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Lot 362, Plat of Millecoquin River Unit #1 (East River Road)
Lots 2 & 3 - Proposed Lake Michigan Unit #1
Lots 294 & 295 – East River Road (End of Road)
Lot 280 - Middle River Road
Lot 91 – Millecoquins Lake Drive
Lot 209 – West River Road
East Beach Road: # 22, # 31, # 32, # 49
Lot 57, Plat of One Mile Creek
West River Road – Lot 212
Lot 249 (at the start of West River Road)
Lots available on trail west of Middle River Road; Lots 256, 257, 258, 262
Middle River Road – Lots 272, 279, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289
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Lot 155, West River Road
Lot 138, Lake Millecoquins Drive (Lake Millecoquins Unit #1)
Lot # 117, West River Road
Lot # 494 – East River Road
Lot # 10 – Birch Hill Road
Lot # 9 - Birch Hill Road
Lot 101 - Middle Beach Road
Riverview Drive
Cold Creek Point – Lots 32-35, 38, 46, 47
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East River Road
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Lot 32-35 - Cold Creek Point
Lots 282 & 283 - LM#3 (West Beach Road)
Properties for Sale (Third-Tier)
Lot 286, Plat of Lake Millecoquins Unit #2
Lot 66- Lower Cold Creek
Lot 147 - Plat of Lake Millecoquin Unit #1
Lot 259 - Plat of Lake Millecoquin Unit #1
Lot 218 - Plat of Lake Millecoquin Unit #2
Lot 218 - Plat of Lower Cold Creek
Lot 168 - Plat of Lake Millecoquin Unit #1
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Our History
The Hiawatha Sportsman’s Club (HSC) was founded in 1927 on 25,000 acres of land purchased by William E. McNamara and a group of associates from the Lansing area. The purchase was made possible after the land was abandoned by the lumber companies once they had completed timbering. Prior to the arrival of timber companies, the land was inhabited by Ojibwa Indians, whose presence is reflected in the names given to HSC’s first structures.
Almost immediately after the purchase of the land, memberships were offered for sale and limited development of the land began. The first major building constructed on HSC property was the massive log structure of Cranberry Lodge (1927), a hunting lodge overlooking picturesque, peaceful Cranberry Lake. Then came Manitou Lodge and Mudjekeewis Dining Hall (1931) names which recognize the Ojibwa connection to the property.
These first years also saw the construction of an HSC Office (today a private residence on H40), the HSC Golf Course, and rental cabins on Lake Millecoquins. Major additions include HSC’s iconic entrance to the golf course on US2 (1956), trap range, hiking trails, fishing areas, the present HSC office (1958), the Activities Building (1965) and the present Golf Course Pro Shop (2003).
Over its history, HSC has added more than 10,000 additional acres and continues to expand its facilities. HSC has also repurposed many of the original building. Manitou Lodge is now the Museum, the Commissary is now the Paintin’ Place, the original maintenance building is the Craftsman’s Building, and another maintenance building was remodeled into the Recreation Building.
HSC is the largest private club in Michigan with five miles of Lake Michigan frontage, more than 100 miles of trails through 36,000 acres of breathtaking rolling forests, 78 miles of spring-fed rivers and trout streams and numerous ponds and small lakes within its boundaries.
As HSC approaches its centennial anniversary in 2027, it is with deep commitment to stewardship of the wilderness property, ensuring the health of forestland and clean water and encouraging a sense of community that is unlike any other – all to offer Sporting, Exploring, and Relaxing to generations to come!