Article: great getaways; lodges & inns; reader favorites.(TRAVEL)(SERIES: GREAT GETAWAYS)

The Creamery

Downsville, Wis.

"It is a great combo of comfortable rooms and fine dining. We love the inn's rooms with their simple furniture and hand-thrown pottery, rather than the over-the-top Victorian rooms of so many other bed-and-breakfasts." (1-715-664-8354; www.creameryrestaurant-inn.com.) Bruce Bock and Darry Davis, Sturgeon Lake, Minn.

Stout's Island Lodge Birchwood, Wis.

"It's a gem. There are rooms in two lodges, cabins, and a restaurant. The views and ambience are terrific. It is on an island and accessible [only] by boat." (1-715-354-3646; www.stoutslodge.com.) Linda Anderson, Coon Rapids

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