Ojibwe Forests ProRally

Lodging

January 9, 2008

The Northern Inn, longtime headquarters for the Ojibwe Forests Rally, and its sister hotel, the Comfort Inn Bemidji have been sold. Last day of operation for this Bemidji landmark is March 31, 2008. The Ojibwe Forests Rally organizing committee has been working with the local Visitor and Convention Bureau and the Bemidji Curling Club to set up new headquarters facilities with minimal disruption to the current rally operations. While the loss of the excellent registration, meeting and party facility is a blow, we feel that the Bemidji Curling Club offers a great alternative. What can't be easily replaced are 120 hotel rooms in the Bemidji area.

We have set up blocks of rooms at the AmericInn, Holiday Inn Express and Super 8 to help relieve the reservation stress. (Reservation code is OFR.) The Comfort Inn has already changed management and reservations made there before the sale should still be valid. We urge everyone to make reservations as early as possible. See below for information. If Bemidji becomes booked for the weekend, we'll post alternatives in nearby communities.

Motels

AmericInn
1200 Paul Bunyan Dr. NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-3000 / 800-634-3444
Rooms are $80/night! Reservation code: OFR

Holiday Inn Express
No pets
2422 Ridgeway Ave
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-2487 / 800-617-4379
Rooms are $101.95/night! Reservation code: OFR

Super 8 Motel - Bemidji, MN
No pets
1815 Paul Bunyan Dr
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-8481
Rooms are $75/night! Reservation code: OFR

Comfort Inn
No pets
Hwy 2
Bemidji, MN 56601
1-800-228-5150 Choice Hotel Reservations
or direct 218-444-7700
Fax.: 218-444-8742

Hampton Inn on Lake Bemidji
1019 Paul Bunyan Drive S (HWY 197)
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-3600

Best Western Bemidji Inn
Pets accepted in smoking rooms at no extra charge
2420 Paul Bunyan Dr. NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-0390/ 877-857-8599

Midway Motel
Joie Weisser
218-751-1180
1000 Paul Bunyan Dr. NE
Hwy. 197
Bemidji, MN 56601

Ruttger's Birchmont Lodge
1-888-Ruttger
218-444-3463
7598 Bemidji Road NE
Bemidji, MN 56601

Additional Hotels:

For more hotel information, please visit the Bemidji Visitor and Convention Bureau's listing of hotels

Morningside Bed & Breakfast
Taber's Historic Log Cabin Court
Jacobson's Clear Vue Resort
Sunrise Lodge

Resorts:

For resort information, please visit the Bemidji Visitor and Convention Bureau's listing of resorts

Bemidji Campgrounds:

Bemidji KOA Kampground (218) 444-7562
Hamilton's Fox Lake Campground (218) 586-2231
Balsam Beach Resort & Campground (218) 751-5057
Southview Terrace
Lake Bemidji State Park (218) 755-3843
Royal Oaks RV Park (218) 751-8357

Park Rapids Campgrounds:

Big Pines Tent & RV Park (800) 245-5360
Breeze Campground (218) 732-5888
Mantrap Lake State Park (218) 732-3309
Vagabond Village Campground (218) 732-5234

RV Services:

Village RV Service (218) 732-1294

Special Note:

The hotel and resort managers of the Bemidji area are excited to have our event in their area and they welcome us with open arms. They promise us the best service they can deliver. In return, they ask that we respect their property. Their motel and hotel rooms are not suitable for rebuilding your racecars. Most will have rags available if you ask. Thank you!