Our family has been staying at this resort yearly for the past decade. We keep coming back since…read morethe resort meets all of our needs. The owners are always helpful and very friendly! The resort is a little drive from town so it is the perfect place to relax and recharge. The cabins are clean and come equipped with the essentials for a comfortable stay. The lake is well stocked with fish but if they are sparse a day of your stay then the views are worth it!

We have stayed here every year for over 10 years now. Same week every year. The cabins are…read morebeautiful and always very clean. The owners are the best....not just saying that...they are down to earth people who are there to make sure you are comfortable and have the best time that you can. Fishing on the lake is great and you always feel like you are right at home.

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!

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

What a magical place to take the family! The wonderful and attentive host, Kim, has thought of…read moreeverything you and your children might need to enjoy a relaxing stay by the lake. With access to games, playground, paddle boards and trampolines and obstacle course in the swimming area, my kids were constantly entertained. The cabins were clean and comfortable. Would highly recommend for a family getaway! Anything we needed, Kim was happy to accommodate.

First the resort is nice along with the cabins here plus being right by the lake…read more However, beware of the owner Kim...Me, and 3 guests rented a cabin at this resort last month and Kim did make the visit not so pleasant. If you want your privacy invaded by the owner with family friends visiting along with extra fees that should not be charged along and last awful customer service skills, then this is the place for you. I myself was only there for just under a week. The owner is charging us way more than we were quoted. We were quoted just under $3000 for the entire rental and then after we left added all these fees to the final bill which we were not told about at all, more about that later in this review. Other than the final charges being way over and not told about prior, Kim did some things which we feel crossed the line along with showing she does not care about customer service when there is a dispute on the bill. During time at cabin, one of friends family came up for part of the day, while outside having a great time talking a nice conversation, the owner Kim unexpectedly stands behind them listening to the conversation Friend and her family members are having then RUDELY interrupts and starts talking about herself. Not only time too, I was outside with good friend, his good friend from Hibbing, saw Kim driving around, yet felt she was listening to our conversation. Not a pleasant feeling at all, makes you feel uncomfortable. Last year, friend (2021) was staying there and Kim asked her to take photos of any license plates for ANY visitor, even if friends or family visiting the resort then send over text. Reason being too is Kim or her assistance to run background checks on them. What an invasion of privacy! Friend was so embarrassed too. Background checks to that nature should only be done for certain purposes NOT visiting a resort, never ever seen that in the 40 years Ive been living. According to the Better Business Bureau, the resort has been in business for 27 years, BUT the sad thing is Kim shows poor customer service skills. On final bill we are being charges extra guest fees when only 4 were staying at cabin at any given time, but Kim claims in her rebuttal due a family reunion friend was having the "Septic and Well systems would be severely taxed." The problem with the owner's claim is it's a TOTAL LIE, friend had family over, BUT THEY Never stayed in the cabin or even go inside to use the restroom. Owner Kim did say 4 people can stay in a cabin with no extra guest charges, as I noted, NOT ONCE during the 2 weeks when we were renting had any more than 4 people in cabin. In addition, we were charged 15 bucks for 2 bags of ice and get this...$90 BUCKS for using 2 pieces of firewood. When we asked about the charges on final invoice, Kim refused to talk about, and sent nasty text messages to f. Since I agreed with my friends to pay the final charges, I sent 2 emails to Kim asking for a reduction plus extra time to pay and asking the cost of rental stay as quoted, never got a response back to me, BUT Kim sends only to my friend nasty attitude text messages with outrageous excuses for the extra charges. Here is the thing I have figured out , she will be like that with women but not with guys. It's like she is scared to speak to me which is appalling for a business owner and a shameful thing to do when it comes to customer service. My advice...AVOID renting a cabin here at all COSTS. I've given the owner Kim one last chance to reply TO me. If she does NOT, I will be filling a complaint with Better Business Bureau and with the Minnesota Attorney Generals Office. Last the MN Dept Of Commerce might be also contacted. Likely the owner Kim will reply to this review, but her side of story will be all not true. One last thing, on day of checking out at the cabin, her mom really helped to clean the cabin out. Kim does a walkthrough then demands friends 74 year old mother water the plants outside when it should be either Kim or her employees job to do, but wait Kim has no workers because they all quit I heard due to how she treated her employees.

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 .

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!

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)....

Such a charming resort! Well maintained cabins, affordable and very attentive family running the…read moreplace. The lake is absolutely idyllic! As long as you aren't looking for a place with pontoons and speedboats, you will love this place. Great hiking, biking and canoeing in the area and not too far from the cities.