justnorth posted on February 14, 2007 06:42 :: 2299 Views
State recreation officials today announced that Craig Lake State Park is now accepting reservations for the park's first yurt. A yurt is a sturdy, tent-like structure whose origin was in Central Asia, where the usually mobile unit served the nomadic people of the region.
"The yurt will offer park visitors with a snug, weather-tight shelter," said Douglas Barry, supervisor at Van Riper and Craig Lake State Parks, both located in western Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula. "The yurt was carefully located in the back woods on the south side of secluded Teddy Lake." He added that a row boat, which is located at the yurt and available for use by yurt occupants, provides easy access to the lake, which provides great fishing opportunity for bass and perch.
The 16-foot diameter yurt sleeps four people and comes equipped with bunk beds, mattresses, cooking and eating utensils, a wood stove and the row boat. A cooking stove is also provided, however, visitors are asked to bring their own one-pound cylinder of propane to fuel the cooking stove. Running water and electricity are not available, but an outhouse is nearby and wood is provided for heat during the colder months.
"Visitors should be prepared to drive their vehicles over a rough dirt road and then walk 200 yards to the yurt," said Barry. "This yurt, our first, is universally accessible and yet it is located in the middle of nowhere on a remote lake in beautiful Craig Lake State Park."
The rental fee is $60 per night and there is an additional $8 reservation fee. To make a reservation, call (800) 44PARKS. For more information, contact Craig Lake State Park at 906-339-4461, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All motor vehicles entering a state park or recreation area must display a Motor Vehicle Permit, available for purchase at nearby Van Riper State Park or on line at www.michigan.gov/dnr. The cost is $24 for an annual permit for Michigan residents and $6 for a resident daily permit. A nonresident annual permit is $29, with the daily nonresident fee $8.
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