Cozy Cove Resort

08/11/2025

Scenic Sunday!

Hope you enjoy these shots of some of the many stunning eagles that have been flying around Cozy Cove Resort this summer by Jayden Dates

08/04/2025

The rain isn't discouraging these kids one bit! They fished right there in the rain for hours yesterday and are back at it this morning 🎣

08/02/2025

30 inch
Northern Pike!!!

07/29/2025

The kiddos have been hauling in the fish this summer at Cozy Cove Resort ☀️ 🎣 ❤️

07/20/2025

Scenic Sunday!

Jayden Dates (Steve & Lynn's grandson and Michel Le's son) captured some magical moments around the resort and lake the past few weeks. Enjoy these and be on the lookout for more of his shots soon!

03/23/2025

Summer will be here soon!!!
We still have some openings in June!!
Give us a call 218-758-2431
OR 941-628-5635🙂🙂

06/25/2023

Grammy & Joy's creative juices are flowing! Be on the lookout for some crazy-faced trees next time you're at "Crazy" Cove! 🙃 🌳 ❤️

06/24/2023

Saturday means preparing for new guests and Joy, "The Granddaughter of Cozy Cove" (as she likes to call herself) is helping out, learning a lot and having fun by outfitting skiffs! She's attaching oar locks to brand new oars, tying rope to new anchors, distributing new throwcushions and making sure the plugs are nice & snug 👍

06/08/2023

Today, at 6pm, we're raising the flags on the new flagpole & all are invited to be present!

This flagpole stands & the flags will fly...
* in honor of Steve Gribble, and...
* as a result of the generosity of SSOOOO many folks who stop by Cozy Cove regularly for a treat or stay a week (or more) every summer.

See you tonight, see you soon, or see you later in the summer... Either way, we look forward to seeing you!!

09/15/2022

Join us in celebrating the life of Steve Gribble! In the Spirit of Steve's love for potluck meals, music, and "much conversation", we're donning the color red and gathering outdoors at Gribbles' Cozy Cove Resort on Sunday, October 2nd at 1pm.
Pulled pork sandwiches, beer, soda, and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring other drinks, and are asked to bring a dish to share. Any dish (a finger-food appetizer, side dish, dessert, whatever) will be wonderful. You are also invited to come with a story of Steve to share!
Please know that as of Saturday, October 1st, the lodge and cabins will be closed for the season. We are excited to welcome guests back for our 20th summer on May, 11, 2023.
We hope to be with you on Sunday, October 2nd at 1pm to celebrate the one and only, Steve Gribble!

08/03/2022

For those unable to attend Steve's service this Friday, August 5th, in Seward, NE, you can Livestream it through the Zabka Funeral Home website linked below.

John Steven Steve Gribble made his transition, as family communicated their love for him, on July 23, 2022. Though his body experienced medical issues over the last several years, Steves mind remained creative and clever. His heart, genuine and generous, and always a story on the tip of his tongue.

07/27/2022

Hey Y'all, this is Michel Le, and I've got sh*tty news to share...

John Steven Gribble ("Steve") made his transition, as family communicated their love for him, on July 23rd, 2022. Though his body experienced medical issues over the last several years, Steve's mind remained creative and clever. His heart, genuine and generous. And always a story on the tip of his tongue.

Steve was born October 30, 1944, in Lincoln, NE to Gayle Gribble and Eileen Gottmann. From a young age, Steve loved playing everything from cards to sports to pranks. While play came quite naturally to him his entire life, school was a different story.

He flunked the 2nd grade and would have flunked college if it weren't for earning A's in football and baseball. Steve shocked a lot of people when, in 1969, he graduated from Stetson Law School and went on to practice law in Florida for 50 years. A great accomplishment, you could say Steve's rocky start in school worked out.

From butchering meat in his family's grocery store in Oakland, NE to running a charter fishing business in the Florida Keys to pouring beer for guests at Gribbles' Cozy Cove Resort, Steve loved and took great pride in every job he ever had.

His favorite "job" was being a father. What he loved most and took the greatest pride in was his family, immediate and extended, as well as his many friendships. What made Steve happiest was being with his wife, Lynn; kids, Michel Le & Kyle; and grandkids, Jayden & Joy. Close friends, of which he would say he was blessed to have more than most people, were also sources of great happiness.

And while you may have heard him communicate his gratitude for family & friends more than once, you likely didn't hear the same story more than once...because Steve had so many stories. A legendary storyteller, whose stories "are all true". From experiences on the water to in the woods, from sports fields to the field of law, Steve had too many stories to need to make them up.

He felt like the luckiest guy that ever lived.

Steve will be honored at Zabka Funeral Home in Seward, NE on Friday, August 5th at 2:00 pm. A visitation with Steve's family is scheduled immediately prior to the funeral service from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. The family invites guests to wear "the only color" (as Steve put it), RED.

A Celebration of Life is planned for Sunday, October 2nd at Gribbles' Cozy Cove Resort in Dent, MN. Details TBD. In lieu of flowers people wishing to honor Steve may contribute toward a flagpole at Cozy Cove and the Perham Jacket Fishing Team. Please mail contributions to Lynn Gribble at 38811 Cozy Cove Road, Dent, MN 56528 or submit via PayPal to [email protected] or Venmo .