Near Shevlin in Clearwater County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Douglas Lodge
1905
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2013
1. Douglas Lodge Marker
National Register of
Historic Places
Architect
Clarence H. Johnson, Sr.
Constructed by
Thomas C. and Samuel I. Myers
Pioneer Builders of the Park Rapids Area
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Erected by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 47° 11.5′ N, 95° 10.231′ W. Marker is near Shevlin, Minnesota, in Clearwater County. It can be reached from Park Drive (Douglas Lodge Drive) half a mile County Highway 48. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, near the east end of the front patio. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shevlin MN 56676, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Northland. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Itasca Lake (approx. 0.2 miles away); From a Day When Trees Were Trees (approx. Ό mile away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. 1.4 miles away); Theodore and Johanna Wegmann (approx. 3.6 miles away); Wegmann Store Replica (approx. 3.6 miles away); Old Northwest Territory (approx. 3.8 miles away); Search for the Mississippi's Source (approx. 3.8 miles away); Patterson's Homestead (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shevlin.
Regarding Douglas Lodge. National Register of Historic Places #73000972.
Also see . . . I Stayed At The Historic Douglas Lodge At Itasca State Park In Minnesota And It Was Truly Unique. Only in Minnesota website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2013
2. Douglas Lodge Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2013
3. Douglas Lodge Dining Room
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2013
4. Douglas Lodge Fireplace
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2013
5. Douglas Lodge (east elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2013
6. Douglas Lodge (west elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2013
7. Douglas Lodge (northwest corner)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 4, 5. submitted on September 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 6, 7. submitted on September 5, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
