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With a cold and snowy spring, the turtles were slow to venture out. Recent days have seen turtles on the move again. Trail report on the trails page.

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Upcoming Events


    Fall Wedding at Maplelag

    A recent schedule change has the weekend of September 5th and 6th, 2008 available for a wedding weekend or conference. Call 800-654-7711 or e-mail for more information.

  • May 1st Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet (Maplelag donating facility and catering to help offset costs for the new Chamber building in Detroit Lakes)

  • May 2nd-May 5th PEO State Convention

  • May 16th-18th Spaeth/Perlman Wedding weekend

  • May 23rd Circle of Life School Banquet

  • May 23rd-25th Krank/DeFouw Wedding weekend

  • May 27th-29th Minnesota State Marketing Association Retreat


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

  • More Upcoming Events

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