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Have a question? Look through the FAQs for answers. If you have any additional questions after perusing this guide, please feel free to call us at 566-678-7813 for better clarification.

Getting Here and What to Bring:

  • The evenings can get chilly in Northern Minnesota, even in the summer. Make sure you bring warm clothes and sturdy shoes.
  • Sunglasses
  • Flash light
  • Sunscreen
  • Fishing gear
  • Warm clothes, jacket, hat and gloves for early morning and evenings
  • Summer clothes
  • Swimwear
  • Rain gear – jacket and pants
  • Snorkel equipment for Mukooda Lake if interested
  • Bath soaps, shampoos
  • Shaving gear
  • Bath and kitchen towels except for Lakeview Motel rooms
  • Hiking boots
  • Compass if you plan on hiking
  • Matches
  • Insect repellent
How do we reach you when we get into Crane Lake?

Drive to 7533 Gold Coast Road, if you have cellphone service call us at 218-993-2311; if you do not have cellphone service, use the red phone at the Motel. Pick up the hand set, it will automatically dial us. No coins are needed. If you are staying at the main resort, off load your gear on one of the docks, and we will come over and pick you up. Otherwise, you may check into the home or the rooms after talking with us. If you have your own boat, you may launch it as well. We can boat over for you to follow us back if necessary.

Yes, there is a business right there and people who live there 24/7.

Yes, however, up the lake it may be less accessible.

They may call and leave messages at (218) 993-2311. Messages are brought to your rental unit immediately. We do have a courtesy phone in the main lodge for outgoing calls. There is no charge for long distance calls made in the US. The lodge is open from 7 am – 10:30 until August 1st and then closes at 10 pm after that date.

Use: Pine Point Lodge, ATTENTION: your name, 7533 Gold Coast Road, Crane Lake MN 55725. Keep in mind that if your package is to arrive on a Saturday, odds are that we may not get it until Monday – so plan accordingly.

Cottages/Rooms and Amenities:

What is provided with the cottage?
An excellent lakeshore location, comfortable beds, all cottage offer at least one king bed option, and most beds are extra-long. Other items provided are bed linens, blankets, pillows, toilet paper, trash bags, coffee filters and kitchen dish soap – you will need to bring personal bath and kitchen towels. There are charcoal BBQ grills and deck furniture for each cottage as well. Note that we sell charcoal here for the grills if you don’t want to bring it.
Each room has a compact refrigerator, air conditioning, microwave, your choice of either two twin beds or one king bed, and some have TVs. You will need to bring towels for your Penthouse room. Towels are provided for the Lakeview Motel rooms. There is an outdoor gas grilling area for all rooms. The Lakeview Motel has a fire ring by the waterfront along with outdoor furniture.
New full size refrigerators, full sized stoves, new pots and pans, kitchenware, cups, glasses, automatic Bunn coffee makers, 4 slice toasters, miscellaneous items such as cork screws, ice cream scoops, spatulas, etc.
Yes, all cottages are on the water and have their own dock slips, with bumpers, and electricity. No charge for dock slips.
Our motel rooms are all on the water and have their own dock slips. The penthouse rooms are centrally located with a second floor view of the lake. They have dock slips with bumpers and electricity provided as well. No charge for dock slips.
Check in time is 3 p.m. and check out is 9 a.m.
There is a grocery store in Orr. They have a good line of grocery items. Deli and specialty items are available at the larger grocery stores located in Cook, 45 minutes away or in Virginia MN, which is about an hour and twenty minutes driving from Crane Lake.
A smaller version of a grocery store provides basic groceries such as milk, eggs, bread, sliced cheese, and dry goods; a tackle store; a pool table, additional games and playing cards; an additional shower facility; a snack bar with frozen pizza cooked along with microwave sandwiches; beverages – pop, water, juice, beer; WIFI, copier; fishing licenses, maps, apparel, souvenirs, and hiking trail information.

Fishing:

Where can I find the rules and Regulations?
CLICK HERE

Do you have bait and ice?

Yes, we have both regular and crappie minnows, night crawlers, and leeches. We sell 5# and 10# bags of ice.

Yes, we sell resident and non-residential fishing and hunting licenses. Canadian fishing licenses are required to fish in Canadian waters.

Boats:

Do you have rental boats?

Yes, we have new boats that include: 25’ pontoon boats with 115 or 150 hp motors, 18’ Lund fishing boats with 115 hp motors, and 16’ Lund fishing boats with 50 hp 4 stroke motors. All have GPS, depth finders, live wells, pedestal seats, anchors, running lights, landing nets, and life vests. The pontoon boats have additional lounge seating and canopy tops.

Yes you may. There is no charge for your dock slip. It has bumpers and electricity to charge your boat battery.
We sell premium gas here along with mixed gas.
Yes, all docks are equipped with electricity. There is no fee for charging your boat.
Yes, each cottage or room has a dock slip which has bumpers and electricity – no fee for either. Additional dock slips are available for additional boats if needed.

The Crane Lake Area

Is there anywhere to go for a meal or a few drinks?
Pine Point has an awesome frozen pizza along with beverages at the main lodge. The Town of Crane Lake has three restaurants and lounges. If you don’t want to drive your boat across the lake, one of the dock staff will be happy to give you a shuttle over or back until our docks close at 10:30 pm or 10 pm after August 1st.

Other Outdoor Activities:

  • Bird Watching - The area around the resort is prime territory for bird watching.
  • Canoeing
  • Kayaking
  • Hiking
  • Swimming - Beach on site; or find a secluded beach up lake
  • Nightly bonfires
  • Horse shoe pits
  • Basketball hoop
  • Fishing
  • Photography
Wildlife sightings include deer, fox, muskrat, otter, mink, fisher, beaver, wood chuck, moose, chipmunk, squirrel, a wide variety of birds such as eagles, loons, duck, geese, and many more. Marvel at some of the nation’s oldest glacier rock shorelines.