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!
Check out the shoreline rocks [...]

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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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on January 22nd, 2010

Round-trip: 800m
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Grand Portage, MN
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This is one of my favourite spots on lake superior –especially on a windy day!  I almost always stop here whenever I am travelling on highway 61.
Red Rock Point is located 18 km from the Pigeon River border crossing.  Look for a pull off [...]

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on October 2nd, 2009

Roundtrip: 6km
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Grand Marais, MN
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The next time you are in Grand Marais, MN take the hike to the lookout on Pincushion Mountain. This is a perfect afternoon or evening hike.  From the Pincushion Lookout you will have views over Lake Superior, the Devil Track River and the town of Grand [...]

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