Superior Hiking

Round-trip: 7 km Difficulty: Difficult Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map There are so many great trails in the Norwesters, and it is such a beautiful area to snowshoe.  This snowshoe hike takes you out on the ice of Crescent Lake and over a series of ponds and beaver dams to Mud [...]

Roundtrip: 6 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map Mount Rose is located in the NorWesters near Mount McKay and is situated between Crescent Lake and Mount Godfrey. This hike leads you to the top of Mt Rose then around a loop trail that circles the top of the mountain [...]

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: 6 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map. Crescent Lake is a little known hidden gem behind Mount Rose.  This is a good workout hike any time of year.  In the winter Crescent Lake is good for skating. As always — bring a map and compass.  There are so [...]