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for parking boats and on the busiest days in the
summer we could use a few more.”
It was 1933 and prohibition was over when Carl
Holt opened the original dance hall and a few
rental cabins known as Moonlite Bay Resort in
Cross Lake. Moonlite has seen many changes
over the years and it has all gone up in smoke
a couple times. But you can’t keep a good
concept down.
Special community events add to the fun, such
as the Lions Club fishing contest and the Winter
Fest weekend to name a few. Along with the
many boat slips, there are snowmobile trails
coming from four directions, allowing it to be
open all year.
Eide adds, “Whether it’s for a happy hour stop,
to listen to some live music on our deck, or a
sunset cruise for dinner, the food tastes better
and the drinks are colder when you come by
boat.”
North
minnesota
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The eatery is located on the Whitefish chain
made up of 14 lakes in Central Minnesota. There
are many more destinations that you can cruise
to in your boat.
“In the summer months boating to the
restaurant is a highlight for many guests,” says
Crystal Glaser, director of marketing. “The
lodge was built in 1929 using Spanish mission
architecture as a getaway for the fun loving and
well to do of the Twin Cities and Chicago.”
They would come via train to St. Paul and then
to Brainerd before loading wagons for the
final 28 miles to Cross Lake. The onset of the
Depression changed the clientele of the Lodge,
but not the nature of the operation. From John
Dillinger’s summer home on the chain to the
newly rich from prohibition sales, people were
directed to the Manhattan Beach Lodge.
Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5
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1800 1st. Ave. N.E.
Little Falls • (320) 632-9240
Great Course. Great Rates.
Challenging 18 Hole Golf Course
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Our Clubhouse Features:
Full Bar • Dining Area • Grill
DRIVING RANGE
Another dockside bar and restaurant in the area
is Manhattan Beach Lodge on Big Trout Lake,
also in the city of Cross Lake. Last year WCCO TV
named it the Best Dockside Bar in Minnesota. In
second place was the nearby Moonlite Bay.
Manhattan Beach Lodge has both a dockside
restaurant and tiki bar. It helps that the sun sets
right across the lake, creating a breathtaking
sunset.
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