Pilgrim Village Motel & Cottages

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Welcome to the Pilgrim Village Resort and Fishing Shop in Cadillac, Michigan. Owned and operated by Steve and Sue Knaisel since 1983. Located on the East shore of Lake Mitchell just a short distance from a navigable canal connecting to Lake Cadillac giving boaters and fishermen easy access to two famous lakes. We offer a variety of accommodations for your comfort, along with a full line bait and tackle shop and boat rentals.
The Resort has twelve cozy cottages that will accommodate 6 people or less. Each cottage has 2 bedrooms with a full size bed in each, a pull out sofa in the living room, a bath with shower and a full kitchen equipped with the basic dishes, pots and pans. We also offer 3 private cottages that will also accommodate up to 6 people. Each of these is larger, offer more privacy and has their own personality. If your not interested in cooking, we also have 7 motel rooms with 2 full size beds and a small refrigerator.
The resort also has a private beach and swimming area, along with 3 docks for our guests. Located just north of the resort is Mitchell State Park beach, playground and boat launch. Near by are golf courses, bowling alleys, bike path, miniature golf, go-carts, water slides, restaurants and shopping. The Manistee National Forest is just a short drive away for small game hunters, deer hunters and mushroom hunters. It also offers groomed trails for snowmobilers. For skiers, Caberfae and Crystal Mountain are an easy commute.
Pilgrim Village Fishing Shop offers from basic sinkers and hooks to tackle for the more advanced fishermen. In live bait we carry leaf worms, wax worms, crawlers, crickets, spawn, 3 sizes of minnows, along with wigglers and leeches when in season. Ice fishing is one of our specialties. Select from over 10,000 ice jigs, Frabill and Shappell shanties, Vexilar flashers or Aqua-Vu cameras or hundreds of rods and reels. You can purchase hunting and fishing licenses or your snowmobile permits and map, all at one location. The Fishing Shop is open daily from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Our knowledgeable staff can help you with information to catch more fish. At the Pilgrim Village we can supply everything but the fish.
Whether you come to Cadillac to fish, boat, golf, mushroom hunt, snowmobile or just relax, it's accessible from the Pilgrim Village.