By Family, For Family
Our business started to fulfill our daughter’s dream,
and we want to bring you the same experience.
Events and Services
Weddings
Photo by Der Norden Photography
Celebrate your union with your friends and family under the Willow Tree, in the Meadow Pavilion, in the Hayloft, or any number of sites around the beautifully landscaped grounds. Eat, drink, and be merry and settle down with your loved one at the end of the night in the Cottage.
Vacation Rentals
Photo by Mayra Juliann Photo
Relax and enjoy the slow beauty of the northwoods. Whether it's a vacation in your backyard or a getaway, come see the beautiful woods and rivers of Brule. Canoeing, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing are steps out the door, and shopping is only 45 minutes away.
Local destination wedding
Those who have lived in the Great Lakes region for any period of time will recognize the magic in the phrase "heading up north." Everyone has that vacation spot that allows them to escape the hustle and bustle of the everyday and focus on what's really important: family, friends, and fun.
The Brule River Barn offers a way to bring this vacation magic to your wedding without leaving your guests behind. Join us on our turn-of-the-century dairy farm for the weekend (or more) to celebrate your love in the splendor of the outdoors.
Photo by Emenee Studios
Photo by Jasper Meddock Productions
By family, for family
Settled via the Homestead Act in the late 1800s, the Barn originally served as frontier home then as dairy farm. In a time where modern buildings seem to come and go in a generation, the Barn is a testament to a bygone era of hard work and skill built with limited resources and technology.
Today, it continues to stand for the tenacity and sisu of the original Finnish settlers of the era. Fallen into disrepair over the years, Jill and Kirk Clemmer rescued it years ago to become their family home.
When their daughter was young, she sat in the willow tree dreaming of getting married there someday. When she got engaged in December 2011, her family came together with their many talents to transform the Barn into what it is today.
Jill and Kirk continue to invite couples to share in the charm of the Barn as if they were family.
Grounds
No matter what your event, we have the space to hold it. With five buildings (two with lodging), three formal ceremony sites, and multiple ponds and gardens, our venue is flexible enough to meet any event's need.
Photo by Chad Smith
Galleries
Photo by Emenee Studios
Photo by Bryan Jonathan Weddings
Photo by Der Norden Photography
Reviews
“The moment I ran across photos of the Brule River Barn during a search for venues, I fell in love. This was the only site we toured and as soon as I visited, I couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else. Jill and Kirk have created a breathtaking space for every aspect of your wedding that you could imagine..”
— Erica“At BRB, we truly felt that the value was family first! While Jill could easily host multiple weddings every weekend, her choice to let couples have the entire weekend at the barn really spoke volumes that she was true to her word, and that family time is a quality that she wants to help nurture.”
— Gemma“I was just blown away by Jill, Kirk, and the Brule River Barn… I loved all of the different spaces and that I did not have to stress too much about decorations becasue the venue is just so naturally beautiful… You cannot go wrong with choosing this venue!”
— McKayla