Welcome to beautiful Bowstring Lake
in Deer River, Minnesota
Follow your dreams, we recommend
it - we did it. We are the proud Owners of Rocky Shores Resort Deer River, MN.
Thirty years ago our first dates included a dozen crawlers and fishing poles. As a young girl, Mary Kay would
row herself back onto the lake to fish, when everyone else was done fishing. This resort is a retreat from
a stressful world. The cabins are just steps to shimmering Bowstring Lake. We want to make your
vacations the best possible vacations. If you need quiet and nature, it's here. If you need some great fishing locations
there are hundreds of spots in 9,000+ acres of Bowstring Lake, If you are looking for a seasonal RV space
we have several. If you are looking for a safe place for kids to swim we have a heated swimming pool with sun deck. Follow our
blog as we live the dream of providing a premier vacation resort experience for your family.
Your Hosts, Scott and Mary Kay Retzlaff
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Spring! Its here! Rocky Shores resort cabin
and campsites are surround by approximately 25 acres of natural Sugar Maple forest. A maple forest is known
as a “Sugarbush.” In the spring when the days get around 40 degrees and the nights are still below freezing
the maple sap runs. This year we decided to try making maple syrup. It takes 35-40 gallons of sap to make a gallon
of pure maple syrup. Each tree produces 5 to 10 gallons of sap each year, it differs by year and there is no deducible
reason for variation such as water table, temperature, etc. The sap is no longer good for syrup once the tree begins
to bud out. We had a blast this past week, getting outside in the sunshine and boiling sap into maple syrup over a wood
fire. We’d love to tell you all about it this summer! Just ask.
