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Deer River, Minnesota
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| Deer River (city) | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2006 |
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| Population | 251 | 900 | 1044 | 832 | 987 | 1033 | 992 | 815 | 907 | 838 | 903 | 932 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 1.06 | n/a |
| Density (persons per sq mile) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1164 | 1314 | 1147 | 850 | n/a |
| Housing Units | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 321 | 373 | 392 | 415 | n/a |
| Households | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 351 | 341 | 389 | 424 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44 | 2.31 | 2.19 | 2.10 |
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 903 people, 389 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was 328.9/km² (850.9/mi²). There were 415 housing units at an average density of 151.2/km² (391.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.05% White, 12.07% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 389 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,900, and the median income for a family was $32,273. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $15,156 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,078. About 10.3% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Before the community of Deer River was ready for any influx
of settlers in 1900, the same pattern of development occurred there as in
the county seat. The Indians were first on the scene, then came the fur
traders, and finally the lumbermen.
One John Richardson was probably the first to describe the area in which
the village of Deer River now stands. He came up the Mississippi from St.
Paul. That was in 1861. The only building in sight was a trapper's shack
on the little hill where the Wallace residence now stands. Most of the area
was swamp; a few knolls and hills protruded. The land was not surveyed until
1875-76.
Logging operations commenced in the county around 1870. In the next twenty-five
years loggers gradually moved westward to Deer River and northward as far
as they could. Because the Mississippi and other streams were handy, loggers
cut timber there almost as soon as along the Prairie River and around Pokegama.
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Very likely the first homesteader was August A. Chase;
he settled on the shore of Chase's Lake in 1889. A number of people shortly
moved in from Duluth. They included Mike J. Deering, Thomas R. Armstrong,
Gust and John Hedquist, Angus McNevin, John Larson, Louis Swanson, Steve
Hagan, Magnus Edlund, Oscar Norman and Louis Samuelson.
Erick Moberg made a homestead entry for land in Deer River Township July
24, 1891. He received the final certificate for his land seven years later.
This was probably the first homestead entry within the township.
John Larson also made a homestead entry in 1891, on July 29. August Chase
did not file a claim for his land until 1892 and did not receive the patent
for it until the following year. Other homesteaders who filed claims in
1892 and 1893 were Patrick Maher, Magnus Edlund, Oscar Norman, Thomas R.
Armstrong and Agnus McNevin.
The township was formally organized February 20, 1894. More settlers began
to move in. Within two years the Duluth, Superior and Western Railway was
extended as far as Deer River. The place became a thriving lumberjack town.
Then the M. & R. Railway was built north out of Deer River in 1897 and by
August 29 the following year the Great Northern under Jim Hill finished
its extension from Fosston east to Deer River. The town rapidly increased
in size.
Other early settlers included Hugh Mackay, Jane Welsh, Frank Madden, Barney
Gillon, Mary Bridget Grant, Donald H. McNiven, Alex Rose, James Woolford,
John Main, Samuel McElroy, Murry J. Taylor, Joseph Woods, William J. Buell,
John Wade and John Deering.
Although village records were burned in a fire in 1912, records in the county
courthouse prove that the village was officially incorporated January 22,
1898. At that time the town contained a neat depot, three hotels crowded
every day with lumberjacks, three stores, several restaurants, but no church.
A log schoolhouse had been built some five years before. Logging companies
were employing 1000 to 1500 men and had constructed 26 miles of rails northward;
in 1898 timber outfits were "banking" 35 million feet of logs.
That year three blocks of Deer River's streets had been graded; a fine village
well had been dug, and water "clear as crystal" flowed from a depth of 88
feet. Wheat was selling in Duluth at $1.19 a bushel; flour was about $2.00
a hundred pounds; Arbuckle coffee, unground, 20 cents a pound; shotgun shells,
98 cents a box; oak and maple firewood, $1.50 a cord.
The greatest excitement of the day came when the daily train pulled in about
noon. That was as important as a steamboat landing at a small-town wharf
along the Mississippi. Everyone left home and stores and bars to gather
around the depot. Newcomers and visitors always had a large crowd to look
them over, and that same crowd was anxious to see what freight the train
would deliver.
Other entertainment that year of 1898 included a "pugilistic bout" in the
"table room" of Kelly's Saloon between Tom Murray of Grand Rapids and Jack
Cross of Montana. Fifty tickets at $1.00 each were sold. Two weeks later
the governor ordered that Deer River prize fighting be stopped.
Citizens of the town must have been excited when a headline in the Deer
River newspaper for November 19, 1898, read "To Raise Cattle Here." That
week Frank Caldwell and his son Bert were going up to Bowstring Lake to
build several large buildings for a stock ranch. They were working for a
group of Duluth men who had formed a company to raise cattle on the wild
meadows around Bowstring. To the citizens of the town this must have seemed
like real progress. No doubt settlers nearby would have enjoyed the beef,
too. What exactly came of this enterprise no one knows.
In 1898, too, a pneumonia epidemic claimed the lives of several Deer River
settlers. This was recorded in one of the first issues of the Itasca News
which had been reestablished after a fire had destroyed the plant two years
before. While the Battle of Manila stole the headlines across the nation,
the villagers resolved to put a tax on the dogs and to set a poll tax of
one day's labor or $1.50 on every person living in the town. The village
attorney claimed that Mr. Brooks could not be compelled to build a sidewalk
from his store to the jail. Action and excitement! The village was progressing,
preparing the way for settlers.
For some years Deer River remained a rough and tumble muddy town. It was
moved out of the swamp to the point where the M. & R. crossed the Great
Northern in 1899. But it was not until 1906 that residents were able to
vote a bond issue of $12,000 to build roads and bridges in the township.
Before that the "boys" along "Whiskey Row" had had no desire to pay for
such unnecessary luxuries as roads. They never used them and they felt that
others could always wade, swim or boat along the roads as well as along
the creeks.
The population even swelled out to the south beyond the limits of Deer River itself. Zemple, the little town on the other side of the tracks to the south of Deer River, was officially organized in 1911. The first council meeting was held in June of that year. At the first election 28 people voted. The town was named for R. T. Zemple who owned most of the land and was elected the first village president. Some of the first settlers in the area included Robert Mayo, Bazil Mayo, Bruno Nordahl, Ole Dahl, Carl Dahl, Vern Sprague, Mrs. H. Johtonen, Mrs. Octavia Nellis, Frank Reed, Eli Simm, Albert Folsom, J. W. Ellis, William Reed and the Newkirks.
Pines, Mines and Lakes - The Story of Itasca
County
© 1960 James E. Rottsolk and the Itasca Historical Society
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| The Deer River Welcome
House, located at the junction of Highway 2 and 6, by the BIG fish,
offers a wealth of information. There are maps of the area, resort
brochures, camp sites, public access to rivers and all area lakes
available. It is staffed by friendly, well trained personnel. The
log structure was built in the early 1940's and has been serving
visitors to the community for over 50 years.
The Welcome House is open May 15 through August 29. Hours are 9:00 am. - 4:30 pm, Monday through Saturday.
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| Deer River City Hall PO Box 70 208 2nd Street SE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8195 Hours: |
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| Mayor | Robert Lundeen | (218) 246-2473 |
| Clerk - Treasurer | Victor Williams | (218) 246-8195 |
| Council Member | Mark Box | (218) 246-2779 |
| Council Member | John O'Brien | (218) 246-2470 |
| Council Member | Patrick Richards | (218) 326-3477 |
| Council Member | Michael Dewitt | (218) 246-2173 |
| US Post Office Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (800) ASK-USPS |
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| Electricity | Minnesota Power | (218) 245-2150 |
| Natural Gas | Minnesota Energy Resources Corp | (800) 889-9508 |
| Wastewater | Deer River Municipal | (218) 246-8195 |
| Water | Deer River Municipal | (218) 246-8195 |
| Telephone | Paul Bunyan | (218) 246-8228 |
| Cable TV | Deer River Cable | (218) 246-8228 |
| Employer | Products/Services | Employees |
| Deer River Healthcare | General Medical & Surgical Hospitals | 250 |
| White Oak Casino | Casinos (exc. Casino Hotels) | 177 |
| Deer River Schools - Independent District #317 |
Elementary & Secondary Schools | 135 |
| Northern Star Cooperative Services | Other Fuel Dealers | 75 |
| Rajala Timber Company | Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 50 |
| Deer River Wild Rice | Oilseed and Grain Farming | 45 |
| Rajala Lumber Company | Building Material & Supplies Dealers | 32 |
| Wille Transport Inc | General Freight Trucking | 30 |
| Trout Post & Pole | General Freight Trucking | 28 |
| Deer River Folio Company. | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 14 |
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| Annual White Oak Rendezvous | Early August | White Oak Fur Post |
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our fully constructed 1798 Northwest Company Fur Post with staff
dressed in the clothing of the period. They will be showing you
the lifestyle of the people who lived here in northern Minnesota
during the fur trade period. Walk through history and experience
music, dance, blackpowder shooting, military drills, storytelling,
voyageur competition, or even walk the mile long Gil Quaal Nature
Trail. The site hosts four different performance areas continuously
both days. One stage is an acoustic stage and the other has a sound
system. The musicians also walk around the grounds to give performances
to you as you pass. Folk and ethnic music, old time country, and
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Oak Casino 45830 Hwy 2 West Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-9600 Toll Free: (800) 653-2412 |
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White Oak Society Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-9393 The year is 1798 and the fur trade is booming. Our fur trading post is located near the upper reaches of the Mississippi River in the north woods. In another 60 years this will become the state of Minnesota. |
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| King's Courtyard, a wonderland of fantasy and imagination for all children. This playground, constructed in 1993 by area volunteers using money raised by local fund raisers and donations, is a dream come true for our young people. It is located at King Elementary School. From Highway 2, turn south at Shay's Family Restaurant, (4th St.) to the end of the street. Turn left to the school and veer left through the parking lot to the playground. It is open to the public. |
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| Ball Club | 3936 | 2 mi W |
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| Bass | 2427 | 4 mi NE |
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| Bowstring | 9220 | 12 mi N |
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| Chase | 209 | 3 mi NE |
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| Cutfoot Sioux | 2768 | 10 mi NW |
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| Deer | 4097 | 5 mi NE |
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| Jessie | 1753 | 14 mi N |
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| Little Bowstring | 319 | 10 mi N |
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| Little Winnie | 938 | 10 mi NW |
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| Moose | 1273 | 8 mi NE |
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| Sand | 3391 | 18 mi NW |
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| White Oak | 905 | .5 mi S |
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| Winnibigoshish | 58544 | 10 mi NW |
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Comstock
Court 1001 Comstock Drive Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2915 Comstock Court is a comfortable, affordable assisted living complex across the street from the HealthCare Center. When you move to Comstock Court, the only thing you have to change is your address. Comstock Court provides a worry-free lifestyle - one that is whatever you want it to be. |
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Deer River Health
Care Center 1002 Comstock Drive Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2900 Web: www.drhc.org Deer River offers a variety of health care services. In addition to the hospital, diagnostics, rehabilitation therapies, emergency services, surgery, short and long term care, and assisted living, |
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Duluth Clinic - Deer River
1025 10th Ave NE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8275 Web: www.duluthclinic.org Duluth Clinic-Deer River provides a full spectrum of primary care and access to an array of specialized services. You’ll find a friendly, dedicated team of physicians, nurses and allied health professionals at this premiere northern Minnesota clinic. |
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Deer River Independent
School District #317 101 1st Avenue Northeast Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2420 |
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| Deer River High School 101 1st Avenue Northeast Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8717 |
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| King Elementary School 504 5th Street Southeast, Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8860 |
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| Apostolic Faith Church 212 2nd Street SE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2243 Sunday Worship 10:00 am |
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Ball Club Assembly of God
30970 Artic Road Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2511 |
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Bethany Lutheran Church 35297 State Highway 6 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8398 |
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Clara Lutheran
Church 41447 Little Clara Drive Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8101 |
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| Deer River Bible Church Highway 6 North PO Box 645 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-9570 Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:45 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm |
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| Deer River Church of
God 304 4 Avenue SE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8760 |
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Evangelical Covenant Church 213 1/2 Main Avenue Deer River, MN 56636| Phone: (218) 246-8062 Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am |
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| Independent Apostolic
Lutheran Church 33589 County Road 89 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2187 |
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Redeemer Lutheran Church
517 5th Street SE PO Box 606 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8154 Web: www.redeemer-lcms.com
Sunday School 9:30 am |
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| St. Joseph's Catholic Church
51061 Wolf Drive Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8105 |
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St. Mary's
Catholic Church 105 First Street NE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8582
Saturday Mass 4:00 pm |
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| Suomi Evangelical Lutheran Church County Road 48 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3883 |
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| United Methodist Church 27 First Avenue NE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8591 |
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Itasca Review 15 1st Street NE PO Box 427 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8533 Toll Free: (888) 685-0800 |
| Bahr's Motel 109 Division Street Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8271 |
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White Oak Inn &
Suites 201 4th Avenue NW PO Box 128 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-9400 Toll Free: (877) 633-5504 Web: www.whiteoakinnandsuites.com |
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Backwoods Resort 36679 County Road 238 Deer River, MN 56636-4093 Phone: (218) 246-2542 |
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Ball Club Lake Lodge 34858 County Road 39 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8908 |
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Bowen Lodge 58485 Bowens Road Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8707 Web: www.bowenlodge.com Picture yourself on a Northern Minnesota Fishing lake with hundreds of miles of pristine shoreline, an endless sky of dazzling stars, a comfortable cabin nestled in the majestic Northwoods. The only morning alarm is the call of the loon and your own eagerness to hit the water! That's what you'll experience at Bowen Lodge on Lakes Winnibigoshish and Cutfoot Sioux, known here in Deer River as "Big Winnie" and "Cutfoot". |
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| Bowstring Lodge 49775 County Road 192 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3736 |
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Bowstring Shores Resort
49231 County Road 173 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3101 Toll Free: (888) 832-3101 Web: www.bowstringshores.com Bowstring Shores Resort is a Northern Minnesota resort on Bowstring Lake where you can fish, play and relax year round with the whole family. Come vacation with us for fun, laughter and Minnesota sunshine. We are sure our accommodations, prices, and hospitality will meet with your approval. Our family operated resort offers 13 housekeeping cottages in a variety of sizes. Our cabins are guaranteed clean, attractive and comfortable. |
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Breezy Portage
Resort 39041 County Road 19 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8688 |
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Campbell's Lodge 49092 Empty Bar Loop Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 659-2862 Toll Free: (866) 659-2862 Web: www.campbellslodge.com You've worked hard all year and are looking forward to a great Minnesota resort vacation - so let us help you relax and enjoy it. Campbell's Lodge, one of the premier Minnesota resorts in the Northwoods, is nestled in the Chippewa National Forest on a quiet bay of Sand Lake, approximately 38 miles northwest of Grand Rapids, Minn. This family resort offers 17 comfortable cabins in sizes from one to five bedrooms with amenities like ceiling fans, fireplaces dishwashers, and air conditioning. |
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Cedarwild Resort 35951 County Road 238 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8680 Web: www.cedarwild.com Come – Enjoy renewal and reconnection time with your family and friends in the quiet beauty of the north woods. There is a place called CEDARWILD RESORT on Moose Lake which offers your family life-enhancing vacation time. You will create memories of the fun days and peaceful nights there which will bring you back again to all that is important. |
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Cut Foot Sioux Inn 44394 State Hwy 46 Deer River, MN 56636-2669 Phone: (218) 246-8706 Toll Free: (800) 752-7357 Web: www.cutfoot.com Located on Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake, with access to Big Cut Foot Sioux and Big Winnie (Lake Winnibigoshish). Tie your boat to your own dock in the resort's protected harbor. Cut Foot has a handicap accessible lodge and cabins, plus a fishing dock for the handicapped and children. Our well equipped, clean cabins are located near the water...NO STEEP banks or steps to climb. Cut Foot is a place where you bring the whole family. You'll enjoy many of our activities, such as the children's playground, canoes, fun bugs, paddle boats, kayaks, evening campfires and hiking in the wood to watch the wildlife. |
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Eagle Nest Lodge 58671 Eagle Nest Road Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8701 Toll Free: (800) 356-3775 Web: www.eaglenestlodge.net On the north shore of Cutfoot Sioux Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish (Lake Winnie), you will find the perfect family resort setting. We welcome you to vacation at Eagle Nest Lodge where you will enjoy spotless, modern housekeeping cabins with decks, an activity and naturalist program for all ages, personal dock service, Minnesota's top walleye and perch fishing, and a fabulous beach for the entire family. We promise to provide you with a quality family vacation that will entice you to return year after year. |
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Geiger's Trails End
51713 Trails End Road Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3231 Toll Free: (800) 617-4589 Web: www.geigerstrailsend.com You are invited to Geiger's Trails End Resort. Spend a memorable vacation with us on Bowstring Lake. Our resort is designed with your comfort in mind, with lakeside vacation. Get ready to REEL in unforgettable vacation memories. Geiger's is a family resort in the secluded Chippewa National Forest. With our clean and comfortable lakeside vacation homes, we're a cut above the rest. We also offer a large visiting lodge with a game room, TV, and a sandy beach -- perfect for hot summer days -- and a playground with swings, a slide and more! |
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Georgene's Haven 50241 County Road 35 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3076 Web: www.georgeneshaven.com Georgene's Haven is a quiet family resort located on beautiful Bowstring Lake and in the Chippewa National Forest. Bowstring Lake has been named Minneapolis Star Tribune's "Lake of the Week" several occasions and has the reputation for being one of the best Walleye, Northern and Crappie lakes in Minnesota. Bowstring Lake's 9000 acres offers twenty-three miles of shoreline that leads way to many a fishing hot spot! Whether you wish to camp or stay in a cabin, Georgene's Haven offers both accommodations along the shoreline of Bowstring Lake. |
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Gus' Place Resort 32228 County Road 39 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8520 Toll Free: (888) 246-8520 Web: www.gusplaceresort.com We are located on the shores of Ball Club Lake, surrounded by the Chippewa National Forest and just 10 minutes from Lake Winnibigoshish. Since the land surrounding Ball Club Lake is mostly state or federally owned; there is very little development around the lake, and that makes for a very relaxing and stress-free stay. |
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High Banks Resort 17645 N Highbanks Road NE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2560 Toll Free: (800) 365-2560 Web: www.highbanks.com High Banks is centrally located on the Northeast side of Lake Winnibigoshish where we offer our guests great fishing and an excellent place to relax in the secluded Chippewa National Forest with family & friends. |
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Jessie View Resort 45756 County Road 35 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3678 Toll Free: (877) JESSIEV Web: www.jessieview.com Jessie View Resort is a Northern Minnesota resort and campground located in one of the most scenic regions in the country, the Chippewa National Forest. A true four-season resort, the atmosphere of Jessie View changes with the season. From serious early-season fisherman, to the sounds of laughing children on the beach, to the peaceful cool, crisp air that surrounds us in the Fall and Winter. Whatever you enjoy can be found as you soak in the fresh breezes off the lake and our Minnesota cabins pamper you with modern amenities to make you feel at home. |
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Lakewood Lodge 52856 County Road 35 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 659-2839 Toll Free: (800) 495-8437 Web: www.lakewoodlodge.com Lakewood Lodge specializes in providing year-round fun-filled Minnesota family resorts vacations and awesome fishing on a quiet bay of Sand Lake. We are located 38 miles northwest of Grand Rapids in northern Minnesota and offer 14 exceptionally clean lake cabins, a fantastic swimming beach, kids activities, and great fall and winter getaways and sportsmen's opportunities. |
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Little Bowstring Resort
42385 County Road 48 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-2990 Web: www.littlebowstringresort.com Little Bowstring Resort is located on Little Bowstring Lake NE of Deer River on Hwy 48. The lake is 330 acres and the headwaters of the Bowstring River. We have 5 fully modern housekeeping cabins. |
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Little Winnie Resort 55671 County Road 9 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8501 Toll Free: (800) 346-8501 Web: www.littlewinnie.com Little Winnie Resort is a year-round Minnesota Family Vacation Resort unlike any other. It boasts a secluded location in northcentral Minnesota with 70 acres of resort surrounded by thousands of acres of the Chippewa National Forest. The resort offers direct access to Little Winnibigoshish Lake, a beautiful pristine lake left untouched by development. |
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Moose Lake Resort 36712 County Road 248 Deer River, MN 56636-4086 Phone: (218) 246-8675 Toll Free: (800) 424-8544 Web: www.mooselkresort.com We are a Northern Minnesota resort that offers year round fun for the entire family. Our goal is to make your Minnesota vacation with us pleasant, enjoyable and relaxing! |
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Northern Acres Resort
47292 Bowstring Access Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 659-2845 Toll Free: (866) BOWSTRING Web: www.northern-acres.com Our small, family-oriented resort and campground is located on Bowstring Lake in the heart of the Chippewa National Forest. Come and enjoy our quiet, unspoiled surroundings, beautiful sunrises over Bowstring Lake, excellent fishing for walleye, crappie and jumbo perch and other outdoor sports, scenic walking trails through the woods, many kinds of birds and wildlife, and the area's varied recreational opportunities. Watching eagles and osprey soaring down to catch a fish or watching a great blue heron nibbling at minnows in the shallows can be a real treat. |
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| Northland Lodge 17207 Winnie Dam Road NE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8531 |
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Pines Resort and
Campground 17221 Winnie Dam Road NE Deer River, MN 56636-5000 Phone: (218) 246-8546 Toll Free: (800) 342-1552 Web: www.thepinesresort.com Fresh, cool summer breezes whisper through our pines where twelve cabins are on the shore of Winnie Dam Bay on Lake Winnibigoshish in the Chippewa National Forest. Lake Winnibigoshish is the home of the State Record Muskie. It is also noted for walleye, northern, perch, and bass. The 95% uninhabited shoreline is wooded with oak, maple, birch and pine trees where deer and other wildlife are abundant. |
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Rocky Shores Fishing Resort 49352 Holasek Road Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3556 |
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Sand Lake Lodge Resort 54832 Rainbow Road Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 659-2867 |
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Satko's Resort 36670 County Road 238 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8608 |
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Harbor Resort & Campground 50351 County Road 35 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 832-3466 Toll Free: (800) 419-5289 Web: www.snugharborresort.com Snug Harbor Resort & Campground is located on the shores of Bowstring Lake in northeastern Minnesota, and is completely surrounded by the Chippewa National Forest. The resort is 222 miles north of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 37 miles northwest of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and 22 miles north of Deer River, Minnesota. |
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Starck's Tamarack Lodge 4314 Winnie Dam Lane NE Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: (218) 246-8515 Toll Free: (866) 494-7325 Web: www.tamarack-lodge.com Our super clean and modern housekeeping cabins come fully equipped with bedding, appliances, pots, pans and cooking utensils. Four of our cabins are handicap accessible. Freezer space, fish cleaning house, BBQ grills, picnic tables, campfires, horseshoes, paddleboats, volleyball and a playground area for the kids are also included. Many other amenities such as fishing guides, mountain bikes, boat, motor, and pontoon rental combine to create all the options necessary for a memorable and relaxing vacation. |
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