on February 26th, 2010

Roundtrip: 1 km +
Difficulty: Easy
Location:  Thunder Bay, ON
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MacKenzie Point is one of those places that surprisingly few local people have visited.  It is a small  rock outcrop on Lake Superior that is perfect watching the waves crash in or for an evening picnic.  The views of Lake Superior and the Sleeping [...]

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on February 19th, 2010

Roundtrip: 2 km
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Thunder Bay, ON
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Mission Island Marsh is one of the places locals will take tourists to when they are showing them the sights.  It is easy to get to and you are sure to see lots of deer.  There are 2km of nature trails to hike and [...]

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on February 12th, 2010

Roundtrip: 2 km
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Grand Portage, MN
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The High Falls of the Pigeon River at 36 metres (150 feet) are the highest falls in Minnesota.  We have already seen the High Falls falls from the Canadian side where the view is a little bit better.  The trail to the falls [...]

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on February 5th, 2010

Roundtrip: 1 km
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Grand Marais, MN
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“Artist’s Point” is the name of a small peninsula that forms the double harbour in the town of Grand Marais.  This is a must-do whenever you are in Grand Marais — and in my opinion the windier the day the better!
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on January 29th, 2010

Roundtrip: 5 km
Difficulty: Easy
Location:  Grand Marais, MN
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This trail is part of the Superior Hiking Trail and is the only part which is directly on the shoreline of Lake Superior.  This is one of those hikes everyone should do sometime for the sheer pleasure of such an extended stretch of beach-combing.  If [...]

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