Resort History

The resort has been in the Coumbe Family for 31 years.

Long before loggers came to this area, a large permanent Chippewa Camp existed at the present location of Eagle Beach. Loggers built wagon trails from Highway #71 and followed the shoreline of Eagle Lake, where a dam was built at the end of the resort property. This was used to sort and grade logs as they were floated to Park Rapids for processing.

After most of the prime logs had been cut, the mills started shutting down, and launches began to use the lakes. Two lock and dams were built allowing boats to come as far as Eagle Lake from Fishhook Lake in Park Rapids. A favorite Sunday pastime was the launch trip upriver to the picnic area, swimming beach and baseball diamond located on what is now Eagle Beach. As cars and roads improved, the launches were abandoned.

Originally, there were five resorts on Eagle Lake; Eagle Pine Park, Eagle Bay Lodge, Bass Harbor, Timber Bay, and Eagle Beach Camp. There have only been a small number of owners of Eagle Beach. Eagle Beach holds a great history.