Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
65 Rycon Dr, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N3 Canada
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Fly-in lodge comfortably accommodates 10-12 guests. Located approximately 200 air miles north of Yellowknife, on the south-west shore of Point Lake, Northwest Territories. We are open from July through September and offer exceptional fishing packages, hiking tours, photography workshops, spectacular northern lights viewing and customized trips. Our lodge is available for corporate retreats and, we welcome paddlers travelling the Coppermine River to include a stay at our lodge while on their trip, plus we can provide logistical support services.
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Free internet
Sauna
Free breakfast
Canoeing
Hiking
Free airport transportation
Business Centre with Internet Access
Meeting rooms
Wifi
Fishing
Free shuttle or taxi services
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BBQ facilities
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Non-smoking hotel
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65 Rycon Dr, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N3 Canada
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Just wrapped up an outstanding 7 day trip to Petersons Point Lake Lodge. The trip could not have been better. This was our first trip and definitely won’t be the last. We caught multiple big fish including 3 over 30 pounds on flies. So much fun to tie into big lakers on a fly, and these Point Lake fish are strong. The fishing, staff , food and lodging were all outstanding. A truly memorable trip.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Aug 8, 2023
We very much appreciate your terrific review of your experience with us, and that of the many fishing lodges to choose from you chose our lodge. It was a lot of fun to break the fly fishing lake trout record catch and release 2 times during your stay! We look forward to your return.
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This was our first trip since COVID. We asked ourselves, would it measure up to our first excellent trip to Peterson's. Absolutely!!! It was just as good if not better. We experienced the same warm hospitality by the Peterson family and the staff. Lots of fishing. My husband and I were busy each day catching fish. Lots of nice 20 pounders. No time to rest. Our guide Chris was most helpful. Tanya the cook provided us with delicious meals and snacks. We chose not to have shore lunch every day. This gave us more fishing time. Again, hospitality was key. Amanda was always looking for ways to make our stay more comfortable. The Petersons are always working to improve things. Thanks to Margaret, Amanda and Chad. See you next year!
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Nov 30, 2022
Thanks very much for your wonderful review. We are looking forward to having you join us in 2023. Wishing you all the very best!
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I traveled to the north to Peterson’s Point Lodge in late August primarily to see fall colors. I had lots of questions prior to the trip. These were promptly answered. We were collected from Yellowknife Airport by Margaret Peterson who took us to our hotels. Next morning we were picked up and taken to the float plane base where we loaded our luggage. The trip out on to the tundra was enjoyable. From the air the colors were really great. At the lodge we were welcomed by Amanda, Chad and the guides. Cheryl our photo instructor outlined the trip schedule. This trip was well timed, well organized and the Peterson’s team went out of their way to look after us extremely well. As an older man who still loves adventure this was a wonderful trip.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Oct 4, 2022
Hello George, we love that you continue be actively engaged in adventurous pursuits that take you to remote locations such as ours - where, after a day of exploration on the great Canadian barrenlands you can enjoy comfortable, clean, and warm accommodations, freshly prepared meals and our signature northern hospitality. We hope you'll be back again!
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Our stay here exceeded any and all expectations with amazing meals, great guides, and very adequate accommodation considering everything has to be flown in and out from the remote location! It is an experience I will always treasure! Thank you to Peterson's Point Lake Lodge staff. Just an amazing experience, and the colours were absolutely beautiful, plus the wild life was a bonus.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 9, 2022
Thank you Janice for your kind comments and taking the time to write a review about your time at the lodge. We'd loved hosting you and are so glad you enjoyed your stay at our lodge.
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Guides took us in boats to a different part of the lake each day for a full day of hiking and photography in beautiful fall scenery. There was one guide for every two people so we could choose to walk or just sit, always accompanied by a guide with a gun for safety in bear country. We saw caribou every day, often quite close to the lodge, and also peregrine falcons. Those who wanted to fish could do that also. Our photography coach prepared a slide show of our best photos for our last evening. The cabins were roomy and comfortable, with lots of windows, cosy beds and great pillows. Located in the barrens near the treeline on a sandy esker, it was a treat to just sit on the deck and enjoy the view. Meals were home cooking at its best, including fresh and smoked fish. Wind and solar power minimized the use of the generator. Sauna and showers were also available. The price for a trip like this seems high, yet knowing the cost of flying every piece of building material and supplies in, plus a ratio of almost one staff for every guest, it is hard to believe that anyone is making money on this. It is truly a labour of love. This is a real family operation. Guides and guests ate together and sat around together in the evenings, sharing our stories and love of the barrens. Absolutely the joy of a lifetime to experience this beautiful and unique environment while being pampered.…
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Room Tip: All cabins are similar but there is a choice of queen or twin beds
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 9, 2022
Hello Cynthia, thank you for joining us this year and for posting a review of our lodge and service. It was a delight to host you and, we ae glad that you enjoyed your stay, our northern hospitality and daily excursions. We hope to see you again.
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We spent five days at the lodge in late August 2021. We did four hikes during our stay, exploring a variety of landscapes. The hikes alllowed us to experience pristine wilderness and fascinating geological features created by the last glaciation. The low tundra groundcover afforded easy walking, and the hills provided stunning vistas. The area has fewer lakes than the forested shield country to the south, so we could walk virtually anywhere. Eskers are a common feature of the area, which provide excellent and interesting opportunities for travel by foot. We saw sign of grizzly bear, moose, caribou, wolverine, fox and other four footed creatures. We also found artifacts from indigenous occupation of the area from pre-European contact. The lodge provided a comfortable place to share stories at the end of the day, and the food was generous and delicious. The hospitality and service was top notch. The cabins are comfortable and spacious, with plenty of hooks to hang and dry wet gear. The lodge is a great place to base yourself for day hikes to explore an area of the world that few people get to know. If you are looking for a destination for day hikes in absolutely pristine wilderness, Peterson's Point Lake Lodge is itl…
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Room Tip: All the cabins have great views of Point Lake
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Nov 4, 2021
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review of your experience at our lodge this summer. It was such a trill to traverse and explore new areas with you, plus have you as our guest. We’re can’t wait to make the final touches to our new Barrenland Hiking Guide for people who are looking to have a similar experience. There’s a lot more to explore and hope you’ll be back again.
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ruthandstevenp wrote a review Sep 2019
Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada2 contributions
From the moment I landed in Yellowknife until the moment I left I was treated like family. Margaret, Amanda and Chad are the real deal, theses are professionals at this fishing experience. when I got back to NS someone asked me how many fish did you catch and I responded I stopped counting after 16 and that was only day 3. My sister the kitchen boss is awesome but I've been eating her food for a long time and yes it is good. George is the greatest and everyone at the lodge is helpful and warm. Thank you Anthony for taking me to the fish. And a special that you to Margaret , you are the best,m hopefully I will make it back! Cheers Steve
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Date of stay: July 2019
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Response from Margaret Peterson, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Nov 4, 2021
Hi Steve, Our Big THANKS for your review. We agree with you wholeheartedly, your sister is awesome and an amazing cook, we are lucky that she travels all this way to spend the summers with us. We thoroughly enjoyed spending time with you and we’re so glad that you took the opportunity to come to our lodge. It was a blast to have you and your sister fish for some monster lakers. We can’t wait to have you return.
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From the moment I spoke with Margaret Peterson, I knew we were in good hands. This fishing lodge is run by a lovely family, Margaret, Amanda & Chad who look after you in a first class fashion. They are always looking to make your trip even better. As we prepared for our trip, Amanda promptly answered all of our questions with her creative e mails. Chad is a first class guide. All of the fishing guides were most professional. They took us to the "big ones" which we caught and released. Guide John coached us as we reeled in many large fish.WIth Chad's support I reeled in a 30 pounder.!!! As my husband & I had not been fishing in a number of years we lacked proper equipment which the Peterson's supplied. Tanya, the cook provided us with delicious breakfast & dinner. There were also always treats on the counter. Scrumptious shore lunches were prepared by the guides daily. Guests were welcome to contribute. With help from the guides, one of the other guests did most of the preparation as he chooses to do each year. Each late afternoon was completed by a friendly gathering of guests and staff in the comfortable dining room and lounge. This made for a friendly family like atmosphere which we enjoyed. With a special thanks to George for contributing to our very pleasant visit. We feel that we made some new friends on this trip. We hope to see them next year.…
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Date of stay: August 2019
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Response from Margaret P, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 19, 2019
It's our great pleasure to have you join us this summer. Thank you very much for joining us this year and for the review; we are delighted to read that you enjoyed your time and communication with our entire team. Speaking of our team, we are very fortunate to have such a professional, dedicated and fun group that choose to work with us and, we are honoured to have hosted you at our lodge this summer. Now that the season has come to a close we are enjoying sharing our favourite times at the lodge, thank you again for being part of these great memories - we warmed with our new friendship and look forward to seeing you again.
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This is a great friendly fishing lodge to have a chance to fish for very big Lake trout, I caught a 21lb. And it was so cool to release it back to God's waters to live on and reproduce, what a feelinvg?!!!!
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Date of stay: July 2019
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Response from Margaret P, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 19, 2019
We couldn't agree more - What a feeling it is! Thanks so much for your review and for joining us this summer. It was great to meet you and your dad. We look forward to you coming back again sometime.
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I was greeted at the airport by the owner and shown around Yellowknifes places of interest,.I was totally in there hands, since I am 67yrs young.I was helped in and out of boats every time I went fishing .A royal treatment and greatfully appreciated. These folks would bend over backwards for me and my son .I cannot say enough about the meals the chef at the lodge is from Nova Scotia and has a few great dishes up her sleeve, and believe me she is an awesome addition to dining while at the lodge.
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Date of stay: July 2019
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Room Tip: Alll the cabins at the lodge have very scenic views.
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Response from Margaret P, Owner at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 19, 2019
Thank you so much for the fantastic review. We know that you have many lodges to choose from and we are so glad that you choose to book with us! We very much appreciate your business. It was great to meet you both. We look forward to your return next year and keeping in touch.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
Which popular attractions are close to Peterson's Point Lake Lodge?
Nearby attractions include NWT Diamond and Jewellery Centre (1.1 km), Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (1.1 km), and The Quilted Raven (1.0 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, a business centre, and meeting rooms.
What food & drink options are available at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast and barbeque facilities during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Peterson's Point Lake Lodge?
Conveniently located restaurants include Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Food, Birchwood Coffee Ko, and Gold Range Bistro Ltd.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Peterson's Point Lake Lodge?
Yes, guests have access to a sauna during their stay.
Does Peterson's Point Lake Lodge have an airport shuttle?
Yes, Peterson's Point Lake Lodge offers an airport shuttle for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Does Peterson's Point Lake Lodge have airport transportation?
Yes, Peterson's Point Lake Lodge offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Does Peterson's Point Lake Lodge offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business centre and meeting rooms during their stay.