Naniboujou Club Lodge
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Naniboujou Club Lodge
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Naniboujou Lodge in 2013
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| Location | East Cook, Minnesota |
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| Nearest city | Grand Marais, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47°49′.91″N 90°2′57.16″W / 47.8169194°N 90.0492111°WCoordinates: 47°49′.91″N 90°2′57.16″W / 47.8169194°N 90.0492111°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Holstead & Sullivan, Duluth |
| NRHP Reference # | 82000558 |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1982 |
The Naniboujou Club Lodge is a resort and restaurant built as part of a private club on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Grand Marais. Named after Naniboujou, a character from the Cree the lodge's décor has both Native American and Art Deco influences. Commenced in the twilight of the Jazz Age, the club's grandiose plans succumbed to the economic realities of the Great Depression, and only the clubhouse was built. That building retains its original design and is listed as a historic property.
Wealthy businessmen from Duluth, Minnesota, planned a resort on 3,330 acres (1,350 ha) along the newly opened North Shore Highway and announced the project in 1927. The name selected was that of a Cree spirit of the woods, and the membership sales pitch was rooted in Indian legend. Ground was broken in 1928, and the club opened for business in 1929. Membership was to be limited, and free memberships were given to public figures of the day in order to attract other members. Members included the celebrities Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Ring Lardner.
Plans included a golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, a marina, a 150–room clubhouse, and an inland hunting lodge, but only a smaller clubhouse was built. Financial difficulties during the Great Depression led to foreclosure in 1935. The facility was sold in 1939. Much of the land became part of Judge C. R. Magney State Park, but the lakeshore property on which the lodge is located remained in private hands. Thereafter the lodge has had a number of owners, who operated it as part of a hotel chain and later as a family resort.
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