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A Desination Cross-Country Ski Resort and Conference Center

Call toll free 1-800-654-7711

Bruce Adelsman of skinnyski.com sneaking in a late April ski on the 28th of April after a record month of snowfall during April. Bruce is working on a new look for the Maplelag website and will be online the middle of April. Trail report on the trails page.
Check availability online on the Accomodations page.

Upcoming Events

Short track racing action, Laddies Loppet 2007
Laddies Loppet Mountain Bike Stage Race weekend is just under a month away. Call 800-654-7711 or e-mail for more information. skinnyski.com photo)

June 6th-August 25th Concordia Language Villages Spanish Camp

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 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

August 8th, 2008
Closing banquet at the Maplelag "parilla" for the first session of the Portuguese language camp, "Mar E Florista". This was the first year Portuguese was offered through the Concordia Language Villages. There is one more two week session running now, in addition to the Spanish camps.

Video clip of Charlie Beck Many of Charlie's prints on display in the lodge and Charlie has done three special Maplelag posters.

2008 Lotvola Cup photos and results on skinnyski.com

Maplelag article in Midwestweekends.com

Maplelag mention in article in USA Today

Article about Maplelag in Star Tribune newspaper.

Favorite photos Selection of photos on the news and notes page.

October 7th Fall color 2007 photos on the News and Note page.

September 8th Laddies Loppet article on Cyclingnews.com

September 2nd Laddies Loppet coverage on skinnyski.com ; Time Trial , Short Track , Cross Country

May 13th Cycling News article on Maplelag MTB Spring Opener.

May 12th Photos and results from the Maplelag MTB Spring Opener. Saturday coverage and Sunday coverage.

January 1st The Maplelag cookbook is finished!! If you would like to order a cookbook e-mail us at maplelag@tvutel.com

Photos and recap of the Parrilla building process on the News and Notes page.

May 20th Maplelag has wireless internet access in the main lodge. Information on the News and Notes page.

March 14th The Maplelag online brochure is online. Click here to view and print.

January 19th Guest Photo Album now online.

More Highlights

"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.

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

"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