About Us

Welcome! from the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. We invite you to explore our web site and to preview some of the adventures that await you in North Central Minnesota.

A blue and green tapestry of lakes and forests awaits the visitor to our area of North Central Minnesota. Bounded by Leech Lake to the north, Hackensack to the west and Remer to the east; Up North encompasses nearly 60 lakes and the central town of Longville. Still beautiful and unspoiled, still quiet and uncrowded, this area provides some of the best recreational opportunities in the State.

About the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
The Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce is an organization of businesses and citizens from the Longville area who believe it is to their benefit to join together. The Chamber came into existence because the business community realized that individually they could not attract new customers or improve the quality of our community. They understood that all businesses must band together to achieve this goal. The Chamber Board believes that all businesses will benefit when they come together as a united group.

The members of this Chamber come not only from the City of Longville but from nearly every Township surrounding Longville and the surrounding communities. There are 135 members in the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Mission of the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce:

Chamber Board of Directors and Staff

OFFICERS:
President 2012: Craig Riendeau - Co-owner of Thunder Lake Lodge
President-Elect: Nancy Loren - Co-owner of Little Boy Resort & Campground
Treasurer: Annie Gielarowski, Real Estate Agent

2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Annie Gielarowski - Real Estate Agent
Pat Boen - Real Estate Agent, Gallery of Homes
Linda Kammueller - Co-owner of Longville Inn Motel
Dave DeLost - General Manager of Pine Cone Press Citizen
Judy Blundell - Co-owner of Ron's Hardware
Adam Hicok - Longville Lakes Marine
Craig Riendeau - Co-owner of Thunder Lake Lodge
Barb Johnson - Co-owner of the Boondocks

CHAMBER STAFF:
Tenlee Lund - Chamber Activity Director
Marilyn Gabbert - Chamber Bookkeeper
Dawn Gilsrud - Chamber Secretary
Don Waldera - Gambling Manager

PULL TAB OPERATORS:
Collette Anderson
Phyllis Eck
Peggy Ford
Jan Helmer
Sue Hol
Rosie Letson
Anne Lorbeski
Marie Morse
Rubie Scheibe
Darlene Simons
Traci Wicks

Chamber Board Committees and Members

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE:
Judy Blundell - Chairperson & Liaison
Lori Daudt
Stephanie Aaserude
Pat Boen
Tenlee Lund

BUDGET/FINANCE/EMPLOYEE REVIEW COMMITTEE:
Craig Riendeau - President
Nancy Loren - President-Elect
Annie Gielarowski - Treasurer
Judy Blundell - Activities Committee Chairperson
Tenlee Lund - Activity Director

BY-LAWS COMMITTEE:
Wilma Griffin - Chairperson
Dave DeLost

TOURISM/ADVERTISING/WEBSITE COMMITTEE:
Dave DeLost - Chairperson
Nancy Loren
Craig Riendeau
Linda Kammueller
Tenlee Lund

MEMBERSHIP/BROCHURE COMMITTEE:
Annie Gielarowski - Chairperson
Dawn Gilsrud
Nancy Loren
Tom Lund

GAMBLING AUDIT/STAFF REVIEW COMMITTEE:
Craig Riendeau - President
Don Waldera - Gambling Manager
Marilyn Gabbert - Chamber Bookkeeper
Dawn Gilsrud - Chamber Secretary
Annie Gielarowski
Docksider/Anchorage - Manager/Owner
Dave DeLost