Community Events
Board of Supervisors
2nd Tuesday of each month, 5:30PM-Winter, 7:00PM-Summer, Crane Lake Chapel Fellowship Hall
Water & Sanitary District
1st Wednesday of each Month, 1:00PM-Winter & Summer, Crane Lake Chapel Fellowship Hall
Crane Lake Visitor & Tourism Bureau
2nd Monday of the month, 11:00AM, Tourism Bureau Office at the Post Office
Crane Lake Township Background
Because of its unique location near the Canadian border, this end-of-the-road community serves as an important access to the Crane Lake chain of lakes. Access to Crane Lake is via County Highway 23. Orr, which is the closest full-service community to Crane Lake, is 30 miles away. Crane Lake students travel to Orr to attend school. The nearest medical facility is 50 miles away in Cook.
Location and abundant access to recreational areas establishes the community of Crane Lake as a popular short-term vacation destination. Many people visit and use the local lodging facilities for a few days to a few weeks at a time. Thousands of visitors also use the community as a point of departure for trips into the adjacent recreational areas of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, Quetico Provincial Park and Voyageurs National Park. While most of the visitors come during the summer months, there is a growing demand in winter because of the popularity of outdoor winter sports.
