Winter activities at our Gunflint Trail
Grand Marais, MN Winter resort
Loon
Lake Lodge resort, on the Gunflint Trail, is a unique Minnesota winter
resort. Loon Lake Lodge resort is an excellent "home away
from home" for you to to enjoy your
Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN
snowmobiling vacation, cross country skiing or as a winter northern
Minnesota honeymoon getaway.
Bring your
cross country skies, snowshoes or snowmobiles. There are trails of all types in the
area, on which you can enjoy your favorite winter activities, no matter
what it may be. There are over 350 miles of snowmobiling and cross
country ski trails in the Grand Marais, MN and Gunflint Trail area.
Snowmobile
rentals are available nearby or in Grand Marais.
If you enjoy Minnesota ice fishing, Loon Lake is right outside your
cabin door and offers exceptional ice fishing for really nice lake
trout.
Other activities in the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais, MN area include sled dog trips and
rides (mushing). Horse
drawn sleigh
rides are also available a short distance from our MN winter resort.
After enjoying a day of skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice
fishing for trout or just
exploring the wonderful winter landscape in the Boundary Waters (BWCAW)
you can sit in front of the fireplace
and relax. Few Minnesota winter vacation resorts offer unlimited winter
activities and at the same time the solitude that you will
find at Loon Lake Lodge during the winter.
SNOWSHOEING ON A WOODED TRAIL
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Dates
vary slightly from year to year but around the end of
January of each year you have the opportunity to watch
the world famous
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon if you are a guest
in our winter log cabins.
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is considered one
of the most prestigious sled dog races in the lower 48
States, attracting mushers and spectators from around
the world including many from the United States, Canada
& Europe. It is one of the longest races outside Alaska,
covering nearly 400 miles of difficult terrain.
The 2009 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon route brought
mushers right across Loon Lake and through the Loon Lake
Lodge grounds. Mushers in the John Beargrease race
came off of Loon Lake right at our boat dock.
Minnesota Winter log cabin rentals
For information about our
winter resort cabins and pricing of our winter log
cabins be sure to see
winter resort cabins page. We're sure that you'll be
impressed not just with the log cabins that are
available but also the moderate prices that are in
effect for renting a
winter log cabin from Loon Lake Lodge during the
Minnesota winter season.
contact information
Loon Lake Lodge
65 Loon Lake Road
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Reservations: 800.552.6351
General Information: 218.388.2232