Article: Her first RESORT; Finding the right lake resort is a highly personal enterprise. Our correspondent found hers in the Wisconsin woods. Garmisch's history, scenery and fine food combine in that indefinable spirit the Germans call gemutlichkeit.(TRAVEL)

Byline: Deborah Caulfield Rybak; Staff Writer

Ever since I moved to Minnesota 10 years ago, I've been on a quest to find the perfect North Woods resort. From the Brainerd lakes golf Goliaths to North Shore cottages; Canadian border lodges to Gunflint getaways, I've sampled a lot, feeling a bit like Goldilocks along the way.

Too big; too small. Too pretentious; kind of seedy. Great lodge, cramped cabins - decent cabins, no lodge. Great restaurant, no view. Or great view ... of a marshy swamp.

So when I accepted an invitation to a "really cool place" in Wisconsin last fall, my expectations were fairly low.

And of course, that's when ...

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