http://superiorhiking.com Hiking trails around Lake Superior. Fri, 18 May 2012 18:25:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://superiorhiking.com/sistonens-fire-tower/ http://superiorhiking.com/sistonens-fire-tower/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:28:31 +0000 superiorhiking http://superiorhiking.com/?p=2295

Round-trip: 2 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Kakabeka, ON Click Here for Google Map This is the 5th fire tower I have visited and I definitely have ‘Fire Tower Fever’. It’s hard to say if it’s the view from the summit, the tower, or the idea that for 50-70 years the “fire spotters” looked out over [...]]]> http://superiorhiking.com/sistonens-fire-tower/feed/ 3 http://superiorhiking.com/mt-sophie-fire-tower/ http://superiorhiking.com/mt-sophie-fire-tower/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:00:18 +0000 superiorhiking http://superiorhiking.com/?p=1189

Roundtrip: 3km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Grand Portage, MN Click Here for Google Map. After this one, I’ll try to get off my fire tower kick for a while and I will post about something other than a fire tower next week!  You can easily visit the Mt Sophie tower on the same day as you [...]]]> http://superiorhiking.com/mt-sophie-fire-tower/feed/ 3 http://superiorhiking.com/mt-maud/ http://superiorhiking.com/mt-maud/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:00:45 +0000 superiorhiking http://superiorhiking.com/?p=1169

Roundtrip: 250 m Difficulty: Moderate Location:  Grand Portage, MN Click Here for Google Map. As you can tell I have been fascinated by fire towers lately.  This one is easy to get to and the views are great –whether or not you climb the tower.  Be extra careful if you do decide to climb the [...]]]> http://superiorhiking.com/mt-maud/feed/ 3