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Photography: Speckman Photography LLC and Cerys Fryczynski
Throughout the years, the social atmosphere that has formed around northern Michigan’s vast network of beachy landscapes, forested pockets, and quaint towns has been forged by the inevitable calmness that typically befits vacation destinations. From the crooks of bays shaped by Lake Michigan’s more than 3,000 miles of shoreline to its chain of inland lake counterparts, the topography of northern Michigan is a broad playscape for making lasting memories, especially when custom-crafted legacy homes support them. In northern Michigan, teams of expert builders and craftspeople transform residential investments and long-held dreams for lakeside living for their clients, delivering comfort and enduring architectural strength in high-end, custom homes. Two of these teams within the northern Michigan region, Mapleridge Construction LLC in Williamsburg and Miller, Poineau & Naumes Fine Home Builders, or MPN, in East Jordan, have leveraged their shared passion for the craft and experience in creating exceptional builds to bring their clients’ visions to reality. MPN, a full-service, high-end custom home builder, and its sister company, Mapleridge Construction, a custom home builder specializing in new construction and extensive renovation, are led by Scott Naumes, co-owner, and Chris Miller, co-owner and general manager. As a result, the teams have provided quality, custom residences across Michigan’s northern shorelines, from Grand Traverse Bay and Torch Lake to Charlevoix and Leelanau. It is on nearly two acres of Long Lake shoreline, just southwest of Traverse City and off the coast of Grand Traverse Bay in Harbor Springs, that two iconic pieces of custom-build-work by these firms can be found. The former is a graceful ode to midcentury influences, realized in horizontal forms of stone, wood, and glass, and interiors fitted for aging-in-place. The latter is a complex, transitional addition to the bay, dreamed by owners fond of Cape Cod aesthetics and a desire for a unique build. Long Lake legacy Photography: Speckman Photography On its roughly 1.7 acres and approximately 250 feet of shoreline, the Long Lake retreat is an elegant work of building and architecture, with a visual depth forged by its joining of shake, quarry stone, fresh-milled wood, and a serene
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THE CUSTOM BUILD
