travel beyond the obvious
Lake Superior once had a large number of independent fisherman working its icy waters. Those small-scale fisherman are largely gone now, their sturdy shacks slowly melting into the lake’s rocky beaches. But for now, these Read More …
It hasn’t been a particularly snowy winter on Minnesota’s North Shore, but the fish shacks by Stony Point still look pretty cold above the icy blue water of Lake Superior. And the lake looks really Read More …
I saw a number of interesting things while up along Lake Superior’s North Shore for a photo class last June, but I wasn’t able to stop and photograph many of them. These missed opportunities included Read More …
Discovering new locations to photograph was one reason I signed up for a photo class along Lake Superior’s North Shore last June. The class didn’t disappoint and I discovered several spots worth further exploration. The Read More …
There’s a new stop that visitors should make as they wander up Lake Superior’s North Shore: Minnesota’s Black Beach.
The sky was already beginning to brighten when we slipped between the narrow strip of trees and brush that separates the Artists Point parking lot in Grand Marais from East Bay. Still, it would be Read More …
The Stony Point Road intersects Scenic Highway 61 (the old road, not the new bypass) about 10 miles north of Duluth. It’s a quiet road that lacks big tourist attractions. What it offers instead is Read More …
After seeing the little lupines that grow profusely in Texas Hill Country this spring, I was excited to find real lupines (tall, multi-colored spikes) growing along the roadsides of Lake Superior’s North Shore in June. Read More …
Years ago friends brought us to one of their secret spots along Lake Superior’s North Shore, a picturesque cove with a mix of sandy beach, smooth cobbles, and large boulders. Sugarloaf Cove isn’t a secret Read More …
Grand Portage (the Great Carrying Place) is an 8.5 mile trail that links the Pigeon River (and the Canadian northwest) to the shore of Lake Superior. The trail bypasses a series of waterfalls, including the Read More …