Baudette, Minnesota

About Baudette

Baudette, MN is a tiny community located in northern Minnesota, home to 935 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Baudette holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 221 residents per square mile.

📰 Baudette News Today

• Baudette woman found dead at Lake of the Woods County park; investigation underway Valley News Live · Aug 3
• Body of Baudette woman found in Lake of the Woods County park KAXE · Aug 3
• Obituary for Larry Gene Phillips Helgeson Funeral Home · Jul 4
• Baudette Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• What $1.7M buys in rural Minnesota: A school, band equipment and a Zamboni MPR News · Jun 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Baudette Unique

• The only place in America named Baudette — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Baudette

• Lake of the Woods Pizza Company — pizza
• Alices Family Restaurant
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Godfather's Pizza — pizza
• Miles Lab Bar & Grill — grill
• New Moon Coffeehouse and Eatery (café)
• Northlake Cafe
• Rosalie's Restaurant and Lounge

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lake of the Woods County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baudette

• Lake of the Woods State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Carp Swamp Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Clementson Wayside Park reviews ★
• Four Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Graceton Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Peace Park reviews ★
• Silver Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Spooner Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Timber Mill Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Baudette

• INDUS ELEMENTARY
• INDUS SECONDARY
• LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY
• LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Lakewood Health Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Baudette

🏘️ Nearby Communities