The Up North Lodge

It all began back in the early 1960’s when Gretchen & Emil Gimese built a little red cabin called The Red Horse Ranch on Big Shag Lake. They served hot chocolate and hot dogs to the local kids who would come out to go horseback riding. In 1973, the Gimeses built a bigger building that housed 13 hotel rooms, a restaurant and a tavern. After Emil passed on, Gretchen ran it by herself until she sold it to enjoy retirement. On April 23, 1998, Scott & Sally Searle bought The Red Horse Ranch and renamed it The Up North Lodge and refurbished the entire building. Many folks from the area shared many good times and happy moments of their lives there.