Tracy is absolutely the best resort operator on Kabetogama. We stopped by the other day and she…read morehad staff detailing the stainless steel grills (that had sear stations)!!! We toured many of the cabins and we were very impressed. By far, Northern Lights has the nicest and most luxurious cabins in Voyageurs National Park.

In September, we had a fabulous relaxing get away to this resort. Friendly staff, with comfortable,…read moreclean well-equipped cabins. Fantastic expansive views of the lake as a perfect back drop to early sunrises & slow sinking sunsets. The autumn leaves were bright & colorful. One evening was cloudless & I got to see the northern lights dance across the night skies! Memories to last a lifetime. We enjoyed boating in Voyageur's National Park and exploring the islands on Lake Kabetogama (200 to choose from) and the artistic Ellsworth rock sculpture garden & picnic area. We had never seen anything like it before. Amazing! Tip: they have public bathrooms if you need a pit stop. We hope to make it an annual tradition & join the fisherman next round. They were raking in the fish (& the resort staff cleans them for you too)! And for last minute get aways you can make them a discounted offer on a cabin stay & get great value for the price.

We didn't stay but we rented a boat from them. I just want to say that these are the nicest people!…read moreI wouldn't hesitate to rent from them again.

To visit Voyaguers National Park we decided to camp on one of the islands. We rent a boat from…read morethem to get ourselves out to the campsite. Sheyna was very helpful in selecting the right boat for us and her recommendation for campsites was amazing!! Everyone was super friendly and helpful. We got good fishing advice before heading out as well. We definitely want to go back and would highly recommend this place!!!

The best Reuben sandwich I've ever eaten. Seriously. We ate here twice and second time I had the…read morefish sandwich. It was good, a little on the small side if you're really hungry. The people are really sweet who work here. It looks like what you think lakeside dining in the woods should. Check out the salt and pepper shakers.

We boated over from our resort to have our anniversary dinner. Going up the back way through the…read moreabandoned resort is a bit alarming. Looks like a horror movie set. The restaurant is a Northwoods vibe with a lot of old kitschy bar signs, old fashioned auger, etc. We enjoyed our veggie pizza and also tried the deep fried green beans with a spicy mayo-based sauce. Our server was attentive, bringing us back our Arnie palmer refills. Definitely not a typical anniversary celebration.

Don't hesitate to book a cabin or one of the few RV spots at this friendly space…read more The spectacular views come with the price of the rental. I hope you've brought your own boat? If not - - LIFE'S SHORT!! Rent one! So many harbors, lovely islands to explore. You will NOT be disappointed. The team working here are incredible. Helpful. FRIENDLY!! Experienced. Kind. There are fine walking trails and birding for exploring. A GREAT dining room and bar. It's superb.

My family and I stopped in to see what the place is like for a possible stay for next year…read more Decided to go into the bar and the dark haired waitress was really nice. The blonde haired waitress made us feel really uncomfortable. Asked a question about docking the boat and getting drinks/food and we were met with a stare down. Easily can say that was one of the most awkward moments I've had in my entire life. We were trying to be nice and bring our cups up to the bar while we were leaving and she looked at us like we were stupid and as we were walking out she asked the other waitress if we had paid as if we were dining and dashing. I do not recommend.

UPDATE - November 10, 2020:…read more We have stayed at VPL many times (5 years, total). Last time, we also brought along my brother and his wife. They stayed at Spruce Tree cabin; we were in Cattails. We've also stayed in Loggers. We've inspected many other cabins. All are nice. 1. Secluded: IMHO, VPL is one of "the most" secluded lodges in the Northwoods (and Southern Canada); it is *easily accessible* via drive-in. I've stayed at many; "visited" a few others; seen "many more" from the water. VPL truly does encompass the whole peninsula. To get anything more secluded, you have to shell out BIG bucks for a fly-in excursion (which I have done, many times). This is *the place*. 2. Hosts / Managers: Casey and Anna - "Top-tier". I've stayed in many lodges in both the USA and Canada - there are "top-tier" hosts, and then there are "the rest". Definitely, "top-tier". 3. Amenities: They are accurately listed on the web-site - check them out. Great boat-ramp; playground; boat-house / fish-cleaning / live-bait / fuel; excellent docks for each cabin (or community docks for the "view" cabins); etc, etc... 4. Kitchen: it's small, but perfect for a week-long stay. Even though there are plenty of restaurants within easy driving distance, we ONLY eat-in during our stay. We use the kitchen and the grill (provided by VPL at each cabin) - it's fish-camp! Awesome. 5. Cabins - Part 1: Traditional, but very comfortable. Rustic - but, cozy. Some are very close to the water - with individual docks; some are "view cabins" - located high-up (you can't walk straight down to the water - need to use the community dock). We prefer the "water-side" cabins - everything is close at hand. Also, brother's family has stayed at one of the "view" cabins: truly stunning views - facing across the bay (to uninhabited Echo Island). And these "view" cabins have AWESOME fire-pits & benches for tremendous evenings. All the cabins DO have everything you need for a week-long stay. 6. Cabins - Part 2: There is a selection of both Single-room and Multi-room cabins. All have *new* mattresses: Single, Double, and King - depending on the specific cabin. No locks on the doors? It's fish-camp! Don't bring your heirloom jewelry; if you do, lock it in your car-trunk. 7. Firewood: Obviously. 8. No TV: Hooray! There are video players in each cabin - and videos at the office. Seriously? Who goes to fish-camp in the Northwoods to watch videos? Not... 9. Lake Kabetogama: If you've never been here, this lake is an AWESOME place to spend a week. Even if you don't stay at VPL, this is one place which should be on everyone's bucket-list.

My family (30+ people plus dogs) stay here every year. Casey and Anna make us feel welcomed when…read morewe come and go out of their way (like bringing out their sons toys for our kids). The cabins are small, but private. From most of the cabins you can see no other cabins or one other cabin. There is a small beach and a playground where our kids play. It's not a luxury resort, nor is it advertised as such, but my family has a great time when we are there.

Sandy Point Resort is one of those places I almost hate to review because I'd rather keep it quiet…read morefor myself. But they deserve the credit. We had a wonderful relaxing stay. The cabin was immaculately clean. And the resort had great food. It was relaxing just fishing off their dock. They also have a 6 or 7 year old "pier guide" that will direct you to the best fishing spots off that pier and he wont charge you a dime. All you have to do is start fishing until you get dangerously close to catching his pet northern that lives under the dock. then he will ask you politely to not fish in that spot. At that point all you have to do is ask him to help you find the other fish and he will direct you to the best spots and best baits It was one of those little moments that made the place feel special -- clean, peaceful, family-run, and full of character. Cj and I are looking forward to coming back!

We stayed for a week. Had a 3 bedroom cabin with a pontoon. The cabin was as advertised but also…read morehad a gas grill not just charcoal (bought charcoal for no reason). Beds were fine, AC was fine, WiFi wasn't great but that's to be expected at a place like that (no issues). We had our own dock which was nice and Owen, the dock hand, was very nice and informative when it came to getting the rental papers for the boat. Owen showed us how to use the electronics and where to get gas. Everything was great. The biggest issue came on day 4. While coming back to the resort from Kettle Falls, we hit a rock with the pontoon. The rock was not marked with a buoy nor was it marked on the GPS system on the boat. The boat functioned seemingly fine and we got it back to our dock. We got in the water to inspect the damage and found a small hole in the pontoon, roughly the size of a dime, and some damage to the skeg on the bottom of the motor. We went up to the lodge and explained the situation in its entirety to the owners, Al, and Owen. Owen took the boat on Wednesday and took it over to the lodge to get it out of the water for inspection. Everything was fine up to this point. Al and Owen came over and spoke with us at our cabin and gave us very vague information about the next steps. We played games and hung out in the cabin the rest of the night. The next day the conflicting information came pouring in. We were not sure if the boat was going to be put on an insurance claim or not. We were told we were going to have to pay between 3k-6k to get it fixed. We were then told they would be putting in an insurance claim. Then we were told, "you guys made the mistake, why should we have to put it through insurance". We were then told the boat was going to a shop in Orr and they would asses the damage. They needed to pressure test the pontoons and weld the hole. The Skeg damage was not irreparable, we were told. So because we don't have a money tree in our yard and hearing 3k-6k we were unsure of how to proceed. Paying for the mistake was never the issue. Paying an insurance deductible was not an issue. We just didn't know what was going on and kept getting multiple stories. Thursday we were boat less, by choice, because we didn't know what to expect as far as a bill. Friday afternoon we were told it would be less than $1000 to fix it, so we decided to get another boat for our final afternoon/evening. They didn't charge us for the 2nd boat due to us renting the first one for the full week, which was nice. The only thing that was not great about it was they were unclear about how the process was gonna happen and we were unclear if we were going to be charged for the 2nd boat that's why the delay in getting the 2nd boat. The 2nd boat was full of gas and we took the boat out for a few hours in the afternoon. The needle for the gas gauge was barely a sliver passed full tank. The bill finally comes in Friday evening and we were charged $1300 for the first boat due to the damages. That's not a rough number, that's exactly what we were charged. Odd right?! The "itemized receipt" we got from the shop said "for welding" on it. Very vague. Nothing written about how much labor costs, parts used, nothing about pressure testing, nothing about the skeg (which we were charged for), nothing about removing any dents, and nothing about any inspections elsewhere on the boat. It's hard to walk away from this feeling like we didn't totally get screwed over. When asking for clarification we were talked at and told we should feel lucky we only have to pay $1300. Come to find out their insurance deductible was $1000. This doesn't include the motor I know but why all of the run around? Why not be upfront with us? Why not come over on the day it happened and say our deductible is this, plan accordingly. It wasn't a very pleasant experience and the staff, outside of Owen, was very unprofessional. So after paying the $1300 we found out how much they charged us for gas. It was laughable. Between the two pontoons we used 1 1/2 tanks of gas (roughly). For the roughly 30 gallons we purchased from them we payed $378. Again right on the round number. Crazy we landed right on a ridiculous round number. Remember when I said the 2nd one was barely under full, 10 gallons and $70 later the boat was full. The crazy thing is the person who filled it as we were leaving never once checked to see how much gas was actually put into the boat. On top of all of this price gouging we got charged the full week for the boat even though we didn't have one for 2 full days. Lake Kabetogama is great. Sandy Point Lodge is a great location. It is safe to say I will never be returning to Sandy Point. Driving home feeling screwed over is not fun. I guess we will be spending our money at a different resort next summer.

We rented a pontoon for the day. From check-out to check-in, the process was smooth! It's a little…read moreconfusing making boat reservations online because most of what they rent is overnight accommodations, but a follow-up call from the business settled my worries and it all went smoothly. A beautiful way to see the park, and a very well maintained and friendly staffed resort.

Y'all aren't even gonna believe this one!! Sit back and grab a beverage, this is gonna take a…read moreminute. Here goes: We decided to rent a pontoon boat from the campground we are staying at for the day. We've done this many times in many places over many years. As usual they have you sign away saying you're fully responsible for the boat. But this time, nobody knew how to use the boat. "They just put it in the water two days ago"...we have a brief discussion about not feeling overly comfortable since we have to sign for it saying we've been trained but literally can't be...I finally say, We'll figure it out while we're out there. The guy who was giving the orientation made some notes on our contract that he did not know how to operate the gps/depth/fish finder etc. and said I feel for you guys, wish I could be more helpful...In my head I'm thinking. Who in their right mind rents out a 2023 Bennington without training their staff first Finally, we set off on our way, things are beautiful, we're having a good time etc; in spite of not being able to use the equipment properly.....about 1.5 hours in I get a phone call from the owner who is clearly unhappy with me from hello. He says "I just need to clear up a couple things. Btw, this call is being recorded. I had complaints from my staff that you were both ABUSIVE to them." EXCUSE me? I said?? He said yes, that "we said we could just do whatever we wanted since the staffer couldn't tell us how to use the boat." I'm like I think you must have the wrong person, I have no idea what you're talking about! He barked, You signed a legal agreement that you are responsible for anything that happens, I assured him I know what we signed which is why we were concerned about nobody knowing how to use this boat! if there was something like that said, it was a joke! He snaps back with, that's not very funny. I'm like no sir, this is not very funny at all. I can't believe we are having this conversation! At this point I am about to come unglued on this man. I said, listen buddy if you want, you can refund our money and we'll bring your boat backin right now. So we did. I Told the woman that greeted us that there had to be some massive misunderstanding. Then the staffer guy shows up. And we're like, how on earth were we "abusive" to you?? He said well, you know when you put your hands in the air and said "I guess we have free reign". Seriously man?? We both laughed after that. I asked how is that abusive!? You admiringly knew nothing! I apologized to the 60 year old man and said it would never be our intention to offend you. Mind you I'm am madder than a wet hen by now. I looked at female owner and said, if you're not comfortable with us using your boat, I'm not comfortable staying at your campground anymore and we are leaving and I would like a refund for our remaining days because I can assure you I am much more offended than that grown man right there. She refuses!!!! We left anyway because my principles are worth a lot more than a couple hundred bucks and there was no way I could stay there after being treated so horribly!! Absolutely unbelievable! Mind blown.

Craig, Steve, and Jeannie are some of the nicest people I have ever met. My family had the chance…read moreto visit Sunrise Resort last week, and we were treated so well by all of them. Even the guests who stay there are kind. I will always recommend people stay at the Sunrise Resort.

Highly recommend! Camp host, Craig was very knowledgeable and helpful with getting us out on the…read morewater and exploring the sites. We accidentally crashed the boat after accidentally boating to the one place Craig told us to avoid. He and owner were great to deal with repair and had boat back in water next day. Great experience but check conditions carefully before going out on water. RV park perfect location. Fantastic stay!