Grand Marais
Clearwater Historic Lodge
Charlie and Petra Boostrom's 1926 log lodge on the Gunflint Trail, with five B&B rooms and the tables and chairs Charlie built still in use.
- Built
- 1926Charlie Boostrom began gathering logs in 1922 and the lodge was completed in 1926 (lodge history); the nomination dates it 1925-26, with a 1932 front porch.
- Style
- Rustic log
- Architect
- Charles and Petra Boostrom (builders)
- Type
- Lodge
- Rooms
- 5
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Charlie Boostrom came north in 1909, guided on the Gunflint Trail from 1911, and with his wife Petra opened Clearwater Lake Lodge in 1915 as the first resort on the trail, at first with tents around a cabin. He began gathering logs in 1922, and the log lodge was finished in 1926 with a dining room, kitchen, stone hearth and 14 rooms upstairs. Charlie built furniture in the winters, and his dining tables, chairs and diamond-willow pieces are still in use; the lodge was listed on the National Register in 1985.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- No pets
- Address: 774 Clearwater Road, Grand Marais, MN 55604
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.