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Located in central Minnesota,
at the tip of the Pine Beach Peninsula that extends into Gull Lake, Madden’s at Gull Lake is on 1,000 acres and welcomes seaplanes to tie up
to their private pier. The resort
has all the features of a classic
lake resort.
The Bar 10 is still a working cattle ranch in addition to welcoming more than 12,000 visitors per year. Guests are treated to delicious country-style buffet meals featuring the ranch’s own all-natural grass-fed beef (Bar10Beef.com). The ranch crew provides evening entertainment and ranch activities including horseback riding, skeet shooting, hiking and ranch demonstrations. Packages can also include rafting experiences and ATV and helicopter tours.
Accommodations include 14 Conestoga covered wagons with double mattresses, battery operated lantern and a bench seat. A lodge offers five dormitory-style rooms, each with two sets of bunk beds.
Madden’s on Gull Lake, Minnesota
www.maddens.com
The 2,600-foot turf airstrip known as East Gull Lake Airport is one fairway away from the main property at Madden’s on Gull Lake in central Minnesota. A King Air 250 regularly flies in, said Ben Thuringer, who owns the resort with his parents. Father and son are pilots of a Piper Twin Commanche.
The resort has been in the Madden family since 1932 and the airstrip was added in the 1950s. Located at the tip of the Pine Beach Peninsula that extends into Gull Lake,
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