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Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn

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Dusk and a bonfire
View from the dock looking at the front of our home.
Front view of cabin overlooking lake
Our boys enjoying a bonfire over looking Lake Ada
Morning sunrise view from our deck

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6139.4 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Pine River, MN
  • Place, Lake Ada
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Northern Lights Casino
    ‪40 min drive‬
  • Place, Gull Lake
    ‪46 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn

20% discount for 7 or more nights!!

Arguably the most beautiful view of Lake Ada from our family room and deck. Our 3 bedroom, 2 bath split entry home has newer appliance, a 40" TV and DVD, extra bunk beds in lower family room & new deck. Enjoy the sounds of the water crashing on the shores or the loons greeting you in the morning. This private home is the ideal family vacation home that you will want to come back to year after year. we do not allow pets (we have grandchildren allergic to dogs/cats).

Disclosure- Owner is a licensed Realtor in the state of Minnesota

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
We welcome families with children.
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Pine River

Located in Pine River, this holiday home is in a rural area and on a lake. While the natural beauty of Deep Portage Conservation Reserve and Mule Lake Wildlife Management Area can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can head to Black Bear Golf Complex. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Pine River, MN

What's nearby

  • Lake Ada - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Rainy Lake - 11 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Northern Lights Casino - 40 min drive - 48.5 km
  • Gull Lake - 46 min drive - 55.1 km
  • Brainerd International Raceway - 53 min drive - 65.5 km

Getting around

  • Duluth, MN (DLH-Duluth Intl.) - 160 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Harriet Club - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Salty Dog Saloon & Eatery - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪JOE'S RESORT AND BARBECUE - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Corral - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪mule lake coral - ‬13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn?

As of 26 Mar 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn on 1 June 2026 start from AU$351, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Beautiful And Updated Family Lake Home Between Whitefish Chain And Walker, Mn located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is steps from Lake Ada and within 3 mi (5 km) of Ponto Lake and Lake Hattie. Deep Portage Conservation Reserve and Big Portage Lake are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 54 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 54 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 54 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 54 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 54 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Naomi T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great property for families!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love Lake Ada

This is our 6th or 7th time staying here and our stay is always an enjoyable time.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great time!! Had a nice fish fry, even though fishing was slow, and we got a lot of rain. We have stayed here before, and it is a wonderful place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rhona H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cabin on lake

We really enjoyed our stay at this cabin. Cabin was well taken care of. The views were great. Enjoyed the yard and dock and floating in the lake. Would definitely book again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great visit

Grand daughter, Ada, loved Lake Ada. Weather could have been better, but that's out of our control.. Lovely spot. Will book again
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Property

The perfect family getaway! The lake is beautiful, the home is in great condition, the kitchen is well stocked and the area is fantastic for quiet time with the kids away from the city.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

VICKI J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Vacation

We really enjoyed our stay at this nice home on Lake Ada. The house had everything we needed and the decor was warm and inviting. The Adirondack chairs on the deck and the great fire pit were relaxing, and all of us enjoyed the bench at the end of the dock!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Casey N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Week!

We had a great week at the house. It was first time staying here but definitely would stay again! Beautiful views from the main living area!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alayna O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Cabin

This was our 2nd time staying at this cabin and it didn’t disappoint. Steve, the owner, is great to work with and does a great job communicating. The cabin is perfect for families. The location is perfect, with boat rentals nearby as well. Another great vacation!
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Kelly K.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
No internet!!!! Dirty dishes, musty, humid basement, and window A/C units held together with ducktape. One room’s window wasn’t sealed so many bugs came in the first evening when reading in bed with the lamp on. Yuck! There are many stairs to get into the home and to the main level. Water and lake were wonderful- great fishing. I love Lake Ada, but would not choose this cabin. Not for us.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Sept 2025
I am surprised that a guest at our lake home gave a 4 start rating but such a bitter and negative review. I am sorry that you feel this way. Especially, that you gave the review on Labor Day and your visit was over two months ago. Without being defensive, we advertise No Internet and I follow up with letters so you (and all guests) are well aware that we don't have internet. With well over 50 rentals in the past 10 years, this is the first time this was an issue. We only rent about 5 weeks out of the year and most people want to disconnect and enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately, a negative person can not complain about one issue. You complained that there are two many levels and stairs? The home is a split entry (upper and lower). There are not extra stairs. Window ac units? Some cabins don't offer AC. Our cleaners are topnotch so I highly doubt there were dirty dishes. We have rented our cabin for 10 years and have over 50 positive (only) reviews, so again, I'm sorry you're feeling so bitter two months later on Labor Day. I am grateful that this is a one and done rental for you. I would search the elite resorts on Gull Lake and Pelican Lake. I'm sure they have Wi-Fi throughout the grounds. I also want you to know that I reviewed you as well and gave you 5 stars across the board. I didn't base it on your negativity; I based it on how you treated our property two months ago when you stayed. Have a blessed Fall, Steve
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emily E.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!

We had a great time! House is lovely and exactly as pictured. Steve is great to work with. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nate M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

2nd Stay

This was our 2nd time to the cabin. We had a family of 7 staying the week and it couldn’t have gone any better. Great house, great beach and this fishing was an added bonus.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ada Lake

We have a lake lot with travel trailers and rent this place for the overflow. We have stayed several times. Great place. Owner should note there is a dying Popple tree leaning toward the house. Hate to see it blow down. Great stay!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Matthew

Coming to Lake Ada is our family’s vacation with this being our 7th trip and 5th at the Johnson’s cabin. We always enjoy it and hope to continue our yearly trips for as long as Steve and his family allow us to rent their place. It’s a great place for a family vacation where you want to enjoy the best lake in MN for a few days.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 24 July 2024
Matthew- Thank you for the kind words. It's a blessing for us that your family has created memories at our lake home. Steve & Nancy
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another fun week at Lake Ada

We enjoyed another trip to Lake Ada. This is our fourth time staying here and as long as Steve is willing to continue to share his place, we will be staying there. We appreciated using the new fire pit he recently had built as well. Thank you.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristine B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

2nd year here

This is our 2nd year staying at the beautiful place on Lake Ada. Last year we stayed in July, this year because of work schedules, we ended up coming in August this year. The lake was just as beautiful and clear as it was in July. The house is so well maintained and beautiful! We stayed here with our daughter and her husband and their 4 children (5 & under) and our son and his girlfriend. The house is set up perfectly that our daughter and her family could take the whole downstairs. Our granddaughters were so excited that they could sleep in the bunk beds downstairs. The weather was not ideal (never got above 75 and windy), but we did have a few days when the wind switched directions and it was calm in front of the cabin. We caught enough fish for 3 nights of fish. Our eldest granddaughter (5 years old) caught a really nice crappie that she was so proud of (we threw it back in the lake for others to catch). I think we counted about 4 sets of loons and 2 sets of Bald Eagles. Overall our stay was absolutely wonderful and relaxing! Would for surely stay here again!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Kristine B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful lake & house

This is our 3rd stay at this house. Not much has changed since my last review. Still such a beautiful lake and location (on a dead end gravel road). I would say the only thing that has changed is they have done some shore line work which is now rock, there is till lots of sand to have the kids play in (which was a huge hit for our grandchildren.) There are quite a few more cat tails on the shoreline, but still enough room for you to walk into the lake as there is not steps into the lake from the dock. The boat lift no longer has a canopy on it, so that was a bit of an obstacle when the rain came, but it's a boat and it is meant to get wet. There was plenty of towels, dishes and bedding. The basement was perfect for our daughter and her family. They have upgraded the deck furniture to have Adirondack chairs which were super comfortable! The only reason that I gave it a 4 this time instead of a 5 is because of the boat lift having no cover and the wood on the deck railings is rotting so the paint is peeling on the railings. The deck is perfectly safe and fine, just the railings need some attention. The boat lift cable did end up breaking when we were there, but the owners had someone out to fix it the next day! One other thing that we really enjoyed was the fact that the owner did inform us that we could check in early if we wanted to! It is a beautiful house on a beautiful lake! You can't get much better than Lake Ada! Sandy, clean and there are probably 3-4 sets of Loons that love to wake you in the morning! Would love to stay here again!!! Thanks for the great week!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 July 2023
Hi Kristine, We have to keep the canopy off the boat lift in the event of storms. Just let us know that you are bringing a boat and we can have it installed. It's actually under the deck. Strong winds earlier in the season blew boat lifts out to the lake. Not all renters bring boats so we only install the canopy when we have to. Also, I scheduled deck and house painting last fall but the painter is backed up until next month so painting will be completed in September. We also scheduled a lot more landscaping including a large (new) firepit for the center of the yard. Have a great fall. Steve
Verified

8/10 Good

Steve F.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great relaxing location!

Was another great week at the lake! Second year in a row we've stayed here and was a great location on the lake.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake Ada Fun!

We had Amazing Stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alayna O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect place for a summer vacation

The property was lovely and perfect for our family- sand for the boys, lake and water clarity clean, space to play. The cabin was lovely- just the right size with plenty of sleeping space. Steve had thorough instructions and everything was taken care of. Definitely recommend for family vacations!!
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nate M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Weekend Away!

We had a relaxing weekend at the cabin. The beach and dock were perfect for the kids. The cabin was exceptional and accommodated our group of 7 perfectly.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved this house!!

My family of 4 really enjoyed our 5 night stay in this property— it was clean, quiet, and the view was awesome! We didn’t need to contact the owner at all during our stay, as everything was perfect. We did a lot of fishing off the dock and my boys (10 & 11yrs old) swam in the too-cold-for-me water. We loved sitting around the fire pit every night, roasting hot dogs and s’mores. It was the quiet getaway that we desperately needed. We drove to Nisswa on Wednesday for the turtle races and loved that town, with all the cute shops and small restaurants. Rafferty’s pizza was great and the fancy steakhouse CHAR was fabulous! We all agree that we would absolutely return to this property, if given the chance!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Steve F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good stay!

Exactly as advertised. Great lake, great property.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

duwayne g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent lake home

This cabin was an excellent stay for our fishing trip. The cabin was clean and had everything we needed for a comfortable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to get away from it all for awhile

This is a great location for family to come and enjoy the peace and quiet of Lake Ada. This is our third time staying and Steve is always great to work with. If you’re looking to get away from the rat race for a few days, I highly recommend it staying here.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

About the host

Hosted by Steve Johnson

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Steve and Nancy are happy you found us and our lake home. We are a large family with nine children and 4 grandchildren. We all have fond memories of our lake home and we hope that you will too.

Our families history of Lake Ada goes back to 1960 when Nancy's father purchased land on Lake Ada and built the families first lake home. To date, eight other family members have purchased properties on Lake Ada so we are well rooted in the Lake Ada community.

Why they chose this property

Our Lake home is idea for married couples or families that want to experience lake living at it's best. Only three hours from the Twin Cities, it's the perfect family vacation drive. Lake Ada is located between the Whitefish Chain and Leech Lake in Walker. Lake Ada offers excellent boating, skiing, tubing and fishing. Since Lake Ada isn't one of the large "resort" lakes, you have more privacy and more opportunities to enjoy the waters. Lake Ada is also an excellent fishing lake. Again, our niche is married couples and families. We are not interested renting to groups that are focused on parties so please don't request if that is what your interests are.

What makes this property unique

Our Lake home is a year-round home with two bedrooms on the main level and one in the lower level. We have recently remodeled the home raising the roof line adding large vaulted ceilings and more windows.

Rather than vacationing at a resort, you have the privacy of your own home with all appliances including washer and dryer. We have a gas grill on the deck along with a 40" TV in lower family room. We do not have cable TV but we do have a DVD player for late night movies.

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