Designed for the Ultimate Guest Experience
February 25, 2022
Madden’s Pavilion is a Luxurious Outdoor Event Space
Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake has been a family-operated resort since 1929, rich in tradition and offering a luxury resort experience with an individualized touch. With continued growth in destination weddings, events and family gatherings in the Brainerd Lakes Area, the resort owners contracted with a local Design Builder, Nor-Son Construction to help them position the resort for future growth by expanding event capacity, extending the outdoor dining season, and creating what was to become the ultimate guest experience.
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Madden’s leadership understood that people visiting the Brainerd Lakes Area do not come north to spend their time inside. They chose to create a unique outdoor dining event centered on the beauty of the lakes area. Inspired by the Mohonk Mountain House in upstate New York, the goal was to offer guests a luxury outdoor event space blended into the landscape and was connected to other amenities by the network of walkable trails throughout the resort.
The result is a luxurious event pavilion with a “cookout” theme that embraces lake life. Surrounded by waterfall features and gas fire pits, guests can experience the outdoors while entertaining amongst friends, family, or coworkers. A free-standing bar is located on the lakeside of the Pavilion with breathtaking views of Gull Lake. On the opposite side is a see-through gas fireplace with a hearth that wraps around for guests to sit near the fire on cooler days.
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Nor-Son Construction earned two awards for the design and construction of Madden’s Event Pavilion. A Pyramid Award from the MN-ND Associated Builders & Contractors & First Place from Midwest Home Magazine’s Annual Design Awards in the Commercial Design Category.