“It is still too early to determine whether this fire started accidentally or was set intentionally. We are asking the public to stay away from the area,” the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said
Lutsen Lodge, the iconic Minnesota skiing and tourist destination, was declared a total loss after a late-night fire engulfed the historic resort overseeing Lake Superior. The wooden lodge was more than 70 years old, having replaced another lodge lost to a fire in 1951. Here are three things to know about the Lutsen Lodge:Swedish immigrant rootsCharles Axel Nelson bought the property at the .
The lodge has been a Minnesota landmark on the North Shore since 1885, making it the oldest resort in the state. Scott Harrison and Nancy Burns purchased the lodge in 1988 from the family who originally built it.
The historic lodge at Lutsen Resort in Minnesota is a total loss after an overnight fire destroyed it for the third time in 75 years, resort officials confirmed.