An incredibly different (odd?) restaurant on an incredible piece of property on White Iron Lake…read more The food was decent, but the place has an odd supper club, old-timey vibe that just felt kind of out of place. Of course, that's a pretty subjective view, so take it with a grain of salt. The property is beautiful though, especially the area near the lake. Place feels like it has way more potential. Visit and make up your own mind about the place. Interesting if nothing else.

I have been here a few times for the prime rib dinner (my favorite), and cocktails at the bar and…read moredining room. Entertaining live accordion and button box music may accompany your meal thanks to Dr. U and friends. This place is quite unique-chalet style lodge, restaurant and bar with very nice rooms to rent. I may stay here for the winter trout opener. Located on white iron lake, not far from the city of Ely.

This course was stunning! It was in excellent shape and the views were to die for. I play the…read moreforward tees and got a huge advantage on a few holes which I'm totally ok with. There a good mixture of challenges be it narrow fairways or hitting over a river and fun holes like the short par 3 that's tees off from a high plateau and ends up being a 9 iron type shot. I was about 6 feet from the pin on that one, for the record. Unfortunately we got rained on a couple of times but we just waited out the passing cloud then carried on. Still finished in less than 4 hours. Beautiful course. I hope I get to play again sometime.

My review is based on the 4 times I played there…read more Course: Beautiful. Played all 27 holes... Mountain and River are a lot similar in designs so don't be disappointed if they send you River/Canyon or Mountain/Canyon. Just make sure Canyon is your other 9. Only reason not a 5 star. The putting greens are the slowest I have ever played. I am kinda embarrassed to even say a course such as this should never have slow greens.

Our room had a lake view and bonus the windows could be opened to hear the water on the rocks…read moreoutside . Lovely room , clean and comfortable.

The location of Grand Superior Lodge is amazing, just steps from Lake Superior, and you're almost…read moreguaranteed to hear the waves from your room. We stayed in a pet friendly Lake Home Guest Room, and the room itself was nice. It had a queen bed, a twin bed, a small refrigerator, a microwave, and a big bathroom. One thing to note is that the entrance to the neighboring guest room is right next to your door. We were lucky the first night and had no neighbors, but the second night we did and my dog barked at every footstep she heard. Next time, out of respect for our neighbors (and to give our dog more space) we'd probably opt for a pet friendly cabin instead. One nice thing about the guestroom is that you do have a view of the lake. Unfortunately, the restaurant was just okay. We ordered takeout for both dinner and breakfast, and while it was fine, nothing really stood out. I was really looking forward to using the pool, hot tub, and sauna. Sadly, the pool was closed during our stay. The hot tub was open, but I couldn't figure out how to keep the bubbles on, which was a bit of a letdown. The lodge does seem to offer great amenities like bonfire pits and s'mores, which we were excited about. Unfortunately, they weren't out while we were there. I know these are weather dependent, but the weather didn't seem that bad while we were there. The staff were incredible, everyone from the front desk to the restaurant were nice and accommodating to any request we needed.

Absolutely one of my favorite courses I've played, went up for a little trip and decided to play…read moreit, the view is stunning and the gentleman working in the pro shop were extremely nice. Highly recommend this to anyone that gets a chance to play it! Not only was the view and the workers amazing but the course was super well taken care of. Also the drive to the course is awesome!

The views here are uhhh-MAZE-ing!!!! Forget golfing, just stand around and gawk at the lake from…read morethe top of the bluff. It's so beautiful you might cry. Or you might feel your heart bursting for the sheer beauty. Or maybe that was just me. I'm the crappiest golfer ever but I was hanging around with people who know how to hit the ball. But it was no skin off my teeth to join the crowd and inspect the local wildlife on the course. Not good: No beverage cart girls Not good: Overgrown weeds in spots that obviously began life as landscaped spots Good: Wildflowers!!!! Wildflowers as far as they eye can see! Very Good: Views of the greatest Great Lake of them all. True story: I saw a deer. I inadvertently scared some baby birds. And I singlehandedly rescued a turtle on the 15th hole.

Golfed this course with my wife (her first golf outing EVER,) and her folks - seriously one of the…read morenicest courses I have played in the state! The views of Lake Superior are incredible, the course is very well maintained and the price was surprisingly low. It is a 27 hole course. Play the front and the lake 9 for a perfect 18 hole experience.

One star because they had "no record" of our reservation. I have a record of the call to the golf…read morecourse and wrote the information down as it was given to me, however, because it wasn't in their system we were unable to golf here.

Just golfed with my family today for the second time. Last year my family and another family that…read moreincluded a 5 year old golfed here. Last year we were yelled at by the manager for taking too long. Although there was nobody else on the course. First let me say that there was only one other golf party of just two behind us and we let them play through. This year. Just like last year the manager/groundskeeper came to us and was very rude. Immediately arguing that our cart was in the wrong place, we we taking too long, did we mess the sand trap on hole two etc. as he drove away after the confrontation he yelled "you can leave but you don't get your money back." Just an awful man. The sweet woman working the cash register did not apologize for this behavior when we spoke with her about it. I'll never golf here again.

Very unprofessional workers. We had a couple female friends who rode along with us who HAVE NEVER…read moreGOLFED BEFORE. They accidentally drove on an area where they weren't supposed to assuming the golf cart turn right signs were for the green. They immediately kicked just the women off the course with very little regard to their inexperience or empathy for the situation. Very unprofessional and rude. Blamed the situation on others who were around us and overall had a very misogynistic tone towards our friends.

I've played this course hundreds of times in the early 2000s. Since moving away they made some…read morechanges to the course because of the new hospital building. This course holds a special place in my heart because this is where I learned to play. It's a very reasonably priced course $25 to walk. The layout includes some elevation change with generous fairways. Most holes are tree lined but only a bad shot will reach the treelike. The greens in my opinion are average sized for a small town course. The offer some undulation but not too difficult to read. They take good care of the greens as they tend to roll very nice. Some of the fairways are a bit bumpy with a cart. This can be a very busy course because a lot of people play here. I assume because of the value. If you want a nice golf experience this course can't be avoided on a trip to the iron range.

My husband and I played this course and loved it. We were paired with two locals who were wonderful…read moreto play with and knowledgeable about each hole. The course had received much rain over a week and we were on a car-path-only cart scenario which definitely slowed down our round times. The course was beautiful. As a golfer who tees off from the forward tees, it was quite a long course. With the extra water on the course and getting no roll, it was even longer. Despite the challenges, the holes were beautiful and fun to play. Every staff person we met made us feel welcome and were helpful as we were first time players. Carts had screens to indicate yardage. They also had messaging such that if you left a club on a hole, you could text a ranger and they would retrieve it for you. Really great experience.

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. I do have one complaint though-…read morethe lady in the shop asked me what brand of clubs I want to rent and I selected from her options. Then she came out and said they didn't have what I wanted so I got whatever they had. And to top that off, she set me up with a left handed set and I didn't realize it until we were already out on the driving range. So of course I had to go all the way back. Waste of my warmup time. Otherwise- the course was well marked and well maintained and freakin fun!!! I was annoyed at the back 9 that some guy and his kids jumped in front of us while we were getting refreshments. However- I found out that they were in front of the group in front of us, and they let that group play through. The bar had a boozy iced coffee that we shared. It was good! The pro shop was keen to let us know that we could contact them at any time through the screen chat on our golf cart. Yeah, I tried that, and it didn't work. Stupid function. One of their bathrooms is more like septic? But that warned me in advance so I just waited til the end of the front 9 to use the one in the clubhouse. For whatever reason, the clubhouse was only serving food off the grill. The main restaurant was closed?!?! We were sad about that because my in laws were supposed to meet us after our round, for lunch there. So we called them and cancelled that plan. Other than a great day at golf, I will compliment them on a couple things- there is an attendant in the parking lot that brought a golf cart right to us, which was awesome. But we didn't need it. We didn't have our own clubs, we were renting. But still, that was very nice. Also, the shop was well stocked! I found two shirts that fit my husband and we bought both, along with a hat for him. He was so pleased. Usually the shirt sizes are way too big and loose on him. They had a fitting room there that he used and I brought him at least 10 shirts to try. The course was littered with deer and lovely flowers. It was so pretty. The carts have a nice gps function and on some holes, show you where carts ahead of you are, if there is a blind spot. The greens fees and cart fee and rentals are expensive. But it was definitely worth the experience. I just wished for better rentals, more time in the practice area and a fully functioning restaurant. But we may be back next year.

Northern Pines Golf Course is a driving range, golf course, bar, banquet and event center…read more I'm here to talk about the golf course, and yet I'm here enjoying a cold beer in the summer sunshine on the outdoor patio after my round of golf, while a crowd is here getting ready for a night of wedding fun and festivities. They are enjoying themselves at both the large and very nice inside event space and the well groomed outside event space (separate from the back patio and driving range). The golf is a regular golf course. It is nine holes and they consider a full round doing the course twice (9x2=18). Do not let this discourage you because this is a very fun, very challenging and surprisingly forgiving course that you will want a second chance to master. This IS NOT A PAR 3 nine. This is a fun course with very different holes, some flat and some with surprising elevation. There are par 3 holes and "everything in your biggest club" long holes. Number nine is a mental challenge uphill. Number two tees off from high above the fairway. Trust me, the fairway on two is forgiving so go for it. The price is a good value. The course is always in good shape. I've walked this course, but I prefer to get a cart. It's a long course. It's easy to underestimate nine hole courses and to underestimate golf in farmland. You deci Northern Pines is a solid, well maintained, challenging yet forgiving course that makes you want to come back again and again.

Entered BBQ event last year that was sponsored by Northern Pines and it was canceled. Since then…read morethey have refused to refund my $250 entry fee. Not sure how anyone could trust them to do an event?