The owners are very nice, they respond quickly and allow short term bookings. We love the Higgins Lake area, we grew up in the area and spend several weeks there each summer and often come up just for the day. The cabin is rustic and we expected that as we have drove past it several times. We were unhappy with the condition of the cabin. Upon arrival there was dirt on the kitchen floor, long black hair on the bathroom floor and several on the back of the toilet, when I cleaned the hair from both places my paper towel had a lot of dust and dirt on it indicating that it hadn't been cleaned in a awhile. The refrigerator has built up dirt in the seal and dust on the top. Crumbs were still on the kitchen table. When my husband lifted the toilet seat there was feces on the bottom side. We still stayed the first night, however the second day we had a problem with the toilet not flushing, even after plunging. We had to use the public restrooms at the state park. It was storming at the time and perhaps that caused a problem with the septic tank. Not being able to use the toilet was the straw that broke the camels back and we decided to leave. We left the cabin at 3PM. We requested a refund of the second nights fees due to all the problems, however the request was denied. The owner felt we left due to the weather, however we have weathered many storms around the lake, many many times and it was not a factor in our decision. In fact we spent the rest of the day in the area and drove back the next day to enjoy one of the beaches. Overall the cabin is rustic, in a beautiful area but needs a really good cleaning.