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Delightful Dining at Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods is known as the Walleye Capital of the World with many varieties of fish and other sportsman adventures throughout the area. If you’re planning a vacation and bringing the whole family, it’s also important to plan your meals and where you will dine. I believe one of the best kept secrets of our area is all of the dining availability here. Between the City of Baudette and the resort area, there are enough dining places for you to eat at a different location every night of the month if you so desire.

Although this season of COVID-19 has changed some things, proprietors of dining facilities have taken this opportunity to add special areas to comply with social distancing and safety. Now many facilities have outside dining, patio areas and deck areas or picnic tables to enjoy the warm seasons. Of course, now mother nature is changing the season so we’ll look forward to the outside dining experience next spring. Businesses also offer take out for your convenience.

Let’s take a dining journey to see what there is to offer. Of course, I will not be able to mention all the possibilities, but I can assure you, each business has excellent choices.  If you are interested in pizza, there are many options both in the City of Baudette and at the resort community.  Subway, Teco’s Tacos and McDonalds are available for quick take out items. The city also has some great “Ma and Pa” restaurants where you can order great breakfast menus, specialty coffees, baskets to eat in or take out, and especially prepared steak dinners.

If you head towards the lake area, locals will tell you to try the pizza at a couple of resorts where one night is set aside as pizza night and special homemade pizza loaded with whatever toppings you enjoy. Resorts offer specials to the local clientele and their customers whether it’s prime rib, shrimp, blackened walleye, or liver and onions.  Each resort and lounge has taken special precautions as they limit numbers of people sitting together and adhere to guidelines set about social distancing. Each business has been very careful to educate their dining staff to make sure they are offering clean and sanitary seating options while providing masks and sanitizers as you enter the facility.

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Rainy River area

Views are very important to enhance the dining experience. Lake of the Woods is divided into three strategic areas:  the Rainy River area, the South Shore and of course, the beautiful Northwest Angle.

Choose a resort that is along the river and watch the activity of the many many launches as they travel the river taking their customers out to the great waters to find their favorite dining taste treat….the walleye. Anglers can bring in their catch and chefs will prepare their walleye for the greatest taste treat. Nothing is better than tasting that fresh catch surrounded by your favorite potatoes and salad for your dining pleasure. Some resorts offer burgers or steaks cooked over an open grill even in the cold winter months.

The arnesens rocky point sunset 050320dining experience features facilities that serve up baskets or full meals while gazing at the beautiful waters of Big Traverse. You can see water for miles and miles and the sight is only enhanced while dining on steak sandwiches, shrimp baskets or even walleye cheeks. Each dining facility at Lake of the Woods has its own unique character and it only enhances that dining experience.

As the waters and currents slow and the lake begins to freeze over for its winter season, it’s always so welcoming to come in from fishing the big lake to the warm atmosphere of fireplaces and the smell of good food and warm beverages to warm up the body and sooth the soul while dining at some of the best places in the world.

For more information, see our website at: www.lakeofthewoodsmn.com

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