I'm a pretty low-key gal. Little things make me happy so you'll definitely understand why the place I'm about to show you is my kind of place.
Welcome to Nelson's Resort...
Located on Crane Lake in northern Minnesota just south of the Canada border.
I first visited Nelson's two summers ago with my family...
You see, not only is Crane Lake probably one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I've ever been,
but it also is good for fishing...
and has amazing sunsets!
But to top each of those things, Nelson's Resort holds a special place in my family's heart. Back in 1937, Nelson's was the setting of a true love story. One summer a 30 year old young man (who loved to fish) took a weekend trip up to Crane Lake. That same summer a 21 year old girl was working a summer job cleaning cabins at the very same resort. Long story short, they fell in love and the rest we can say was history! That couple was my grandparents. From 1937 forward, they took many trips back to Nelson's & Crane Lake and starting in 1956 they passed on that tradition. My dad always talked about the many family vacations spent in northern Minnesota while he was growing up. Finally, after years and years of talking about it, my family and I booked a trip for the summer of 2008...71 years later.
After we got back from our week-long vacation at Nelson's Resort I started to go through all the pictures I took and I told my dad how neat it would be if we had pictures from back when grandpa and grandma used to go. Well...lo and behold...after digging through boxes and boxes of black and white photos we came across a whole stack of "Crane Lake photos" nicely labeled by my grandma. What I found in that stack was amazing! It was neat to go back in time and feel the same emotions captured in those photos. Luckily my grandma was a photo nut just like me! (I love the first picture below!)Here's my "Story in Photos": Past vs. Present
Can't wait to someday go back for a few more sunsets!
As you can see...my kind of place is not the glitz and glam and big city lights, to me, a true place is about the people and the memories. Nelson's Resort's website says it best... "a 75 year history of making memories."
P.S. Go check out i ♥ faces for more great photos!
Ashley you are such a remarkable person! You appreciate the important things in life and I love that about you. What amazing old photos you have- that is so neat that you have those!
ReplyDeleteWOW how special to have those photos!! Looks like a great spot!
ReplyDeleteFound you on I Heart Faces.... LOVE the old photos! What a treasure. No wonder you love that place so much!!
ReplyDeletethat looks like my kind of place as well! Thanks for sharing those pics!
ReplyDeleteThis post was so beautifully written. What a special and wonderful post. Very precious! I love how you intermixed the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI can see why you would love it there. The sky is AMAZING! : )
I love the new/old shots! Great job!
ReplyDeleteSo special! It is wonderful that you have such a history
ReplyDeletethis is SUCH a great post!!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteTruly a remarkable post and production - you capture the "up nort" experience and spirit truly found at Nelsons Resort
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I love Nelson's, too! My family has been vising every summer for.... probably over 15 years now. My mom's brother in law is the grandson of the founders of Nelson's so we've had the privilege of spending many summers there fishing and swimming and having camp fires with my extended family.
ReplyDeleteIt's neat to see your old photos of the place and how much it's changed. I have watched it change myself over the years. When we first started visiting the "game room" was full of the old arcade games (Pacman and so on) as well as the pool table, Foosball and ping pong. Even our boat trips have changed, we used to take the boat up into Canada and visit a little trading post and buy souvenirs, but with how strict the border has gotten, that's not really an option anymore.
I hope you get the chance to visit again. I can't even express how happy it makes me to know that my little girls are getting to enjoy some of the more "simple" joys of life by visiting Nelson's, much like I did when I was a kid.
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