Burntside Lodge

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Closed for the season. It sounds so final and yet even though it means ‘the end’ it is really just the beginning of the next season; the season to prepare Burntside for winter. Ma...

Northern Minnesota has been indulged with over a week of fabulous weather. The resort was full with families and couples coming to enjoy the long weekend. The days were filled with hiking, biking, canoeing and kayaking...

Enchanting, mystical, dreamy, moody .... ordinary adjectives to try to describe the lake on this 1st of September morning.  Time to stand still to watch the dance of the fog across the lake...like fairies.  The chorus was the wail of the loon...how could anyone begin a day any better than this? ...

If you’ve been to Burntside and dined in the dining room you may have enjoyed the Tasting Menu which is an opportunity to try some fine unusual, limited production cheese, meats, olives, olive oils and honeys.Each evening we introduce our new guests to these fun items and call their attention to t...

August - Summer at last....Finally the sun. After a month of what is now called 'the coldest summer on record' we are enjoying a beautiful day. Temperatures are forecast to rise into the 80's. The lake while still cool is inviting for young and old for swimming...

The recent weeks have brought weather reminiscent of mid-October ... Lou kept a fire burning from morning til late night through the first week of July. The flowers in the garden kind of went on ‘hold’...we still have blooms on the pink peony. Th...

The recent warm weather has warmed the earth and the perennials are into their “I’m happy it’s warm again’ growing time. We feared that we had lost our beloved Japanese Tree Peony as every bud we touched was brown and not tender green. On Fri...

 The first garden at Burntside in front of the main Lodge is a result of a gift from a man who planned a vacation for he and his young son. Mike was in the business of importing large numbers of flowers from South America....