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Category Archives: Nordic Skiing

MN Cross Country Ski by Candle Light

Lanesboro, the Bed and Breakfast Capital of Minnesota invites you to enjoy our winter wonderland in Southeast Minnesota.  The Root River State trail is groomed with dual tracks and ready for cross country skiing.

Candlelight Ski on the Root River Trail

Make plans now to join us February 5 – 7 for a “Flurry of Fun in [...]

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The beauty of Duluth and the Cutest Puppy Contest – a must see!

For all of us that live in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or the northern region of the country, we know that winter not only feels long, but often is depending upon when that “last Spring storm” hits us.  But what we all know from being able to live and work in this beautiful part of the country is [...]

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The ski and snowmobile trails are great here!

The ‘Great Christmas Snow of 2009′ was a gift for all snow lovers.  If you like to cross country ski, or if you are more the kind that likes to have a motor on your sled, the ski and snowmobile trails are in great condition.  When you come to the woods, there is a place [...]

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New Year’s Weekend Getaway

Ring in the new year with a getaway to Lanesboro, MN the Bed and Breakfast Capital of Minnesota.
The Old Village Hall Restaurant is featuring a lovely dinner all new year’s weekend including:
Appetizers: Sautéed Mussels in an Orange Gin Chile Cream Sauce,
Seasoned Lamb Chops with Irish Whiskey Cherry Sauce
Entrées: Monkfish Scaloppini,
Dry Aged New York Strip,
Roasted Organic [...]

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Fall’s First Snow on Gunflint Trail

First snow of the season! Over the last two days the Mid-Gunflint aroung Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B has registered about three and one-half inches of snow. More is predicted through Monday. But don’t break-out your skis just yet. The trails still need more work; the swamps and ponds along the trails are not frozen and [...]

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Spring Snow on Gunflint no April Fools Joke

April Fools Day brought 12 – 14 inches of heavy wet snow to the Gunflint Trail’s Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B and along the Banadad Ski Trail. On the morning of the first with guests planning to leave for home the roads and driveways into the B&B’s two rental cabins had to be cleared. Plowing began [...]

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Lanesboro Candlelight Ski

Lanesboro’s Hillcrest Hide-Away B&B invites you to enjoy our winter wonderland in Southeast Minnesota.  The Root River State trail has a fresh blanket of snow and is groomed and ready for cross country skiing.  Click here for current ski conditions. 
 

Make plans now to join us for the Candlelight Ski and Bonfire on Saturday February [...]

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First Skiers through the Gunflint Trail’s Banadad this Winter

Gunflint Trail-With the temperature hovering above freezing on December 27, the ski conditions on the Banadad Ski Trail were not great, as Erik and Karl Hoeg became the first skier to complete the entire 31 kilometer Banadad non-stop this winter. The two boys time was about 4 hours. They both are very good skiers and [...]

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Lanesboro B&B Winter Ski Getaway

Imagine – the smell of home made bread baking when you awake. Imagine – curling up to a good book next to a fireplace. Enjoy a hearty breakfast (that you don’t have to make or clean up) and then head out on miles of groomed cross country ski trails surrounded by the bluffs of the [...]

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