Leaves change, but roadside attractions do not. Minnesota Hwy. 61, which winds for 150 miles along the North Shore from Duluth to Grand Portage, is rich in popular points of interest: Gooseberry Falls ...
"The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota's North Shore" is a new book full of fascinating facts about everything from Glensheen to Grand Portage. The head of Pierre the Voyageur, in Two Harbors, is ...
Carnivorous plants, a picturesque pebble beach and outcrops of a rare type of volcanic lava rock highlight Minnesota’s newest nature preserve. The Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area is ...
GRAND MARAIS — A small chunk of Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior is being set aside to protect rare ecological and geological features unique to one portion of the big lake’s rocky coast. The ...
Minnesota's North Shore Scenic Drive is one of the best scenic drives in the country, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The route, a 150-plus mile stretch along the north ...
When most people think of Minnesota Lighthouses, they immediately go to Split Rock Lighthouse. But lighthouses are scattered all over Minnesota, including St. Paul. One of the best parts is seeing how ...
Duluth, Minn. — For over 11 years Jay Austin and his research team at the University of Minnesota Duluth have carefully tended to a crop of bright-yellow meteorological buoys floating on Lake Superior ...
Where did an infamous mobster go when he needed a little rest and relaxation? Residents of the North Shore and Iron Range have long boasted their backyard as the bootlegger’s land of leisure. Pictured ...