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  • Home
  • Book Your Stay
  • Lodging
    • Clearwater Cabins
    • Cabin Wait List Request
    • Clearwater Lodge Bed & Breakfast
    • Clearwater Bunkhouses
    • Winter Cabin Rentals
    • No Nightly Minimum Rentals
    • Resort Map
  • BWCA Outfitting
    • Full & Partial Outfitting Packages
    • Canoe, Kayak, Boat & Gear Rentals
    • Shuttles
    • Clearwater Bunkhouses
    • Canoe & Kayak Day Trips
    • BWCA Canoe Routes
      • Clearwater Main
      • Cross Bay-Poplar
      • East Bearskin Lake
      • Frost River
      • Knife Lake
      • Little Saganaga
      • Poplar-Ram
      • West Bearskin Border
    • BWCA Campsites
      • Alder Lake
      • Mountain Lake
      • Pine Lake
      • Rose Lake
      • Saganaga Lake
      • South Lake
      • West Pike & Gogebic
      • Winchell Lake
      • Banadad Lake
      • Caribou Lake(East)
      • Caribou Lake(West)
      • Clearwater Lake
      • Crystal and Pierz
      • Daniels Lake
      • Duncan Lake
      • Deer and Moon
      • East Pike Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake
      • John Lake
      • Little Trout and Ram Lakes
      • Misquah and Vista Lakes
      • Moose Lake
  • Activities
    • Canoe & Kayak Day Trips
    • Hiking Trails
    • Nature Watching
    • Fishing
    • Gunflint Trail
    • Museums
    • Fall & Winter
      • Fall at Clearwater
      • Winter Activities
  • Food & Retail
    • Bakery & Breakfast
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  • About Us
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News

BWCA Permits

BWCA Permits

Jul 10, 2017

There are a lot of questions and confusion out there about BWCA permits, so we’re doing our best to answer the questions and clear up the confusion. What are BWCA Permits? They are the key to entering one of the most untamed places on the planet. Because the BWCA is protected wilderness a permit is required to enter the area....

Clearwater Historic Lodge and Canoe Outfitters Employment Opportunities

Jan 28, 2016

  Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters is looking for summer help who are passionate about the outdoors and customer service.  Duties will be mainly housekeeping based; other duties may include retail sales, restaurant help, kitchen duties, outfitting assistance, shuttle service, maintenance and yard care. Dates of Employment: May 14, 2016 – August 15, 2016 or later Wages: $1400 per...

Sat. Aug. 15, 5pm – Clearwater Centennial Party

Aug 11, 2015

We’re throwing a bash to celebrate our 100th birthday this Saturday, and you are invited! We’ll be honoring Charlie & Petra Boostrom, their extended family, and all the lives that have been touched over the last century here on the Gunflint Trail. We’ll have the BBQ hot, and we provide the brats. We’ll also have treats available from the bakery for...

After 75 Years, Historic Lodge Gets a High-tech Roof

Jul 29, 2015

Carl Clark is owner and president of Clark’s Quality Roofing, a commercial and industrial roofing company serving 11 western states, located in Murray, Utah. Together with his wife Laura Clark, they are the owners and stewards of Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters.  * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am a huge...

Cabin 5’s New Screen Porch

May 30, 2015

Every spring we try to work on improving our cabins.  We refinished floors in the lodge and multiple cabins, added a new deck onto Cabin 2, and updated all of the curtains.  Our biggest project by far that we just finished up was adding a screen porch onto Cabin 5.  Enjoy these before and after photos.  

Thank you for helping us win Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence for 2015!

May 19, 2015

Dear Clearwater Friends, We just got word that Trip Advisor has awarded us their 2015 Certificate of Excellence. This means a lot to us, and we want to thank all our guests who’ve taken a few minutes to share their experiences staying with us on Trip Advisor!

The Clearwater Bakery is Open

May 15, 2015

  The Clearwater Bakery is open for business.  Fresh homemade pies, bread, cookies, muffins and more are available everyday at Clearwater Lodge.  If you would like something specific give us a call 218-388-2254; or submit an order online.

It’s officially fishing season!

May 8, 2015

We’ve called Ice Out at Clearwater Lake, just in time for the fishing opener…anglers get your rods ready. It’s a great time to stay at Clearwater Historic Lodge because we offer spring rates through early June. We’re also giving our guests free use of an aluminum canoe during your stay if you use SPRINGCANOE2015 when you book.   Read article at...

Lodge Renovation Update

Apr 8, 2015

Last summer the historic lodge was 88 years old. Over the decades, its logs have been covered in multiple layers of stain and thick paint. The paint had begun to crack and flake leaving the logs exposed to the elements. A sealer that had been put on to protect the wood had instead created a barrier preventing moisture from escaping....

Grand Marais wins 1st Place in CNN’s List of “Coolest Small Towns in America” for 2015

Mar 19, 2015

Conratulations to Grand Marais!   This month our small town (home to only about 1,300 people) was the number 1 spot on CNN’s “Coolest Small Towns in America” list for 2015. At Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters, you can have the best of both worlds. There are 32 beautiful miles of Gunflint Trail between us and the the “big...

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