Minnesota

Along with the most popular activities to do around Lake of the Woods - fishing, boating, hunting, snowmobiling, ATVing - there's even more for families to explore in the area. Go geocaching with the kids or cross-country skiing at Zippel Bay State Park. You can relax in the sand or hunt for fossils and agates at one of our many beaches. Go blueberry picking or snow shoeing in Beltrami Island State Forest. Take a scenic drive and learn about local history while enjoying nature's beauty. Don't forget to stop and view the Showy Lady Slipper right beside the road!

Spend your Minnesota family vacation in Bemidji, the first city on the Mississippi River. Bemidji Minnesota offers a full range of overnight lodging choices.

The Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau is the marketing arm for Bloomington, Minnesota, and aggressively markets the city, area attractions, and the surrounding communities to visitors around the world. Home of Mall of America®, Bloomington is located adjacent to Minneapolis and St. Paul just minutes from the International Airport, and is a premier destination for meetings, conventions and tourism.

Time to chase the winter blues away with a spring getaway to the Brainerd Lakes Area! Be prepared to enjoy a round of golf on one of our world-class courses. Try your hand at spring fishing on one of our more than 465 area lakes. Travel one of our many trails by foot, bicycle, horseback or inline skates and watch nature’s colorful emergence from its winter slumber. Choose from more than 100 lodging options, ranging from resorts and hotels to bed and breakfast inns and campgrounds, and find exciting dining choices, covering the spectrum from gourmet restaurants to casual bistros.

Discover vibrant Burnsville, Minnesota where everything under the sun is right under your nose. Enjoy a variety of affordable, comfortable and uncomplicated lodging options in a relaxed suburban setting. Explore Minnesota’s signature venues and regional attractions, unique specialty shops, diverse dining choices, parks and paved paths, fine arts and much more.

Crane Lake, Minnesota is where the country's highways literally end, and it's pristine wilderness waterways begin. An area so vast, so unspoiled that it has been designated a permanent remembrance of America and the way it appeared centuries ago to the Indians and fur traders.

Located in the Chippewa National Forest and surrounded by hundreds of square miles of lush marshlands, gently rolling hills and diverse woodlands, Lake Winnie is comprised of 67,000 acres of clear, cool water. It's the fifth largest lake in Minnesota, and 95 percent of its more than 140 shoreline miles are undeveloped. What's more, Lake Winnie is surrounded by other lakes such as Cut Foot Sioux, Little Cut Foot, Dixon Lake and Little Winnie. These lakes add diversity and beauty to this spectacular area. Guests and locals alike agree that the Lake Winnie area is one of a kind!

Duluth is a four-season city — as breathtaking in winter white as it is in summer green. Come at a different time of year, and you’ll find an entirely new place to explore. The quiet of our forests and the splendor of the Lake Superior shoreline mesh into a getaway experience that will both relax and rejuvenate you, any time of year. While you are here, be sure to spend some time visiting Lake Superior, the world’s largest lake. It’s part of everything we do here in Duluth, Minnesota, and it’s one of the most compelling reasons to visit.