Burntside Lodge

Infobox_nrhp | name =Burntside Lodge Historic District
nrhp_type = hd


caption = Two of the cabins in 1990
location =Off Co. Hwy. 88
nearest_city= Ely, Minnesota
area =
built =1914
architect= Meitunen & Peterson
architecture= Other
added = June 23, 1988
governing_body = Private
refnum=88000896 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Burntside Lodge is a resort located on Burntside Lake several miles out of Ely, Minnesota. The resort has been in operation for nearly one hundred years. It offers lodging and fine dining experience and also has one of the largest selections of wine in northeastern Minnesota.

Founding

Burntside Lodge was originally known as the Brownell Outing Company and was established as a hunting camp in the early 1900s during which time part of the main lodge was built. About 1913, two brothers, William A. and Lyman Alden, purchased the property and created Burntside Lodge.

Since 1941

The resort was purchased from the Aldens in 1941 by Ray and Nancy LaMontagne who actively owned and managed the resort for forty-two years. Sixty-two years later it continues in the LaMontagne Family where the philosophy of preserving the past while facing the future continues.

National Register of Historic Places

In June 1988, Burntside Lodge was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The following is a quote taken from the official nomination:

"Burntside Lodge is significant from two important vantage points: historically it is the earliest full-scale commercial resort operation in this part of the county...Burntside Lodge is also significant because it contains the largest collection of log resort buildings of high integrity in northern St. Louis County. Built of local materials by local craftsmen, these buildings are a remarkable architectural achievement in an outstanding state of preservation."

The Resort

The resort consists of 23 cabins, the cabins at Burntside Lodge vary in design, size and location. Many were constructed during the 1920s of native timbers, and all have wood floors and knotty pine interiors.

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