Cormorant Lake - A Great Escape
What is the shortest lake escape from Fargo and Moorhead? We highlight Cormorant Lake today as one of the most intriguing lakes in the West-Central Minnesota Area. With a long and beloved history, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump from the North Dakota cities, and you're ready for a refreshing atmosphere.
The Distance is roughly an hour's drive due east of the Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota metropolitan area.
There are public access boat ramps, so make sure to find a day and take in the sights, including the cormorant bird, which the lake is named after. The Cormorant Township was organized on February 26, 1872, and the name Cormorant translates from the original Ojibway naming of the lake.
If you're out for the day on Big Cormorant Lake, make sure to visit some of the great restaurants.
Hooligan's Lakeside, Cormorant Pub, Cormorant Inn, Zorbaz on Pelican Lake, the Roadhouse, and Pit 611, are all worth the trip alone. There's a strong sense of culture and pride in the area beyond the food and beautiful lakefront.
Founded in 1903, Camp Cormorant is one of the oldest overnight camps in the entire nation and continues to be a tremendous growing-up experience for children and teens. The camp is nestled on 80 acres of wooded property with an extensive beachfront on Big Cormorant Lake.
Cormorant Lake features strong boating, sailing, and fishing community.
Other activities on Big Cormorant include swimming, kayaking, wake surfing, waterskiing, wakeboarding and standup paddleboarding during the summer, and ice fishing and snowmobiling during the winter.
This lake has had its fair share of visibility in the world at large.
Cormorant Village went viral for electing the Great Pyrenees named Duke for four terms as Mayor.
A popular YouTube channel named CBOYSTV Films and is headquartered at Cormorant Lake. CBoysTV is as much American comedy as it is a motorsports channel. Their channel has amassed over 1 million subscribers on Youtube.
However, the Youtube sensations aren't the only ones reaching the masses. For example, the local urban legend called Hairy Man was featured on the SyFy channel's "Haunted Highway."
The Hairy Man of Vergas Trails is 8 feet tall and is often blamed for strange animal deaths and said to wander the woods surrounding the Vergas Trails, and many claim run-ins with the creature over the years.
If fishing is more of your thing than searching for Bigfoot, then you're in the right place.
The most popular species caught here are Largemouth bass, Northern pike, and Walleye. 36 catches are logged on Fishbrain.
If you're looking for amenities, lake property, or events on any of the Cormorant Lake areas, check out the map and see what is out there!