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  A resort stay in Orr, Minnesota, puts you in the Pelican Lake region where outdoor activities are popular. The area has several lakes and the resorts offer a variety of outdoor sports such as fishing, hiking, bicycling, camping and snowmobiling. The Orr-Pelican Lake Association websites advertises the area as being a good place for sightseeing as well. The area also has the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary, Vermilion Gorge and Vermilion Falls. There is also the Orr Bog Walk, which is a boardwalk over some of the swamp area near Pelican Lake that visitors are welcome to use for watching the area's wildlife.
  
  

Pine Acres Resort

• Pine Acres Resort offers cabins on the shores of Pelican Lake and campground facilities. The cabins are 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms with screened in porches. Each cabin comes with a kitchen, a living room and bedroom linen. There are 30 campsites with water hookups, electrical connections and sewer service for RV campers. The resort offers fishing and boating in the lake, an observation platform to watch the wildlife and nature trails for hiking and bicycling.
  
  Pine Acres Resort
  4498 Pine Acres Road
  Orr, MN 55771
  (218) 757-3144
  pineacres.com
  
  

Aspen Resort

• Aspen Resorts has 10 rental cabins that range in size from one to four bedrooms. Each cabin has a refrigerator, a stove, a coffee maker, a microwave, air conditioning, satellite television service, a patio, a picnic table, a barbecue grill and bed linens. There are also two log cabin homes that can accommodate six and eight people. Each of the log cabin homes comes with a whirlpool bath and a DVD player. The resort has fishing, boating, a swimming pool, a wading pool, paddle boats, kayak rentals, a playground and a beach.
  
  Aspen Resort
  11023 Slade Road
  Orr, MN 55771
  (218) 757-0098
  aspenmn.com
  
  

Island View Resort

• Island View Resort has 14 rental cabins overlooking Pelican Lake. Each cabin has a stove, a microwave, a refrigerator and bed linens. The cabins in the northern part of the park have a patio, picnic table, outdoor lounge furniture and a barbecue grill. There is a lodge that has ping pong tables, a television with a VCR, a fireplace, pool tables, snack foods, ice cream, pizza and an outdoor deck.
  
  Island View Resort
  4685 Hitchcock Road
  Orr, MN 55771
  (800) 777-7235
  islandviewresort.com