Pearl Lake Northern Michigan
Homes tucked into the wooded shoreline of Pearl Lake, seen across calm water

The Developments

Thoughtfully planned. Carefully preserved.

A different philosophy

The communities around Pearl Lake were never meant to become densely developed waterfront neighborhoods. They were planned to preserve the natural landscape while creating exceptional homesites that respect the character of the lake.

The Pearl Lake Land Division survey, showing the 150-acre common area shaded to the north
The PLLD survey — the shaded common area cannot be divided or built upon.

Pearl Lake Land Division

Est. 1989

Perhaps no community better illustrates the vision behind Pearl Lake. Rather than dividing every acre into residential lots, the developers preserved the back acreage north of Wagner Road as permanent common land — leaving just a handful of private homesites among the forest.

  • Established 1989 — approximately 214 acres on the central north shore
  • ~150 acres north of Wagner Road preserved as permanent common land
  • Only 23 private waterfront homesites (21 on Pearl, 2 on Brooks Lake)
  • Most parcels are roughly 10 acres, nestled among mature forest
  • Accessed via Wagner Road — a year-round, county-maintained gravel road off CR 669
Aerial parcel map showing Pearl Lake Estates homesites and Wiltz Lake
Pearl Lake Estates fronts both Pearl and Wiltz Lakes, bordered by State Forest.

Pearl Lake Estates

Est. 1995

Along the northwestern shoreline, Pearl Lake Estates offers a distinctive approach to waterfront living. Large wooded homesites, natural terrain, and carefully planned blacktop roadways create a quiet residential environment where privacy is a defining characteristic — all minutes from Traverse City.

  • Established 1995 as a site-condominium subdivision on the northwestern shore
  • 27 all-lakefront sites on Pearl and Wiltz Lakes — no off-water lots
  • Fieldstone entry walls and archway; homes set along a natural building ridge
  • A shared sand beach, plus a 60-acre nature preserve and adjoining State Forest
  • Wiltz Lake is a non-motorized common lake; 8 owners share four seasonal docks
  • Each owner has a separate deeded lot to build a pole barn, if desired

A legacy of conservation

How much land is protected

Once you see how much land is preserved in and around Pearl Lake, you begin to appreciate just how rare it is.
A map representing land ownership around Pearl Lake — common areas, State Forest, and private parcels
Shaded areas — common land and State Forest — are protected from further development.

Contact

Find your place among the trees

To truly appreciate the lake, you have to see it. Reach out anytime — including weekends — to arrange a personal tour of the area and the properties currently available.

Jules B. Yates

Associate Broker / Team Leader

@properties | Christie’s International Real Estate

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