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 March 12th, 2010

Roundtrip: 2 km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Grand Marais, MN Click here for Google Map The Sweethearts’ Bluff Nature Area is located right in the town of Grand Marais. The trail starts at the far west end of the city campground at the bottom of the sliding hill. The hike is about 2km round trip.  There [...]

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on December 11th, 2009

Roundtrip:  5km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Grand Portage, MN Click here for Google Map. 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 [...]

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on December 4th, 2009

Roundtrip: 8km Difficulty: Difficult Location:  Grand Portage, MN Click Here for Google Map. If you like long walks on the beach this hike is for you!  You will walk along pebble, sand, cobble and rock beaches — all with beautiful views of Lake Superior and several islands. We found it was nice to hike this [...]

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on July 3rd, 2009

Roundtrip: 3km Difficulty: Moderate (lots of stairs) Location: Hovland, MN Click Here for Google Map. The Devil’s Kettle trail follows along the Brule River with views of its waterfalls and rapids.    The trail starts in the Judge CR Magney main parking lot and ends at the Devil’s Kettle Falls.  But you can connect to the [...]

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