on June 5th, 2010

Roundtrip: 3 km Difficulty: Moderate Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map I have a number of secret hiking spots I don’t usually tell people about.  This was one of them, but it is hard to keep a place like this a secret for long. 

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on May 7th, 2010

Roundtrip:  4 km Difficulty:  Easy Location:  Silver Bay, MN Click Here for Google Map Black Beach seems like a secret place.  It is located below Silver Bay, MN  on the city access road and there are actually 3 beaches here.  I’m sure it is a very popular spot for locals, but to a tourist it [...]

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on April 23rd, 2010

Roundtrip: 2km Difficulty: Easy Location: Silver Bay, MN Click Here for Google Map. Even though this trail is only 2 km long, you will be surprised how long it takes you to complete it.  Not because it is difficult hiking –but because of all the stopping you’ll be doing to enjoy the views! Tettegouche State [...]

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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 5th, 2010

Roundtrip: 1 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Grand Marais, MN Click here for Google Map “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! [...]

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