 The Cayuna mountain bike trails have quickly made the area of Crosby, Minnesota an outdoor adventurer's dream. Crosby sees thousands of tours throughout the year but lodging has always been a problem for the area. Now a new resort is being built to help solve that issue. Anthony Scott has more. Crosby's old iron mines have created some of Minnesota's most beautiful scenery and clearest lakes. The mine pits are now the focus around a 28-mile mountain bike trail that has attracted many tourists and outdoor enthusiasts to the area. We're now a national destination. Earlier this year Crosby was recognized as one of the best places to live according to outside magazine. That national attention has led to more people wanting to come to Crosby but the city has not caught up to the increasing demands for lodging. We host a lot of events here and one thing that we see is when we're having these large events lodging can be an issue. We have one hotel over in Deerwood and then there's one other campground and then the DNR has one on Portsmouth mine pit but otherwise there was just nothing available and people are always hounding and coming and asking for places to stay. Vern Lewis saw this as a great opportunity to build the Red Rider Resort. Well we bought the property for a cabin for ourselves and my wife said it was be a good idea to enjoy it or let other people enjoy the property with us. The Red Rider Resort will have eight lodging cabins capable of holding up to 32 people as well as many tent and RV sites as well. Located right on the Yawke mine lake there is no shortage of things to do at the resort. We will do paddle board and kayak rentals and it's good fishing snow bill trails half a mile away. The new tar bike trail that's going to Deerwood is within half a mile from the property hustle. It's exciting to see new businesses like the Red Rider Resort popping up to help bring more people to the area and boost our local economy. The Red Rider Resort may just be the tip of the iceberg of things to come to Crosby. I think we're just on the precipice of you know what is to come. There's a lot of things in the works and I think we'll continue to grow. Reporting from up and coming Crosby Minnesota, Anthony Scott Lakeland News. The Red Rider Resort is planned to be completed and fully functioning by Memorial Day weekend of next year and reservations can be made as early as next spring. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.