Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Grand Portage, MN Click Here for Google Map. It had been some time since I last hiked this trail. They have since installed beautiful stone steps with railings along the trail. The steps take you up a 300ft elevation over 1 km. As you climb you overlook the Grand [...]
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 [...]
Round-trip: 800m Difficulty: Easy Location: Grand Portage, MN Click here for google map. 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
