Josh Duhamel spending time at his off-the-grid Minnesota 'Doomsday cabin'

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26-04-2025

Actor Josh Duhamel has been spending time at his "Doomsday cabin" in Minnesota as summer draws near.
Duhamel, a native of North Dakota, part-time resident of Minnesota and full-time Vikings fans, shared an Instagram reel on Thursday showing the last remaining ice on a lake near his cabin, which is located about 90 minutes east of Fargo, North Dakota, according to People Magazine.
Duhamel calls his isolated property in northwest Minnesota his "Doomsday cabin."
The reel shows Duhamel on a kayak, sifting through the lake waters for last remnants of ice.
"The last of the ice is just coming off the lake, which means, for anyone who loves lake life like I love lake life, summer is just around the corner," said Duhamel.
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"Let's take a tour of the last remaining ice of 2025," he says as he picks up a frozen chunk from the water, saying "You can literally see the last little bit, you can almost hear it."
Duhamel told Country Living in an interview this month that he bought the property where his "doomsday cabin" sits about 15 years ago, when he was married to Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie.
He has previously opened up his cabin to celebrity interviewer Graham Bensinger, revealing he later bought the adjacent property that has another cabin.
"For the longest time we didn't have plumbing. We were using outhouses and washing dishes in the lake," Duhamel told Country Living, adding that over time he was able to grow the amenities offered but he still maintains that "live-off-the-land spirit."
'I feel so connected to it – I didn't just buy the place, I shaped this place. While we've made a lot of improvements, you still feel like you're roughing it, and I love that," he said.
The Minot, North Dakota native married Audra Mari in 2022 in Fargo.Duhamel has two kids, Axl Jack, 11 with ex-wife Fergie and 15-month-old Shepherd with Mari. He told People he "loves experiencing Minnesota life from his children's perspective."
"I love seeing it through my kids' eyes now," he told People Magazine. "My 11-year-old Axl is really starting to love it. He's got some buddies who are out there. I'm able to teach him some of the things that I've learned, and I didn't know much when I got the place, so it's been good."
On his return to Minnesota, Duhamel made time for a trip to the Twin Cities to catch the Minnesota Timberwolves' playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center Friday.