Welcome to the Pike River Flowage
Tucked in 8.5 acres of majestic boreal forest on the headwaters of Lake Vermilion, our home boasts 900 feet of shoreline, mixed woods, winding walking trails, perennial gardens, snowmobile trails, and views you will never forget.
You hear that? That's the Pike River Flowage calling.
Indoor Features
Living Space
2,696 square feet of living space on two floors
3+ Bedrooms
1st Floor Guest Room = Queen Bed
2nd Floor Guest Room = 1 Queen and 1 Twin
2nd Floor Primary Suite = 1 King & rollaway
2nd Floor Secret Loft = 2 twins
3 Bathrooms
Main floor = ¾ bath
2nd floor = Full bath
2nd floor Primary Suite = ¾ bath
Smart TV's [Bring your passwords!]
1st Floor Guest Bedroom = 40" with ROKU
2nd floor common area = 54" with ROKU
2nd Floor Primary Suite = 32" with Apple TV
Wood Burning Fire Place
Main floor common area
Reliable satellite internet
Entire Cabin
Outdoor Features
Secluded 8.52 acres of trees & trails
Private waterfront with 30 foot dock and 900 feet of gravel-sandy shoreline
Canoes, kayaks, and paddle boards
Wood heated hot tub with lake view [hot tub available starting April 2025
Wrap around deck with table, chairs, charcoal, and propane and wood pellet grills
Screened porch with table and wooden bench swing
Fire pit & firewood
The Taconite State Snowmobile Trail runs through the property!
Rental Information
May [$300/night]
June, July, Aug [$350/night]
Sept & Oct [$265/night]
November-April [$235/night]
50% deposit to hold
In after noon, out before noon
For an additional fee
Pontoon Rental [$100/day]
Fishing Boat Rental [$75/day]
$150/day for both boats
* boat rental for duration of the stay
1 dog [$30/dog/day] *2 dogs MAXIMUM
Questions or to book a stay contact James
651.260.4689
See bottom of page for calendar
Main Floor Great Room
The main floor living area has a spacious open concept that includes a kitchen with a peninsula, a dining area with table, and a spacious great room where natural light pours in from two story tall windows. This main area also includes a wood burning fireplace, a comfy living area, direct access to a spacious 3 season screened porch, and glass doors that open to a wrap-around lakefront deck with views of the crisp blue water and pristine undeveloped islands that dot the Flowage.
Main Floor Queen Bed Guest Room
Comfy queen bed, large closet, southern facing window, easy chair, dresser, 2 night stands, 2 lamps, and smart TV. Just across the hall from the main floor bathroom [which is nice for mature people of a certain age].
Main Floor Spa Room
The main level spa room has a 3 person electric sauna and a ¾ bath. Enjoy sitting at the card table while you craft, puzzle, or do art projects. Space for a blow up mattress or two.
Kitchen
The spacious, fully stocked, open concept kitchen overlooks the dining area and the Great Room. Chat between the stools at the peninsula, the dining table, and the sectional while someone is preparing a delicious meal.
2nd Floor Primary Suite
Ginormus ensuite primary bedroom with a King bed, twin cot, a twin bed in a closet type area, plenty of room for blow up mattresses, a private spa bath, sink, toilet, smart TV, and glass doors that open to a private deck overlooking the water.
2nd Floor Common Area
In the lofted second floor is a common room, sitting area with a futon couch, comfy chairs, games & puzzles, and a large television with ROKU.
2nd Floor Guest Room
Has both queen and twin beds, plenty of closet and dresser space and a woods side walkout deck
2nd Floor Secret Loft
Perfect for a kids fort and play/reading area. Equipped with a double mattress for a fun sleepover!
A loft above the loft and overlooking the loft.
Pike River Flowage Facts
The Pike River Flowage is a 254 acre reservoir on the Pike River east of Lake Vermilion. The Flowage is created by the 1912 dam on its west end where the river exits over a dam into Pike Bay on Lake Vermilion. The dam was built in order to provide reliable electricity for the area but the Army Corps of Engineers deemed the river not consistent enough and abandoned the plans shortly after the dam was built.
The Pike River Flowage is located five miles west of Tower with a public landing off State Highway 1 just upstream of the impounding dam and a short boat ride from our lake house.
Pike River Flowage is approximately 254 sq acres with 5 miles of shoreline. Deepest point is 23 feet.
One can expect to find a variety of Crappie, Bluegill, Northern Pike, Rock and Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Perch, Sunfish in the Pike River Flowage
The closest towns are Tower [6 miles], and Soudan [10 miles], Virginia [25 miles], Ely [30 miles]
There is a boat launch off of HWY 1 [of course you can also drive 7 minutes to launch on Lake Vermilion]. Unfortunately there is no way to boat from the Flowage to Lake Vermilion.
The weather is unpredictable in the north woods [Don’t like the weather, just wait a minute, it will change..]
Spring: 50°F/26°F | Summer: 80°F/55°F
October: 53°F/33°F | Winter: 17°F/-23°
Lake Vermilion
Ojibwe originally called this lake Onamuni, which means Lake of the Sunset Glow. French fur traders translated this to the Latin word Vermilion, which is a red pigment.
Lake Vermilion is located between the towns of Tower on the east and Cook in the west, in the heart of Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region at Vermilion Iron Range.
The area was mined from the late 19th century until the 1960s, and the Soudan Mine operated just south of the lake.
Lake Vermilion had its own version of a gold rush for 1856 to 1866, which led to the building of Vermilion Trail originating in Duluth and stopping in Tower, MN.
Even though Lake Vermilion is known for its walleye and muskie fishing, the lake contains black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tullibee, white sucker, and yellow perch.
Lake Vermilion was host to the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener Weekend in 2015.
In the 1940s, the National Geographic Society declared Lake Vermilion one of the top ten most scenic lakes in the United States
Lake Vermilion has 365 islands.
Lake Vermilion has the most shoreline of any lake in Minnesota (about 1200 miles).
Lake Vermilion is nearly 40 miles from east to west and is Minnesota’s 7th largest Lake with 39,271 acres.
Largest muskie found in recent samplings by the DNR...54.7 inches while 15% are over 50"
