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Lake Superior Cascade river picnic area Minnesota North Shore - www.ExplorationVacation.net

Cascade River picnic area, Minnesota

Posted onJuly 25, 2017October 17, 2018Leave a comment

The Cascade River picnic area offers a hidden bit of beauty and solitude along Lake Superior on Minnesota’s North Shore. Woods and water at the Cascade River picnic area There are so many things to Read More …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USA

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Fall in love with Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park

Posted onOctober 16, 2016November 1, 20194 Comments

Fall at Jay Cooke State Park Minnesota’s Jay Cooke State Park is spectacular in any season, but it really shines when the leaves begin to glow with fall color. I’ve seen Jay Cooke in winter Read More …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsfall, Minnesota state parks, waterfalls

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Duped by the duck in Duluth, Minnesota

Posted onSeptember 6, 2016November 13, 20192 Comments

While the ships were supposed to be the featured attraction at this summer’s tall ship festival in Duluth, a giant rubber duck made a serious attempt to steal the show. Sure, there are plenty of Read More …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), MinnesotaTagsart, festivals

Pride of Baltimore at the Duluth Tall Ship Festival - www.ExplorationVacation.net

Duluth Tall Ship Festival, Minnesota

Posted onAugust 28, 2016November 11, 2019

The ships that flew across the seas during the age of sail (the 16th through the middle of the 19th century) continue to fascinate. Even a small gathering draws a lot of attention. Maybe too Read More …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsfestivals, sailing and cruising

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The cascades of Cascade River State Park, Minnesota

Posted onAugust 12, 2016October 17, 20182 Comments

It took me until last summer to discover the rushing waters of Cascade River State Park, but once I did, it became one of my favorite discoveries of the summer. Exploring the cascades of the Read More …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsMinnesota state parks, waterfalls

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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, USATagsarchitecture, beaches, Lake Superior, ruins

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Sort-of winter at Stony Point’s Fish Shacks

Posted onFebruary 18, 2016December 3, 2019Leave 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, ruins, winter

scarecrow at Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota

Happy Voyageur Valentine!

Posted onFebruary 13, 2016October 17, 20182 Comments

I spotted this couple guarding the heritage gardens at the Grand Portage National Monument last summer. Surely they are lovers. Happy Valentines! Grand Portage National Monument

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsart, flowers and gardens, holidays

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The start of the John Beargrease sled dog race in Minnesota

Posted onFebruary 2, 2016November 11, 20192 Comments

Every January the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon brings mushers, dogs, and fans to north eastern Minnesota. And anyone can come and watch the action. At the start of the Beargrease Some people embrace northern Read More …

CategoriesLake Superior (North Shore), Minnesota, USATagsanimals, transportation, winter

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Lone Lake Superior fish shack, Minnesota

Posted onJanuary 13, 2016December 3, 2019Leave 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, ruins

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