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Each summer the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa holds a powwow with drumming, singing, and dancing. (There are also sporting events, bingo, traditional foods, and more.) While some portions of the powwow are 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 …
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 …
A photography class last weekend brought me to a section of Tettegouche State Park that I’ve not visited before: the Baptism River above Illgen Falls. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Read More …
I usually drive past Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior’s North Shore without stopping; after all, I’ve been there before. Of course, that was more than 20 years ago and on this particular July day Read More …
Canal Park and the Lakewalk in Duluth are familiar to all visitors to the city, as they provide an opportunity to get up-close and personal with Lake Superior just steps from some of the city’s Read More …
I was along the shore of Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota over the weekend and, while it wasn’t quite as warm as it was back home, we still had temperatures in the 70s. It was Read More …
Sugarloaf Cove natural area, along the Lake Superior shore near Schroeder, tends to be a quiet and tranquil place, which is true on this perfect spring day. The nature trail winds through the woods to Read More …
It is too beautiful to be inside (even to look at art). Instead, we head out to the lighthouse at Artists’ Point, where we can soak in the sun right in sight of Grand Marais. Read More …
It’s a perfect morning to search out a river with a waterfall. The Temperance River fits that description once you cross from one side of the bridge . . . . . . to the Read More …