In all my years as a Michigander, as well as a regular visitor of Mackinac City, I'm sorry to say that I had never ventured over to Cross Village. My goal for this trip was to find a house that was close to the bridge while still being on the Lake Michigan coast. I currently have a seventeen year-old foreign exchange daughter and I wanted to show her what the Great Lakes look like. This place did not fail to impress us on all counts. The view was terrific, the house was just what we needed to unwind between our sightseeing trips, and we had more than everything that we needed. The place does sit atop a hillside bluff, and unless you have a 4wd, you're going to be climbing more than a few stairs to get up there, but in my opinion, it made it so much more beautiful. The cottage was secluded enough to give us our space from neighbors, and while our cell service was questionable at best, Mr. Epperly has a land line phone and high-speed internet, giving us any amenities that we might need in that department. He was also quick to answer text or phone messages, and he went out of his way to encourage me to contact him if anything was needed. I hope he knows that I treated his home with more respect than I would my own, and I made sure that my four children did as well. My wife and I will definitely keep this place in mind for the future should we find ourselves in need of lodging up that way again, and we usually do.