Gunflint Lodge is in Grand Marais, along the Gunflint Trail in northeastern Minnesota. The resort is open year-round, offering activities such as horseback riding, swimming and hiking in the summer and snowmobiling, ice fishing, skiing and sledding in the winter. Special packages celebrating the different seasons and holidays are available. Lodgings at Gunflint are available as "classic cabins," "lake homes" or "romantic cottages." Cabins range from one to four bedrooms, and some come with laundry machines, full kitchens, saunas and hot tubs.
Gunflint Lodge
143 S. Gunflint Lake
Grand Marais, MN 55604
218-388-2294
gunflint.com
Thunder Lake Lodge is a family-owned resort in northern Minnesota between Longville and Remer. Accommodations at the resort range from two-bedroom cottages to a four-bedroom cabin to two- and three-bedroom condos. The cottages face Thunder Lake amid the northern Minnesota pine trees for privacy. Cottages have decks, fire pits, firewood, grills and full kitchens. Activities, such as fishing, snowmobiling, hunting and water-sports, take place year-round at Thunder Lake.
Thunder Lake Lodge
5316 Cisco Lane N.E.
Remer, MN 56672
800-336-8163
thunderlakelodge.com
Grand Superior Lodge is in Two Harbors, on the northern edge of Lake Superior. The lodge offers rooms, suites, cabins and log homes to rent, all nestled in the thick pine trees of Minnesota's north woods. Log cabins are available as one-room studios, one-bedrooms or two-bedroom units. Each cabin has a private patio area and kitchen appliances, and the larger units contain a living room and dining areas. The lodge has its own on-site restaurant and offers outdoor activities that are appropriate to each season.
Grand Superior Lodge
2826 Highway 61
Two Harbors, MN 55616
800-627-9565
grandsuperior.com
Dakota Lodge retreat is on 6 acres in Minnesota's northern river country in Hinckley. The lodge is in the woods, with hiking trails, golf courses and activities on the river, including kayaking and fishing. The Dakota Lodge itself, which is a full cabin home with five bedrooms, can be rented for large family stays, or individual guest rooms in the lodge can be rented. The Kettle cabin has three bedrooms and is on the river's bluff. The guesthouse cabin is a cozy rental with two bedrooms.
Dakota Lodge
40497 State Highway 48
Hinckley, MN 55037
320-384-6052
dakotalodge.com