Activities
FISHING
Cass Lake in northern Minnesota is actually two lakes. The main lake is 15,996 acres with a maximum depth of 120 feet. Walleye over 10 lbs. and muskie over 35 lbs. are caught in Cass Lake’s waters each season. Other game species include northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, perch, and the elusive muskie. Those…
Read MoreICE FISHING
When the lakes freeze over, small communities of ice houses spring up on the frozen waters around Cass Lake Minnesota. Keep cozy in a nice warm ice fishing house or sit on a bucket and fish out in the clear open air. There are a number of winter ice fishing contests in and around the…
Read MoreONE DAY TRIPS TO OTHER TOWNS
There’s plenty to do and see in Cass Lake to fill up an entire summer vacation, but those who like to hit the road for one-day trips to nearby areas will soon find that Cass Lake is strategically located in the middle of the best that northern Minnesota has to offer. Here’s a capsule of…
Read MoreWINTER
Stay a while longer and you can keep warm by a cozy fire before bundling up for a cross-country ski or snowmobile ride. Winter is the perfect time for trying out snowshoes, tobogganing down a hill with kids, building a snowman or skating on a cleared section of lake. There is time for the peaceful…
Read MoreFALL
Why not come and take a walk among the brilliant fall colors of reds and yellows when the green of summer is transformed into the fireworks of fall. When many of the summer visitors have gone, those who remain in the fall can enjoy access to thousands of acres of public lands for hunting grouse…
Read MoreCASINO GAMBLING
For those who enjoy casino gambling, the Palace Bingo & Casino offers hundreds of slot machines as well as blackjack and bingo. Dining and entertainment are also offered. Slots include progressives, Keno, draw poker, 21, Super 8 Ways, Red, White & Blue 7’s and more, as well as video blackjack. Blackjack players will find tables…
Read MoreGOLF
Golfers can pick a different course nearly every day of the week in the Cass Lake area, which has six golf courses to choose from within a half hour radius of Cass Lake. Closest to home is Sandtrap Golf Course in Cass Lake. The nine-hole, regulation-size course has been carved out of rolling, wooded terrain…
Read MoreCANOEING
Enjoy a sunset paddle on a calm-as-glass lake or get up early in the morning to watch the mist slowly moving off a bind in the river. You can travel the same routes of the Ojibwe Indians and the early explorers on nine such routes offered in the Chippewa National Forest. The Infant Mississippi River…
Read MoreBIKING
Whether you are a biker who likes paved trails, dirt trails, highways or quiet country roads, you’ll find your ride in the Cass Lake area. Besides the scenic highways and quiet pine needle-lined forest roads, a new paved trail in the Chippewa National Forest meanders along the shoreline and campgrounds. Close by are the state’s…
Read MoreHIKING, HUNTING, WALKING TRAILS
The MI-GE-ZI Trail, accessible from our resort just opened a year ago and is a beautiful trail for hiking or biking through the Chippewa National Forest around Pike Bay. Hikers and walkers in the Cass Lake area can tramp through the big woods, stroll down a backwoods lane, walk around lakes and even hike around a…
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