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Ultimate Michigan Man Cave Will Set You Back $40M: See
Built by financier Louis G. Kaufman, the lodge on the Lake Superior shoreline may be the largest log cabin in America.
A rustic lodge on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula makes some of the tony properties in Oakland County and the Grosse Pointes seem like bargains in terms of price. It lists for $40 million. Yes, that’s seven zeros.
The log cabin — not your grandaddy’s hunting lodge — is situated on a nearly 5,000-acre, heavily forested lot. It has 23 bedrooms and 13 baths with 26,000 square feet of living space, most of it trimmed with Oregon pine. According to a listing on Zillow, “It is a setting where northern lights, full moon rises, sun danced waves and wild, winter storms fascinate.”
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The sprawling estate on the pristine Lake Superior shoreline was built from 1919-1923 by Marquette-born financier Louis G. Kaufman, who named it “Granot Loma.” Construction cost about $5 million at the time.
The National Register of Historic Places-listed lodge, built in the tradition of the Great Adirondack lodges, may be the largest log cabin in America.
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It’s the ultimate man cave, and the sheer number of stuffed and mounted game animals may have set up Kaufman’s taxidermist nicely for retirement. The 50 rooms include a game room, card room, media room, steam room and workout room, and there’s a 3,000-gallon gallon outdoor hot tub that overlooks a private harbor and marina.
In all, there are 25 fireplaces, including one in the great room includes an 18-foot mantle salvaged from a shipwreck.
The gourmet kitchen — not that you’d do much of your own banquet cooking if you could afford this place — is outfitted similarly to the kitchen in the White House. And, of course, there’s a wine cellar, a vault and maids quarters. There’s even a farm operation to produce food for the guests.
Kaufman used Granot Loma a weekend getaway, but his family has used it as their primary residence for the past decade, according to NBC’s “Today,” which featured the property on Friday morning’s show.
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