About us

We moved here from Chicago in 2014 ready to get married and start a family. A Minnesota girl born and raised, I was eager to get back home and raise a family in Minnesota, and I had always loved visiting the North Woods as a child. Carl was born and raised in Ohio, but fell in love with the area on a visit in 2013. We knew we wanted to make a change from big city life and spend as much time as we could hiking and camping, which was what motivated us to move to Lutsen. In 2016 we welcomed our first child, Ella, and we are happy to report she is a huge fan of the outdoors, too.

After spending years wanting to start our own business, the cottages presented themselves and we were incredibly grateful to become the proud new owners!