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| Looking for recommendations for a lodge on a musky water with a couple big requests:
1) Nice amenities for my wife. Any hot tubs, larger beds and cabin suites, etc. Restaurants on site are a big bonus.
2) Location is somewhat irrelevant. What I mean is that I don't care what state/province it is in. If I can avoid urban areas and have a more traditional country setting, that is preferable. Towns up to 50k are whatever, just want to avoid the Twin Cities.
3) If you have somewhere in mind, do you recommend a certain time of year to go? It doesn't have to be midsummer.
Any place with activities and things going on for guests is a big plus.
Appreciate your input ahead of time. |
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| Phersons lodge - lake vermilion
Mantrap lodge
Resorts on leech in Walker area
Detroit lakes area
^ all MN all close enough to good dining options if you want to take a short car ride
For Canada, you might want to look in Kenora, fun little town with a fair amount going on, shopping, dining etc. then access to one of the best muskie lakes. If your wife is up for a boat in adventure on lotw, you could look a Wiley point - good location , all-inclusive dining, been almost 20 years since I was there but was a nice place when visited last… but definitely would be more on the fishing side of your request
Edited by IAJustin 9/1/2026 8:20 AM
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| Awesome. I appreciate it, Justin. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Rent a house rather then staying at a resort. |
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| chuckski - 9/1/2026 10:25 AM
Rent a house rather then staying at a resort.
I considered this, but I have a couple concerns:
1) Not an "inclusive" experience with dining on site. The rooms would likely be nicer, I admit.
2) VRBO and AirBnB are doing some damage to the housing market and home availability, so I tend to shy away from them as much as possible. |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Bents Resort on the Cisco chain of lakes. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | My family stayed in some old time resorts in the 40' and 50's and had a Lake front home in the 70's and 80's. We used to visit lots of resorts Bars and restaurants in the 70's and 80's but so many are just long gone or close up early in the Fall. We have rented rooms late in the Fall but resort lodge would be closed for the winter. |
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