Vacation resorts in Minnesota serve diverse travelers in all four seasons. Made famous by its 10,000 lakes, Kirby Puckett and Bob Dylan, Minnesota is a land steeped in culture and beauty. Due to its geographical positioning, it is often dismissed as strictly a cold-climate location. But summers in Minnesota, especially at Minnesota lake resorts, present a multitude of attractive options.

Southern and northern Minnesota resorts offer an array of activities and amenities. Just consider the following common activities at resorts in Minnesota:

1. Minnesota family resorts offer swimming, boating and other warm-weather activities.

2. Minnesota fishing resorts offer comprehensive fishing packages year-round.

3. Resorts in MN are an ideal place to snowmobile, ski or have the world's biggest snowball fight.

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Enjoy summer fun with Minnesota lake resorts

Resorts in Minnesota offer lakeside summer fun like nowhere else in America. If golf is your game, options abound. If swimming piques your interest, get ready to dive in. Perhaps best of all is the multiple boating options for the thousands of lakes in the country's 12th largest state.

I recommend: The Woodland Beach Resort offers cabin rentals as well as daily and weekly boat rentals. The Birch Bay Golf Resort features golfing and numerous other outdoor family activities.

Reel in enjoyment with Minnesota fishing resorts

Resorts in Minn capitalize on some of the best fishing in the Midwest. With seemingly another lake around each and every corner, resorts offer many attractive packages for day or week-long fishing excursions. It's a perfect environment to rent a cabin and spend a week away from the office catching baskets of delicious trout, blue gills and other assorted delights.

I recommend: Vermillion Lake's Pehrson Lodge Resort offers fishing packages for crappie, blue gill and sunfish fishing. The Camp Holiday Resort offers affordable rates as well as fishing on both Turtle and Partridge Lakes.

Play through winter with resorts in Minnesota

If you need snow to enjoy the outdoors, vacation resorts in Minnesota have ample for you during the winter months. From downhill and cross-country skiing to tubing, snowmobiling and ice fishing, the winter months are replete with adventurous activities. And, lest we forget, the Minnesota Vikings draw great, and entertaining, crowds to all their NFL games.

I recommend: The cabins of Beacon Shores Resort are perfect for cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and ice fishing. For snow tubing, downhill skiing and other winter activities, the Breezy Point Resort stands out as one of many exceptional Minnesota resorts.

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Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  When booking resorts in MN, look for locations that offer free wireless Internet access. Planning day trips is much easier with online resources readily at hand, and the feature is becoming more common every season.