Building Someday
First published in Great Lakes By Design: The Acoustics, 2022
Text: R.J. Weick
Photography: Jason Hulet Real Estate Photography; featured image provided courtesy of Christ and Ginger Yost
uilt high into the steep, dune bluffs in Leelanau County, this contemporary lakefront home transcends traditional vernacular as it stands witness to the drama of a dynamic Lake Michigan theater. Magnetic and mercurial, the lake is one of expressive hue, shifting sands, and powerful currents set amid ancient forests, towering headlands, and islands of tilted limestone layers buried beneath glacial debris.
There is a constant in its transformation, as shipwrecks and natural landscape court the imagination, and for the homeowners of this waterfront residence built just north of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in view of South and North Manitou Islands, the idyllic setting of Lake Michigan served as the next chapter in their own narrative. Though initially from Michigan, husband-and-wife Chris and Ginger Yost had since made their home in Colorado and wanted to do their due diligence before selecting a location for their dream home. After looking at a number of other freshwater lakes across the country, mostly in the West—Lake Pend Oreille, Lake Coeur d’Alene, Lake Tahoe, and Flathead Lake—the couple noted that the process just solidified their view that northern Michigan, specifically Leelanau County, was where they wanted to build.
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