Been going for a few years with the In Laws and they love it here (their family have been going for…read moredecades). Love that you can rent a cabin or RV park. The property is right on the lake with water toys available to play with (including kayaks), and docks for you to park your boat (or to rent one of theirs). There's also a heated pool, and a lodge with free wifi. The best part is that the resort is close to town so you can easily go and grab anything you forget. Also Patty and Clint are so friendly, and we love their dogs too.

Our family just returned from our second year at Balsam Beach Resort. There were 3 families…read morestaying in cabins and one camper. We all loved staying there! Clint and Patty were always great to help us with whatever we needed. The resort is very well kept, the pool and other facilities were all very nice! The lake is beautiful with the best sunsets ever! If you like to fish we caught enough walleye to feed 15 people! (: Our cabin was clean and ready when we arrived. I highly recommend their resort!

This is one of my favorite breakfast places in the world!! Get a bear paw and a Philly Skillet and…read morethank me later. Soooo gooood!

A good friend booked several tent sites and one RV site for our group gathering. It's a clean,…read morefamily-friendly campground with friendly owners. Super convenient access to the north entrance of Itasca State Park, which is right across the road. There's a separate general store nearby and ice and wood available for purchase onsite. We would return!

Nice spot. Has WiFi. Has trails through the campground. We brought our camper and had a nice spot…read more They have a lot of hidden primitive camp sites. Very nice people running it. They have a great pavilion, we used when it rained. They park was nice for the kiddos, there were plenty of kids to play with. Seasonal were all nice. Great location! Very very very close to the north entrance of Itasca state park.

The resort is beautiful! The cabins are clean and very nice. We love the kids activities. The…read morestaff are beyond nice! We have fine ro Hiawaufoe many years and LOVE it!

We love the pool, the lake access and recreation provided, and of course the cabin!…read more It's pretty expensive but boy is it a wonderful place to visit.

We stayed in cabin 15, which is not a cabin at all but part of the lodge building, and it doubles…read moreas the event center. It was originally the main lodge sitting area and cocktail bar. As such it's not ideally suited as a guest room, but it was all they had when we reserved. The main room is enormous, with tables and chairs for 20 diners, upholstered furniture, large fireplace and windows overlooking the gathering area and A-frame, and the lake. Not exactly intimate, but anything but cramped. Large and modern kitchen (plates, bowls and mugs for dozens of people, flatware for less than half that). Gas grill worked great, good char on our steaks. Bedroom layout was haphazard, again being a repurposed common area, but more than enough room for the 7 of us. 2 showers (hot water is metered, our shower was lukewarm), huge washer and dryer. Not a lot of privacy as the main windows faced the grassy gathering area but they have privacy glass, and ppl minded their own business. Hate to say it but their pizza may be the worst I've ever had, including take-and-bake, and most frozen. Edible, but not by a lot. Burnt on one half, and mistakenly half cheese only. Sausage and pepperoni on the other half almost non existent. Bring your own food or drive to town (Luekens grocery in Bemidji was outstanding). Staff were all very nice and accommodating. I liked it, others not as much.

Looking for somewhere fun to go during the summer or winter? This place is for you!! Indoor pool,…read morehot tub, games, pool table, ice cream, small bar with some food. Huge beach and lake access. Seriously an amazing beach! Played bingo one day and even won a few prizes! We stayed in a cabin that overlooks the lake. Highly recommend. Really any cabin here is great. Very clean, up kept, many utensils in the cabinets and more! I can't say enough about how welcoming the Putnam's are. (New Owners) They are there when you have a question, will help you with what you need and are very accommodating. We rented a pontoon and got to explore the lake and get some fishing in. The lake itself is great. Pretty quiet, big and great for swimming. I will recommend this place to all of my family and friends! We hope to be back next summer and enjoy Kohl's resort for even longer.

Loved the Rustic cabin, I spent several days end of June & beginning of July. Very comfortable,…read morefelt like a little piece of heaven to me. Such an amazing country location. Cabin very clean and furnished with all the kitchen amenities necessary, a real plus for a Rustic cabin, plus air conditioning! Annie & her mom Sally wonderful hosts, thought of everything to make stay great at Rustic. And, drive in just beautiful, as is everything on this property, talented artists involved in making anyone's stay the best. At night beautiful mini-lights decorate trees, plants, driveways, and even outside Rustic cabin's porch and under it, plus mini-lights at outdoor biffy! What more could one want ... Many thanks from this 74 year old gal!

I was married at Black Lantern last summer (2015) and I have so many good things to say I can't…read morepossibly say them all here. First and foremost, I've heard from an overwhelming number of guests how much they enjoyed the grounds and the beauty of the area, so much that they didn't mind the 4hr drive from the cities. The natural beauty of the area is emphasized here: native species surround you whether you are at the pavilion area, the campgrounds up around the loop, or even the open area of the RV park. There are also pretty little "hidden" places all over. Our photographers were thrilled about all the places to take photos- rock chairs, opennings in the woods, flowers planted here and there, sweet antique-looking benches, etc. The best part of Black Lantern though is the owner, Annie. She is just incredible. She was so thoughtful throughout the process and she was pretty much a wedding planner. She didn't mind talking to me about how weddings are put together and gave me contact info for decently priced vendors in the area. That was especially helpful as I am from Minneapolis and was contacting all the expensive vendors- oops. Annie took time to understand our style and vibe so that she could best help me plan an event that we wanted. She offered so much of her time before we even met to answer questions. She also has the uncanny ability to pop in at the right time- every time I needed her, she was there. She helped problem-solve for those things you don't plan on and offered a helping hand whenever it was needed. She chops all the wood and builds things, including amazing heart-shaped fires. What a badass woman! There was only one thing that was a disappointment at first- but then ended up being a blessing in disguise- we couldn't have our guests camp at the "campsites." Darn MN regulations. There isn't running water close enough to the loop to allow for campfires. Instead, we had all our guests camp in the RV park. It worked out wonderfully. This also allowed us to use one of the campsites as our ceremony site. Best decision we made. It couldn't have been a more perfect location for us. I didn't want to get married indoors, or even standing on cement. The clearing in the woods was large enough for 100 chairs and standing room for the other 60 people. The forest provided a breathtaking backdrop. Even a year later, when wedding-talk comes up, other people still bring up what an amazing venue Black Lantern is.