Due to the cold winters, tourism is highly seasonal. Numerous resorts and campgrounds in the area cater to sport fishing, hunting, camping, and watersports. Tourism has been an increasingly important component of the local economy since the earliest days of the community. The sawmill was purchased by Cass Forest Products and continues to operate (as of 2010). Regis by Champion International in 1985, the corporation closed the facility. Regis later purchased a sawmill as well Frank's Mill (opened 1939).

opened a post-peeling plant in 1949, followed by a wood-treating plant in 1951. opened a wooden box factory in the autumn of 1907, operating until the mill burned c.1950. The Julius Neils Lumber Company opened a 30 mft sawmill, planing mill, and 8 mft lath mill in May 1900, operating until 1923. Both operated until the sawmill burnt in 1902. The Glenmont Lumber Company opened a sawmill in the autumn of 1898, followed by Scanlon-Gipson Lumber Company opening a planing mill in the summer of 1899. Since 1950, the combination of decline of small town retailers, suburbanization, and decreased employment in forest industries have resulted in steadily decreasing population.įorest products have historically been an important part of the local economy. It reached its peak of population of over 2,100 in 1920.

Ĭass Lake is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located on the shore of its namesake Cass Lake, which was named in honor of Michigan Governor Lewis Cass.

It is notable as the headquarters location of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, as well as the Chippewa National Forest. Cass Lake had a population of 675 in the 2020 census. Revenues from the sale of wild rice goes toward purchasing next years crop from tribal members.Cass Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, located within the boundaries of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Our wild rice is 100% natural and 100% organic. This is an Ojibwe right of passage handed down from our elders to our youth to help ensure one of our most important cultural traditions. Tribal members from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe have had hand harvested wild rice for generations. Traditionally Hand Harvested by Native Americans

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