Giants Ridge Adds to All-Season Destination Appeal

Giants Ridge, Minnesota’s premier golf and all-season outdoor recreation destination set in the Mesabi Iron Range, recently celebrated the opening of its new Giants Ridge Pool & Sauna Haus. The 9,700 square-foot facility features an indoor swimming pool, a hot tub, two outdoor saunas, a spacious great room/lobby, as well as locker and mechanical rooms. Giants Ridge owner Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation (IRRR) supported the new amenity with an $11.875 million investment.

Giants Ridge offers two championship golf courses – The Quarry and The Legend – both designed by renowned architect Jeffrey Brauer.  The two courses will remain open into the fall season as the weather permits. Recent course accolades include:
- Best Public Course in Minnesota – Golf Digest
- America’s Greatest Public Courses (#58) – Golf Digest
- #1 Courses You Can Play in Minnesota – Golfweek
- Best Courses You Can Play (#47) – Golfweek

Beyond the new Pool & Sauna Haus and award-winning golf courses, Giants Ridge guests enjoy lift-served mountain bike trails, hiking, a climbing wall and lake access during the summer. During the winter months, guests enjoy alpine and cross-country skiing, snow tubing, snowshoeing and access to over 2,000 miles of snowmobile trails.

“The new Pool & Sauna Haus is an excellent complement to the already outstanding amenities at Giants Ridge,” said IRRR Commissioner Ida Rukavina. “The community pool will create quality of life experiences for local residents, and visitors to the region will have yet another activity option. Giants Ridge offers some of the best outdoor recreation in the Midwest, and the new Pool & Sauna Haus gives an excellent option for winding down after a day on the slopes, trails or golf course.”

Giants Ridge is a major economic development driver in northeastern Minnesota with an annual economic impact of more than $55 million. This premier recreational destination draws in tens of thousands of visitors each year from Minnesota, across the United States and Canada, while also enriching the quality of life for those living in the surrounding areas.

Giants Ridge is owned by IRRR and managed by Guest Services, a hospitality management company. Golf operations at Giants Ridge are managed by Troon Golf.  For more information on Giants Ridge and the new Pool & Sauna Haus, visit www.giantsridge.com or call 1-800-688-7669.