Accommodations Pier Pressure Charters & Guide Service is located at our resort on Bear Lake just 15 miles north of Manistee. It's less than 5 hours from Detroit and Chicago and 3-4 hours from Lansing and Kalamazoo. Guided river trips leave from our resort and charters on Lake Michigan leave from Mansitee off River street at the Riverside Marina Our cabins at Fredrick's Cottages accommodate up to six and come with fully equipped kitchen, heat, bathroom with shower, stove and refrigerator.