Guide & Lodge

Outfitters · Lodges · Guides

Est. 2026 · The North Woods

Who to go with,
and where to stay.

Every guide, outfitter and lodge on the lake, with the prices they publish.

I. The Register

Pick a lake

Lake of the WoodsMinnesotaLake of the Woods55 lodges, guides and outfittersRainy LakeMinnesotaRainy Lake26 lodges, guides and outfittersLake KabetogamaMinnesotaLake Kabetogama34 lodges, guides and outfittersLake VermilionMinnesotaLake Vermilion42 lodges, guides and outfittersLeech LakeMinnesotaLeech Lake39 lodges, guides and outfittersMille Lacs LakeMinnesotaMille Lacs Lake44 lodges, guides and outfittersLake WinnibigoshishMinnesotaLake Winnibigoshish29 lodges, guides and outfittersUpper Red LakeMinnesotaUpper Red Lake14 lodges, guides and outfittersCrane Lake & Sand PointMinnesotaCrane Lake & Sand Point28 lodges, guides and outfittersCass Lake & Pike BayMinnesotaCass Lake & Pike Bay32 lodges, guides and outfittersEly & the Boundary WatersMinnesotaEly & the Boundary Waters58 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Gunflint TrailMinnesotaThe Gunflint Trail48 lodges, guides and outfittersLake BemidjiMinnesotaLake Bemidji10 lodges, guides and outfittersGull LakeMinnesotaGull Lake25 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Whitefish ChainMinnesotaThe Whitefish Chain13 lodges, guides and outfittersOtter Tail LakeMinnesotaOtter Tail Lake6 lodges, guides and outfittersDetroit LakesMinnesotaDetroit Lakes15 lodges, guides and outfittersPelican LakeMinnesotaPelican Lake11 lodges, guides and outfittersLake Superior's North ShoreMinnesotaLake Superior's North Shore45 lodges, guides and outfittersWoman Lake & the Longville LakesMinnesotaWoman Lake & the Longville Lakes32 lodges, guides and outfittersBowstring & Sand LakeMinnesotaBowstring & Sand Lake30 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Park Rapids LakesMinnesotaThe Park Rapids Lakes51 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Alexandria LakesMinnesotaThe Alexandria Lakes35 lodges, guides and outfittersPelican Lake (Orr)MinnesotaPelican Lake (Orr)22 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Grand Rapids LakesMinnesotaThe Grand Rapids Lakes39 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Perham LakesMinnesotaThe Perham Lakes27 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Hayward LakesWisconsinThe Hayward Lakes73 lodges, guides and outfittersBattle LakeMinnesotaBattle Lake15 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Cuyuna LakesMinnesotaThe Cuyuna Lakes19 lodges, guides and outfittersPelican Rapids & VergasMinnesotaPelican Rapids & Vergas12 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Minocqua LakesWisconsinThe Minocqua Lakes37 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Eagle River ChainWisconsinThe Eagle River Chain60 lodges, guides and outfittersBoulder Junction & Manitowish WatersWisconsinBoulder Junction & Manitowish Waters43 lodges, guides and outfittersTurtle-Flambeau Flowage & MercerWisconsinTurtle-Flambeau Flowage & Mercer35 lodges, guides and outfittersLand O' Lakes, Phelps & ConoverWisconsinLand O' Lakes, Phelps & Conover44 lodges, guides and outfittersThe Rhinelander lakesWisconsinThe Rhinelander lakes59 lodges, guides and outfitters

II. The Logbook

Field guides and dispatches

No. 2Walker, Minn. · Early November 2026A Field Guide to Leech LakeWhich part of the lake to base yourself on, what guides, rental boats and cabins cost, and how the ice-house trade works out of Walker. Built from the rates 39 local outfits publish.No. 1Baudette, Minn. · Late October 2026A Field Guide to Lake of the WoodsWhich shore to fish from, what the guides and resorts charge, and how the fish-house trade works in winter. Built from the rates 55 local outfits publish.
Boats on Baudette Bay, 1912
Baudette Bay, July 4, 1912

How this works

One lake at a time, done properly.

We list every lodge, guide and outfitter on a lake, with the rates they publish and the year they apply to. No paid rankings in the lists, and nothing copied from review sites.

Photo credits

Photos: Fall Colors - Zippel Bay State Park (37533847736), Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0; Water sports on Baudette Bay, Baudette, Minnesota - DPLA - 7865214642eb43757b39c2fcd83b6544, Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949, Public domain; Zippel Bay State Park, Minnesota - Sunset on Lake of the Woods, Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0; Rainy Lake Sunset with Boat Silhouette, Jeffkantor or jck_photos, CC BY 2.0; Kabetogama Lake (54789122586), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region, Public domain; -mypubliclandsroadtrip 2016- Beat the Heat, Vermilion Lake (28219023443), mypubliclands, Public domain; Cass county MN 200 Shangobee Island Walker Bay of Leech Lake from south IMG 1328, Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mille Lacs Winter Sunrise (39994283415), Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0; Winnibigoshish, Unknown author (historic photograph), Public domain; Red Lake, Minnesota, USA (48012913602), Pierre Markuse (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data, 2017), CC BY 2.0; Crane Lake, Boat Dock, Minnesota (37419306836), Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0; Sunset on Pike Bay, Minnesota, GCicecream531, CC BY 4.0; The Boundary Waters, Minnesota, U.S. Department of the Interior, Public domain; Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway - Trees and Lakes from Gunflint Lake Overlook - NARA - 7719042, Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway (National Archives), Public domain; Bemidji, Minnesota aerial, Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA, CC BY 2.0; The island in East Gull Lake, Minnesota, James Postema, CC BY 4.0; Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway - Cross Lake Dam - NARA - 7720974, Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway (National Archives), Public domain; Otter Tail Lake (33786905486), formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0; South Shore of Detroit Lake, Minnesota mid July 2022, Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0; 1956-Breezy Point Lodge-02, Gary Hoover, CC BY-SA 4.0; Split Rock Light Station, MichaelDPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0; 20241014-FS-Chippewa-Mary-Trelipe Lake Melissa Rickers (54069305219), Mary Nordeen, USDA Forest Service, Public domain; 2023 Employee Photo Contest (53377414161), Eric Wiersma, USDA Forest Service, Public domain; Lake Itasca - Summer Storms at Itasca State Park, Minnesota (47967322921), Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0; Lake Carlos State Park Sunset, Minnesota (36305899921), Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0; Pelican Lake FIshing Pier - Orr, Minnesota (36912516183), Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0; Pokegama Lake in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Lorie Shaull, CC BY 2.0; Pickerel, Dead, and Star Lakes (33786906096), formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0; Fishing on Chippewa Flowage Wisconsin, Jeff the quiet, CC0; West Battle Lake 03, Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0; Portsmouth 019, Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0; Beaver Lake - Maplewood State Park, Minnesota (37511361020), Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0; Lake minocqua trestle, Squirrel lake, CC BY-SA 4.0; North Twin Lake looking north from a private dock on the south shore, Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0; Allequash Lake and Pines, Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0; Turtle-Flambeau Flowage, Cbradshaw, CC BY-SA 3.0; Long view of Gangster Island on North Twin Lake looking Northwest, Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0; Autumn at Crescent Lake, Wisconsin (49113407061), Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.