This property was purchased in 1992
About Tony Elfelt
My wife, Denise, and I bought this land in 1992 and built the Lady Slipper Lodge in 1995/1996. We live in Nowthen, Minnesota where we run an auction business called AAA Auction and Realty. I am also a retired lawyer, auctioneer and real estate broker and Denise is a retired florist and our online auction administrator. We have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren all of whom love their trips to
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My wife, Denise, and I bought this land in 1992 and built the Lady Slipper Lodge in 1995/1996. We live in Nowthen, Minnesota where we run an auction business called AAA Auction and Realty. I am also a retired lawyer, auctioneer and real estate broker and Denise is a retired florist and our online auction administrator. We have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren all of whom love their trips to the Lady Slipper Lodge.
Why This Property?
After looking for two years we found the perfect Up North location to build our dream home. The Lady Slipper Lodge is tucked away in the middle of the Chippewa National Forest on a 32-acre woodsy point between two clean lakes that offer great fishing for crappies, sunnies, northerns and bass. We are the only private property on one of the lakes and we share the other lake with only one other rent
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After looking for two years we found the perfect Up North location to build our dream home. The Lady Slipper Lodge is tucked away in the middle of the Chippewa National Forest on a 32-acre woodsy point between two clean lakes that offer great fishing for crappies, sunnies, northerns and bass. We are the only private property on one of the lakes and we share the other lake with only one other rental lake home. Other than our friendly neighbors, Pat and Sue, who live about a half mile away, there are no other residents for miles to the north, south or east.
We are located in the middle of some of the best grouse and deer hunting in Minnesota and you can ride your ATVs and snowmobiles right out the the property. You can shoot guns, let the dogs run and the children scream and no one will care. It would be hard to find a more serene, wilderness-like location.
Although the Lady Slipper Lodge is very private, it is only 5 miles from Remer, Minnesota where you will find a large grocery store, a restaurant, a hardware store, a bait store, a Dollar Store, bars and quaint retail shops. We are also only about 35 miles from both Walker and Grand Rapids Minnesota where there is a hospital and most of the major box stores.
Unique Benefits
The Lady Slipper Lodge is unique in its privacy. There is a good chance that you will not see another person the entire time you are there. Although sometimes people come to the lakes to fish, no one comes to the lake to jet ski, water ski or party. If there is any noise, it will be because you are making it.
It is also unique in its pink and white and yellow lady slipper flowers. You will fi
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The Lady Slipper Lodge is unique in its privacy. There is a good chance that you will not see another person the entire time you are there. Although sometimes people come to the lakes to fish, no one comes to the lake to jet ski, water ski or party. If there is any noise, it will be because you are making it.
It is also unique in its pink and white and yellow lady slipper flowers. You will find the yellow lady slippers in bloom from around May 25th through June 15th and you will find the pink and white, or the showy lady slippers in bloom from around June 20th to July 4th.
If you are looking for a totally private Up North feel, the Lady Slipper Lodge will be perfect for you. You will be treated to the melodic call of the loons and if you are lucky, the haunting call of the timber wolves. The home has a 23-foot-high knotty pine great room with many wildlife mounts including moose, elk, deer, ducks and much more. The floor plan is open with a wood-burning fireplace and a large rock chimney in the great room. There are also very large windows that will give you that outdoor feeling even while you are inside the home. There is also a toasty gas fireplace in the lower level and if you like hiking, there are not only our many trails, but miles and miles of logging roads and hiking trails in every direction..
If you like to fish, our lakes will not disappoint you. Every year our renters report catching large northerns and bass and the lakes are full of crappies and sunfish as well. If you like to swim, you will find the lakes very clean. While we do not have a sandy beach, we have a swimming raft for the good swimmers and a ladder at the end of one of our docks. There is also a public sandy beach at Little Sand Lake about 5 miles away from the Lady Slipper Lodge.
Most of our guests are families and many report that of all the places they have stayed, they like the Lady Slipper Lodge the best.