The Oak Harbor Golf Course is just 3 miles from the B&B
and has 9 holes and is expanding to 18 holes
(construction beginning Summer 2004). For more
information call 218-634-9939.
Oak Harbor Golf
Course plans to expand to 18 holes
Oak harbor Golf Course is a nine-hole course
located along the Rainy River 8.5 miles north of
Baudette on Highway 172. The course is open from
dawn to dusk, seven days a week and includes a
clubhouse with a restaurant, bar and
cart/equipment rental.
Expansion of this 9-hole course is under way.
While the existing course will remain open
through the construction process, the new nine is
slated to open in 2006. The new Oak Harbor Golf
Course will include an 18-hole par-72 golf
course. Its five-tee system will provide golfers
of all skill and ability levels with fair,
enjoyable and exciting golf experiences, as well
as speed play. The Championship Tees at over
6,700 yards will challenge the best golfers. The
Forward Tees at 5,000 yards will promote the play
of women. The two tees between the Forward and
Championship Tees at 5,700 and 6,200 yards will
better accommodate lower handicap women and
medium to higher handicap men. In addition, the
relatively new concept of Family Tees at 2,500
yards, which basically creates a par-3 course
within a regulation layout, will encourage
beginners, without slowing the play of others.
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Willie Walleye is the mascot for
the Walleye Capital of the World, located in
Baudette.
Minnesota's Lake of the Woods. Welcome to the
Walleye Capital of the World. World class
fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, birding,
wilderness drive, weather, weekly fishing report,
Zipple Bay State Park... www.lakeofthewoodsmn.com/
LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE
When you visit Lake of the Woods you are about as
far North as you can get and still be in the
continental U.S. Located North of the 48th
parallel and away from urban light & air
pollution, Minnesota's True North offers a
panoramic view of the Aurora Borealis or Northern lights. They can be
a virtual light show on practically any clear
evening.
This nighttime drama is a natural phenomenan.
During peak sunspot activity charged particles
are thrown far out into space and are carried to
the earth's atmosphere by the solar wind. The
particles then interact with the earth's magnetic
field in the polar regions. The colors in the
northern lights are not a continuous spectrum,
but a few separate colors such as red, violet,
blue, and green. The first indication of a
northern lights display is a faint glow low on
the horizon. After a while an arch of light is
lit. It can stretch all over the sky. Rays of
light and "draperies" are formed with
curls and waves. Sometimes the rays will stretch The
draperies appear as if they are flickering or dancing in
the wind. out in all directions above your head.
This occurrence is called the aurora corona and
will fill any onlooker with a hushed sense of
awe.
A great place to check them out is along State
Highway 11, a State Scenic Byway:
Waters of the Dancing Sky.
RAINY
RIVER
There is a magnetic, haunting quality about the
Rainy River. It is something that is difficult to
explain but goes bone deep. Ever changing, always
beautiful, it writhes to and fro on its 70 mile
sojourn from Rainy Lake northbound to the Lake of
the Woods forming the boundary between the U.S.
and Canada. In fact, the actual border is smack
down the middle of the river.
If there is not a ballad about the Rainy River,
there should be. It has a music all its own. In
the spring, when the ice breaks, a variety of
birds will follow the pattern all the way to the
mouth where the river meets the majestic Lake of
the Woods. Gushing whitewater at Manitou Rapids
and Clementson Rapids are mesmerizing and yield a
great photo opportunity.
Each season brings a fresh round of activity. In
the winter it holds ice fisherman in toasty
houses. Spring heralds a fishing frenzy for
pre-spawn walleyes near Franz Jevne State Park.
Summer brings a variety of water sports and
wildlife. The fall palette is especially vibrant
as native deciduous trees reflect their coats of
many colors.
Entrenched in a rich history, the Rainy was once
home to the Laurels, an ancient people that
inhabited the area several thousand years ago.
Their remains are protected by State law. The
Grand Mound Interpretive Center, located 45 miles
east of Baudette, offers self-guided tours and a
museum housing artifacts. This sheltered river
was part of the Voyageur's fur trading route that
encompassed Lake Superior, Lake of the Woods, and
Hudson Bay. Later, at the turn of the century, it
became the site of a lumber industry that is
still active, as evidenced by the trucks en route
to Boise Cascade in International Falls.
Check out the resorts and lodges dotted along the
Rainy River from Clementson to Baudette to
Wheeler's Point. A variety of amenities are
offered year around. The memories will last a
lifetime.
CLEMENTSON
RAPIDS
The Clementson Rapids are located eight miles
east of Baudette on Highway 11. Every spring and
summer the Rapid River, a tributary of the Rainy
River, empties its contents over the Clementson
Rapids. The rapids are a beautiful place for a
picnic, with tables and campfire spots available
at the site.
Lone Pellican by the waters edge as taken from
our "Ski Point".
Looking across the Rainy River is Canada
