This longtime Pequot Lakes resort stands out for its small-resort personality and the growing number of big-resort amenities, such as a heated pool and a kiddie pool, basketball and tennis courts, a beach and a swim raft on Whitefish Lake, plus modern three-story cottages with quilts, log furniture and porches. 35197 S. Clamshell Dr., Pequot Lakes; 1-888-252-6743; clamshellbeachresort.com
Best midsize lake resort - Clamshell Beach Resort - 2014 Best of MN
April 20, 2015 at 3:42PM
![The new cottages at Clamshell Beach resort feature rustic wood furniture, colorful quilts, Whitefish Lake views and screened porches where you can listen for loons without the whine of bugs. The resort also has some of its original stucco beachside cottages from the 1930s. ] Photo by LISA MEYERS MCCLINTICK/Special to the Star Tribune](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/O7JTBMFPRIPZJX2VX4EORFOSVI.jpg?&w=1080)
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