Nor’wester Lodge & Canoe Outfitters in Northern Minnesota has been owned and operated by the Brandt family since 1931.

We provide your family with the most unforgettable vacation on the shores of Poplar Lake, we’re surrounded by Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) within the Superior National Forest. With access via the historic Gunflint Trail, you can reserve a quiet lakeshore cabin away from the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

Like to travel with all your own stuff? Have 34 feet of rolling fun? Park, your tent, trailer, or motorhome at one of our seven campsites with electric and water hookups. Five lakeside sites offer direct access to the water while the two hill side sites offer a little more sun and less wind.

Our bunkhouse is “one step up from roughing it.” A great place to start or end your Boundary Waters trip to recheck or repack gear, and ensure everything starts out or ends dry. Each bunkhouse has two sets of bunkbeds, nightstand, a table with four chairs, and electricity. A bathhouse with men’s and women’s bathroom and showers is in the campground.

Our cabins are also a great way for a family to get away, but still maintain their own space. We offer 6 great cabin options, all on the water.

At your doorstep, you can enjoy fishing, boating, hiking, canoeing, swimming, or just relax with coffee. In the spring, there are birds call to identify, new baby animals, and maybe ice still left on the lake. Summertime brings canoe trips, sandcastles, s’mores, or watching the stars. Fall with its palette of golds, reds, and greens paints the landscape and while you enjoy long hikes, canoe trips or perhaps finding that elusive grouse. Winter is its own special season, with glittering ice, fluffy snow, ice fishing, snowmobiling, skiing or relaxing by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate.

Check us out online and call now 1-218-388-2252 to schedule your stay! https://www.norwesterlodge.com/