This was a great property for a family vacation. Large enough to accommodate all 12 of us comfortably. The cabins are comfortable and very user friendly. Host was great and very accommodating. The tea room was a favorite gathering spot.
We enjoyed ur stay on the Island. Quiet , private and peaceful. We are a large family and it was nice to have the space to share and enjoy with all their different activities.
This island is perfect for families. Great swimming. Great fishing. Great cabins. Great sauna. Great everything. And an amazing tea house where many fun hours were spent. Lovely get away.
Very nice private location to host a family gathering. Beautiful views from almost any place on the island. I would love to book again and maybe stay a couple days longer this time.
We had a wonderful time on the island. We all enjoyed fishing sun fish right off the dock, being able to go around the whole island doing things-swings, volleyball, hammock, game room, fire pit.
Thanks, Chris
We enjoyed our secluded peaceful birthday weekend getaway during the pandemic. It was prefect! Our dog, Jolie, had the time of her life running around the island! We enjoyed trips around the quiet lake in the pontoon & bonfires at night watching the stars.
We all loved the Great Northern Island! It is the perfect place for a large group to get together. Plenty of room for games together or quiet alone time. The property is beautiful and the cabins are lovely. The tea room was a perfect gathering spot for all 11 of us when the rain came in. The owner is very responsive and great to work with!
We had three generations of family stay on the island for a long summer weekend. There was lots of space to spread out for games, reading, napping, and kids and dogs running around the yard. We hung hammocks in the trees, had fires at night, gathered for meals in the guest cabin, and played games in the tea house. The water in Long Lake was so clean so we really enjoyed a lot of swimming and fishing. Beautiful property!
We had a wonderful time at this beautiful Oasis. It was fun exploring the island, playing cards in the Tea House, Taking Sauna's and jumping in the lake, Evening fires, and checking out the lake via pontoon, and just plain relaxing. Thanks Chris
My family and I spent most of our time on the lake fishing but still enjoyed some time on the island. Most everything was good, no big complaints. Our biggest struggles were that the instructions were a bit scattered and outdated. We had a little trouble figuring out how to get heat in our cabin until we realized the breaker was off. Overall though, a great vacation!
Our family and another family that we have vacationed with for several years decided that during this COVID19 epidemic, we needed to get away for a few days and just unplug and get away from the media and our computers while still staying safe and not going anywhere we would be around large groups of people. This island was perfect for that. We could spread out and enjoy the space as each of us saw fit. We enjoyed some fishing off the docks and on the pontoon. And at night we enjoyed bon fires and playing games in the tea room. It's an amazing space. Our dog absolutely was in heaven too. She got to run leash free for 3 days. We would definitely rent this space again for our families.
This was our 2nd year coming to the island for our family get away. No one was disappointed! Great swimming, great fishing, great property. Plenty of room for all 11 of us. We will be back.
This is the perfect property to completely and rewind with your family or friends. It's so peaceful and there is plenty of room for everyone to do what they want and relax in their own way.
Beautiful setting. The cabins and "outbuildings" were in excellent condition. Loved watching the family fish on the pontoon from the wildflower bench. Swimming area was nice. Great to have the swimming dock. The family spent a bunch of time in the tea house - playing games, putting puzzles together, and relaxing. Great fishing.
We had a wonderful stay here!!! The place is beautiful lots of room for everyone. Love being on an island. Love the history of the place. Hope to stay here again, definitely a do over!!! Thanks Chris for shareing this treasure!
This "island getaway" was everything we hoped. It was perfect for our big family to relax and enjoy nature. It was wonderful to have so much space to spread out and so many different activities for all age levels - boating, games in the tea room, campfires, walks, swimming, yard games, and reading in the hammocks. Truly the Minnesota paradise we were looking for!
The pictures and description are completely accurate when describing this wonderful island paradise. The cabins are comfortable and well equipped with room for everyone to spread out and do their own thing or gather in the Tea House and play games on a rainy day. We had a fantastic week hanging out with family, fishing, and just relaxing away from real life for a while.
We loved our stay on the island. I have never experienced anything like it. I would like to come back again and enjoy all the different seasons here but it was great in the summer. Chris was helpful getting us all set up and getting the boat over to the island. The property was beautiful and private and the cabins were very nice. We especially loved the tea house and spent a lot of time there. My kids and dogs loved being able to run around the island and explore and then jump in the water to cool off.
This is quite a place to visit and unforgettable. You arrive by boat and have the whole island to your selves . Fishing is good, neighborhood is quiet, and the hammock is comfortable .
Nothing like waking up to go enjoy your coffee in the Tea House and the kiddos are enjoying the tire swing.
The cabins were comfortable and felt like home.
We hope to return !
This property fit our familyâs needs perfectly. There is so much to do from fun on the water to yard games to puzzles and board games in the tea room. The peacefulness of the island was just what our family needed!
Co-Founder of a wonderful company in the northern suburbs of Mpls. that specializes in manufacturing of Christmas Wreaths that we supply to fund raising groups to achieve their goals. We also are high-end landscape and irrigation Contractors and have a very nice garden center in Ham Lake, MN. Skiing and traveling are passions...
There is nothing like an island. When I stumbled across it, having a cabin property was the last thing I ever wanted but when I saw it for the first time across the bay of the lake in it's primitive form, I changed my tune and my life as it has been a work of love.