Being near an established area of vacation homes and some small resorts has helped keep Hulbert more alive than many similar old logging villages. Worth a look is the Hulbert Methodist Chapel, an ingenious combination community hall and chapel. It's at the corner of Maple and Third in the village, a charming rustic affair of cedar logs and beach stones. It was built in 1935 with money from the Depression-generated Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. A Methodist minister from Newberry who served a dozen far-flung northwoods churches orchestrated the project for the "Little Church in the Big U.P."
The chapel is full of decorative touches inside and out: a pulpit made of a log, a fireplace by the stage, a combination chimney/bellcote of carefully ordered stones, stained glass memorial windows. Reversible seats let the audience face either the pulpit on one end or, in its community hall guise, the fireplace and stage at the other.
A rugged ridge runs south and east from this village, located just south of the East Branch of the Tahquamenon River. Vast expanses of swampland surround the town. Especially from May through June, the black flies and other insects make venturing out into the hinterland an uncommonly painful experience. One fly-fisherman came back saying he looked like he had been the victim of multiple ice pick stabs. Nonetheless, downstaters have bid up prices for available land to where it would be hard to find anything for less than $1,000 an acre.
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HULBERT
RESTAURANTS,
LODGINGS
& CAMPGROUNDS
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HULBERT
RESTAURANTS
See also: Eckerman, Newberry, Bay Mills.
HULBERT LAKE LODGE
(906) 876-2324
The rustic dining room at this vintage lodge is now open to non-guests for breakfast and lunch nearly year-round, Wednesday through Sunday. Reservations not required. The lodge is in an attractive setting on a quiet lake, with a walking path through the woods. Breakfasts start at $7, more for specialty items like cinnamon-walnut French toast, omelets, breakfast burritos, and blueberry pancakes. Lunch (specialty sandwiches & salads) served during the summer.
South off M-28 about a mile east of Hulbert Corners, and 6 miles west of M-123. Currently closed only in early December and mid March (whenever snowmobile season is over) and April. Open Wed-Sun from 8 a.m. to 2. Wheelchair access: difficult. Call. Family-friendly. No alcohol.
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HULBERT
LODGINGS
See also: Newberry, Bay Mills, Paradise.
SNO-SHU INN
(906) 876-2324
Six cabins with wood stoves, an apartment, and an "inn" unit with three bedrooms and two baths are on wooded, grassy grounds at one of the major intersections in the village of Hulbert. All have TVs, but only with three local channels. Some have cooking facilities; all have microwaves and coffeepots. The resort is very well maintained. There's a phone in the office, a picnic area with grills, and a new pavilion with stone fireplace. Hiking and snowmobile trails on National Forest land are across the road. Snowmobile and ATV rentals are on site. Guests can have access to Hulbert Lake, rent fishing boats, and use the hiking path and beach at the owners' Hulbert Lake Lodge two miles away (see below). In 2005 cabins start at $85/night.
Hulbert Rd. at Maple St., 1 mile north of M-28 and Hulbert Corners. Handicap access: call. Family-friendly. Dogs permitted
HANDSHAKE MOTEL & RV PARK
(906) 876-2378
Reminiscent of the time when city people took farm vacations to relax, this quaint four-unit motel forms the front farmyard. With some kitchen units and a central location for touring, this could make a good base for a vacationing family on a budget. The owners live in the picturesque farmhouse. Tom Weaver is a local constable. Roni Israel-Weaver does custom quilting, mostly on quilts others have pieced, in a sunny room next to the farm garage. Big old maple and apple trees and adjacent natural areas make for a beautiful setting. Paths and a snowmobile trail on the other side of the road go into the woods for miles. (Much of this land is part of the Hiawatha National Forest.) The four pleasantly decorated motel units have knotty pine walls, a mix of older furniture, and TVs with 5 or 6 channels. Guests can use office phone. There are 4 cabins. Summer rates:$45 for one double bed ($50 in winter), $65 ($80 in winter) for two rooms with a connecting bath (sleeps four). The $80 and $100 two-bedroom unit has a kitchenette (sleeps 6). One cabin has 4 double beds and a fully equipped kitchen ($125 in summer and $145 in winter). The RV park in back, hardly visible from the motel in front, is $18/night for full hookups, without showers or restrooms. Open year-round.
On M-28 near Hulbert. Handicap access: call. Tight bathrooms. Family-friendly. Dogs permitted.
HULBERT LAKE LODGE
(906) 876-2324
Good food in the lodge dining room and a quiet location on private, 3-mile-long Hulbert Lake make this well-kept, vintage resort the favorite summer getaway. "Fishing [for lake trout, pike, smallmouth bass, and panfish] can be fantastic," says a friend. "Birding is fabulous, with eagles, osprey, and loons. And the hosts are wonderful folks." The Hulbert Lake Club owns a thousand acres around the lake. Hunting is excellent. Motors are restricted to 10 h.p. Swimming and sailboats are encouraged. Boat rental: $40 (for a boat with no motor) to $75/day. Hiking trails are in the nearby woods. A sociable atmosphere reigns in the dining room. Breakfasts and lunches serves. Five cabins without kitchens are in a woodsy setting on the lake. No TVs—the lodge is nature-oriented! A phone, fireplace, and coffee are in the lodge. There's a picnic area with grills. Cabins sleep 2 to 7. Reserve early for summer! Cabins start at $95/night; 3-bedroom cabin is $175. Two cabins are open year-round.
South off M-28 about a mile east of Hulbert Corners, and 6 miles west of M-123.Handicap access: no. Family-friendly. Pets: call.
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CAMPGROUNDS
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