06/10/2026
🏖️ Be honest…
⛵️ What’s the one feature that makes a lake house worth paying extra for? 🎣
🔵 Waterfront 🌊
🔵Sunset views 🌅
🔵Dock for the boat 🚤
🔵Peace and quiet 🤫
🔵Summer memories ☀️
(P.S. The Murphy Lake house is still available… for now.)
🚤 Lake Life! Opportunities like this don’t come up often on Murphy Lake — especially with this much frontage and flexibility. Just an hour and 45 minutes or so north of Detroit! 🛶
🌅 3021 Huston Dr. Millington MI complete listing below in first comment ⬇️
✨ Not your typical lake house… If you’ve been searching for space, flexibility, and true lakefront living, you’ll want to take a look. ✨
Welcome to your own private retreat on Murphy Lake—featuring over 100 feet of frontage, THREE lots, and multiple outbuildings that make this property feel more like a lakefront compound than a single home.
✔️ In-law suite for guests or extended family
✔️ Pole barn + multiple storage buildings
✔️ Tiered landscaping leading right to the water
✔️ Expansive views of one of the widest parts of the lake
3 beds 🛏️
3 bath 🛁
2,660 SF
Whether you’re hosting summer weekends, creating a multi-generational getaway, or just looking for that “up north” feel without the long drive—this property offers something truly different.
📍 Millington, MI
📲 Message me for a private showing
🏠 J McLeod Realty, Inc.
☎️ 989-871-4567
Murphy Lake in Millington, MI, is a serene summer destination within the 2,000-acre Murphy Lake State Game Area, offering a quiet "up north" feel featuring scenic hiking, good fishing for pike and bass, and kayaking. The area is known for its heavily wooded, hilly terrain, featuring a 5.7-mile hiking trail, with warm, often buggy, summer weather.
Summer Activities & Highlights
Hiking & Nature: The Murphy Lake Trail is a popular, roughly 5.7-mile, moderately challenging, and easy-to-follow path through forests, often featuring wildflowers and wildlife, including turkeys and deer.
Fishing: The 182-acre lake is highly regarded for active, topwater fishing, specifically for largemouth bass, pike, bluegill, black crappie, and walleye, according to Fishbrain and Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Water Activities: Visitors can enjoy kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding on the quiet water.
Boat Access: The Michigan DNR provides a "carry-in" boat launch on the lake. Note that access for larger boats may be restricted by a tight passage.Scenery: The area is characterized by its rolling forest & streams.
The lake is located in Tuscola County, near Millington, just over an hour north of Detroit. Frankenmuth is just a few minutes away by car.
*AI enhanced photos
