This Barn Offers a Unique Blend of Classic and Modern Vibes

Overview of the Barn Home

Take a closer look at this one-of-a-kind barn located in Aurora, Minnesota, United States. The unique barn-style home can accommodate up to 5 guests with 2 bedrooms, 3 beds, and 1.5 baths. The barn home sits on private 13-acre property next to Giants Ridge Recreation Area. Old meets new in this unique barn-style house space. All the amenities of an efficient modern home with the charming details of a century-old timber barn. This vacation home has ample space for relaxing on the property with private riverfront access, gardens, a fire pit, and green space. The paved Mesabi Trail passes 1 block from the property.

Activities Nearby

Swimming beaches are within 1 mile, Giants Ridge is just 3 miles away and provides 2 golf courses, downhill/Nordic skiing, hiking, disc golf, snowshoeing, and paddling, plus a rental shop to outfit you for adventure. The small town of Biwabik is 1.5 miles away, and the property is about an hour's drive to Ely, Duluth, and the shores of Lake Superior. Aurora, Minnesota, United States. It is next to everything, yet away from it all. Once you arrive, you won't want to leave. But if you do, a vehicle, bike, or hiking shoes are required to get around. The following are some of the activities you can enjoy during your vacation stay in Aurora.

Giants Ridge Recreation Center

Giants Ridge. Giants Ridge Ski Hills is a true recreation center. Summer and winter fun are all in one location. Enjoy biking, cross county, alpine, and premiere golfing are just a few of the activities Giants Ridge has to offer. Giants Ridge is home to many events, including the Pepsi Challenge Ski Race held annually in January.

Mesabi Trail Adventures

Mesabi Trail. Offers an abundance of nature and outdoor experiences. You may choose to walk, hike, bike, skate, ski, or snowshoe along the trail as it transverses 25 communities from Grand Rapids to Ely.

Pine Grove Park

Pine Grove Park. In the center of Aurora along Highway 110, Pine Grove Park offers a picturesque setting of rolling hills and mature trees providing serenity and shade. The recently renovated Ed Berdice Ball field is a show-stopping field appropriate for Little League and Girls Softball.

St. James Pit Trail

St. James Pit Trail. Located around the scenic Lake St. James, this approximately 3-mile paved multi-use trail offers walkers, hikers, bikers, roller-bladers, and strollers a breathtaking view of Lake St. James on a winding path through majestic pines and wildlife.

Northern Lights Music Festival

Northern Lights Music Festival. The Northern Lights Music Festival brings fine professional classical music to the Iron Range. Founded in 2003 by Aurora native, Veda Zuponcic, the festival brings opera, symphonic music, and chamber music to Aurora as well as other Range cities.

Soudan Underground Mine

Soudan Underground Mine, Soudan. A couple of hours north and west of Duluth, just south of Ely and within the boundaries of Minnesota's newest state park, the Soudan Underground Mine is a testament to human determination, particularly when it comes to extracting natural resources. A tour of the mine, one of the deepest in the country, reveals not only the history of iron ore mining in Minnesota but also some of the cutting-edge physics research being done today, almost half a mile beneath the Earth's surface.