What We Supply and What You Need to Bring
🍽️ Kitchen & Food Items
- Salt and pepper.
- Drinking water (from a cooler).
Please Bring: All other condiments and dry goods: Creamer, sugar, hot sauce, syrup, coffee (Note: Coffee is NOT provided) and, all other drinks: Bottled water, soda, juice, etc.
🚿 Bath & Dish Water
We will start your stay with bath/dish water, which is pulled from the lake. We also supply the necessary equipment for you to replenish your water as needed during your stay.
- Preparation Required: You must be prepared to retrieve 5-gallon buckets of water from the lake, using a provided sled or wheelbarrow.
🛏️ Bedding, Linens & Supplies
We Supply:
- Pillows, shampoo/bath soap, dish soap, dish linens, two small throws.
- Cooking/eating utensils.
- A first aid kit and garbage bags.
Please Bring:
- Bedding: Pillowcases, sleeping bags OR sheets and blankets.
- Bath towels.
- Food Storage: Tupperware/storage bags, aluminum foil, and/or plastic wrap.
- Charcoal if you would like to grill
- Optional paper plates if you prefer to minimize dishwashing
🥾 Clothing & Seasonal Gear
- A headlamp or flashlight for each person (for navigating to the sauna, fire pit, outhouse, or for night-time activities).
- Recommended Items: Bug spray and a mosquito head net for late May–July, Sunscreen, appropriate weather gear and footwearght colors). | Useful regardless of the season. | | Woodland Walks | Long pants and hoodies (we recommend light colors). | Recommended for walking through the woods from May–July. |
Winter Note: Snowshoes are highly recommended in the winter. Bring your own, or rent a pair at Piragis (skis are also available).
SPECIAL NOTICES:
- Avoiding glass bottles/ware is strongly advised. Many things that are not typically available in a box or a plastic bottle are available in Ely given it is the doorway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area where glass is prohibited, e.g. wine in a box, beer in a plastic bottle or can.
- Consolidate your gear/ food! We are portaging across water/ice and through the woods and multiple, small bags are strongly discouraged.
- Pack your goggles/sunglasses for the winter visit to protect your eyes from wind/snow/branches on the way to/from the parking lot.
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**For Wintergreen visits in the summer/fall, we highly encourage guests to pack “like a backpacking trip.” It is a one-mile hike in on a backwoods “portage trail.” While we do have a stove top, a cooler and camp grill, keeping foods that need to be cool/cold is challenging. Not to mention, bears have a keen sense of smell. Rain barrels are used to collect water and summer/fall visitors must heat the water before drinking.
