Charity Lodge was built in the summer of 2003 by Dean and Debbie Wiltse of Oscoda Michigan. This knotty pine, island retreat is the first seasonal home built on the Big Charity Island other than the lighthouse keepers home built originally in 1856.

Uniquely isolated in the middle of Saginaw Bay (10 miles from either shore), Charity Island is an unspoiled natural wilderness now owned and protected by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service as a sanctuary.

Charity Lodge and the Lighthouse Keepers Home are the only two private lodging facilities located on this 300 acre paradise. Magnificent forest canopy, 3 miles of pristine shoreline and the sheer isolation of Saginaw Bay make the Charity Island experience one you will treasure forever. Boating access to Charity Island is via a private and protected marina that holds several species of fish and makes an excellent swimming hole as well.