BAXTER - Jim Benson recently was appointed general manager at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes & Paul Bunyan Water Park in Baxter.

After volunteering for two years for the Komen Brainerd Lakes Race for the Cure, Tammie Sand-Benson felt she needed to do more.

The Lodge Grill & Bar in Baxter recently celebrated its grand opening with new ownership and a new menu.

BAXTER - The restaurant at the Lodge at Brainerd Lakes in Baxter has a new look and a new menu as it redefines its place among area eateries.

For years, the hotel on South Sixth Street in Brainerd hosted business meetings, attracted overnight guests and pool parties and filled the adjacent dining room.