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Spend your summers at Lake Michigan's spectacular Elberta beach. This four-bedroom furnished beach house is next to 500 feet of public lakefront and is one of only three homes built along Lakeshore Boulevard. The house is across from the the sparkling sand dunes and rests in front of a wooded bluff. The same family has enjoyed summers here since 1961. Fun and funky features include vaulted, saltbox-style ceilings and lake views from the top floor AND the top level of the two-level treehouse deck (with vigorous trimming of surrounding trees and vegetation). The tri-level-like home design offers privacy, with two ground floor and two upper level bedrooms separated by the living room/cottage kitchen level. A corner woodstove on this floor helps the living/dining areas stay cozy. An indoor half bath offers privacy and an outdoor-only shower keeps sand out of the house. From here, it's a short drive to the village of Elberta dining and shopping and the Betsie Valley hiking/biking trails. It is also a short, scenic ride to all the amenities found in the city of Frankfort, which can be seen across Betsie Bay from Elberta. This is a rare opportunity to be beside Michigan dunes and the Lake Michigan shoreline--without the waterfront taxes.