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 [...]
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 [...]
Roundtrip: 3km
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Grand Portage, MN
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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 visit the Mt Maud [...]
Roundtrip: 250 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Grand Portage, MN
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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 tower as a several [...]
Roundtrip: 5km
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Grand Portage, MN
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This is a fairly strenuous hike to the top of Mount Josephine where you will have views of Lake Superior, Wauswaugoning Bay, Pigeon Point, Isle Royale, and the Susie Islands.
Mount Josephine is one of the peaks in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota and is located [...]
