People had fun, but things never got out of hand. Before the days of strict liability insurance, her family gave water skiing lessons to customers. And her family regularly took caravans of guests by boat across the lake to an island for a picnic lunch, with coffee made over an open fire with lake water. One vivid memory is the day in the early 1950s when two slot machines were suddenly missing from her family s lodge. Slot machines had recently been outlawed.
People think there are quite a few slot machines in Trout Lake.
This lodge truly has been a labor of love and dedication. Some cabins cost less depending on the location of the lot and size of the cabin. Most of the lake property is developed today. The Whitefish chain is attracting buyers not only from the Twin Cities, but also from Nebraska, California and Colorado. Today, boating has become much more important.