MCQUOID’S INN
1327 North Highway 47
Isle, MN 56342
Tim and Cindy Potoczny, Owners
320-676-3535
stay@McQuoidsinn.com
Tim and Cindy have a fascinating story. They were married at age 18, had their first child who is now age 25 and out of college. Then son Joey, now age 5, came along. The Potocznys came from Chicago, Illinois where they had a trucking business and owned a fleet of trucks. It was a great success, but they decided they wanted to sell that business and buy a resort business to get out of the city and into the country.
Their hunt was on to find resort to buy. They looked at literally hundreds of resorts online for many months. They looked diligently in Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula and Minnesota. They personally visited 15 to 20 of those resorts. The McQuoid’s Inn resort came on the radar along with a number of other contender properties. But McQuoid’s held their interest. The launches were a key part of that. The year-round diversity of snowmobiling, ATVing and ice fishing were also a draw and were rented right at the McQuoid’s property for those who didn’t have their own machines. Terry and Dusty McQuoid had built a wonderful legacy and the Potocznys wanted to continue that family business.
The McQuoid’s property is about 10 acres with a 31-room hotel and event center. There are 3 rentable modular cabins and 9 rentable Condos. The main building even has a children’s play area, with swing sets and bouncy houses out back. Inside, visitors can enjoy free breakfasts of waffles, fruit, yogurt, juices and coffee each morning. The pandemic hurt their business at first, but when Canada closed, the Potocznys found business picked up in the summer and fall of 2020.
With the main building Event Center, and Cedar Room out back, McQuoids can host corporate events, weddings, bachelor parties, family gatherings and much more.
Tim and Cindy also jumped headlong into being involved in the South Mille Lacs and Isle Area. Tim is on the Isle Chamber of Commerce board of directors and Mcquoid’s sponsors many or is involved with a number of other non-profit organizations in the Mille Lacs Area.
