News broke yesterday that Lutsen Lodge was destroyed by fire. As an ode to this iconic MN resort, I’m posting an article entitled “Lutsen Resort: A Rich Heritage of North Shore Hospitality” from the December 2011 issue of Tonka Times magazine.

Do you know how many other devastating fires have occurred at this site and the name of the architect who designed the lodge? Answers are provided in the article. Enjoy!

Tonka Times is no longer in print; the publisher had previously given me permission to share articles I authored. Apologies for the sub-optimal quality; this is a scan of hard copy pages that were larger than 8.5 x 11.