The hotel which is located across from Reed’s includes 102 spacious guestroom suites, 6 themed 2 and 3 bedroom and luxury loft suites, 10,000 square feet of meeting space separate from the water park, and the 30,000 square foot Paul Bunyan Indoor Water Park. Both Joel and Doug emphasized the fact that they felt the Brainerd Lakes Area was the perfect “cool destination” to focus on the new trend in vacations, more regional trips.

The Water Parks, 25 of which are located in our neighbor to the East, have gone from 68 in 2003 to 90 in 2004, because of the increasing number of people who are meeting with their families for vacations. If you would like more information go to www.mylodge.com. They are also accepting reservations at 8777-the-lodge. The most impressive picture the gentlemen showed us with the help of Art Becker was the lobby which is two and half stories high and is designed to make you feel like you are in a mountain lodge with its cedar and stone décor and large dividing fireplace. According to Doug “We have all the bases covered and many new innovations including party rooms for the water park, a huge indoor outdoor hot tub, an acre of outdoor event space, and a futuristic arcade.

The Hotel will be featured in Midwest Living Magazine and next month Channel 5 on the Road in May. Doug concluded his part of the speech with a nice compliment for our Sertoma Club, “This is a great club, the room is full of people, everyone is happy, and what you are doing represents the best of Brainerd.” The question and answer period concentrated on the new restaurant which will be added after the opening.

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