About Gilbert Lodge

     Tour Gilbert Lodge
     Guest Dining Schedule
     Visitors to Gilbert Lodge
     Gilbert Lodge Car
     Gift Shop
     Cast of Characters
    Best Photos

__________________________
     

G L

 

Gilbert Lodge
 
Since 2004


 

     Comments about this Blog

     Bookmark this site

                  Gilbert Lodge Blog
         The life and times of Mark and Paula Persons
 
              2049 stories and counting from
Brainerd, MN, USA 
WX 

Member of the
Pavek Museum
Gilbert lake Association

A big welcome from the management and staff at Gilbert Lodge 
Just click on the links below to find out what we have been up to.  Sometimes we even surprise ourselves! 


  December 28, 2018:  Storm Over
  December 27, 2018:  Winter Weather
  December 25, 2018:  Christmas Day
  December 24, 2018:  Christmas Eve
  December 23, 2018:  Holiday Food Shopping
  December 22, 2018:  Sunrise after the Longest Night
  December 21, 2018:  Cooking for the Holidays
  December 20, 2018:  Tis the Season of Giving
  December 17, 2018: Christmas Letter
  December 15, 2018:  Santa Came to Town
  December 10, 2018:  Heading back to Gilbert Lodge
    December 9, 2018:  WWI Museum in Kansas City
    December 8, 2018:  Pawhuska, Oklahoma
    December 7, 2018:  Texas Museum of Broadcasting
    December 6, 2018:  New Orleans
    December 5, 2018:  Oak Alley Plantation
    December 4, 2018:  Riverboat Cruise
    December 3, 2018:  World War Two Museum
    December 2, 2018:  New Orleans
    December 1, 2018:  Live on WSM Radio
    December 1, 2018:  Civil War Battle of Franklin
  November 30, 2018:  Nashville's Opryland
  November 29, 2018:  St. Louis Gateway Arch
  November 27, 2018:  U.S. Grant House
  November 26, 2018:  Galena, Illinois
  November 26, 2018:  Holiday Season Begins
  November 22, 2018:  Thanksgiving with Schaeffers
  November 22, 2018:  Community Thanksgiving
  November 19, 2018:  Great Lakes Aquarium
  November 18, 2018:  Bentleyville Lights
  November 18, 2018:  Heading to Duluth
  November 16, 2018: QCWA Speech to Radio Amateurs
  November 16, 2018:  Heading to the Mall of America
  November 12, 2018:  Riverside Elementary
  November 11, 2018:  Veterans Day
    November 9, 2018:  BHS Veterans Day
    November 1, 2018:  Splitting Firewood
      October 31, 2018:  Halloween
      October 27, 2018:   Pumpkin Carving
      October 20, 2018:   Haunted trail
     October 20, 2018:  Ruttger Oktoberfest
     October 19, 2018:  Preparing for Haunted Trail
     October 12, 2018:  More Fall Color
     October 11, 2018:  Fall Weather
       October 8, 2018:  New Water Heater
       October 6, 2018:  Brainerd Homecoming
       October 4, 2018:  Salem to Boston by Boat
       October 3, 2018:  Broadcast Industry Award
       October 2, 2018:  Taking a Train to Salem
       October 1, 2018:  Still More at Boston
September 30, 2018:  More from Boston
September 29, 2018:  The Freedom Trail
September 28, 2018:  Looking Around Boston
September 28, 2018:  Flight to Boston
September 24, 2018:  Radio Interview & Bingo
September 23, 2018:  Multi-talented Paula
September 22, 2018:   Paul Douglas on Climate Change
September 21, 2018:   Radio Interview & Birthday
September 9, 2018:   Eagle at Gilbert Lake
September 8, 2018:   Bataan Memorial March
September 7, 2018:   Queen's Feast
September 4, 2018:   Road work at Gilbert Lake
September 1, 2018:   Wedding of Ken and Nicole
     August 29, 2018:   Sights at MN State Fair
     August 28, 2018:   More at MN State Fair
     August 28, 2018:   Military Day at MN Fair
     August 27, 2018:   Minnesota State Fair
     August 24, 2018:   Vikings vs. Seahawks
     August 12, 2018:   More Civil War Days
     August 11, 2018:   Evening Dance
     August 11, 2018:   Civil War Days
       August 5, 2018:   Ski Loons Show
         July 31, 2018:   Crow Wing County Fair
         July 28, 2018:   More from the EAA
         July 27, 2018:   Veteran Tribute
         July 26, 2018:   Night Air Show
         July 26, 2018:   WWII Re-enactors
         July 25, 2018:   Oshkosh Air Show
         July 22, 2018:   Garrison Play Days
         July 17, 2018:   Air Show at Brainerd
         July 16, 2018:   American Barnstormers
         July 14, 2018:   Dinner at Maddens
         July 14, 2018:   Eagan, MN, Air Expo
         July 13, 2018:   Wounded Warrior Softball
           July 6, 2018:   A Weinermobile in Baxter
           July 4, 2018:   Brainerd Fireworks
           July 4, 2018:   Brainerd Parade
          July, 4, 2018:   Family Gathering
        June 20, 2018:   SCUBA Diving at Crosby
        June 16, 2018:   Classic Wood Boat Show
        June 15, 2018:   Returning to the U.S.
        June 14, 2018:   Imperial War Museum
        June 14, 2018:   Westminster Abby
        June 13, 2018:   England Countryside
        June 13, 2018:   Out on Windermere
        June 12, 2018:   Town of Windermere
        June 12, 2018:   Glasgow, Scotland
        June 11, 2018:   Loch Lomond
        June 11, 2018:   Stirling Castle
        June 10, 2018:   Edinburgh Castle
        June 10, 2018:   Edinburgh, Scotland
          June 9, 2018:   Headed North to Scotland
          June 9, 2018:   Alnwick Castle
          June 9, 2018:   Durham, England
          June 8, 2018:   Traveling to Maidenhead
          June 7, 2018:   London Neighborhoods
          June 7, 2018:   British Museum
          June 7, 2018:   Tower Bridge
          June 6, 2018:   The Shard
          June 6, 2018:   Cutty Sark
          June 6, 2018:   Greenwich Observatory
          June 6, 2018:   Greenwich, England
          June 6, 2018:   Down the River Thames
          June 5, 2018:   London Streets
          June 5, 2018:   Kensington Palace
          June 4, 2018:   Borough Market
          June 4, 2018:   H.M.S. Belfast
          June 4, 2018:   Tower of London
          June 3, 2018:   London Eye
          June 3, 2018:   Touring London on a Bus
          June 3, 2018:   Churchill's War Rooms
          June 2, 2018:   London, England
          June 1, 2018:   Along the Thames
          June 1, 2018:   Windsor Castle
         May 31, 2018:   Harry Potter World
         May 31, 2018:   Bletchley Park
         May 30, 2018:   Maidenhead England
         May 29, 2018:   Taking to the Sky
         May 28, 2018:   Memorial Day in Brainerd
         May 27, 2018:   Memorial Day at Camp Ripley
         May 25, 2018:   Preparing for Memorial Day
         May 18, 2018:   Antique Radio Show
         May 12, 2018:   Fishing Opener in Minnesota
           May 7, 2018:   Brainerd and Bowling
           May 6, 2018:   Trap and Skeet Shooting
           May 5, 2018:   Duluth, Minnesota
           May 4, 2018:   Duluth, Minnesota
           May 4, 2018:   Gannucci's Market
           May 3, 2018:   Tree Cutting at Northland Arb
        April 30, 2018:   Spring and Lake Ice Out
        April 18, 2018:   Fur Trade of the 19th Century
        April 15, 2018:   40th Wedding Anniversary
        April 12, 2018:   Mark's 71st Birthday
          April 9, 2018:   Bataan Death March Remembered
          April 5, 2018:   Spring Melting
          April 1, 2018:   CPS to Hz Conversion
      March 31, 2018:   More Snow
      March 26, 2018:  Snow
      March 25, 2018:   Diving Below the Ice
      March 19, 2018:   Deer in the Yard
      March 17, 2018:   Wedding for Kim and Dave
      March 17, 2018:   St. Patrick's Day
      March 15, 2018:   Corned Beef and Cabbage
        March 5, 2018:   Snow and More Snow
        March 4, 2018:   On Gilbert Lake
        March 3, 2018:   Snow Kiting on Mille Lacs
        March 3, 2018:   Polar Bear Plunge
  February 25, 2018:   Winter Weather
  February 24, 2018:   Ice Castle
  February 24, 2018:   Stillwater Minnesota
  February 23, 2018:   Twin Cities Trip
  February 14, 2018:   Valentines Day
    February 8, 2018:   Walking Gilbert Lake
    February 6, 2018:   Discover SCUBA
    February 5, 2018:   Swans at Monticello
    February 2, 2018:   Ground Hog Day
    February 1, 2018:   High Falls near Grand Portage
    January 31, 2018:   North Shore Lake Superior
    January 30, 2018:   Grand Marais, Minnesota
    January 29, 2018:   Lake Superior Ice
    January 27, 2018:   Fishing Extravaganza
    January 25, 2018:   Cross-Country Skiing
    January 25, 2018:   Hoar Frost
    January 17, 2018:   Chili Olympics
    January 14, 2018:   A Winter Bike
    January 13, 2018:   Cold Weather, Warm Friends
    January 11, 2018:   Snow and More Snow
    January 10, 2018:   Downtown Brainerd
      January 7, 2018:   Rotary Park
      January 5, 2018:   Escape Room
      January 3, 2018:   Winter Activities
      January 1, 2018:   New Year Deer


Stories from 2017 Stories from 2016 Stories from 2015 Stories from 2014 Stories from 2013
Stories from 2012 Stories from 2011 Stories from 2010 Stories from 2009 Stories from 2008
Stories from 2007 Stories from 2006 Stories from 2005 Stories from 2004 Stories from 2003

Gilbert Lodge, viewed from the lakeside, is a Prairie Style facility inspired by the works of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright.  Prairie has long horizontal lines and beautiful woodwork on the interior.  Gilbert Lodge is on the south side of Gilbert Lake, which is on the north side of Brainerd, MN.  Office on the ground floor with living and guest quarters on on the upper level.  A screened Minnesota Room is on the right.  The office is in the center, below the Great Room

We are a member of the Gilbert Lake Association

Main/Entry Level Floor Plan  Upper Level Floor Plan

     Comments? Questions?     

©Copyright 2003-2019  page last edited 02/25/2024