escape to an unforgettable vacation
Renting a cozy Minnesota cabin offers a relaxing escape any time of the year. In northcentral Minnesota there is a charming small town located between Bemidji and Duluth that offers a wide variety of cozy lodging options including cabins, lodge rooms, Hotels and Motels, a Bed and Breakfast, and vacation lake homes. Grand Rapids is a Mississippi River town where the river runs right through historic downtown. This small town offers amenities of a much larger town with Minnesota’s nature vantage point that gives visitors relaxing presence.
Cozy Lodging Options
You can expect in a cozy up north getaway to offer a range of lodging experiences, from rustic to modern, lakeside cabins, and in town Hotel and Motel rooms that offer on site amenities like continental breakfast, a pool, and a hot tub. Crucial factors that one typically looks for in a cozy Minnesota getaway are stunning scenic and nature views, wildlife viewing, and a chance to relax and reconnect with nature. The greater Grand Rapids, Minnesota area offers just this with over 1M publicly accessible forest acres within minutes of downtown. You can still be within the city limits and be on the edge of the Mississippi river with hundreds of forest acres surrounding you. Being in nature is shown to help reduce stress and help you regain focus to what is really important in life. This is a large reason why visitor choose Grand Rapids for their cozy Minnesota getaway that is perfect any time of the year. Actually, the off season is some of the best time to head up north because there are less people, wider availability of lodging options, cheaper rates, and all of the area businesses and restaurants are open year-round.Â
Outdoor Activities & Wildlife Viewing
You can expect your cozy cabin getaway to offer a range of experiences, from rustic to modern, lakeside cabins, and in town Hotel and Motel rooms that offer on site amenities like continental breakfast, a pool, and a hot tub. Crucial factors that one typically looks for in a coxy Minnesota cabin like getaway are stunning scenic and nature views, wildlife viewing, and a chance to relax and reconnect. The greater Grand Rapids, Minnesota area offers just this with over 1M publicly accessible forest acres within minutes of downtown. You can still be within the city limits and feel like you are in a remote forest location. Being in nature is shown to help reduce stress and help you regain focus to what is really important in life. The Chippewa National Forest is a beautiful outdoor recreation area that is safe, well maintained trails, and boat accesses to enjoy outdoor recreation and also a great location to view wildlife. We suggest Simpson Creek, Suomi Hills, and the Lost Forty trails that are all located in the Chippewa National Forest. In Grand Rapids, we suggest Legion Trail and Tioga Recreation Area that is located in Cohasset just 10 minute drive from downtown Grand Rapids.
Places To Eat, Drink & Shop
While Grand Rapids is a small town located in rural Minnesota, it offers amenities of a much larger town. You will find a wide variety of places to eat & drink and locally owned shops that are open all year. Let’s face it, going out to eat is part of a relaxing getaway. Trying new bites and sips is part of the experience. You will find a wide variety of in town American cuisine, locally owned, craft breweries, to fine dining restaurant options. Many of the local chefs like to incorporate seasonal produce and locally grown and harvested produce, meats and eggs into their menu’s. There are many local shops that offer one of a kind art, home decor, clothing, gift and more. You will find several boutique style shops in downtown. If you are looking to take a leisurely stroll, historic downtown is a great option that offers a safe walking and biking bridge that crosses the Mississippi river. This is a great place to view wildlife like fish swimming in the river, eagles flying overhead, and other northern song birds chirping all around. This river walk also includes the music park, story book walk and several downtown murals, Native American artwork, and statues.
Cultural Experiences & Historic Sites
While you are on your cozy Minnesota cabin getaway in Grand Rapids, you will want to check out the Events Calendar to see what performances are happening at The Reif Center, which brings Broadway style theater and national musicians to their state of the art performance center that offers an up close and personal view in their 700 seat and 250 seat theaters. And then there is the monthly art exhibits at MacRostie Art Center, youth and adult art classes, and other art and cultural experience offerings. There are several craft breweries, bars and restaurants that provide free live music and event programming every week. We cannot forget the meat raffles and bingo that are a staple entertainment offering in small northern towns in Minnesota where everyone is welcome.
If you are looking for a one of a kind historic tour, then you will want to consider the Escape Room at the Itasca Historical Society, the Stolen Ruby Red Slipper Tour at the Judy Garland Museum, or the Northern Draft Horse Forest Tours and Sleigh Rides at the Forest History Center. All of these attraction sites offer other programming like museums, interpretive centers, gift shops, and more. While all of these attractions are open throughout the year, their hours in the shoulder season will be reduced and mainly open day time hours and weekends, and most likely closed on Sundays.
In the crazy busy lives that we all live we all deserve down time, and renting a cozy Minnesota cabin (or cabin like lodging) in a place like Grand Rapids, Minnesota is the perfect way to reconnect with loved one’s, get outdoors to recharge in nature, and relax and rest. For more information, view the Grand Rapids Visitor Guide to learn more. The below tabs offer seasonal pages that can help guide you based the time of year you getaway to Grand Rapids, Minnesota. These tabs include seasonal itineraries, seasonal specific outdoor recreation options, seasonal fishing and trail reports, and more!
