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bpaddle
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08/09/2018 12:33PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I have a non-BWCA trip question for the members here. I am going to stay in Grand Marais for a week in later August for some day hikes and then a 3-day backpacking trip on the SHT. I was wondering if anyone could give me any info on any non-hiking sights to see along the north shore. I know there are a couple lighthouses to check out, but never having been to that area, I wasn't sure of other things that are worth seeing.

Thanks for any information that can be provided.
 
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08/10/2018 10:22AM  
Mountain biking at Lutsen Ski resort? Checking out all the waterfalls in the area? Gooseberry is very popular but there are many others such as the Beaver River, Split Rock River, or Manitou River.

JD
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08/10/2018 11:28AM  
Split Rock Light House
Gooseberry Falls
Grand Portage National Monument
Chik-Wauk Museum ( but it is up toward end of Gun Flint Trail)
North House Folk School

Hope to do part of the SHT someday, Have you watched Shug's SHT videos?

Happy Hiking!
cc
08/10/2018 11:57AM  
Palisade Head
A drive up the Gunflint Trail - lunch at Trail Center
Kayaking lake superior
There are numerous areas along hwy 61 that you can pull off and explore
Guest Paddler
  
08/10/2018 12:41PM  
I was up there around the 4th this year camping at cascade state park. Its only about 10 min before your get to grand marais. Its a great park to checkout if you have time. We also went to the black sand beach around silver bay. Had been meaning to go there for years and its a cool beach with black sand just like it says and a nice picnic area if you want to spend some time there. If you like fish try the fish market thats next to the angry trout in grand marais, you can get fresh catch of the day there.
08/10/2018 07:34PM  
Alpine slide at Lutsen is fun.
08/14/2018 02:51PM  
Grand Marais is full of artsy stores and good restaurants. If you are a fine art fan you need to mill about in Severtson Gallery. Superior Trading post is great and full of hiking/canoeing stuff as well as home decor.

Skip Sven & Ole's pizza. Hughie's Taco House is the place to go! Gunflint Tavern is good, Voyageur Brewing is the place for beer, and Angry Trout Cafe is fantastic (though spendy).

Just chilling out on Artists' Point is great. Good place to have a picnic lunch. I am not sure if they have day classes, but check out the North House Folk School.

South of Grand Marais is Cascade River SP (20-min drive), Temperance River SP (30-min drive and worth hiking around), and Tettegouch SP (60-min drive Shovel Point and Palisade Head).

North of Grand Marais in Judge Magney SP is Devils Kettle (20-min drive)
Brando
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08/20/2018 08:58PM  
I know I can’t drive past Gills smokehouse without stopping in!
Fortunate1
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08/21/2018 03:39PM  
What is your means of travel? If you are driving...
It's not exactly north shore but Canal Park in Duluth deserves honorable mention.
Also if you are traveling up I 35 the Hinkley Fire Museum is a good place for a stretch break.
I do like hiking in Tettegouche SP
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08/21/2018 04:26PM  
: "We also went to the black sand beach around silver bay. Had been meaning to go there for years and its a cool beach with black sand just like it says and a nice picnic area if you want to spend some time there."

The correct kind of marketing does wonders. A couple of years ago when I told my mother I visited Black Beach, she asked me if I thought it was safe. I do. The beach is actually the eastern edge of the tailings delta created in the 1960s and 70s.

thebotanyguy
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08/21/2018 04:38PM  
Brando: "I know I can’t drive past Gills smokehouse without stopping in!"


Gill's is permanently closed (according to Google Maps), but I can recommend Russ Kendall's Smokehouse on old 61 (Scenic Drive). The smoked whitefish is outstanding!
Brando
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08/21/2018 04:44PM  
Lol yes that’s what it was! I got a slab of the sugar smoked trout ( or something like that) last time and it was fantastic. Thanks for the clarification
 
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