Fabulous family getaway that combines the benefits of being on the slope-side for skiers/snowboarders and the trail-side for snowmobiles. It's the perfect place to build family memories while warming your toes in front of the fire, in the sauna, or while whipping up hot cocoa in the full kitchen.

If you are looking for Four Season variety, you've found it. Skiers/snowboarders can ski-in and ski-out of Blackjack or take advantage of the area's 'Hill Hopper' lift ticket package by experiencing Indianhead and Big Powderhorn resorts as well. Kids ski 'free' with every adult 'Hill Hopper' lift ticket purchased.

Snowmobilers you are only 100 yards from trail "11", so no trailering is required to more than 1000 miles of groomed trails. Including unplowed logging trails, railroad grade and secluded trails along Lake Superior. Frozen waterfalls, unique rock formations and the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness make the area a premier snowmobiling destination.  For more information on Western U.P. snowmobiling conditions, click here.

Cross Country Skiers can explore ABR, one of the finest groomed, tracked X-country ski trail systems in the Midwest. 

Endless snow makes Bessemer the ultimate Midwest winter destination. Once winter sets in, the snow just keeps on piling up, an average of more than 200 inches each season.

We're closer than you think; Bessemer is only 4 hours from Madison, 4 1/2 hours from Minneapolis, 5 hours from Milwaukee and 6 1/2 hours from Chicago. You can leave after work, and sleep in Big Snow Country!

Summer Activities: Walking distance to trout fishing on the Black River. Within 50 miles of 16, easily accessible waterfalls, "Gabbro" only 200 yards away. Deep sea fish for lake trout or sail on Lake Superior. Explore the shores of Lake Superior by car, bike or on foot.  Click here for a Fishing Report.

Fall Activities: Awesome autumn color abounds.  Four of the top ten "Color Hot Spots" in North America are within a 60 minute drive of Maplewood.  Imagine combining awesome autumn color and 16 spectacular waterfalls, don't forget your camera!  Click here for a Color Report.

Activities Nearby: Restaurants, Cinemas, Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling, Sledding, Hiking, Biking, Swimming, Golf, Fishing, hunting, Wildlife Viewing.