How to Find a Vacation Rental in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- 1). Choose your area. To find a vacation rental in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, narrow down your search to a specific region. You might want to vacation in the southern Upper Peninsula, near the Mackinac Bridge, or you might focus your search on the northernmost Copper Country. Other popular regions include the Pictured Rocks area near Munising, the Marquette area, the Soo Locks near Sault Ste. Mari, and the Porcupine Mountains area near Ontonagon.
- 2). Try the local newspaper. Occasionally, vacation rentals are listed in local newspapers. For the Houghton/Hancock/Calumet areas, look for rentals in the Daily Mining Gazette. For Marquette and Munising, try the Marquette Mining Journal. The Daily Press serves Escanaba, and you can look in the St. Ignace News for vacation rentals in the southern part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. If you are looking for rentals near Sault Ste. Marie, look in the Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.
- 3). Utilize online resources. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is remote, but Internet access is almost universal. Check the Upper Peninsula section of Craigslist to check for vacation rentals, and don't hesitate to email about an older listing. For the Copper Country region, check Michigan Technological University's listing of off-campus housing. If you do not have access to the newspapers listed above, visit their websites to view listings. Try local real estate agents; some list vacation rentals in addition to homes for sale.
- 4). Use your network. Send out an email to everyone you know in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, or people who might have local connections. Mention that you are looking to rent a place for a vacation, specify dates and times (or a range, if you're flexible) and ask if the recipient knows of anyone who might have a lead. Someone may have a place to rent or know of someone who does. Using personal connections is also a way to get a better price; the renter will not have to pay to list the property and avoids administrative fees.
