The Cabin
A five-minute hike through the forest leads you to the front door of The Burrow, our cozy off-grid cabin on a hill overlooking Tucker Lake.
A unique experience on the Gunflint Trail, our hideaway provides an opportunity for solitude at the edge of the wilderness without giving up the comforts of home.
A short walk down to the lake gives you direct BWCA access from our private dock, and plenty of opportunities for both adventure and relaxation. We provide snowshoes, a paddleboard, and a canoe for your enjoyment.
Off-grid experience
The Burrow is hike-in and off-grid. You should be prepared to carry everything you take in and out on your back. In winter, snowshoes (free with your stay) or backcountry skis are recommended to traverse the snow.
After parking at the trailhead, guests take the .2-mile path as it gently meanders through woods of spruce, aspen and white pine before arriving at The Burrow. The lake is another 200 feet through the forest.
Tucker Lake is 2.7 miles long and is located partially in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The lake is shallow at 40’ and warms up quickly. A fast drop off from the dock makes for great swimming and fishing. Anglers report walleye and sunfish in the lake, and your neighbors will include beaver, otters, moose, loons and wolves.
To read specifics on how the Burrow operates check out the document that we share with cabin guests to facilitate their stay.
What to expect
The Burrow is powered by the sun and heated with propane and wood, but still offers many modern amenities for your comfort, including internet.
Visiting in the summer is carefree and requires little to no monitoring of the cabin's off-grid systems. A visit in the winter however will require you to monitor battery power levels and burn wood to keep the cabin at a comfortable temperature in addition to a vented, propane heater.
AT&T customers will have 2 bars of 5G service at the cabin, but the lodging also comes with a 5G capable iPad that can be used to watch movies, send messages, and provide a wifi signal to connect your devices.
The cabin's kitchen includes a two-burner stove top, a spacious mini fridge, basic kitchen utensils and everything you need to make a good cup of coffee.
NOTE: Potable water is not provided to guests. The Burrow has a sink that is operated with a foot pump that provides unheated, NON POTABLE water for doing dishes and washing up. Drinking water must be hiked in (or filtered by guests as you would in the BWCA).
The cabin's indoor bathroom uses an incinerating toilet, which might take a little getting used to but provides a superior experience to an outhouse. The bathroom also includes a wash basin that can be filled with water and a mirror.
When the seasons allow, guests can use an outdoor shower filled with water heated on the stove. In winter there is currently NO SHOWER option at the burrow, but if needed guests can SCHEDULE A TIME to shower in our home near where you park your car. You can also drive to town and shower at the YMCA or Grand Marais Campground.
