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lake of the woods

Lake of the Woods is a natural wonder and world class fishery located in Minnesota, Ontario and Manitoba.  

The Minnesota side of Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River are home to a variety of resorts, cabins, hotels and lodges.  Many offer year-round full service fishing opportunities, rental fish houses, sleeper fish houses, guided fishing, charter fishing and so much more.

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DISTANCES FROM MAJOR CITIES
  • Fargo, ND 232 miles.  4 hours, 1 minute
  • Grand Forks, ND 168 miles.  3 hours
  • Minneapolis, MN 308 miles.  5 hours, 20 minutes
  • Aberdeen, SD 411 miles.  6 hours, 35 minutes
  • Des Moines, IA 551 miles.  8 hours, 41 minutes
  • Madison, WI 538 miles.  8 hours, 47 minutes
  • Omaha, NE 670 miles.  9 hours, 35 minutes
  • Chicago, IL 678 miles.  11 hours, 5 minutes

FLY TO LAKE OF THE WOODS ON YOUR OWN OR COMMERCIALLY

IN YOUR OWN AIRCRAFT:

Baudette International Airport – BDE: 218-634-1923

Sunset Lodge Resort, NW Angle – Private Sea Plane Base (Includes Ice Runway on Lake)

COMMERCIALLY:

International Falls Airport – INL

  • 70 Miles from Baudette, MN
  • www.internationalfallsairport.com
  • (218)283-4461
  • Daily flights from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport available from Delta Airlines and Sky West Airlines.
  • Rental Cars available

Bemidji Airport – BJI

  • 102 miles from Baudette, MN
  • www.bemidjiairport.org
  • (218)444-2438
  • Daily flights from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport available from Delta Airlines
  • Rental Cars available

Winnipeg Richardson International Airport

Grand Forks Airport – GFK

Minneapolis St Paul Airport

  • Connecting flights to International Falls, Bemidji, Winnipeg and Grand Forks
  • 326 miles from Baudette, MN
  • www.mspairport.com/
  • 2 Terminals
  • Daily Flights from Major U.S. Cities
  • Rental Cars Available

International Falls, MN (1 hour 15 minutes from Baudette)

Bemidji, MN (1 hour 45 minutes from Baudette)

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car | (218) 759-9960
  • Economy Rent-A-Car | (218) 751-1120

  • Avis / (218) 444-8676

  • Independent Alamo Rent-A-Car & National Car Rental Licensee | (218) 751-1880 | (800) 332-7133

Grand Forks, ND (3 hours from Baudette)

Minneaplis, MN (5.5-6 hours from Baudette)

  • Advantage  1-800-777-5500
  • Alamo 1-800-327-9633
  • Avis 1-800-831-2847
  • Budget 1-800-527-0700
  • Dollar 1-800-800-4000
  • Enterprise 1-800-325-8007
  • Hertz 1-800-654-3131
  • National 1-800-227-7368
  • Thrifty 1-800-847-4389

There are no car rentals in Baudette.

Driving.  Travelers will travel up the west side of Lake of the Woods through either Warroad, MN or Roseau, MN, using the Sprague, MB Port of Entry or the South Junction Port of Entry respectively, both located in Manitoba.  Driving a vehicle to the NW Angle from the U.S. will cross the border into Canada, traveling 40 miles through Manitoba before re-entering the U.S. up at the NW Angle.  
 
Travelers must have the proper credentials required by CBSA (Canada Border Service Agency) while traveling through Canada. 
 

Lake of the Woods Passenger Service.  This passenger service will comfortably transport you up to your favorite NW Angle resort across Lake of the Woods, keeping you in Minnesota and within the United States on your journey.   This also means credentials to enter Canada on this trip are not needed as you are not crossing into Canada. 

 
The service will transport you to Minnesota’s NW Angle via charter boat in the open water season and across the frozen lake via bombardier during the winter months. 

Air Travel.  There are many private planes that travel to the NW Angle.  As there is not a public runway, float planes are the norm up at the Angle.    Sunset Lodge Resort located on Oak Island is an official sea plan base.  

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