Morris Point Lake View Lodge on Lake of the Woods offers winter fishing packages, including cabin lodging and fish house rentals. Onshore one- to three-bedroom cabins include fully equipped bathrooms and cooking facilities, with microwaves, dishes and freezers. Select cabins can accommodate up to nine people and all cabins are within 100 yards of the lake. The lodge features a game room with pool table and the on-site restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fish house packages include lodging, bait, road access and fish house rental. Two and three-night packages are available, with and without meals, starting at $145 per person, as of June 2010. Non-package rates for cabin rentals start at $90 per night for two people. Fish houses include predrilled fishing holes, lights and gas heat. Fish-cleaning facilities are available for all guests.
Morris Point Lake View Lodge
3812 42nd Avenue Northwest
Baudette, MN 56623
218-634-2570
morrispointlodge.com
Mac's Twin Bay on Lake Mille Lacs provides fish house rental accommodations, along with services for fishermen with private fish houses. Rental fish houses can accommodate up to nine people with as many as 14 fishing holes. Weekday packages begin at $265 per night for six-hole fish houses that can accommodate up to four people. All fish houses include carpet, tables and chairs, radios, furnaces, portable bathrooms, hot plates, rattle reels, 12-volt batteries and use of on-shore shower facilities. Services for private fish houses include garbage disposal, road access passes (for an additional fee) and moving houses on and off the lake. Guests can enjoy food and entertainment at Mac's Twin Bay onshore restaurant, Buzzie's on the Bay. The restaurant serves salads, burgers and a full dinner menu and features pull tabs, karaoke and a pool table.
Mac's Twin Bayrn
43469 Vista Road
Isle, MN 56342
320-676-8709
macstwinbay.com
Lakecrest Resort on Lake Long offers onshore cabins along 1,088 feet of lake shore. Fisherman can choose between one-, three and four-bedroom cabins. Cabins include kitchens, gas heating and knotty pine paneling. Select cabins also feature fireplaces. With 360 acres of lake at a depth of 60 feet, guests can ice fish for crappy, northern pike, walleye and sunfish. Guests wishing to rent fish houses can contact Brad Laabs' guide service for rental information at 218-847-1089. Other activities in the area include cross-country skiing and snowmobiling through 250 miles of wooded trails and lake crossings. Guests of Lakecrest Resort can enjoy discounted use of facilities at the Detroit Lakes Holmes Community Building. The center features an indoor swimming pool and fitness center including tennis courts, racquetball, free weights and a hot tub.
Lakecrest Resort
24013 U.S. Highway 10 West
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-847-5459
lakecrestresort.com