Opening Summer 2024
North Of North Resort is located on MN Highway 1, just 10 miles south of Ely. The resort is surrounded by the Superior National Forest wilderness and is approximately a mile from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Unlike many resorts in Ely or elsewhere in MN, North of North Resort is at the edge of one of the world’s largest dark sky sanctuaries, where you can view the northern lights and the Milky Way.
With no year-round neighbors and virtually no development around the property, this is a paradise for travelers looking for tranquility and a serene nature experience. One can do a day trip through the BWCA, starting and finishing at the resort, without the need for an overnight permit. On this end of Birch Lake you will experience the quiet and calm of the wilderness and hear loons, great horned owls, and wolves. Bear and Moose are frequently spotted around the resort and the International Wolf Center and Bear Center and just a short 10-minute drive from the resort.
Construction of our new ADA-accessible cabins is wrapping up for Summer 2024.
Accessibility
Anyone can rent our cabins, but we will be partnering with our non-profit, Adaptive Wilderness Within Reach, to set up people with physical disabilities in our cabins while they participate in various wilderness experiences that we facilitate (kayaking, canoeing, fishing, cycling, dog sledding, etc.).
About The Ely Area
Ely has excellent restaurants and bars, art galleries, shops, museums, outfitters, hospital, grocery store, and everything one could need when heading “in-town”. The area has many great hiking trails, waterfalls, and endless miles of lakes and streams to explore. Because the resort is 10 miles south of Ely, the quickest way to get there is by going up the north shore through Two Harbors. The resort is less than four hours from downtown Minneapolis. The drive has a lot to offer, with stops in Duluth, Two Harbors, or Grand Marias, and a drive down Highway 1, one of the most scenic roadways in MN.
A view of our building site from this winter. New photos coming soon...