Stay on private island off-the-grid in Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA

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  Descrição

  PROPERTY:
  In the middle of a large, deep fresh water lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, my 9-acre private island has a large lodge and 5 sleeping cabins running down the length of the property. In continual recreational summer use since 1941, the buildings are in excellent condition. Each cabin has a sink, beds, desk, and view of the lake while the main lodge is the gathering place for meals, cooking, games, etc. The entire place is off the grid. After work, there are boats, canoes, kayaks, a sail boat, fishing gear, a sauna, and even a ping-pong table.
  
  FYI: This is not a business of any kind but simply a private property used by the private landowner.
  
  (The lake is a 40-minute drive from Marquette (the largest city in the Upper Peninsula) and a 45-minute drive from the nearest airport, which is Sawyer Airport in Gwinn (airport code MQT).)

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Prática de idiomas

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral
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  Interesses

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Mascotes

  

  Filmes e TV

  

  Eventos e social

  

  Cultura

  

  Escrever

  

  Fotografia

  

  Artes performáticas

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Carpintaria

  

  Arte e design

  

  Arquitetura

  

  Animais

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Esportes de inverno

  

  Esportes aquáticos

  

  Esportes de equipe

  

  Velejar/navegar

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montanhas

  

  Caminhada

  

  Fitness

  

  Dança

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Camping

  

  Praia

  

  Esportes de aventura
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  Travellers will benefit from coming here and helping out in the following possible ways:
  1) learn and gain experience in trail tasks and off-the-grid living
  2) learn and/or gain experience with boats, firewood and kindling production, DIY building, etc.
  3) rest, relaxation, swimming, and boating in a serene wilderness setting completely off-the-grid -- and a break from devices and all things technological.
  4) practice English language (if English is not your first language)
  
  I'm interested in all cultures and have traveled extensively (Canada, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, most of Europe, etc.) . Cultural exchange and connection is central to why I'm on Workaway -- to meet and learn from interesting people from all over the country and the world.

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  Ajuda

  VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED:
  Seeking strong, reliable helpers to help me keep this property running. Being an island off the grid, things can take longer but the results are very rewarding. Help is always needed clearing trails and brush, making and stacking firewood and kindling, hauling and organising materials (lumber, screws, nails, etc), and cleaning. For example, the windows always need cleaning because the 10 buildings have a total of 60 windows. These tasks are done to improve the property, not for any business use as this is not a business of any kind.
  
  The island is forested with Balsam Fir, Spruce, American White Cedar, White Pine, Paper Birch, Mountain Ash, Basswood, and many other tree species on the 9 acres.
  
  Minimum stay: 7 days.
  
  NO smoking anything (incl. no cannibis, no vaping, no e-cigs, no e-pipes, etc.), NO drugs. NO excessive alcohol. NO firearms.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Alemão: Intermediário
  Francês: Intermediário
  Italiano: Intermediário
  Espanhol: Iniciante

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  Pls help me with my Italiano, Francais, or Deutsch.
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  Acomodação

  HOUSING:
  Comfortable beds in furnished cabins with linens and towels provided. All buildings and furniture are comfortable, clean, and in good working order. (Volunteers are welcome to bring tents and gear for sleeping outside if they prefer. There are acres and acres of possible camp sites.)
  
  PARKING:
  Workawayers can park their personal cars on my property on the mainland, where there is a dock for getting back and forth to the island by boat. (There are no ferries on the lake or anything like that.)

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  Algo mais...

  THE HOST (Covid-19 vaccine boosted Sept 2024):
  A non-smoking citizen of both the UK and the USA, I am an outgoing person who is all about people - and details (I'm extra observant and notice details in ways people often miss). I have a wide range of skills and experiences, many of which I picked up while working on this island almost every summer since I was a boy. I have built a kayak, a sauna, cabinets, shelves, and fixed just about everything at least once. In the rest of the world, I write, teach, manage websites, make films, and practice Buddhism.

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  There is parking space to park a campervan but I would suggest that living on the island (where no motor vehicle can go) is a lot nicer than living in a van.

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  Pode aceitar animais

  Some dogs, yes, but not all. Dogs that can happily live outdoors would be best. This is not a place for dogs who like to be inside most of the time, and especially not for those sorts of dogs who like to be on furniture, etc. Cats would probably also be okay as long as they do not come into the main house as many people are allergic. In either case, the pet owner must conscientiously clean up after their pet when necessary. Any extra work caused by the pet is the owner's responsibility, of course.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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