ABOUT GOODS FROM THE WOODS

Created in 2003, Goods from the Woods® (GFTW) is a Minnesota-grown initiative that combines educational workshops, an 'Up North' specialty forest products marketplace and a community festival to celebrate northern forests and promote a vibrant forest-based economy. Goals of the initiative are to:

- Create an annual signature event of regional significance to attract visitors to the area;
- Improve the economic viability of nontraditional wood product businesses;
- Increase the utilization of our forest resources through improved harvest coordination;
- Promote sustainable harvesting practices.

GFTW creates and promotes unique opportunities to celebrate Minnesota's forests and forest culture through introduction to and interaction with native forest-related traditions and talents, and opportunities to learn about historic ties to forest-based life styles. GFTW also develops and cobrands workshops, conferences, public lectures, and other learning opportunities.

ABOUT RUTTGER'S SUGAR LAKE LODGE

Sugar Lake Lodge is located on the exact spot where Art Otis built Otis Lodge almost 70 years ago. Otis was an aviation pioneer in the early 1900's as well as a resorter. Up until the mid-80s it wasn't unusual for golfers to scramble off the old 5th fairway so a plane could land!

That old golf course/airstrip and lodge are gone, but the spirit of Art Otis, not to mention many artifacts, still remain here.

For those of you who have never been to this beautiful area, the "Sugar Lake" name has a history behind it. Native Americans gave the lake its real name - Siseebakwet - for all of the sugar maple trees that cover the area. More recently, the locals started calling it "Sugar lake", and that's what most people call it today. Sugar Lake has remained relatively unspoiled to this day, and you'll be amazed by the aquamarine color that is common in the oceas - rare in lakes.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Nestled gently between rolling green and aquamarine water, our Townhouses offer studio, two & three bedroom comfort with relaxing patios & fieldstone fireplaces. Lakefront Rooms & Lakeside Cottages, located right on the shores of Sugar Lake complete the options.

At Ruttger’s Sugar Lake Lodge your stay includes: Use of our canoes, kayaks, paddleboats, rowboats, bicycles, tennis courts, outdoor heated pool, sandy beach, daily maid service and much more!

DINING

Dining is an event at Ruttger’s Sugar Lake Lodge. Whether you’re grabbing a sandwich at the turn or dining after a full day of activities, Chef Gorath and his seasoned staff have you in mind before you even arrive. Fresh ingredients, and the talents of our own in-house artists, will surely please your appetite. more

GOLF

Breathe pristine air. Let the surroundings calm you. Question whether water can be considered a hazard.

You’ll like it here at Sugarbrooke. The layout feels just right. Where opposites like challenge and relaxation somehow coexist. On a course winding its way through a lush, northern Minnesota forest, you can focus better on your game. Unwind. Get back to the reason you started playing in the first place. more

If you want to learn more about Sugar Lake Lodge, please visit www.ruttgersresorts.com/sugarlakelodge.