+ acres of old-growth forest, Whetstone Creek and a spring-fed pond.

Sunlit trail through the pines

Trails

Walking access to hikes and the bike path, right from the village.

The pond seen through ferns

Close to town

Downtown and Lake Superior in 10 minutes; laundry and big-box stores in 5.

The pond from the dock

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