What a beautiful resort! We had a great stay last summer. The cabins are very clean which my…read moregirlfriend especially appreciated. Wayne took us out in the boat and we had a blast. The owners are friendly and seem to really care about the resort. Great for families with lots to do for the kids. It is right on the lake with great fishing. We will definitely be going back.

My family has been coming to Sand lake for generations, and we have stayed at Sand Lake Lodge for…read moremany years. Wayne and Shelly are wonderful hosts, very welcoming and friendly. The location is great for fishing, there are almost always fish biting within a short boat ride. When the fish aren't biting, we enjoy spending time around the campfire, kayaking and canoeing. Every year I look forward to our annual trip, to spend our time at the lake.

We were thrilled to be able to rent a pontoon boat for half a day and do the chain of lakes. we…read moretook the boat over to McCarthy State Park Beach and enjoyed swimming there. Emily and her husband were easy to work with and so friendly. She showed me the inside of one of the cabins and it was absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful piece of property with so much fun stuff to do boats. such a pretty part to live country!

My Dad started going here from downstate Illinois when he got out of World War II. This became a…read morefamily vacation as his family grew. I have been going for 60 plus years and at times would go in the spring, over 4th of July and again in the fall. The current owners, The Drott families, are wonderful people and carry on the traditions of Ed and Dolly Satko who built the resort. Great place, great cabins and great fish-house. Outstanding fishing and very peaceful here.

Older cabins, but up dated and very nice. My family has been going to Satkos for over twenty years…read more Lots of life long friends. And best of all the fishing is outstanding. There are several lakes in the area if you want to try something new. Chuck & Sandy Ferguson

A beautiful weekend at Back o the Moon Resort near Grand Rapids, MN. This quaint, family oriented…read moreresort brings me back to my childhood when my parents brought our family up North every year for a week or two at a resort on a lake just like this. The cabins are clean and equipped with all the essentials for a comfortable stay. The lake is extremely clean with 10+ feet clarity (or more). And, of course, the hosts welcome their guests with all the love that skydivers share. I highly recommend the Back of the Moon resort for your next getaway!

Where we live in Northern MN, the restaurants are pretty spread out in this area. When going out to…read moreget a bite to eat, whether it is for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and wanting to go some place different, we know we will be going for a car ride to one of the nearby small towns or to a resort that serves food. We don't mind the drive as it is beautiful country up here. Also, we will definitely be eating with the locals. So on Mother's Day, we decided to drive to Squaw Lake and eat at The Hill. It is about 30 miles away from our home. We arrived around 7:10pm. When we walked in, no one greeted us, no one was seated at the bar, but there were about 5 tables with customers. We caught the attention of the waitress and asked if we could sit anywhere. After seating ourselves, we waited another 10 minutes to get a couple glasses of water & the menu. One waitress finally had to ask the other waitress to wait on us. She did so with a smile and was friendly. Around 7:30pm, our order was taken. J ordered the Chicken Cesar sandwich with seasoned waffle fries. I ordered a beef taco salad. And then we waited....and waited. Almost an hour later, we got our food. Luckily, J & I were enjoying our conversation before we realized it was taking quite some time for our food to be served. When our food did come out, it was hot, good and we enjoyed it. Then the wait started again to get our check. We finally lost our patience & J had to seek out our waitress to get our check. She must have been back in the kitchen so J talked to the other waitress. By this time there were only 5 of us diners in the restaurant. They had also been patiently waiting for their food. On the other hand, there were about 20 people at the bar now, drinking, and watching the MN Wilds playoff game. I'm not quite sure what the issue was with the service but it was bad. There were about 25 diners in the restaurant with 2 waitresses and they weren't able to handle it. Maybe part of the problem was delays in the kitchen with the cook, maybe short staffed but there was never an explanation given when we asked. It is really unfortunate as our food was good and the restaurant is nice, clean and has a northwoods decor. When we had interaction with the waitresses, they were always very pleasant. Maybe it was an off night, maybe their service is always slow, but if you decide to come here to eat, plan to wait.

Met family here as a half-way point. Staff was nice, food was pretty good…read more Staff was friendly but somewhat inattentive, especially considering there weren't very many other people even there. Prices were about as expected. Lots of Taxidermy animals here to look at. My boys were fascinated, but some may be bothered by it (I hope not if you are in the middle of nowhere in northern MN, but I mention it)....

Another great experience at ENL! Always such hospitality for us old fisherman.Our needs are simple…read moreand the cabin is a great getaway with everything we need.We grill several meals and have a fish fry.Chatting and reminiscing,sharing memories is what our trip is all about.

We had a nightmare experience here. Dirty dishes in the cabinets, dirty refrigerator...also rusty…read moreand smelled. Old appliances. Dilapidated cabin #2. More bugs inside than outside. Dust especially in between the logs of the wall at the head of the bed....and cob webs. Drain in bathroom clogged, and after he snaked it he did not clean up. No tv in your cabin just at the lodge, good luck. No locks on the doors. Had to lock everything in the car every day. Everything is Ala carte, and they will charge you for everything. Other lodges have tvs in the cabin, have heated pools, have bar/restaurant and people do gather and it was a blast .

It's really good in the winter we cought a bunch of fish the people are nice their is a park and a…read moregreat 4th of July show in the summer. They got good places to stay at as well and I really enjoy it

Todd and Karen are the owners of this resort. They care only about money. They refused to honor our…read more$500 deposit when we had to cancel due to our grandmothers passing. And our grandmother has been going to Dixon lake resort and was a customer for several years, as we have been for 10 years now. They would rather not honor our deposit and lose our, and our families future business. None of us will be back because of this. This speaks highly to their character and told our entire family they don't care about us as a family. It's all business. This is how small businesses fail because they don't treat loyal customers well. Also, we had multiple issues this year which WE were very good about, took in our stride and didn't complain about. Because thats what you do for family, so we thought we were family. We and our family rented 2 cabins. Not inexpensive. We went without running water in our cabin 4 for an entire day, I cleaned cabin 5, vacuumed and removed spiders and spider webs, prior to being able to occupy, we continued to deal with spiders the entire week in cabin 5, we had no hot water in cabin 5 and unable to shower for that day, we never could connect to the internet because the connection was so bad AND the "clean" cabin 4 we used for over a week, had an empty condom box under the bed that we didn't discover until leaving today. These are all amenities that are to be included and amenities we paid for and did not receive. Then Karen sends and email to us stating "We all know if you had not sent us a deposit we would not have seen you this year". Implyinf we would not have shown up if we thought we knew we lost the deposit. Not true at all! We even rented more boats and things while there. Neither of them making it clear we lost our deposit. Such an insult after losing our grandmother, their loyal customer of several years, and all the years of business we and our entire family have given them. Couldn't be more hurt and disappointed. Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere before you get sucked into their "family" resort.

Every year I go up north with a couple of buddies to canoe/kayak the beautiful lakes of Minnesota…read more We have stayed at a good number of resorts. This year, we decided to try Barney's Resort & Lodge. The cabins were extraordinarily nice for the price! They were immaculately clean and looked like they had just been built. The living quarters were spacious and inviting. I enjoy cooking and very few cabins offer the kitchen amenities that the cabins at Barney's offered. The cabin we stayed in featured a gas range, full size refrigerator and almost every cooking utensil you could ask for including a full set of kitchen knives (which were razor sharp) and a crock pot! It is very nice to be able to cook what you want to without fretting that you forgot something important back home. Most "resorts" feature only 1 or 2 canoes that are available on a "first-come, first serve" basis. Not at Barney's! In addition to at least 2 canoes that I saw, there were also half-a-dozen kayaks including a DOUBLE kayak! This was especially convenient as there were 3 of us and 3 people in a canoe doesn't work out too well. This was perfect since it was exactly what we wanted to do all weekend and we never had any trouble getting access to this equipment. Barney's water access takes you to Little Sand Lake and Sand Lake with connections to other lakes in the chain. The area is strikingly beautiful with plenty of places to explore. Also, there were bald eagles everywhere - we actually lost count of how many we saw. We spotted numerous eagle's nests in trees just off-shore and eagles often flew over us as we navigated the waters. The only "negative", if there is such a thing, to Barney's is that the area immediately surrounding the cabins is not very rustic. However, the great value, fantastic accommodations and water access easily make up for this. I would highly recommend Barney's for your next "up north getaway!"