on March 26th, 2010

Roundtrip: 5km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map Pennock Creek Trail is more popularly known as the 25th Side Road  Tree Farm.   It’s one of those places you drive by all the time without realizing that there is such a big green area just out of sight. Drive west on [...]

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on March 12th, 2010

Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Grand Marais, MN Click here for Google Map The Sweethearts’ Bluff Nature Area is located right in the town of Grand Marais. The trail starts at the far west end of the city campground at the bottom of the sliding hill. The hike is about 2km round trip.  There [...]

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on February 26th, 2010

Roundtrip: 1 km + Difficulty: Easy Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map. 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 [...]

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on February 19th, 2010

Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map 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 [...]

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on February 12th, 2010

Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Grand Portage, MN Click here for Google Map of trail. 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 [...]

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