Adventure North Resort
The Adventure North Resort is in Walker, along Leech Lake. The resort offers winter vacation packages, with ice fishing as a focus. The resort has several ice fishing shacks on the lake for you to use and enjoy. After your day on the ice, head to the lodge, which features fireplaces and family-style meals. Fish cleaning, filleting and shipping is done for you by the guides and staff at the resort. Private cabins or rooms in the lodge are options. Private bathrooms are in the cabins, along with stocked kitchenettes, bedding and fireplaces.
Adventure North Resort
4444 Point Landing Drive N.W.
Walker, MN 56484
218-547-1532
adventurenorthresort.com
Northernair Lodge
The Northernair Lodge operates cabin- and lodge-based operations year round in Ely, near the boundary waters in north-central Minnesota. Northenair is the only lodge on Mitchell Lake, assuring you of a private ice fishing holiday. Ice fish the lake for pike, walleye, bass and crappies, then head back to your cabin or room to warm up after the day and recharge. Enjoy the sauna on the resort grounds. Cabins have enough beds for up to four people and have kitchenettes with pots, pans and utensils. There are no TVs at the cabins, so you can enjoy the peace of the northern winter.
Northernair Lodge
2123 Haapala Road
Ely, MN 55731
218-365-4882
northernairlodge.com
Northwest Angle Resort
The Northwest Angle Resort is in the Lake of the Woods region of the state and offers ice fishing vacation packages. Four cabins and four apartments are available for you and your fishing party. Each unit has outdoor plug-ins for your cars and vehicles should the mercury dip too low for vehicles' health. There is a heated fish-cleaning building where you can dress and fillet your catch and stay warm during the process. The lodge provides a ride out to the ice shanties in the morning via a modified and enclosed ice "bombardier."
Northwest Angle Resort
Box 68
Angle Inlet, MN 56711
218-223-8511
northwestangleresort.com
Article Written By Eric Cedric
A former Alaskan of 20 years, Eric Cedric now resides in California. He's published in "Outside" and "Backpacker" and has written a book on life in small-town Alaska, "North by Southeast." Cedric was a professional mountain guide and backcountry expedition leader for 18 years. He worked in Russia, Iceland, Greece, Turkey and Belize. Cedric attended Syracuse University and is a private pilot.
