Cabin Rentals

We warmly invite you to be our guest this summer. Stay in one of five historic cabins, and rent time in our specialized studio facilities to realize your projects in ceramics, glass, metals, or print. Our cabins provide space to dig into research and writing projects without distraction. We also have private studio spaces available for your use. Unwind and take a swim, a canoe ride on the lagoon, or hike the Crow’s Nest Trail and experience the Ox-Bow life in a more intimate way than ever before!

All cabins are equipped with a bathroom (toilet and sink) and a minifridge. The West also features a full kitchenette and lagoon views. Three meals a day, prepared and served by our stellar kitchen staff, are included with your cabin rental. You are welcome to use our beloved shower house, the Wet, during your stay.

Cabin rentals available from July 14-25 Private studio rentals and private classes available throughout the summer season

LEARN MORE AT WWW.OX-BOW.ORG/RENTALS

DAILY RATES FOR HOUSING RENTALS

Base price for the Scanlon, Hoyt, Mason, Tallmadge (all prices include meals): $200/night for first guest $50/night for each additional adult guest $40/night for each child

•Base price for the West: $250/night for first guest (includes meals)

SCANLON The Scanlon was built in the 1920s by John and Zaidee Scanlon, a painter and an opera singer, respectively. A prime example of the classic Michigan cottage style of architecture, the Scanlon is bigger than many of our cabins and features a vaulted ceiling, fireplace, and daybed in its generous living room. The Scanlon is a great spot for a family or small group, with a full-size master bedroom downstairs as well as an upstairs loft with two twin beds.

HOYT The charming Hoyt, built in the 1930s, features a cozy screened-in porch; two bedrooms, each with a full bed; and a living room. Affectionately referred to as the “Hoyt-y Toity” by some, the cabin features drywall and comfy touches that make it feel a bit less rustic than our other offerings. The Hoyt’s porch looks out onto the Meadow and other cabins.

WEST Although it’s called the West, this may be the North Star in the constellation of Ox-Bow’s cabins. The West owes its unique modularity and perfect lagoon-side location to Wisconsinite Charles Cameron West, a submarine builder. He shipped construction cabins across the lake to Ox-Bow at the close of World War II and combined them to form the West. In addition to a covered deck and a kitchenette with a sink, mini-fridge, microwave, and electric kettle, the West features one full bedroom and a living room with a futon, as well as a writer’s desk with a spectacular view.

TALLMADGE Designed and built in 1923 by prominent Chicago architect and Ox-Bow patron Thomas Eddy Tallmadge, this cabin is a gorgeous example of the Prairie style. The design touches throughout, from the fireplace to the window seats to the hand-painted living room ceiling, are a history or architecture buff’s dream come to life. The Tallmadge features two bedrooms, one with a full bed and one with two twins.

MASON The Mason is one of Ox-Bow’s larger cabins, with a gable roof and vaulted ceilings over a large, open living room and two private bedrooms. Tucked into the edge of the Tallmadge Woods, the Mason was built by landscape painters Alice Kolb Mason and Michael Mason in 1925. They truly considered the Mason a home and entertained family there every summer until the 1960s, when they gave the cabin to Ox-Bow. Now you can enjoy the fireplace, built-in features, and forest views. With one full and two twin beds, the Mason comfortably sleeps four people.