Number of years that this year’s International Falls Bass Tournament marks – 20. Number of categories that the Cantilever Hotel & Distillery in Ranier was nominated for in the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Reader’s Choice Awards – 5. Rank of Minnesota among healthiest states in the Country – 6th.
For Cole and Kari Hraban, the course was set early to pursue a life in the hospitality industry in the Voyageur lakes country. Cole’s great grandparents owned Meadowood Resort on the Ash River Trail prior to the National Park Service taking it over. His parents owned Sunset Resort when he was an infant through his […]
Entrepreneurs RaeAnne and Zach Conat had spent 12 years developing and successfully growing their business “Swanky Sweet Pea”, selling it, and then opening the quirky “Swanky Gifts on Rainy” on main street in International Falls. After it was time to move on from Swanky Gifts, the Conat’s looked down the street and had the opportunity […]
After a brief hiatus, it’s time to bring back the Koochiching Economic Development Authority (KEDA) newsletter. It’s high summer here in Koochiching County and the long days invite locals and visitors to get out and enjoy all that the Voyageur country can offer – fishing, boating, camping – just being out and taking in the […]
For John and Katie Winkel, Koochiching County is more than a place; it is home. John graduated from Littlefork-Big Falls High School in 2005, then went on to Bemidji State University and The College of St. Scholastica where he earned a degree in Business Administration. Following his college graduation in 2009, John moved to International […]