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“What a great set-up!  You offer a lot of useful amenities. The kids had a blast.  The heated pool is nice to have!”
~ The Richardson’s

There Are Plenty of Area Attractions Near Bowstring Shores


  • Golf
  • Casinos
  • Bowling and Miniature Golf
  • The Myles Reif Center
  • MacRostie Art Center
  • Mississippi Melodie Showboat
  • Forest History Center
  • Children's Discovery Museum
  • Judy Garland Birthplace
  • Itasca Heritage Museum
  • Blandin Paper Company Tours
  • Nordic Ridge Gardens
  • Berry Picking
  • Hill Annex Mine
  • Fishing Guides
  • Mesabi Trail
  • Taconite Trail
  • Edge of the Wilderness National Scenic Byway
  • Chippewa National Forest "Lost Forty"
  • Cut Foot Sioux Ranger Station
  • Trout Lake Semiprimitive Non-motorized Area & the Joyce Estate
  • Suomi Hills
  • Canoe Trips in Itasca County
  • White Oak Society, Inc.
  • Grand Rapids Gun Club
  • Minnesota Shooting Sports Education Center
  • Pheasants Plus Hunting Preserve

Itasca County Golf Courses

Eagle Ridge Golf Club

Pokegama Golf Club

Sugarbrooke Golf Club

Wendigo Golf Club

Blueberry Hills Golf Course 218-246-8010

Golf on the Edge

Swan Lake Golf Club 218-885-3543

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Casinos

Palace Casino in Cass Lake, MN

White Oak Casino in Deer River, MN

Northern Lights Casino in Walker, MN

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Bowling and Miniature Golf

Midway Bowling & Mini Golf  218-326-5950

Rasley's BlueBerry Bowl 218-246-8048.

Blackduck Bowling Lanes 218-835-6620.

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Reif Center for Performing Arts

The Reif Center is located at 720 Conifer Drive in Grand Rapids Click Here to see a calendar of upcoming performances.

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MacRostie Art Center

www.macrostieartcenter.org.

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Mississippi Melodie Showboat

For information call (866)336-3426 or visit www.mississippimelodie.com.

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Forest History Center

For information, log on to the Forest History Center website, email foresthistory@mnhs.org or call 218-327-4482. The Forest History Center is located near US Highways 169 and 2 at 2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744.

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Children’s Discovery Museum

The Children's Discovery Museum is located at 2727 US Hwy 169 South (Across from Home Depot), PO Box 724, Grand Rapids, MN 55744.  For more information call 218-326-1900, Toll Free: 866-CDM-KIDS (866-236-5437) or visit their website at www.cdmkids.org.

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Judy Garland Birthplace Historic House

General admission for all ages is $7 per person - age one & under FREE! Includes Children's Discovery Museum. For more information log on to: www.judygarlandmuseum.com call 1-800-664-JUDY or 218-327-9276, or email:jgarland@uslink.net.

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Itasca Heritage Center Museum And Judy Garland Exhibit

The museum is located on the third floor of the Old Central School in Grand Rapids at the intersection of Highways 169 and 2. It is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays; and on Sundays during the summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 218-326-6431 or visit their website at: www.itascahistorical.com.
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Blandin Paper Company Tours

From 10 am to 3 pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays tour guides escort groups of up to 10 people through the mill and for a viewing of a video of the papermaking process.
No children under the age of 12
No open-toed shoes
No cameras
Also, please keep in mind that the ability to climb stairs is required and that the mill is very warm so appropriate attire should be considered for the tour.

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Nordic Ridge Gardens: Strawberry Picking and Pumpkin Patch

Call 247-7726 or toll-free 1-888-FARM-FUN (327-6386). Find out more by visiting them at: www.nordicridge.com.

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Strawberry and Blueberry Picking

Blueberry Meadows - 34471 Eight Mile Road, Grand Rapids, MN, 55744. Phone: 218-326-0671. Directions: travel south of Grand Rapids on Highway 169 to Eight Mile Road. Pick-your-own blueberries beginning the last week in July.
Lavalier's Berry Patch - County Road 441, Grand Rapids, MN. Phone: 218-327-9199. Directions: travel Highway 2 East to SE 7th Avenue; turn right onto SE 7th Avenue, and then take a left onto River Road; follow River Road to County Road 441; turn left onto County Road 441. Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries usually available around July 1 and blueberries around Aug. 1. Call for current prices and to place orders for pre-picked berries.
Lunemann's Luney Berries Strawberry Farm - From Grand Rapids: 9 miles on County Road 63, left hand side of the road. From Deer River: East on Hwy. 2. Turn right on County Road 11 (Deer River Shortcut) to Hwy. 6. South on Hwy. 6 to County Road 63. Left on 63 for about mile and a half. Watch for Signs. No Appointment Necessary! Picking begins in July.

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Hill Annex Mine

Hill Annex Mine, the world's largest open pit mine that is open for tours.
For more information call 218-247-7215.
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Fishing Guides

Contact Fishing Guide Jeff Sundin for a guided fishing trip.

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Mesabi Trail

Mesabi Trail is a premier Minnesota bike trail winding through some of the state's prettiest regions. Click here to download a Mesabi Trail map. (105 MB .pdf file)

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Taconite Trail

Taconite State Trail Website 

 Click here to download a Taconite Trail map. (315 Kb .pdf file)

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Edge of the Wilderness National Scenic Byway

For more information visit www.scenicbyway.comor call 218-832-3161.

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Chippewa National Forest’s "Lost Forty"

Visit the Chippewa National Forest Hiking page for more information.

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Cut Foot Sioux Ranger Station

The ranger station and visitor center is located on State Highway 46 near Cutfoot Sioux Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish north of Deer River, Minnesota. For more information call 218-246-8233 or stop in at the Cut Foot Sioux Visitor Center for a summer tour schedule or to pick up more information about their self-guided tour.

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Trout Lake Semiprimitive Non-motorized Area & the Joyce Estate

 Click Here for map.
Visitors can tour the grounds of the Joyce Estate and view the rustic log architecture and stickwork characteristic of the Adirondack tradition. The Joyce Estate is located 13 miles north of Grand Rapids, one mile east of the intersection of County Road 60 and State Highway 38.

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Suomi Hills

North Suomi Hills is the site of the Day Lake Civilian Conservation Camp (CCC), which became a prisoner of war camp during World War II.
Suomi Hills is located 14 miles north of Grand Rapids on the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway (State Highway 38).

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Canoe Trips in Itasca County

The Big Fork River 
Cass Lake to the Vermillion River
Bigfork River Canoe Outfitting located at the junction of Main Street & Highway 38 in Bigfork, MN offers canoe rental and shuttle service as well as tents and other camping gear. Also serves Rice River. Call 218-743-3274 for more information.
God's Country Outfitters located on Highway 38 north of Grand Rapids rents canoes and equipment. For rates and reservations call 218-326-9866.

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White Oak Society, Inc.

For more information call them at 218-246-9393 or email them: whiteoak@paulbunyan.net or log on to www.whiteoak.org.

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Grand Rapids Gun Club

The Grand Rapids Gun Club hours are Tuesday & Wednesday from 3:30pm to dark and Thursdays from Noon to dark and Saturdays & Sunday from Noon to 5:00pm. The club is located at 723 Peterson Road in Grand Rapids. Contact them by phone at 218-326-3348 or by mail at: Grand Rapids Gun Club, PO Box 911, Grand Rapids, MN 55744.

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Minnesota Shooting Sports Education Center

The MSSEC is located at 483 Peterson Road in Grand Rapids and is open to the public. To schedule a visit or for more information visit their website at: www.mssec.org or call 218-327-0583.

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Pheasants Plus Hunting Preserve

Pheasants Plus is located at 14893 Sago #4 in Warba, Minnesota. For more information visit their website atwww.pheasantsplus.com or to make a reservation please call 218-492-4450.

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Darvin & Marjean Oelke
Bowstring Shores Resort
49231 County Rd. 173
Deer River, Minnesota 56636
218-832-3101
bowshore@bigfork.net
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