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Road Construction Season
One of the main distractions and frustrations during summer road trips can be unexpected delays from road construction projects.Given the short construction season around Lake
Superior, we all know these projects are condensed into the same months
as major tourist traffic. A great way to reduce the
up-to-date information as possible about highway construction in the
area(s) up ahead.
Thanks to Internet services from the three states and province around Lake Superior, this task is much simpler.
We suggest checking the following Websites as your date of departure approaches to get the latest information.
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Minnesota
Northwoods Pioneer Gallery & Gifts
In the Castle Danger area, the coffee is always on at
Northwoods Pioneer Gallery & Gifts, which is loaded with local
artists’ designs. (Page 52)
Tettegouche State Park
Tettegouche State Park offers hiking covering more than 23
miles (38 kilometers). Rugged, mountainous terrain, 2.5 miles of Lake
Superior shoreline, six inland lakes, cascading rivers and undisturbed
hardwood forest highlight this pristine area.
Access to the park is by roadway or foot trail from the
Baptism River highway rest area, where park headquarters, an
information center and small gift shop are located. Campers have the
choice of two campgrounds. In the cart-in campground, they can load
their gear onto two-wheeled pull carts and move it to their site. The
other semi-modern campground features 28 drive-in sites and six walk-in
sites. Lodging in the park includes the historic Tettegouche Camp,
unique in architecture with log buildings from the late 1800s. The park
also offers the Illgen Falls Cabin, a drive-to cabin that is
handicapped-accessible. Inquire at the main office.
Inland, four waterfalls on the Baptism River include
Minnesota’s highest waterfall fully inside the borders and which drops
70 feet (22 meters). The hike to the high falls is 1.5 miles (2.5
kilometers) from the park office, or .75 miles (1.2 kilometers) from
the trailhead, and takes about 45 minutes, or 15 minutes, respectively
one way. The waters of the Baptism River were used to anoint new
converts to the Christian faith. In the park you’ll find Conservancy
Pines, a stand of Norway pines growing since the early 20th century, as
well as other small old growth stands of white pine and yellow birch.
From the park’s wayside parking lot, the three-quarter-mile Shovel
Point Trail is a perfect viewing platform to see the palisade
shoreline. Many of the park’s trails are open in winter for
cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. (Page 55)
George Crosby-Manitou State Park
The Manitou River flows through the park before plunging into
Lake Superior through a deep gorge on private land along Highway 61. It
is the only falls in Minnesota with a straight drop into the lake.
There is no fee to access the falls. (Page 56)
Ontario
The Willows
The Willows, a classy bed-and-breakfast inn with
wonderful gardens and a perfect view of the harbor in Rossport,
Ontario, is open all year. (Page 76)
Terrace Bay Pulp Inc.
Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. is active and operating in the former Neenah Paper
Inc. pulp mill in Terrace Bay, Ontario. (Page 78)
Michigan
Spica Restaurant
At the Best Western Franklin Square Inn in
Houghton, Michigan, Spica Restaurant has been replaced by the North
Shore Grill on the seventh floor. (Page 110)
Sand Hills Lighthouse Inn
Sand
Hills Lighthouse Inn on Five Mile Point Road is 8 miles (12.8
kilometres) from Ahmeek, Michigan, on Lake Superior. (Page 112
Wisconsin
North Country National Scenic Trail
The North Country National Scenic Trail has been
extended westward, running 32 miles west through the Brule River State
Forest to St. Croix Lake near Solon Springs. More new trail begins at
Lucius Woods County Park in Solon Springs and runs 11 miles southwest
through the Douglas County Wildlife Area. There are eight backpacker
campsites along the way, as well as dramatic overlooks of the Brule
Valley, the historic Brule-St. Croix Portage, and a boardwalk through
the cedar bog that forms the headwaters of the Brule and St. Croix. (Page 130)
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