Area Travel - AmericInn^® of Baudette, MN

Welcome to Baudette and Beautiful Minnesota!

Baudette, Minnesota is located in the heart of the Lake of the Woods.  It is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in North America.  Baudette is known as "The Walleye Capital of the World."  Enjoy boating, fishing, hunting, golf, hiking and biking trails, wildlife watching, swimming, history, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

Area Attractions and Activities

Aurora Borealis - Minnesota's true north offers a panoramic view of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.
Website: www.watersofthedancingsky.org

World-Class Fishing - Four seasons of fishing. Fish for walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike, perch and sauger.

Hunting - Lake of the Woods offers hunters vast tracks of public hunting lands that are loaded with the game.  Black bear, upland game birds, waterfowl, and whitetail deer are most common in the area.

Oak Harbor Golf Course - 72 par Championship course.  Full service bar, grill and pro shop.
Address: Highway 172
Distance: 9.8 miles
Phone: 218-634-9939

Snowmobiling - Snowmobile the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River area on more than 500 miles of continuously groomed and marked snowmobile trails.  Most of the trails run through areas of pristine wilderness.  Typically, riders can enjoy the trails from December 1st through March 31st.

Cross-Country Skiing - Zippel Bay State Park maintains over 12 miles of groomed ski trails during the winter months.  The Trails wind through scenic areas of vast stands of pine, spruce and birch trees.

Family Skating - The Baudette Arena is open on Saturdays for Open Skating during the winter, Monday through Friday from 4:00pm - 6:00pm.  The Williams Arena is open as well.

Birding - Lake of the Woods County offers incredible opportunities for beginning and seasoned birders.  Seasonal sightings include migratory waterfowl, shorebirds, wood warblers, flycatchers, raptors, thrushes and eagles.  Resident woodland species include a wide variety of woodpeckers and owls.
Phone: Call for a free copy of "Birds of the Lake of the Woods County" at 800-382-3474.

Lake of the Woods County Museum - Museum of the area.
Address: 119 8th Avenue SE, Baudette
Phone: 218-634-1200
Website: www.lakeofthewoodshistoricalsociety.com