Kellogg Mansion

Roads leading to the W. K. Kellogg summer estate twist and turn with the lay of the land around Gull Lake. Cottages line narrow streets, marinas hug the shoreline and sailboats skim across the sapphire-blue water during the summer months as visitors make their way to this Michigan landmark located between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek.

Approaching the mansion, a beautiful Tudor style house built between 1925 and 1926, it felt to me like I was visiting a relative or lifelong friend instead of the home of the man who made dry cereal the mainstay of America’s breakfast table.

After all, we all grew up with Kellogg’s — the icons, commercials, and boxes of cereal and snack foods lining our pantry shelves.

Will Keith Kellogg and his second wife, Dr. Carrie Staines, built the house on the highest point overlooking the lake. The site includes a carriage house with chauffeur’s residence, a greenhouse with potting shed, a caretaker’s cottage, a boathouse, an authentic Dutch windmill and a lakeside pagoda — all situated on 32-acres.

Corey Sanford of Music Masters Entertainment Has worked on occasion at this venue and Highly recommends it for all events and weddings.