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Overview

Gunflint Lodge, located on the Gunflint Trail, boasts of the beautiful beach front area, docks, and hiking trails for the outdoor enthusiasts. No need for a pool when the Canadian bordered lake provides a one mile wide by eight mile long outlet for numerous activities. Here at Gunflint Lodge, we have a unique getaway experience that simultaneously awards guests with an unforgettable northwoods adventure and a style of relaxation at its finest. This classy establishment has had its doors open since 1927 and we pride ourself in luxurious cabins, delicious cookery and service with excellence!

moose at gunflintExcursions include, but are not limited to, snow shoe trails, horse back riding, guided naturalist activities, fishing guides, canoes, and motored boats for your pleasure. The lodge is affiliated with the Gunflint Trail Nordic Ski System consisting of nearly 200 km of groomed ski trails just waiting for your arrival. All these enjoyable escapades will leave you craving the luscious delights of the wonderful full service restaurant. Conveniently found in the main lodge are the obliging front desk, trendy gift store, and accommodating lounge with a cozy dining room. Just next store, the conference center is at the guests’ disposal for various purposes including high speed internet access. Distinctively, almost all log cabins have a lovely view of the lake. Fireplaces are featured in all cabins and please inquire about the cabins with saunas, hot tubs and washer/dryers. As there is no cable television, VCR’s are provided in the cabins with a complimentary and extensive movie collection.

Delightfully, you will not be interrupted by any telephones or cell phones as there is no reception. The northern lights are a sight to behold during your stay at the exclusive Gunflint Lodge.

Northern Minnesota is home to the famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - the largest canoeing wilderness in the United States. fishing poles on gunflint dockThere are over 1,000 clear water lakes in this million-plus acre wilderness. The Gunflint Trail (a 60-mile paved road) is in the Laurentian Highlands, with hundreds of deep rocky lakes scoured out by the glaciers
centuries ago. Some of the waters flow to the Atlantic and some to the Arctic. This area has the finest lake trout fishing in mid-America and is home to a significant moose population.

The Gunflint Trail area offers a variety of disbursed canoe entry points, so canoeists can get into the wilderness quickly and without going down long and busy entry lakes. In addition, you have the scenic beauty of the North Shore Drive along Lake Superior as you come north to the Gunflint from Minneapolis/St. Paul or Duluth.

 

Dining at Gunflint

Click Here for more info on our fabulous dining experience here at Gunflint Lodge. Choose from fine dining at Justine's or something more casual at The Red Paddle Bistro!


 

Gunflint Lodge Boundary Waters Conference Center


Gunflint Lodge, free from the disruptions of a busy urban environment, offers the tranquility and freshness of the great northwoods that allows creativity and productivity to flow naturally.

Gracious hospitality, casual elegance and a full range of professional services and amenities make Gunflint Lodge an exceptional choice for distinctive - and memorable - group meetings and events.


Gunflint conference center


Gunflint conference centerThe Gunflint Lodge Boundary Waters Conference Center offers the features and amenities of a fully-equipped meeting facility with the personal service one can find only in a smaller, first-class resort. The main room, hand-crafted using native pine timbers, and with a great fireplace made of indigenous granite, is decorated with colorful artifacts that tell of the area's rich natural and cultural history. Designed inside and out with the northwoods in mind, the Gunflint's Boundary Waters Conference Center has the feel of the perfect counterpart to it's magnificent natural setting.

Complete break service areas and secondary meeting rooms are nearby; all special equipment and support services are right at hand; options for group size, room configurations and customized programs and packages are entirely flexible. Every meeting at Gunflint is a special event treated with the personal attention that ensures success with ease.

free wireless internet at gunflintThe room accommodates groups as large as 95 people and AV request can be met for any and all audio-visual requirements.

FREE Wireless Internet is available in the Conference Center!

At your request, we will send you a complementary Conference Planning Kit, just call 1.800.328.3325.

 

Personal Therapeutic Massage

There's nothing like a massage to let you completely relax and unwind, and with our on-staff massage therapist, you can have a massage while you're here on vacation. Book a half or full-hour massage, and let our professional massage therapist soothe away your stress. Great for muscles that get a little over-extended, too, just in case you skied a little longer or more enthusiastically than you had planned. Using techniques of Swedish massage, our professional massage therapist offers just the right touch - relaxing, soothing and energizing. Massage is available by reservation; we encourage you to book your appointment in advance.

• 1/2 hour massage is $40.00
• full hour massage is $70.00

 

About Your Accommodations

 

 Classic Cabins   All the Classic Cabins are situated along the shore of Gunflint Lake. They all feature wood-burning fireplaces, plush bedding, VCR and CD music systems. Some have a kitchen or kitchenette, and a few are equipped with a washer and dryer. Most of our Classic Cabins have been renovated since December 2006.

  Gunflint Lake Homes   Most of the comforts of home, and then some. Luxurious lakeside cabins feature fireplace, sauna, well-appointed kitchen with dishwasher and microwave, washer and dryer, DVD player, CD music systems, a patio or deck with grill, and a multi-person whirlpool spa.

  Romantic Cottages    Designed with comfort and romance in mind. Cozy lakeside cabins feature stone fireplace, 2-person spa, well-appointed kitchen, washer and dryer, DVD player, CD music system, deck with grill.

Canoer Cabins Bunkhouse style accommodations ranging in size from 4 to 6 beds, cold running water for the sinks and toilets, basic furniture. A small fridge is also included in the Canoer Cabins. Complete bathroom facilities are available in the nearby main outfitters building. Charcoal cooking grills are available in the nearby pavilion. (Available May through September)

Rustic Cabins Private bunkhouse units (several units per building) ranging in size from 4 to 9 bunk beds. Complete bathroom facilities are available in the nearby main outfitters building. Charcoal cooking grills are available in the nearby pavilion. (Available May through September)

Available with all accommodations: bird seed to feed the birds, cracked corn for the ducks in the summer, an invitation to join in activities of our Wilderness Adventure Program, all hiking and snowshoeing trails, assistance of our Adventure Concierge in planning your vacation activities while you are at Gunflint, a 16 foot royalex canoe, kayaks, and tubes at the waterfront.



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