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Abandoned Lake Superior fish shack, Minnesota

Posted onJuly 14, 2016October 17, 2018Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

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Sort-of winter at Stony Point’s Fish Shacks

Posted onFebruary 18, 2016March 17, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

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Lone Lake Superior fish shack, Minnesota

Posted onJanuary 13, 2016November 21, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

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First visit to the Kadunce River, Minnesota

Posted onDecember 14, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

Black Beach on Lake Superior 's North Shore in Silver Bay, Minnesota - ExplorationVacation #Minnesota #beach #LakeSuperior #USA

Discover Minnesota’s Black Beach

Posted onNovember 9, 2015June 25, 202210 Comments

There’s a new stop that visitors should make as they wander up Lake Superior’s North Shore: Black Beach in Silver Bay, Minnesota.

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

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Sunrise at East Bay, Grand Marais

Posted onOctober 4, 2015October 17, 20184 Comments

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

fish shacks along Lake Superior's North Shore in Minnesota

A stormy afternoon at the Stony Point fish house

Posted onAugust 24, 2015March 17, 20202 Comments

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

Sunrise at Sugar Loaf Cove along Lake Superior in Minnesota

Sunrise at Sugarloaf Cove on the North Shore

Posted onAugust 18, 2015October 7, 2021Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior

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Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota

Posted onAugust 13, 2015March 5, 2021Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsLake Superior, National Register of Historic Places, US National Parks

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Sailing across Lake Superior to Grand Marais

Posted onJuly 19, 2015December 27, 20204 Comments

We are fortunate to have friends who invite us up to Bayfield, Wisconsin, to sail on their boat. Usually we spend that time sailing within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, visiting the islands or hanging Read More …

CategoriesApostle Islands, Lake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USA, WisconsinTagsLake Superior, sailing and cruising

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