At the Campfire
Our blog for the love of the Minnesota lake resort experience and everything outdoors
Our blog for the love of the Minnesota lake resort experience and everything outdoors
Welcome to our blog about our Minnesota lake resort, our Caribbean cabin, and more! We add new posts at least every 2 weeks or so. Here, Heather and Brian Sams, we the owners of Campfire Bay Resort, share stories and tips about our experiences of 22 years of resort ownership, our love of nature and desire to protect it, and outdoors activities. Because we've been around the world, we also write about travel, wellness, and the community of friends and family not only in our own little microcosm here on Fish Trap Lake in northern Minnesota, but beyond.
The Minnesota lake resort cabin is so different from any other type of lodging or vacation destination that it's hard to describe unless you've experienced it. However, we're going to try here in this blog. We've had a variety of life experiences that have been, among other things, entertaining and educational, and we love to share those stories with our guests in the evenings around our central fire pit right on the lake. So if you can't hear about them in person from us at our Minnesota lake resort, we invite you to join us here on our blog, "at the Campfire".
Congratulations! You’ve found the love of your life and have decided to commit yourselves to one another publicly! This is an incredibly exciting time, and you want to make the ceremony as welcoming, warm, and full of love as you two are. But you don’t have the budget to spend tens of thousands of dollars…
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When it comes to waterfowl hunting, there’s nothing more beautiful than watching ducks glide into your decoy spread – it’s art. And there’s something special about duck hunting in central Minnesota. There are so many bodies of water open to the public to explore within a couple hours drive of most of the state. Perhaps…
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Summer in Minnesota. Those beautiful three months — June, July, and August — that have thousands coming back from southern states to live, and thousands more from all over to vacation. Our pristine lakes, clean air, and long days evoke strong desires to just spend as much time as possible on the water. If you…
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There are many moments while on vacation that beg for the perfect book. The quiet time when you’re curling up before the fire in the evening with the scent of fresh air lingering in your hair. Watching the kids hurl themselves off the end of the dock and into the lake. Floating in the middle…
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Most people in the world, and even many in the state of Minnesota, have never heard of Little Falls. Or if they have, it’s just a place to gas up or pass by on their way to the cabin up north. That’s unfortunate, because there are so many interesting things to see, taste, and experience…
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Sure, the hot sandy beaches of Florida or Cozumel are inviting in the spring, especially if you live in a cold climate. The idea of sitting on a beach in the sun with a frosty drink in your hand seems idyllic. At least, until you think of all the time, energy, and money it will…
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Does your relationship with your significant other need a pick me up? An escape from the busyness of life to a quiet place in nature may just be what you need. We aren’t relationship experts, but we have been married for almost thirty years and dated for over four before that, so we do know…
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If you live in a cold climate, the thought of a winter vacation in that cold climate instead of say, the Caribbean, may not excite you. You don’t know what you’re missing! We want to encourage you to take another look at a spring break or winter getaway to a lake cabin in northern Minnesota.…
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“What made you think of running a resort?” is a question we’ve been asked many times. The complete answer is a long one, but the short answer is — goal achievement. Without goals and plans to achieve them, our desires, and yours, are just destinations without a roadmap to get there. And without a roadmap,…
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So many memorable things happened at Campfire Bay Resort this past year! Construction projects, new office systems, great guests, and new employees helped make 2023 fly by in a pleasant blur. Let’s review the highlights of the year in chronological order with– Our Top 12 Highlights of the Year 2023 Years ago, when our guest…
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