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        Curtis

CHAMBERLIN’S OLE FOREST INN
(800) 292-0440; (906) 586-6000
Chamberlin’s is known for ample portions of food that’s often very good, served in a gorgeous setting. The big, comfortable old hotel was moved from its original site by Curtis’s train station to a wooded bluff overlooking Big Manistique Lake. Sunsets over the lake, framed by large trees, are enjoyed from the dining room and wrap-around porch, where cocktails, appetizers, and desserts are served. (There’s no problem with having dessert without dinner.) There’s also a bar with cable TV (the only area where smoking is permitted), and a lobby with a big stone fireplace. Dinner favorites are planked whitefish ($16), oven-roasted prime rib, and lake perch when available. Dinners include a fresh-baked bread basket, potato, and soup or salad. Many weekends there’s easy-listening entertainment. Breakfast specialties include omelets (mostly around $7), homemade biscuit with sausage gravy, and French toast. Six dollars will buy a good breakfast, and a good lunch, too. Sandwiches, meal-size salads, and homemade soups are served at lunch and in the off-season in the evening, too. The bed-and-breakfast guest rooms are upstairs.
Bud Chamberlin came upon the abandoned resort while out snowmobiling and decided to restore it. Snowmobilers are the primary winter clientele. Reservations requested; in summer, there’s excess demand.
On the south shore of Big Manistique Lake, on H-33 mile north of Curtis. H-33 connects U.S. 2 (8 miles south of the inn) with M-28, about 9 miles north. Open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. all year, except for April. Restaurant is handicap accessible. Family-friendly. Full bar.
HELMER HOUSE
(906) 586-3865
The Helmer House restaurant reopened in 2004 to good reviews. The menu has something for everyone, from pasties to steaks. New owners Tuffy and Jodee Burton and their daughter Holly have done a lot of work to the restaurant and upstairs guest rooms for the bed and breakfast. (See Lodgings.) Everything is now air-conditioned. The smoke-free dining room occupies a large, enclosed front porch overlooking Big Manistique Lake. (Smokers are served in the bar.) Jodie is especially proud of their lightly battered fried whitefish, their steaks ($13 for a sirloin, $19 for ribeye), and their fettucine Alfredo. Whitefish and perch can also be grilled. Entrées come with salad, fresh vegetable, potato, and bread basket with cinnamon bread. The sandwich and salad menu is served any time. A burger ($6) comes with homemade fries. Prices are from January 2005. In winter, guests enjoy watching deer gathered when food is put out by the pond. Thanks to a newly acquired liquor license, restaurant guests can now enjoy beer or wine with their meals. A children's menu is available.
The building was once a mission, a summer hotel, and a stop for the stagecoach between Curtis and Seney. The grandson of the second postmaster-innkeeper revived the place, turning the abandoned house into a restaurant and bed and breakfast.
2747 CR 33 in Helmer, 6 miles south of M-28 at McMillan and 6 miles north of Curtis. From M-77 at Germfask, take H-44 east to Helmer. Open daily year-round, weekdays from 4 to 9 p.m., weekends from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wheelchair access: two steps. Family-friendly. Full bar

 

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