17 Mile Rd & 65th Ave Area

Out here, water and trees define things more than street names do—you've got Pretty Lake and Woodbeck Lake within arm's reach, and across the area, folks are buying up cottages and cabins with lake access, some right on the shoreline with sandy beaches or deeded waterway rights to the Martiny Chain. The landscape runs dense with privacy, the kind of place where dead-end streets and thick tree cover aren't bugs but features, and a lot of people are here specifically for the hunting and fishing; state land borders the area, opening into thousands of acres. It's remote enough that the nearest grocery sits nearly five miles out, and downtown Grand Rapids is a solid hour-and-a-half drive, which tells you this isn't a commuter zone—it's a refuge. Recent sales lean hard into "peaceful," "quiet," and lake-view decks; new roofs, renovated bathrooms, and open-concept living spaces show up across manufactured homes and cottages alike. This stretch works for people who chose land and water over convenience.