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Aubenaubee Lodge of Historic East Shore

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Sun-loungers
Exterior
5 bedrooms, desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot
Dining

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 13297 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Culver, IN
  • Lake Maxinkuckee
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Culver Academies Golf Course
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Eppley Auditorium
    ‪5 min drive‬

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About the area

Culver

Located in Culver, this vacation home is on the waterfront, within a 5-minute drive of Lake Maxinkuckee and Culver Academies Golf Course. .This vacation home is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Eppley Auditorium and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Huffington Library.
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What's nearby

  • Lake Maxinkuckee - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Culver Academies Golf Course - 2 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Eppley Auditorium - 5 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Fort Knox Paintball, Inc. - 30 min drive - 33.3 km
  • Tippecanoe River State Park - 33 min drive - 36.4 km

Getting around

  • South Bend Intl. Airport (SBN) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fridas Mexican Cuisine - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Max, Culver, IN - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Lay Dining Hall - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Lakehouse Grille - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Original Root Beer Stand - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Aubenaubee Lodge of Historic East Shore

This large historic lake cottage was first built as a boathouse and fishing lodge around 1900. It sits right on the lake on a large piece of property in the middle of the historic East shore, comfortably sleeping 13 people with our 5 bedrooms. There are 2 large dinning tables accommodating up to 20, it makes a wonderful space for families or groups of friends.
Lounge on the large screened-in porch, and enjoy our huge grassy lawn for sunning and recreation. Ours is one of the few walk out flat lawns to the lake making it easy to watch and play with your children as you can access the lake from ankle deep waters. You can swim, sun, fish and play from the end of the dock in waist-high waters. We have a pontoon boat available to rent separately from the house of a boat lift we can make available for rent if you'd like to bring to bring your own. We also have water toys, floats and a kayak for your enjoyment. The lake is great for skiing and tubing, and the sailing & the eastside sunsets can't be beat!
The Culver Academies are about a 5 minute drive from our house and 7 minutes from town where you can find several wonderful restaurants, an old-fashion root beer stand and a great public beach and playground.
We are also within a 5 minute drive from the Culver marina where you can rent boats, dine in their bar or outdoor grill and shop in their awesome apparel and lake sport shops.

There is also a new cottage that shares the property and pier, and it is available for rent and sleeps 6- 8 (see Ball Family Cottage (559346) Culver listings). You might want to rent both for an even larger gathering!
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, which features a fireplace and a Smart TV. There's a private patio. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and a DVD player is provided for your entertainment.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as barbecue grills.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property manager

Janet Ball Starkey

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach loungers

Ski

  • Close to skiing

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Day bed

Bathroom

  • 2.5 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Fireplace
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • Books
  • DVD player
  • Games
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels
  • Stereo

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk
  • Desk chair

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • In-room accessibility
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital
  • Near the marina
  • On a lake
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Boat
  • Golf
  • Kayak
  • Water sports equipment
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 3,200 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Minimum check-in age: 25

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Rules

Wedding & Events & parties are possible when renting both properties and consent from the owner.
For events and catered dinners an additional fee @ $300 for a group of 20 people , $675 for additional 40 people, $1500 for maximum of 100 people.

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings
There's an additional charge for events.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site; maximum attendees: 75
Note from host: there's an additional charge for events.
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Aubenaubee Lodge of Historic East Shore Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 58 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 58 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 58 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 58 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 58 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pamela S.

Cottage with great chara
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leilah R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Loved our stay at this vintage home! It was able to accommodate a large number of people. It was so relaxing and fun. It reminded me of how the cottages used to be on the lake when I was a child.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christy A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Culver Parents Weekend

The home was in the best location, very neat and lots of Culver memorabilia on display. Loved it!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas M.

Liked: Cleanliness

One of a kind place to stay

We loved our time at this wonderful house! The rooms were lovely, the history so evident in the house was fascinating, and the beautiful location on the lake was superb. Our guests were gobsmacked by the charm. Janet was as great a host as we’ve ever had. And we rented the pontoon boat - which made the weekend extra special for us. We highly recommend the Aubenaubee Lodge!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

On lake time…

A very relaxing week with family! A great place to stay full of history ! Plenty of space to spread out or to gather ! An amazing dkning room and screened porch. We had wonderful weather and several opportunities to use the pontoon boat.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great stay at Aubenaubee Lodge

Aubenaubee Lodge was perfect for our family visit. The owner, Janet, was great at communicating with us and made us feel very comfortable staying at her house. She even reached out to us when there was severe weather to make sure everything was in order. We found all of the rooms fit our needs perfectly. Everything was clean and orderly, and gave the feel a being at home at the lake. We also had use of the pontoon boat that was so convenient for use on the lake. We look forward to visiting Culver again and Aubenaubee Lodge will be our top choice. We can't thank Janet enough for sharing her property..
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

darrin c.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great lake getaway

Beautiful, loved our 3rd summer visit at this property. Great location, unique historic home on Lake Max East shore is a great place to relax and unwind. Working with Janet is always easy. Thanks for another great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Connie B.

Liked: Cleanliness

60th Anniversary Celebration

This was our second time staying in this home, and we enjoyed it so much, again. My mother grew up on Lake Maxinkuckee and my parents were married in Culver, so it was a beautiful place to celebrate their 60th anniversary with the whole family. We love how this house sits right at the water level, so there are not a bunch of stairs to navigate to get to the dock. We also rented the pontoon boat that was available. Unfortunately we had a windy week and were only able to use it a few times, but it was fun when we did. The family enjoyed the lake and the home. We had everything we needed.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Summer lake vacation

We had a wonderful time at the lake, grilling, boating and swimming. Janet was very helpful, many beds for my family. Made beautiful memories.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin U.

Liked: Cleanliness

A great week

We had a great week at the house, the spacious family room was well used when not out on the lake, the lake itself was clean and warm.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan B., Northern Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful week enjoying lake life

Very well cared for lake house cottage with all entertaining resources. Beds very comfortable and AC works well. Lovely location on Lake Maxinkuckee. Everyone had a great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

mark h.

Liked: Cleanliness

Culver 2023

The property is comfortable and very accommodating for a family of seven adults and two infants under the age of 3. The side yards are extensive and invite outdoor activities and lunches. Bedrooms are ample and comfortable. Common rooms are plentiful and the screen porch a natural setting. The house, while on the older side, is full of tradition and comfort ( had a hard time not to nap while reading in the comfortable chairs!).
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Parents Weekend 2023

Extremely helpful and considerate hosts. The house has all we needed - including historical character. There is plenty of room for socializing coupled with sufficient privacy when needed (when travelling with friends). This is our third time staying at Aubenaubee - and look forward to many more.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joe M., Indianapolis, Indiana U.S.A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful Lake Vacation

Great property that comfortably fit our family. Host is excellent communicator and planner. Very flexible and accommodating. Minor issue resolved swiftly and professionally. Access to lake is phenomenal with great lake side yard and plenty of room. Kayaks were a real treat and much appreciated. Lot's of refrigerator space made meal planning easy. Extra large dining table made large family meals and game playing easy and fun. We would definitely come back! Beautiful lake side home with lots of charm and space.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donna C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful lake house

My family had a wonderful time at this lake house! The house is beautiful and so charming with all the antiques! It’s located within minutes to restaurants, shopping, and beach area. Would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joe S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great getaway

The property, and owner Janet, we’re fantastic. Beautiful location, view, etc. looking forward to getting back there next fall
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Awesome Family Lakehouse!

Simply a wonderful property with an amazing location. The owner Janet was very friendly and helpful from start to finish. A very special place to enjoy with your family highly recommended!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Margi V.

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake cottage worth so much more than you’ll pay…

This property has equal amounts of centennial charm and modern “necessities.” The cottage is huge, with each bedroom bringing its own charm and spacious abundance, including beautiful bedding, art and historic nostalgia about the family and Culver. I swear we spent hours just looking over all the art, googling info and learning so much more about this once boat house and it’s evolution to a large lake side cottage, that brings many spaces for gathering, warming and simply enjoying the breaking rumble of Lake Max’s small waves. It was way more than we expected and was a lovely closing to a great Culver anniversary weekend. We will be back… and bring more family. We appreciated the opportunity to stay at this family cottage.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Lovely stay

Location on lake is perfect and close to town. The house is charming with lots of history and plenty of room. And fireplace. The tree swing was a hit with the 9 year old staying with us and pontoon rental was added bonus. Janet was incredibly accommodating and very easy to contact
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect for Wedding Weekend

Absolutely lovely old house that we wouldn't changed her vintage charm for anything. The homeowner, Janet, was extremely attentive and made sure my wife and I had everything we needed for our long weekend. Us and our wedding party (9 adults total) found the house to have plenty of room to spread out! Bedrooms are bigger than they look in the pictures. Parking is limited so plan ahead.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Holly B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful lake home!

Beautiful old lake home was perfect for our family reunion. Loved the big spaces to gather for eating and playing games. We really liked being able to walk right out to the lake and dock with no stairs. Great grass area for the kids to play. The owner was easy to work with and replies/responds quickly.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ronald S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Always special

We have stayed at this property twice before and it only gets better. The children and grandchildren know what to expect they love the rooms -they love the historic quality of the home -they love the swing -they love the big front and side yard where they can play corn hole or frisbee or catch baseballs! Janet and Richard are excellent hosts . We love the opportunity to rent a boat! We love the views of the lake from the east shore! We love the sunsets! There are just too many positive things that I am missing.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sara K.

Liked: Cleanliness

Picturesque setting

We enjoyed a wonderful weekend at this home. Plenty of space for two families of 5 to spread out. The views are unbelievable. As described, the cottage is a historical home, and it was fun to learn pieces of this during our stay. This was just what we were looking for and we would definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Meg T.

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake Life Perfecttion

The Aubenaubee Lodge is an amazing gem on the east shore. It is an older home that perfect for family gatherings. The home is well equipped for a large number of people. The yard had plenty of room for the kids to run around. The tree swing was very popular. We loved being able to swim right off the dock. Everyone loved having a kayak available, it got plenty of use while we were there. Without a doubt there is no better place to watch the sunset. Looking forward to planning another stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2020