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Adults$25
Children$15

Welcome Aboard!

Looking for a family attraction while visiting Ely, Minnesota, gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA)? Take a lake cruise with licensed pilot Emily Wahlberg aboard her friendly pontoon boat!

Relax in comfort as Emily shows you the beauty and historical sites of Burntside Lake. Boat rides are a little over two hours long, scheduled daily by appointment (depending on wind and weather), and depart from historic Burntside Lodge. The maximum group is usually about 11.

Tour Highlights include:

  • History of Burntside Lake
  • Retracing early logging activities
  • Geological history of the area
  • Some original summer homes
  • Sigurd Olson's Listening Point
  • Burntside Lodge (placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior)
  • Bull of the Woods - sunken boat in Hoist Bay
  • Indian Island, still home to Burntside Ojibwa families early in the twentieth century
  • And more...!

About Burntside Lake