10 Things to do in Ranier

For anyone interested in visiting Ranier, 5 minutes from International Falls, here's 10 activities to keep busy with:

1. Have breakfast and dinner: Start off the day with breakfast at the Rainy Lake Grill, come back later for pizza.
2. Outdoors: Pretty much everywhere, but in Ranier you have the Ranier beach, City beach, Sand Bay of Rainy Lake, Rainy River, and a short ways away the extensive Voyageurs National Park.
3. Go Fishing: Book a trip with Woody's Fairly Reliable Guide Service, and catch walleye, crappie, northern, smallmouth bass, burbot, and have a great time doing so.
4. Speciality Soaps: Pick up some specialty soaps from Swanky Sweetpea.
5. Go Camping: Book a trip with Voyageurs Outfitters to check out the dozens of island camping spots available.
6. Quench Your Thirts & Live Music: Visit Loony's Brew for craft beer, live music, wines, specialty drinks, appetizers and great views.
7. Liquor Togo: Pick up some beer or liquor togo from the Ranier Muni.
8. Dog Grooming: Have your dog groomed and cared for by Balls Riverside Dog Spa & Hotel.
9. Ice Cream: During the summer, visit the only ice cream shop in town. 
10. Place to Crash: Stay for the night at Woody's Rainy Lake Inn, WoodsPort Cottages, Tara's Wharf, or Camp Idlewood.

Check out the neighborhood to learn more.

Of course, this is just scraping the service, in reality this town is so crazy you never know what to expect.