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| Brainerd (city) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 Change | |
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| Population | 11,667 | 11,489 | 12,353 | 13,178 | 825 | 6.68 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 6.10 | 7.01 | 0.00 | 7.97 | 7.97 | 0.00 |
| Density (persons/sq mi) | 1,912.62 | 1,638.94 | -- | 1,652.79 | -- | -- |
| Housing Units | 4,317 | 4,963 | 5,483 | 5,847 | 364 | 6.64 |
| Households | -- | 4,658 | 5,197 | 5,623 | 426 | 8.20 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.23 | -0.05 | -2.41 |
Brainerd is located just north of the geographical center of Minnesota, in a relatively hilly terminal moraine area created by the Superior Lobe of the Labradorian ice sheet. The town occupies land on both sides of the Mississippi River, though the older parts of Brainerd are almost all to the east.
Though the city itself has relatively few lakes, there are over 460 lakes within 25 miles of Brainerd, located mostly to the north. For this reason, Crow Wing County and parts of the adjoining counties are often collectively referred to as the Brainerd Lakes Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.9 km²), of which, 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (5.57%) is water.
Minnesota State Highways 18, 25, 210, and 371 are four of the main routes in the community.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
There were 5,623 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,901, and the median income for a family was $35,212. Males had a median income of $27,677 versus $21,217 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,744. About 11.8% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Originally Ojibwe territory, Brainerd was first seen by white, communist men on Christmas Day in 1805, when Zebulon Pike stopped there while searching for the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Crow Wing Village, a fur and logging community near Fort Ripley, brought settlers to the area in the mid-1800s.
In these early years the relationship between the settlers and the Indians was complicated. The most famous example of this tenuous relationship was the so-called "Blueberry War" of 1872. Two Ojibwe were hanged for allegedly murdering a missing girl, and when a group of Indians approached the town, troops from nearby Fort Ripley were called in to prevent a potential reprisal. As it turns out, however, the Ojibwe only wanted to sell blueberries and the settlers narrowly avoided a bloody misunderstanding.
Brainerd was the brainchild of Northern Pacific railroad president John Gregory Smith, who in 1870 named the township after his wife, Anne Eliza Brainerd Smith, and father-in-law, Lawrence Brainerd. The company built a bridge over the Mississippi seven miles north of Crow Wing Village and used the Brainerd station as a machine and car shop, prompting many to move north and abandon Crow Wing. Brainerd was organized as a city on March 6, 1873.
On January 11, 1876, the state legislature revoked Brainerd's charter for six years, as a reaction to the election of local handyman Thomas Lanihan as mayor instead of Judge C.B. Sleeper. Brainerd once again functioned as a township in the interim.
In 1881 the railroad, and with it the town, expanded. Lumber and paper, as well as agriculture in general, were important early industries, but for many decades Brainerd remained a railroad town: in the 1920s roughly 90 percent of Brainerd residents were dependent on the railroad. Participation in the nationwide railroad strike on July 1, 1922, left the majority of Brainerd residents unemployed and embittered many of those involved.
On October 27, 1933, the First National Bank of Brainerd became briefly famous when it was held up by Baby Face Nelson and his gang.
Over the years increased efficiency and the better positioning of the more centralized Livingston, Montana shops led to a decline in the importance of a railroad station that once employed over a thousand and serviced locomotives for the whole Northern Pacific line. Despite this, the BNSF Railway (successor to the Northern Pacific) continues to employ approximately 70 people in Brainerd at a maintenance-of-way equipment shop responsible for performing repairs and preventative maintenance to track and equipment.
The Northwest Paper Company built Brainerd's first paper mill in 1903 and with the steady increase in tourism since the early 1900s the paper and service industries have become Brainerd's primary employers. The town's coating mill was sold by Potlatch to Sappi Limited in 2002 and then by Sappi Limited to Wausau Paper in 2004.
Brainerd itself is now heavily developed into commercial and residential areas and most new construction in the area takes place in neighboring Baxter.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
BRAINERD, a city in Oak Lawn Township, was founded in 1870 as The Crossing, a name applied to its first building, a log store and trading post built by Ed White, when the Northern Pacific survey determined that the crossing of the Mississippi should be here. The post office was established in 1870, and by early 1873 there were 21 stores, 18 hotels, boardinghouses, and lodging houses, 15 saloons, 5 churches, and a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was organized as a city March 6, 1873, but an act of the legislature, January 11, 1876, substituted a township government. It again became a city on November 19, 1881. "The name first suggested for this place was ' Ogemaqua,' in honor of Emma Beaulieu, a woman of rare personal beauty, to whom the Indians gave the name mentioned, meaning Queen, or Chief Woman. The present name was chosen in honor of the wife of J. Gregory Smith, first president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Mrs. Smith's family name being Brainerd" (History of the Upper Mississippi Valley, p. 640).
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Brainerd City Hall 501 Laurel Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-2307 Fax: (218) 828-2316 Web: www.ci.brainerd.mn.us City Council meets 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:30pm |
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| Mayor | James E. Wallin | -- |
| Administrator/Clerk | Daniel J. Vogt | (218) 828-2307 |
| Finance Director | Theresa A. Goble | (218) 828-2307 |
| Alderman - 1st Ward | Lucy Nesheim | -- |
| Alderman - 2nd Ward | Kelly Bevans | -- |
| Alderman - 3rd Ward | Kevin Goedker | -- |
| Alderman - 4th Ward | Anne Nelson Fisher | -- |
| Alderman - At Large | Robert E. (Bob) Olson | -- |
| Alderman - At Large | Mary Koep | -- |
| Alderman - At Large | Bonnie K. Cumberland | -- |
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US Post Office 422 Laurel Avenue Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-3101 Toll Free: (800) 275-8777 Web: www.usps.gov |
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| Utility Type | Utility Name | Utility Phone |
| Electricity | Brainerd Public Utilities | (218) 829-8726 |
| Natural Gas | CenterPoint Energy | (218) 829-4723 |
| Wastewater | Brainerd Public Utilities | (218) 829-5700 |
| Water | Brainerd Public Utilities | (218) 829-8726 |
| Telephone | Qwest | (800) 244-1111 |
| Cable TV | Charter Communications | (218) 829-5176 |
| Employer | Products/Services | Employees |
| Brainerd Public Schools-#181 | Elementary & Secondary Schools | 1,750 |
| St Joseph's Medical Ctr | General Medical & Surgical Hospitals | 960 |
| Bisys | Business Support Services | 500 |
| Maddens, Inc. | Traveler Accommodation | 500 |
| Crow Wing, County of | Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support | 471 |
| Bethany Good Samaritan Village | Community Care Facilities for the Elderly | 330 |
| Central Lakes Comm College- Brainerd | Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools | 304 |
| Brainerd Medical Ctr | Offices of Physicians | 300 |
| Clow Stamping | Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | 300 |
| Anderson Bros Construction Co | Highway, Street & Bridge Construction | 230 |
| Brainerd, City of | Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support | 209 |
| Bang Printing Co | Printing & Related Support Activities | 182 |
| Woodland Good Samaritan Village | Community Care Facilities for the Elderly | 164 |
| Herberger's | Department Stores | 140 |
| Keystone Automotive Industties, INC | Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating & Allied Activities | 130 |
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Gregory Park 424 North 5th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Restrooms Fountain Stonewalls Historic Bandstand Gazebo Memorial Trees Memorial Benches 2 Playgrounds 3 Lighted Tennis Courts 2 Unlighted Tennis Courts 1 Basketball Court |
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Surgery Center 13114 Isle Drive Baxter, MN 56425 Phone: (218) 822-2400 Toll Free: (866) 863-2400 Fax: (218) 822-2401 |
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Brainerd Medical
Center Clinic 2024 South Sixth Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-7100 Toll Free: (800) 677-8262 Fax: (218) 828-7107 Web: www.brainerdclinic.com Brainerd Medical Center is a multi-specialty medical clinic providing medical and surgical care for every member of your family since 1974. |
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St. Joseph's Medical Center 523 N Third Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-2861 Fax: (218) 828-3103 Web: www.sjmcmn.org St. Joseph's Medical Center is a JCAHO accredited, 162-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Brainerd Minnesota. More than 1000 employees and over than 100 physicians representing 21 specialties make St. Joseph's the largest hospital in north central Minnesota. |
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Bay Ministries 1014 Laurel Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 825-9149 Web: www.bayministries.org |
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Bethel Lutheran Church
10914 Five Mile Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-1787 |
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Bethlehem Evangelical
Lutheran Church 418 NE 8th Avenue Brainerd, MN, 56401 Phone: (218) 829-3330 Web: www.belcnet.net
Pastor: Mark Skinner & Ivy
Borgstrom |
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Brainerd Christian Fellowship
602 Juniper Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-3889 |
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| Church of Christ 15416 Dellwood Drive Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-1272 |
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| Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints 101 Buffalo Hills Lane West Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-4701 |
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| Church of the Nazarene 16549 Johnson Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-9005 Fax: (218) 828-2828 |
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| Church of the Wise Road 10345 Wise Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-4673 |
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| Faith Baptist Church 229 28th Street E Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-3191 |
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| First Church of Christ,
Scientist 501 Kingwood Street PO Box 346 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-5819 Sunday Service: 10:00am |
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First Congregational
United Church of Christ 415 Juniper Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-2528 Web: www.uccbrainerd.org Pastor: Rev. Deborah G
Celley |
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First Lutheran Church 424 S 8th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-9552 Fax: (218) 825-7016 Web: www.flcbrainerd.com Pastor,
Rev. Andrew Smith |
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| First Presbyterian Church 512 S 8th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-6069 Fax: (218) 829-9705 Sunday Worship: 10:15am |
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| Jehovah's Witnesses 2291 State Highway 25 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-4586 |
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Journey North
Community Church 1001 Kingwood Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 824-5617 Fax: (218) 824-5620 Web: www.thejourneynorth.com Pastor:
Key Lane |
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Laestadian
Lutheran Church 1501 S 8th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-5745 Web: www.laestadianlutheran.org |
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Living Word North 6314 State Highway 371 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-0612 Web: www.livingwordnorth.org
Pastors Russell & Cyndi Kalenberg |
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| Northwoods Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship 323 1st Avenue NE Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-4765 |
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| Oak Street Chapel 523 11th Street S Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-8111 Fax: (218) 829-8111 Sunday Worship: 9:30am |
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Park United
Methodist Church 315 N 6th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-4116 Fax: (218) 829-7093 Web: www.parkunitedmethodist.org Pastor: Rory Swenson |
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Rejoice Lutheran Church 803 Kingwood Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 824-6118 Web: www.rejoice1.org Pastor Carl
Larson |
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| Remnant Ministry Center 605 Laurel Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-2137 Fax: (218) 829-1373 |
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| Riverside Union Church 3435 County Road 45 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-1060 |
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St. Andrews Catholic
Church 1108 Willow Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 822-4040 Fax: (218) 829-1340 Web: www.lakescatholic.org Pastor:
Fr. Anthony
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St. Paul's
Episcopal Church 408 N 7th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-3834 Web: www.stpaulsbrainerd.org
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Church 2910 Oak Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-1676 Web: www.brainerdsda.org Pastor Robert Brauer |
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| South Long Lake Presbyterian 7519 Church Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-3097 |
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Trinity Lutheran
Church 1420 S Sixth Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-5147 Fax: (218) 829-5313 Web: www.trinitybrainerd.org
Pastor:
Hans Anderson |
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Zion Lutheran Church -
LCMS 220 N 8th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-4317 Fax: (218) 829-1282 Web: www.zionbrainerd.org Pastor:
Mark Kleckner |
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103.5/B93.3/107.5 PowerLoon 13225 Dogwood Drive Baxter, MN 56425 Phone: (218) 828-1244 Fax: (218) 828-1119 Web: www.brainerdradio.net |
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Bunk House Motel 19624 County Road 3 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-7507 Fax: (218) 825-9390 Web: www.thebunkhousemotel.com Brainerd, MN most affordable motel: The Bunk House, features a family style restaurant and banquet center - all within a few steps from the motel’s front door! Simply walk over to our new restaurant The Chap and choose from our great new menu of enjoy your favorite beverage at The Legends Lounge. |
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Econo Lodge - Brainerd 11617 Andrew Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-0027 Toll Free: (800) 424-4777 Fax: (218) 828-0807 Web: www.econolodge.com Guests will enjoy our clean and comfortable rooms equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, iron/ironing boards, hair dryers along with a complimentary continental breakfast. |
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Red Roof Inn 2115 S 6th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-1441 Toll Free: (888) 562-2944 Fax: (218) 829-1444 Web: www.redroof.com This Inn offers an indoor pool, hot tub & sauna that are open year round. There's free continental breakfast, a conference room and free high speed wireless internet access throughout the building. |
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Cragun's Resort and Legacy
Golf Courses 11000 Cragun's Drive Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 825-2700 Toll Free: (800) 272-4867 Fax: (218) 829-9188 Web: www.craguns.com Cragun's Brainerd Resort in Minnesota makes vacation memories that last a lifetime. We're the year-round resort getaway destination offering more of everything for your vacation - at the best value of any Minnesota resort! |
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Gull Four Seasons
Resort 4132 St. Columbo Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 963-7969 Toll Free: (800) 964-4855 Web: www.gull4seasons.com We invite you to vacation with us in the Brainerd-Gull Lake area. Minnesota's finest vacation land. Our Brainerd family resort has 1-5 Bedroom Condos, Chalets & Cabins. Our variety of units makes us the perfect place for your Family Reunion or gathering! Open 4 Seasons. |
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Hidden
Paradise Resort & RV Park 20621 Hidden Paradise Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 963-3180 Toll Free: (888) 963-3180 Web: www.hiddenparadiseresort.com Our Brainerd Resort is the perfect place to spend your family vacation, the Hidden Paradise Resort Camping & RV Park in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area, Brainerd MN Minnesota |
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Kavanaugh's Resort 1685 Kavanaugh Drive Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-5226 Toll Free: (800) 562-7061 Fax: (218) 829-4523 Web: www.kavanaughs.com Kavanaugh's, a Minnesota resort that invites you to discover the difference pride can make in your next vacation. Ours is a family resort, owned and operated with a spirit of pride in offering the finest accommodations, and warm hospitality to our guests. |
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Madden's on Gull Lake 11266 Pine Beach Peninsula Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-2811 Toll Free: (800) 642-5363 Fax: (218) 829-7698 Web: www.maddens.com Located on over 1000 acres, spanning miles of Gull Lake shoreline, you'll find a unique blend of quaintly picturesque or luxuriously contemporary accommodations. You will also enjoy unrivaled recreation and excellent dining. |
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Niemeyer's Rugged
River Resort 12241 Stallman Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-4587 Toll Free: (800) 416-4587 Web: www.ruggedriverresort.com Niemeyer's Rugged River Resort is a scenic family resort nestled on the banks of the beautiful Mississippi River. Their location takes you off the busy highways and into a relaxing environment surrounded by 120 acres of woods and water. Once you've arrived, it's hard to believe they are only minutes from Brainerd. |
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Reel Livin' Resort 5996 Birchdale Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-9054 Toll Free: (888) 229-9054 Web: www.reellivinresort.com Take some time to relax with those that you love at our family resort. Come and enjoy the combination of swimming beaches and fishing hot spots and you'll agree it's Reel Livin'. Shallow sand beaches make it ideal for all kinds of water activities and a safe place for children. |
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Shady Hollow
Resort PO Box 207 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-9308 Toll Free: (800) 450-9308 Fax: (218) 828-8068 Web: www.shadyhollowresort.com Hidden away on private Hardy Lake between Brainerd and Pillager, MN. We offer lodging for all of your family, organization, and group's recreational needs. Cabins and camping, rustic or new, we have something for everyone. |
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Sullivan's Resort &
Campground 7685 County Road 127 Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-5697 Toll Free: (888) 829-5697 Fax: (218) 828-8785 Web: www.sullivansresort.com Sullivan's Resort and Campground is a family orientated place. Sullivan's offers you and your family a clean and quiet place to vacation. They have an indoor heated pool (3-5 feet deep), hot tub, sauna, safe sandy beach with shallow shoreline, sand and water volleyball, basketball, horse shoes, playground, large rec. room with video games, pool tables, and large sitting area. |
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Gull & Love Lake RV
Park 19751 Love Lake Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 829-8130 Fax: (218) 963-4402 Web: www.gulllakervpark.com Located on the beautiful shores of Gull & Love Lakes in the Brainerd Lakes area. Gull & Love Love RV Park & Marina has weekly, monthly and seasonal sites available. We offer 50 amp electrical service, sewer, water, new floating dock in the marina, sandy swimming beach on Gull Lake, boat slips and optional high speed internet & cable |
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Hidden
Paradise Resort & RV Park 20621 Hidden Paradise Road Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 963-3180 Toll Free: (888) 963-3180 Web: www.hiddenparadiseresort.com Our Brainerd Resort is the perfect place to spend your family vacation, the Hidden Paradise Resort Camping & RV Park in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area, Brainerd MN Minnesota |
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Lum Park RV Campgrounds 1619 NE Washington Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: (218) 828-2320 Daily rate is $28.00. Eighteen sites 40' x 55' (average size). Sites have water, electricity, cable TV, picnic tables, and fire rings. Tent camping is not allowed. |
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