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Live where you love to be, on the edge of the BWCA wilderness near Minnesota’s North Shore. Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail is hiring full-time, year-round employees with many all-purpose skills to start in May or June. Lakeside, individual housing in cabins or woodsy apartments are available.
Are you that “do-it-all” resort employee? Can you answer questions at the front desk, take a reservation over the phone, put a pie in the oven to bake and then head off to help clean and prepare a cabin for arrival? Are you handy with tools, able to lift a canoe, and good at conversing with guests? Do you like variety and have some of the skills listed above? Would you make the most of your days off by canoeing, hiking, camping or exploring in the north woods? (Active outdoors people are so happy here.) Salary and start date negotiable. On site, non-smoking cabins and apartments with a lake view available for staff. The housing offered with these positions is an extraordinary benefit, as opportunities to live in our beautiful area are almost impossible to find.
Front desk/guest services/housekeeping combo jobs (2): Fun job with a great deal of daily variety. Saturday and Sunday are generally spent working with a friendly group to clean cabins, but your other work days might include teaching a crafts or nature class, answering phones, reading emails, answer canoe route or hiking questions, or helping guests with a canoe trip. Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and a good work ethic are the required skills. Everybody does everything here, so flexibility and the ability to get along with others is essential. This position is replacing the person who has managed housekeeping for the past few years. Excellent housekeeping and organizational skills, and the potential to manage other employees would be a big plus.
Maintenance/outfitting/outdoor resort employee: Perfect job for an independent, self-starter who likes to be outside for most of the day, makes good decisions about time use, will get a lot done in a day, and can stay focused on tasks in spit of interruptions. Responsible for the campground, canoe and boat rentals, mowing and trimming, as well as simple regular resort maintenance. This person needs to be able to lift heavy items, be handy with tools, and help with whatever else is needed, whether it be at the front desk or cleaning a cabin. We are replacing a long-time employee with some handyman skills, so if you are good with tools and repairs, that is a plus for this position.
These positions can be filled by a couple if both people in the pair fill some of our employee needs. Not only does it help us with our housing situation, but we also find that couples are the happiest employees here because they come with a built-in friend who also likes to spend time outdoors. While the resort couple position often appeals to retired couples, our jobs are very physically active. At least one person in the couple needs to be able to lift canoes and motors and do some heavy outdoor work. The front desk person often runs up and down steps 20+ times a day, and housekeeping is like a few hours at the gym. These positions are best suited to people who love a daily work-out in their job.
More info about all the jobs available at Bearskin here.
About Bearskin Lodge:
Bearskin Lodge is a northern Minnesota, Gunflint Trail, year-round family resort on the edge of the BWCA, known for our 77K of ski trails in the winter and our beautiful canoeing & kayaking in other seasons. We are located 26 miles from Grand Marais, Minnesota, in the heart of the Superior National Forest. Our location does not have cell phone, but we have excellent internet. This is a location that is ideal for people who love to be in the north-woods, rather than in a city. Find out more at www.bearskin.com
Bearskin has simple, non-smoking, on-site housing for employees with full kitchens and bath, with excellent internet access for a small monthly fee, and use of Lodge facilities and equipment. Canoe, kayak, fish, camp and explore on the edge of the BWCA.
Most Bearskin employees stay for several years, as this is a happy place to work. These jobs rarely become available, and are considered to be some of the most desirable positions in Cook County, especially because of the lakeside cabin housing and immediate access to the BWCA. Housing in our area is very difficult and expensive to find, so a job with these housing perks offers an added value. Bearskin employees are all vaccinated and conscientious about Covid. We prefer to choose employees of the same mindset.
