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September 5th, 2008

"Snow" fungi in the woods near Twin Lakes trail. Trail report on the trails page.

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Upcoming Events


    Having fun in the Pumpkin Run 2005

    Click here for more information about the 2008 Pumpkin Run, 4km and 8km trail runs on the Maplelag ski and bike trails or call 800-654-771 and e-mail for more information. Pumpkin Run 2008 will be held on October 18th. Special rates on lodging and fun activities Friday night.

  • August 29th-September 1st Laddies Loppet Mountain Bike Stage Race weekend

  • September 4th-6th Community Church of Thief River Falls Retreat

  • September 12th-14th Camp White Earth Reunion

  • September 12th-14th Honey Family Reunion

  • September 17th FFA

  • September 19th BTD Manufacturing

  • September 19th-21st Turnwall/Dalbec Wedding

  • September 25th-28th Creative Memories Scrapbooking Retreat

  • October 18th Pumpkin Run Trail run on the Maplelag trails.

  • October 24th-26th First Women Foundation Retreat

  • More Upcoming Events

    Guest enjoying the hot tub at Maplelag. The largest spa in the state of Minnesota.

News and Updates

"People rarely come to Maplelag only once, and now I understand why" -- Pamela Hill Nettleton, Minnesota Monthly "Maplelag lures its customers with a simple combination: great food, good skiing, camaraderie, and lots of fun" -- Will Goddard, Cross Country Skier Magazine "In the winter, there is no place like Maplelag" -- Beth Gauper, MidwestWeekends.Com MidwestWeekends.Com
Reader comments on Maplelag from a recent Cross-Country Skier Magazine poll:
"Maplelag is a treasured tradition in our family. I can't imagine a winter without a trip there." -- DN, Mpls, MN "The new lodge is fantastic, capturing the flavor of the area and the sport perfectly. Many family activities." -- RO, Moorhead, MN

Maplelag -- A destination cross country ski resort: overnight accommodations, American Plan, home cooked meals served family style, 60 km of Pisten Bully groomed trails.

  • One of a kind conference and retreat centre and family reunion headquarters.
  • Publishers of: A Treasury of Norwegian Folk Art in America by Donald Gilbertson and James F. Richards, Jr.
  • Boom Potholes: Richards and Richards, Inc. 25 years of blasting wildlife ponds in Minnesota and the Dakotas. (Over 5,000 ponds made.) (We still do some blasting: More Information)
  • Host of Concordia College's Spanish Language Village.
  • Eclectic collectors of: Norwegian folk art, Minnesota fish decoys (future site of a Museum of Minnesota Fish Decoys), homemade Scandinavian skis, Clarice Cliff pottery, metal lunch boxes (we still need a Howdy Doody), great old advertising, signs and neon clocks by Cleveland Neon, stained glass windows, 4th of July, Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations, Mexican Ex-Votos, Western leather chaps by Miles City makers, and in particular leather goods by Al Furstnow, Railroad station depot signs as well as china, flatware, and glassware of the following lines: Great Northern; Northern Pacific; Soo Line; Milwaukee Road; Canadian Pacific; Canadian National; Chicago and Northwestern; C B & Q; and Duluth, Messabi, and Iron Range; or any unique, original, folk art that catches our eye.

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Maplelag
Mary and Jim Richards, Jay and Jonell Richards, 30501 Maplelag Road, Callaway, MN 56521-9643
Phone: (218) 375-4466 · Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-654-7711 · Fax: (218) 375-4600
E-mail: maplelag@tvutel.com · Web site: www.maplelag.com