Pick most any cabin***

• $149/night for three+ nights
• $169/night for two-night stay (two-night minimum, or $300 and use only 1 night if you wish)
• 7th night FREE!
• ($70/night for 3rd person, or $420/week)

Assumes use of one bed/one bedroom.

• free access to our romantic canoes and kayaks
• availability of our on-site reflexologist ($60/hr) & on-site massage therapist ($80-110/hr)
• free access to our lakeside self-serve sauna
• access to our bird identification books and binoculars, 33 acres of hiking trails
• Check out our area attractions page, including  Forest Edge Winery (8 miles), Itasca State Park  (25 miles)
  

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***Raspberry Cabin #9 & Wildflower Cabin #10 & Trail's End Cabin #12

• $189 night for 2-night stay (or $300 for 1 night)
• $169 night for  3 or more nights (7th night FREE!)
• $70/night for 3rd person, or $420/week)

***Retreat Cabin #19 . . .

• $229 night for two-night stay
• $209 night (3 or more nights) (get 7th night FREE!)
• Extra people $75/night.  As example, for 3rd person, or $450/week)
• Group Rate applies for 5 or more peeps ($75/person/night, 2-night minimum) or current off-season nightly rate which is typically a better deal for more than 8 or 9 peeps in group.

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Anytime in May (including Memorial Day Weekend); Rent any cabin for TWO NIGHTS or more, at the off-season discounted rate, and get the 3rd night FREE! (campsites/Sleeping Cottage not included)

May ideas for fun up north:

• Try fishin' for a trophy walleye (best time of year for it!)
• hunt for mushrooms and other wild edibles on the Shingobee Hiking Trail or the North Country Hiking Trail (both within 5 miles of resort)
• try a half-day guided fishing trip on our lake or neighboring lakes, including Leech Lake (average trip cost without voucher for 1-3 person start at $200, all inclusive: i.e. boat, gas, tackle, bait. You provide snacks, camera and are responsible for having a MN fishing license. links to local fishing guides)

Book a cabin on-line

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Any cabin. 

(Campsites and cottage not included.)

(Prime-time nightly rates used for this Early Bird Summer Special.)

TWO POSSIBLE TIME FRAMES

Book a cabin on-line 

Long Weekend Middle of June:  June 3-7, 2026 only.  Drive up on Wednesday afternoon for a long weekend, and drive home Sunday morning.

If the weather is cool and overcast, the fishin's usually fantastic. The kids can play in the lodge, mom can get a massage. If the weather is warm and sunny, well heck, then there's no need for us to tell ya what to do --- get your buns to our beach and enjoy!

June Mid-Week:
Drive up on Monday afternoon and leave Friday by noon, June 8-12, 2026 only.

(If you'd like a week during this period - we will honor the off-season discounted weekly rate.   You will need to call us to get this rate - the on-line booking system will not offer this.)

Typically it is rather peaceful here (for guests!  we are often doing some last minute projects to get up and running for summer season, heh) at resort during this cusp 10 day period between our Spring Healer's Retreat weekend (always fully booked all 19 cabins) and first week of prime-time summer with it's daily scheduled activities.

Lodge is still available for you to visit arcade room, borrow puzzles and books, watch a movie in the corner on a rainy day, or grab a snack.

This has been a great way for newbies to check out the resort in summer for a shorter stay and get a feel for cabins and the lake experience.   We'll frequently get a few folks who repeatedly last minute book a cabin during this time to take advantage of the better fishing in June, the migrating birds, and the quieter beach (July can be very communal at the beach.)  Sometimes the more shy local critters will wander through the resort grounds (wild turkeys on a cabin deck, porcupine waddling up a tree near the basketball court, red fox skirting around a campfire ring, etc.)

Below is a commercial shown in local movie theater 2015 - same special running each year.

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Photo op in Akeley, MN with biggest Paul Bunyan statue in the world

Top 10 reasons to choose 10% off Week:

1. Warmer Weather than you might think! Average June temps are 73 degrees for a high, 52 degrees for a low (based on 91 years of local records Hubbard County - click here for more local weather averages)
2. Big reunions: get your choice of cabins and ask about holding a few group meals in the lodge, with seating for 50
3. Loons are vocal and "showing off" to impress a mate
4. Fishin' is always better in June (versus July or August)
5. You may have to stop on the road to wait for a wild turtle to cross
6. Bird watchers: this is a great week to hang out (watch for migrating red starts, swans, flickers, bohemian waxwings, scarlet tanagers, indigo buntings, etc.)
7. Best selection of clothing sizes and gifts in the lodge early in season
8. Paul Bunyan Days celebration in Akeley - one mile away (teen dance on Friday night, kids ice cream eating contest, fish fry, woodcarving demo, town BINGO, "Banjo Man")  Last weekend in June.
9. Tons of area MUSIC (Moondance Jammin' Country or 2nd Street Stage Music downtown Park Rapids), NATURE (Lady Slippers in Itasca State Park) and FESTIVALS (see Chamber Events page)
10. Save money by utilizing this special: if your big group decides to book Cabin #7, for example, 10% off saves you $300+ for the week, wow!

Contact Us or Call 218-652-3111 for reservations!  Or try the on-line booking system.

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$100 off all weekly cabin rentals.  (Excludes camping and Sleeping Cottage.)

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Summer vacation at off-season prices in mid-August, what's not to like?

Minnesota public schools should not be starting before Labor Day (by law.)  Run away for some family time before school season and all the other crazy schedules you'll have to keep.

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Best deal of the year! FOUR FREE NIGHTS!

Pre-Labor Day Short-Stay Deal: Stay 3 nights, get 2 more FREE!
Saturday - Thursday ONLY, five nights, Aug 29 - September 3, 2026.   (Check out on Thursday by 12 noon.   (The free nights are Tuesday & Wednesday nights on five-night deal.)   This special is really appreciated by many newcomers who can get a deal at a cabin while enjoying the last week of fun summer daily scheduled activities.

Labor Day Weekend 3 night stay + 4th night FREE
Avoid weekend traffic by traveling home on Tuesday.  Arrive on Friday, anytime after 3 p.m. and check-out by Tuesday by 12 noon.  (Many guests do not stay through until Tuesday, but instead enjoy Monday afternoon/early evening at resort before heading home late.)

(NOTE: Minnesota current law states that no public school may start before Labor Day, so the kids won't miss any school! And hey, the lake waters are still warm, the nights slightly cooler than summer and the sumac is usually starting to turn brilliant colors. Wanna see for yourself?)

Typically there are NO scheduled activities over Labor Day Weekend (although Big John is available for reflexology sessions, AND we've been doing a CWC Pizza Cookoff the last several years - usually Saturday night.  Everyone is welcome to enter and to vote for your favorite.   Winner gets bragging rights and their name on the pizza cutter.   Winners have included Thai Pizza, Tator Tot Hotdish Pizza and Pico de Gallo Pizza.  Join the awesome-sauce! )

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Weekly stays can go from Tuesday - Monday, Wednesday - Tuesday, etc. (Summer Prime Time weeks are limited to Sat-Fri [7 day/6 night] weeks only, mid-June thru August.)

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Couples Rate/Private Cabin for One Individual!  in May (or AFTER Labor Day)

Pick most any cabin***

• $149/night for three+ nights
• $169/night for two-night stay (two-night minimum, or $300 and use only 1 night if you wish)
• 7th night FREE!
• ($70/night for 3rd person, or $420/week)

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LUXURY CABINS with jet tubs, fireplaces, private campfire ring and dishwashers:

***Raspberry Cabin #9 & Wildflower Cabin #10 & Trail's End Cabin #12

• $189 night for 2-night stay (or $300 for 1 night)
• $169 night for  3 or more nights (7th night FREE!)
• $70/night for 3rd person, or $420/week)

***Retreat Cabin #19 . . .

• $229 night for two-night stay
• $209 night (3 or more nights) (get 7th night FREE!)
• Extra people $75/night ($450/week)
• Group Rate applies for 5 or more peeps ($75/person/night, 2-night minimum) or current off-season nightly rate - which is typically a better deal 9+ peeps in group.

Cabins #9, #10, #12, and #19*** are available through mid-November.

NO WINTER CABINS.

All cabins up and running from mid-May (MN Fishing Opener) through October 5th-ish. 

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

By Chris Welsch

From family games to championship golf, these resorts provide Up North vacations with plenty of diversions.

Thick early morning fog had erased the view from Cabin No. 15. But as the sun rose over the tree line, shapes emerged. The spindly geometry of the dock extended onto the surface of 11th Crow Wing Lake. Then the shadows of the pines emerged on the shoreline. Finally, a loon cruised by, breaking the calm surface of the lake.It wouldn't be calm for long. Giggling kids would swarm the swimming float, anglers would cast off in the row boats, and the porch swings would be occupied by novel-reading parents, temporarily relieved of their charges.In the boom years after World War II, Minnesota had more than 4,000 resorts, most of them literally mom-and-pop operations. Today, there are about 900 in the state. Wisconsin's resort scene has undergone a similar evolution. While the lake is still typically the focus of the vacation, the resorts that thrive occupy distinct niches that draw a steady and passionate following.

At Crow Wing Crest Resort, Thursday night potluck luaus, a foot massage specialist and a congenially quirky atmosphere keep the cabins full all summer. At the other end of the spectrum, the American Club in Kohler, Wis., centers its appeals on world-class golf, a sophisticated European-style spa and adventures of the culinary sort.

Here we've chosen five of the Upper Midwest's best resorts. They span the range of budgets and styles, but they all know how to make the best of summer in the north.

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Crow Wing Crest: A funky place by the lake that's second home to many

Crow Wing Crest is a mom-and-pop resort of the sort that is harder and harder to find Up North.  Most of the 19 housekeeping cabins are homey and idiosyncratic (one sports tilted floors that would be at home in a fun house) and they cluster together on the shore of pristine 11th Crow Wing Lake near Akeley,  But owners Kim and Big John Bowen have perfected a "we're all in it together" vibe, which extends to Thursday night potluck luaus, when the guests clear out their refrigerators and Minnesota hotdish meets the aloha spirit.

WHAT TO DO:  fish, swim, sauna, play cards, join the drumming circle.  Bring a bike for the nearby Heartland Trail.. Kids enjoy a game room, a coin-operated merry-go-round and various organized activities.

PERKS:  John Bowen is a reflexologist (foot massage) with a dedicated following, and Kim Bowen offers programs on aromatherapy.

ADVISORY:  No "personal watercraft" allowed.  Lovers of big engines and loud parties should look elsewhere.

PRACTICALITES:  Near Park Rapids, Minn.  Book in advance; returning guests keep the occupancy level high.  In high season, cabins rent from $380 for the snug two-person "Sleeping Cottage" (the bath is in the main lodge building) to $2,342 for a four-bedroom, newly built cabin that can easily accommodate a family reunion.  More info www.crowwing.com, 1-800-279-2754

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