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DeutschDetroit Lakes is a city in Minnesota.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Detroit Lakes is a regional summer and winter recreation destination, attracting many tourists and seasonal residents each year. Its economy is fueled by seasonal population increases, with tourism being the area's chief industry along with agriculture.
Get in
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By car
[edit | edit source]U.S. Highways 10 and 59, MN Highway 34
By train
[edit | edit source]- 1 Detroit Lakes station, 116 Pioneer Street.
- Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. Route stopping at Detroit Lakes:
- Empire Builder operating daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago.
- Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. Route stopping at Detroit Lakes:
By bus
[edit | edit source]- Jefferson Lines has a bus stop in Detroit Lakes.
Get around
[edit | edit source]See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Becker County Museum, 714 Summit Ave, ☏ +1 218-847-2938. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. Historical museum and research library.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 WE Fest, 25526 Co Hwy 22. The largest country music festival by attendance in the United States. Held in August annually since 1983.
Buy
[edit | edit source]Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 The Fireside, 1462 E Shore Dr, ☏ +1 218-847-8192. Fine waterfront dining in Detroit Lakes.
- 2 Sandbar II, 1150 Randolph Rd, ☏ +1 218-846-1779. Tu-Sa 11AM-1AM. Casual sports bar with an extensive food menu.
- 3 Zorbaz on the Lake, 402 W Lake Dr, ☏ +1 218-847-5305. 10AM-2AM daily. Minnesotan chain of restaurants. Specializing in Mexican and American food.
Drink
[edit | edit source]- 1 Lakeside Tavern, 200 W Lake Dr, ☏ +1 218-847-1891. Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-midnight. Lakeside is an amazing place to eat. It is family friendly, and you can also drink there. It is better than Zorbaz, by a long shot. There is pizza with home-made crust, burgers, wings, nachos and appetizers.
- 2 Tito's Shorewood Pub (Shorewood), 1743 Long Bridge Rd, ☏ +1 218 847 3206. Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-1AM. Casual bar and grill serving up cold drinks and hot food. Lots of cool stuff to see on the wall when you're having a cold drink.
- 3 Bucks Mill Brewing, 824 Washington Ave, ☏ +1 218 844 5407. Sun noon-7PM, Mon 4-9PM, Tue-Thu 4-10PM, Fri noon-10PM, Sat 11AM-10PM. A modest brewery connected to Washington Square Mall, a friendly atmosphere with activities like board games, events, trivia. Bring your own food.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Best Western Premier The Lodge on Lake Detroit, 1200 E Shore Dr, ☏ +1 218-847-8439, toll-free: +1-800-761-8439. $119+.
- 2 AmericInn Lodge & Suites, 777 Highway 10 East, ☏ +1 218-847-8795, toll-free: +1-877-847-8795, detroitlakes.mn@americinn.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM.
Connect
[edit | edit source]- 1 Detroit Lakes Public Library, 1000 Washington Ave, ☏ +1 218 847-2168. Mon-Wed 10AM-9PM, Thu-Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-4PM. Free wifi and public computers.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Detroit Lakes |
| Minot ← Fargo ← | W  E | → Staples → St. Paul |
| Fargo ← Dilworth ← | W  E | → Wadena → St. Paul |
Thief River Falls ← Erskine ← Jct W  E ← | N  S | → Fergus Falls → Worthington |