A delightful place, ideal to visit Voyageurs National Park. We spent four nights there in Cabin 4…read moreand rented a boat and motor to see the park.
The location is fantastic, just at the very edge of the Park, it is actually closer to the boundary than the place that rents houseboats. Two minutes down the river and you are inside the Park, on Sullivan Bay, a branch of lake Kabetogama. The bay is connected by a narrows to the East end of this lake, and you can go West to Kabetogama, East to Namakan, Northeast to Kettle falls... Or, on a bad day for boating, you can walk five minutes to where the Park's walking trails begin.
All cabins have a view of the river. Ours had two bedrooms, a large living-dining-kitchen combination and a screened porch, where we actually ate breakfast and dinner. It has heat, which we did not need (early August) . No AC, but one would never need it up there. Everything was spotlessly clean, and the promised equipment and utensils were there. The boats were reliable and in good condition.
The atmosphere is out of another time: you make your reservation by talking to John on the phone. You give your first name and that's it: no deposit. You get there and tell him you have arrived. No keys needed. When you leave you can pay by personal check, no need to show ID!
Everybody is there because of the park, and it is very quiet at all times. Mostly families, two or three generations. John is a reliable weather predictor and will also tell you where the fish are biting.
The cabins are obviously been worked on all the time, in this severe climate. In our cabin the knotty pine panels were just new (door hanging not quite adjusted yet). There was a CRT TV (really) which we did not use: too much to see outside.
If you want luxury, this place is not for you. If you want down-home old fashioned comfort, go there and you will love it.
