Voyageurs Retreat:
This beautiful home sits in an amazing new development which you will just love. All the homes are built to conform to strict architectural guidelines to complement the natural surroundings and to add to the overall beauty of this area. All roads are paved. The home has city water, natural gas, high speed internet, digital cable tv, phone. The entire development is beautifully landscaped with dramatic lighting, hiking trails, common swimming beaches with day-use canoes and picnic areas.
Giants Ridge Golf:
The Legend at Giants Ridge and The Quarry at Giants Ridge offer 36 holes of the Midwest's greatest golf.
The Quarry:
'The Best Golf of the 21st Century,' by Golf Digest writer Ron Whitten
#1 Public Course in Minnesota, #19 Public Course in the Nation, Golf Digest (Best in State and America's 100 Greatest Courses, 2007-2008)
#1 in Minnesota - Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play, Golfweek (2008)
4.5 Star Rating in Golf Digest's 'Places To Play' (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
#1 Public Course in Minnesota, Golfweek (2006)
The Legend:
#5 Public Course in Minnesota, #59 Public Course in the Nation Golf Digest (Best in State and America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, 2007-2008)
4.5 Star Rating in Golf Digest’s “Places To Play” (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
#4 Public Course in Minnesota, #88 Public Course in the Nation, Golf Digest (Best In State and America’s 100 Greatest Courses, 2005-2006)
Giants Ridge Skiing and Snowboarding:
35 ALPINE RUN SKI RESORT DESTINATION
35 alpine runs (32% beginner runs/12 trails; 44 % intermediate runs/15 trails; 25% expert runs/8 trails)
Longest trail – “Easy Way” at 4,000 feet
Terrain Park featuring a rainbow rail, battleship rail, 20-foot flat rail, 20-foot round rail, 24-foot flat down rail, flat down box, 16-foot boxes, 15 to 35-foot kickers, quarter pipe and half pipe.
Beginner’s Terrain Park, located on the mid-section of the Placid run. This new snowboarding training ground includes a 15-foot shotgun rail, 10-foot flat rail, 16-foot box and 10-foot kicker.
140-foot Magic Carpet conveyor lift for all types of riders
Children’s sledding area and sliding hill; located on the mountain side of The Lodge; sleds provided
Highest Elevation – 1,972 / Lowest Elevation – 1,472
7,000 maximum lift capacity per hour
Vertical drop – 500 feet
Night skiing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (2008-09 dates to be determined)
Other Activities:
Snowmobiling; ATV's
Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website:
marks the location of the property in Minnesota
