Meet the Owners!

We are Lisa and Karmen Kremin, owners and caretakers of the land and resident wildlife at Island View Resort. Along with our dog Kelly we look forward to having you stay with us! We enjoy fishing, camping and being by the lake which is a big part of what brought us to Island View.

Recreation

Family facilities include a playground, half-basketball court, horseshoe pit, ping pong room, a large bonfire pit, and a communal gathering area perfect for large gatherings and potlucks. There are canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, and paddle boats that are available on a first-come-first-serve basis for all guests of the resort.

A laundry facility is available on-site as well as a fish cleaning hut, bicycles, a collection of board games, and books that have been donated by past guests for community use.

In the Office, we have for sale ice, apparel, ice cream treats, bait and premium gasoline for both rental and guest-owned boats.

About the Area

The Sand Lake area has been home to many famous and notorious individuals throughout the years and tales of their exploits abound. Island View Resort has hosted its' own share of area history ranging from the importation of Chicago area dance bands every weekend to the birth of a famous Wisconsin water ski show
right out in our bay.

A few minutes travel north of the resort lies the famous Lost Forty Acres - a chance to see virgin Minnesota timber forever saved from the lumberjack's ax by a survey error.

The nearby Cutfoot Sioux Ranger Station provides maps to a walking tour of Indian burial mounds and hosts nature classes nearly every week during the summer.

Points of Interest

  • Mississippi Headwaters

    The mighty Mississippi River begins its winding journey to the Gulf of Mexico as a mere 18-foot wide knee-deep River in Itasca State Park. From here the river flows north to Bemidji, where it turns east, and then south near Grand Rapids.

  • Forest History Center

    Experience the stories of the north woods and learn about the lumberjacks who called these forests home. Explore Minnesota’s forests of yesterday and today through exhibits and nature trails.

  • Lost Forty

    Minnesota was one of the largest timber-producing states in the country in the late 1800s, but 144 acres of red and white pines went untouched by loggers when a surveying error mapped the area as part of Coddington Lake. The survey crew's error in 1882, became one of Minnesota's greatest treasures.

  • Cut Foot Sioux Trail

    An extension of the Simpson Creek Trail, this is an 18-mile loop along old Forest Roads with gravel and sand.