**Business Opportunity in Garrison, MN!** This property is in a prime location with excellent visibility from US 169, attracting local and tourist traffic heading to Nisswa, Brainerd, Aitkin, Crosby Lakes, and beyond. The building has recently been upgraded, both inside and out. It offers 2,643 sq. ft. of storefront and stockroom space, providing ample room for a variety of business options. The unit is equipped with a security system, security glass, barred windows, and a built-in safe for added protection. The building has a charming half-log-sided exterior, large open rooms, and convenient parking on Madison Street and the alleyway. It is located directly across from Mille Lacs Lake, presenting numerous opportunities to draw in tourists, sports enthusiasts, and business ideas such as a sports or gift shop, dispensary, or specialty shops. Bring your imagination and entrepreneurial spirit to this growing area!
Have you dreamed of leaving the rat race and being your own boss? Do you love the up north lake lifestyle, and everything that goes with it? Do you have experience in the food service, hospitality, or resort/tourism industries? This Unique opportunity to be the next owners of the Iconic Twin Pines Resort is only available due to the owners wanting to retire! Current owners have built a profitable business over 30+ years, with multiple streams of income, including restaurant, bar, motel rooms, cabins, launch fishing service, winter ice road access and fish house rentals, all while raising their family here. The resort offers package plans that include food, lodging and fishing on Mille Lacs lake. Visit their website for a good overview of resort offerings. With the twin cities growing closer and closer to Mille Lacs every year, its an easy location for a day trip or a weekend getaway! This is your opportunity to get into a turn-key service business, with everything included! The sale includes almost 2 acres of land with 200ft of sand beach accessible across the road, the 4608SF main building features a main floor full service restaurant with bar, six upper level motel rooms and an unfinished basement with office, laundry, utilities and storage. There is also a two bedroom 528SF Cabin, and an 1800SF motel with 3 studio motel rooms and 2 two bedroom cabin units. There are 4 summer launch fishing boats, 30+ ice fishing houses, two 100ft ice bridges, misc ice trucks, and all the associated equipment needed to run this well-established business. There is currently a 54x30 shop being built, with 14ft walls, a 12ft door and dual heat sources, to be included in the resort sale. Adjacent properties on either side of resort are also available to resort purchaser. Motivated sellers, will consider all bonafide offers! If you have an interest, lets talk!
Excellent opportunity to take over a long standing, well operated restaurant and ice cream shop located along Hwy 169 in Garrison, opposite Mille Lacs Lake. In operation for over 40 years, Spotlite Cafe has been serving its customers with exceptional made-from-scratch all-day breakfast, lunch & dinner, including their famous original pancake recipe. Recently added within the restaurant is the Ice Cream Spot - an ice cream parlor and gift shop serving scoops of Kemps ice cream in cones, bowl & pints as well as Mille Lacs Lake Gift Shop - brimming with apparel & souvenirs. This distinct restaurant, paired with an upper level apartment overlooking Mille Lacs Lake, represents a unique investment. Enjoy easy access, excellent visibility and high traffic counts.
Property has been vacant since 2007. Consisted of a 2 BR home, cafe/game room and 7 rental cabins. 22 plus acres of land. 700 plus feet of Seller owned lakeshore. Resort also had fishing boats to rent, a launch for group fishing and ice fishing houses. Well on the property but not used since 2007. Electric to the property. City sewer installed with two outlet hookups, one on each side of the resort. Many possible uses including a much needed RV park, a new resort , family compound, etc. PROPERTY BEING SOLD "AS IS"!
Garrison is located in Minnesota. Garrison, Minnesota has a population of 157. Garrison is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 0% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 25.57%.
The median household income in Garrison, Minnesota is $49,063. The median household income for the surrounding county is $60,810 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Garrison is 56.8 years.
The average high temperature in July is 79.7 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of -0.2 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 26 inches per year, with 42.8 inches of snow per year.