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The best of the North Shore remains the same On the calendar, summer arrives June 20, but that’s not when summer begins. For some, summer starts when school is over, although it may not seem that way this year. For others, it kicks off with Memorial Day weekend. Gardeners know summer has arrived when the soil becomes warm enough to accept cold-sensitive seeds and seedlings. By any measure, summer should be here about the time you receive this issue.
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We know that summer will be different this year. Along the North Shore, many businesses are easing back into operation as the state eases work and travel restrictions associated with “flattening the curve” of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their challenge is restarting in a way that is safe for staff and customers as the North Shore experiences the annual summer surge in tourism traffic. Various communities and businesses are approaching reopening based on their own needs and comfort level. In Grand Marais, most retailers are taking a slow and cautious approach. Some will open in early June, while others plan to wait a few weeks. Most stores intend to limit the number of customers allowed inside. Customers may be required to wear face coverings, which will be readily available at many businesses. While some folks may not want to wear a mask, we suggest you just go with the flow. It’s a polite way to show respect for others. A big change this summer is the cancellation of all large events, including Grand Marais’ venerable Fisherman’s Picnic. Many organizations are figuring out ways to celebrate without gathering together. You can
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learn more about their plans in our Events section. Outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, paddling and fishing are available. Most lodging facilities are open, but you are advised to call ahead for reservations rather than expecting to find a place to stay when you arrive. At this writing, camping is allowed in the BWCAW and at dispersed sites outside the wilderness, but public and private campgrounds are closed except to seasonal residents. Visitors to Grand Marais should know that the town is open for business. A two-year Highway 61 reconstruction project is ongoing. Expect detours, possible traffic delays and changes to downtown parking. You can find more information about the project in this issue, as well as a link to a website with current information. While this summer will be different, the best things about the North Shore won’t change. The sun still rises over Lake Superior. Deep in the forest, you can listen to the song of the white-throated sparrow. The rivers tumble over waterfalls. The night sky is a wonder of stars. If you’re lucky, you may even encounter a moose. Whether you experience the North Shore as a visitor or a resident, we’re all here for the same reason: we enjoy the beauty of this special place. Please be patient, calm and respectful of others. Sure, it’s different this year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try to make it the best summer ever.—Shawn Perich and Amber Pratt
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In the midst of the pandemic, a caterer performs NORTH SHORE—There is a question you’ve probably never asked yourself unless you stumbled upon it on social media. And if you have, then you want to know “What’s Dawn Sauvignon wearing?” The answer comes in a rapid-fire, performance video in which Dawn Sauvignon’s explanation of her wardrobe is also commentary on life in the era of Covid-19. Caution: Dawn Sauvignon can be profane, but you may be laughing too hard to notice. Dawn Sauvignon is actually the alter ego of Dawn Drouillard, formerly of Grand Marais and now a resident of Northeast Minneapolis. While the videos are new, Dawn Sauvignon has been around for a while. Drouillard said the character originated 15 or 16 years ago. “I met my husband while living in LA and our friend Don the Professor started calling me that,” she says. “I’ve tried to keep her separate from my personal life.”
While Drouillard has a career in cooking, she has a strong background in performance and majored in theatre in college. Her videos are more polished than the average amateur social media post. “I started doing the videos because I have no disposable income due to Covid-19 and I’m surrounded by all of my fashion accessories,” she says. “They’re not really worth anything now.”
She films the videos using a smart phone and a selfie stick. All are scripted in advance, so she can keep the video less than a minute in length. Everything Dawn Sauvignon talks about is real, says Drouilllard. That would include the country music-loving Satanist from Oklahoma. “We used to cook together and we bonded over country music,” she said. “That’s how we became friends.”
Drouillard owns a catering company and says “Covid is not good for that industry.” She caters for large events, which are unlikely to return to “normal” for a year or longer. So, what can a creative caterer do with all of her Covid-induced free time? Make social media videos, of course.
In that particular video, Dawn Sauvignon begins riffing off Loretta Lynn songs, except she’s a coronavirus survivor rather than a coal miner’s daughter. It’s one of the unexpected twists that make the videos fun to watch. Sometimes, Dawn Sauvignon delivers biting commentary.
“I started with TikTok because it has a really fun editing tool and you can add music,” she said about the videos, which are also posted on Instagram and Facebook.
“Dawn Sauvignon can say all sorts of things that Dawn Drouillard should keep quiet about,” Drouillard says.
The real Dawn’s goal with the videos is to provide some levity to her viewers against the serious backdrop of the pandemic. She does so by poking fun at herself. “I’ve got a closet full of nothing,” she says. “I don’t have a 401K, but I’ve got this pair of Gucci sunglasses...” So far, Drouillard has produced about a dozen videos and has scripts for nearly a dozen more. She’s also considering Dawn Sauvignon cooking videos, but she’ll need assistance with the camera work. If that happens, viewers will discover that Dawn Sauvignon really cooks. To follow Dawn Sauvignon on Instagram, visit: instagram.com/dawn_sauvignon. —Shawn Perich
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Sivertson Gallery celebrates 40 years GRAND MARAIS—Over the past few months, businesses around the world have had to adapt to a new reality brought about by COVID-19. In what continues to be an inspiring display of northern resiliency, North Shore businesses are doing their part in seeking out creative solutions—such as curbside pickup, online options, and social distancing measures—to continue operating in a safe, responsible manner. As co-founder and owner of two successful art galleries on the Shore, Jan Sivertson has sought strength in the “resiliency of Northern culture” throughout her life’s work, both as an artist and entrepreneur, and continues to do so while navigating the uncertainty of the current crisis. Like many retailers in the area, Jan had to close her stores to the public under the Governor’s most recent stay-at-home order. However, in demonstrating an impressive degree of her own “northern resiliency,” Jan was undeterred in finding cause to celebrate despite the unfortunate circumstances. As a result, Sivertson Gallery—Jan’s “destination art gallery” in downtown Grand Marais—is continuing to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, while Siiviis—her second gallery located in Canal Park—celebrates its 25th year. Though much has changed in 40 years of operation, the Sivertson mission to “tell the story of ‘northern life’ in this unique place” has remained steadfast throughout.
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Jan first moved to Cook County after graduating college in 1979, where she spent a year in Lutsen working as an artist practicing Batik. At the time, her father, Howard Sivertson, had recently moved to a new home in Grand Marais where he was working as an artist, painting scenes inspired from his childhood on Isle Royale. It was in the basement of Howard’s home in Grand Marais that he and Jan first started Sivertson Gallery in 1980. However, two years after opening, Jan moved the gallery to downtown Grand Marais in order to allow her father to refocus his energies on his painting, leaving Jan in charge of the business. It was during this time, around 1982, that Jan began collaborating with talented North Shore artists to continue developing the business. Many of the artists that she first collaborated with—such as Betsy Bowen, Liv Sivertson, David Gilsvik, Jim Brandenburg, and Rick Allen—continue to work with Jan and exhibit their work in her gallery to this day. Jan attributes much of her inspiration to the “nomadic and rugged nature of the commercial fishing community on the North Shore” of her upbringing, a lifestyle she remembers as being “inspired by adventure, resiliency and simplicity.” “Art of the North,” says Jan, “has always been my vision for selecting art and artists for the galleries. It resonates well with our customers, who are drawn to the North Shore of Lake Superior. These folks have a great admiration for life in the far north, the common denominator.” Building off of Sivertson Gallery’s success, Jan opened a second gallery in Duluth— Siiviis—in 1995.
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[LEFT] Sivertson Gallery—Jan’s art gallery in Downtown Grand Marais—celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, while
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“[Siiviis] started as Sivertson Gallery,” says Jan, “but I changed the name to Siiviis in 2012.” “My dad was raised in a commercial fishing family at Washington Island, Isle Royale,” says Jan, “but before that my grandfather and great uncle owned a fish production warehouse, Sivertson Brothers Fisheries, in Duluth just behind where I located Siiviis.” “The name ‘Siiviis,’” continues Jan, “comes from the name of my grandfather’s commercial fishing boat, The Sivi, that he designed and built by hand in the 60’s. [The Sivi] is now retired, resting on the shores of Washington Island.”
Jan had planned to celebrate her galleries’ anniversaries with many, many events this year, as she considers special events to be one of her gallery’s main marketing strategies. Unfortunately, due to the virus, she has had cancel and refocus her energies elsewhere. “Because of the cancellations,” says Jan, “I have been refocusing that energy into our website, newly launched in February, which has been a lifesaver.” “Choosing to celebrate their anniversaries,” continues Jan, “by creating a third store—sivertson.com—seems appropriate, especially considering the challenges of commerce these days.”
In addition to managing online orders from the new website, Jan has been kept busy applying for loans, focusing on the health and safety of her staff, and working with fellow artists and small business owners in finding creative solutions to weather the crisis. “My thinking has changed,” says Jan, “from waiting for the virus to peak and go away, to living with the virus as it appears it might be with us for quite some time.” Jan says that her and her Sivertson team plan to reopen the stores “when it feels safe to do so.” For more information and access to the new online shop, visit sivertson.com. —Eric Weicht
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“What we’re trying to express to people is things are not going to look the same this summer,” said Anna Deschampe, chief of interpretation at Grand Portage National Monument. While the national monument is open, the buildings—the Heritage Center and Depot—are closed. Located with the Grand Portage Reservation, the monument is working with the local community to address health and safety concerns. The Grand Portage National Monument will have a phased reopening of services guided by the best available science, public health guidelines, and community characteristics. When the monument reopens social distancing will be implemented to protect staff and visitors. The use of face coverings will be strongly recommended. In the meantime, the monument has stepped up its online presence on Facebook. You can take a virtual tour of the museum and get updated information at the monument’s website: nps.gov/grpo. Up the Gunflint Trail at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, visitors can park at the gate and walk the trails on the grounds. Weekly, virtual nature walks are available via YouTube. ChikWauk’s tentative reopening is scheduled for July 10, dependent on state health advisories. “When we open, the number of people allowed inside will be limited,” said Suzanne Weber, president of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, which operates the facility. “It will be strongly suggested that they wear a mask.” Like many museums, Chik-Wauk contains displays that are meant to be touched, which creates a concern for cleaning and hygiene. Weber said the museum is following cleaning recommendations in the handbook developed for local businesses, but says the handbook doesn’t address fur and feathers. They are looking for guidance from other museums on cleaning the furred and feathered displays in the nature center. At the Tweed Museum of Art on the University of Minnesota, Duluth campus, director Anja Chávez says she is in touch with other museums in Minnesota and beyond to compare notes about how to safely reopen and keep abreast of new information. “This is the first time we find ourselves in a true international community,” she said. “It’s good that we work together on impactful solutions to welcome back our communities. As museum professionals, we long to be there for our communities and we are
Located up the Gunflint Trail, Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center is hoping to reopen on July 10, dependent on state health advisories. | SUBMITTED seeking creative solutions to make this happen.” She said that one of the first museums to reopen is located in Germany. Although there remains a need to control the number of visitors and ensure social distancing occurs, that facility is trying to do so in a playful manner. While she is uncertain when the Tweed will reopen, there is already much preparation work going. Chávez says the staff is busy caring for collections, addressing space flow issues, renovating the facilities, conducting research, releasing teasers, and getting the Tweed situated virtually. A renovation project to remove carpet from the second floor and to reconsider use of the space is ongoing. Two UMD professors are collaborating with Tweed staff on a project to document the pandemic’s effect on local communities, with the working title “Stories of Wisdom Accentuated by Stress.” “These are unusual times for all of us, and this includes the Tweed,” she said. “When we reopen, the experience will be different, as well as welcoming and exciting. We are definitely looking forward to reconnecting with our communities in person” For Carrie Johnson, director of the Cook County Historical Society, having the staff to reopen three sites, the Cook County Museum, Johnson Heritage Post and Chippewa City Church is her biggest concern. “We are operated by elderly volunteers,” Johnson said. “We’ve already decided we won’t be using them this year.” Johnson has put out a call asking other, younger community members to step forward, but doesn’t know if enough will be available to operate three sites. If staffing is limited, the historical society will focus on one site, possibly the Johnson Heritage Post. Even though the facilities are closed, the historical society still responds to
people’s research requests. They are working behind the scenes to preserve collections and maintain historic sites. They are moving forward with a building plan to house the society’s archives, but are unable to launch a capital campaign for donations while the economy is slowed. Johnson said they are working on virtual exhibits for their website, cookcountyhistory.org. The current focus is a maritime exhibit on steamships that will be sent to schools and will include a public television documentary about the steamer America. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery hasn’t set a reopening date, because it is dependent on provincial guidance. At this writing, Ontario’s state of emergency extends to June 2. “We’ll hit the ground running whenever we can,” director Sharon Godwin wrote in an email. The gallery is active on its website, theag.ca with the Be Kind Project for kids. and is continuing outreach work with partner organizations. They provide participatory “zines” as part of the Roots to Harvest food deliveries to seniors and youth and deliver handson textile projects to other partner agencies who serve people overcoming addiction. There may be growing pains, but museums and galleries will adapt to the new realities of social distancing and hygiene. Godwin observed they are better poised to do so than some other institutions. “…galleries will probably have a much easier time welcoming the public (with social distancing) than live theatre, symphonies, etc,” she wrote. “It will be difficult for everyone, but a lot harder for them.”—Shawn Perich
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Teachers and families learn together are hard to resist as they hike and explore the center’s 2000-acre campus and beyond,” said Walz. Families are enjoying doing the activities outside together too. One parent who used the Earthworks Adventure in Learning shared “What I expected to be 30 minutes of fresh air for Ben turned into a whole afternoon family project! Fun, educational and gave us a keener appreciation for nature in our own backyard.” It isn’t just the academic learning that’s making a difference to participating students. Spending time outdoors connecting with nature can be incredibly helpful during stressful times. Time in nature can benefit us all by: • Helping us leave behind the stress of processing the news media. • Increasing physical activity to promote personal health and build strong bodies.
FINLAND— Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, a nonprofit organization in northern Minnesota, now provides free online lessons which help students meet MN Academic Standards while participating in hands-on activities while staying in their own back yards and neighborhoods. “When teachers who normally bring students to Wolf Ridge were forced to cancel their spring field trips, we asked how we could help them meet their learning goals in the coming months. They let us know that they wanted to be sure their students would learn outside, in the ‘real’ world, rather than be stuck on a screen all day. And they wanted kids to feel truly excited about learning as they headed out the door,” said Shannon Walz, associate director at the center. “We’re an accredited school, and our goal was to make something with the educational depth teachers expect from us. Many organizations have created educational videos, but as far as we know, ours is the only nature-focused, MN Standards-based curriculum, that comes complete with activities, stories (video or printed) and a built-in
method for students to share what they are learning with teachers.” Each new “Adventure in Learning” starts with an adventure with two of the center’s naturalists, then sends children outside to for hands-on learning activities such as building and testing their own solar oven, creating an ephemeral art piece modeled on the Earthworks movement, collecting data, or running experiments. Nature journaling is part of every lesson, with drawing and writing prompts that encourage participants to observe and reflect upon the natural world. For those accessing the learning materials online, the lesson begins on the Wolf Ridge website by clicking on a StoryMap, an easy to use educational guide containing images, videos, questions, and activities. Students with limited or no internet access can receive printed versions of the materials from their school teachers. “Our naturalists have had lots of fun creating the 10 minute “Adventure in Learning” videos. We know students learn best when they are excited about what they are learning, and Caroline and Robby’s enthusiasm
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North Shore reopens GRAND MARAIS— Cook County has a new slogan this summer. Visit Cook County is advising visitors to “Please Keep One Moose Apart.” It’s a clever way to ask folks to practice social distancing. County businesses began slowly reopening during May. Visit Cook County developed a handbook of best practices that businesses can use to prevent the spread of Covid-19. They have also created a one-moose-apart poster for businesses to post. For visitors, the organization has created a pledge to reinforce the concepts of social distancing and personal hygiene. For information on Cook County business openings and hours, go to visitcookcounty.com. For the Minnesota North Shore, go to northshorevisitor.com. For Thunder Bay, go to visitthunderbay.com.
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North Shore outfitters prepare for summer GUNFLINT TRAIL— Faced with a summer that is being defined by a global pandemic, canoe outfitters along the Gunflint Trail are doing all that they can to prepare for the coming season. Nobody knows exactly what sort of impact the pandemic will have on the number of visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) this summer. As lakes continue to warm and the forest springs to life, will folks turn to the Northwoods for the “ultimate” experience in social distancing? Or will more people be inclined to stay home to better shelter in place? Regardless of the uncertainty, however, outfitters are taking the necessary steps to ensure that those that do choose to social disRockwood Lodge owners have incorporated a whole new set of protocols into tance in the country’s most their operations in order to adapt to a world with Covid-19. [L TO R, BACK ROW] popular wilderness area will be able to do so safely and Carl Madsen and Mike Seim; [L TO R, FRONT ROW] Stephanie Lightner and with confidence. While out- Carol Seim. | SUBMITTED fitters are finding solutions to the challenges posed by “Customers will still be able to view Utilizing time between lodging stays COVID-19 in different ways, across the items that are for sale online and make and gear use has quickly become the board they are all taking the current cri- purchases that way,” says Madsen. “It’s new norm among outfitters. Hungry sis very, very seriously. not a perfect system, but it will have to Jack Outfitters, for example, has gone be one of those things that we figure as far as shortening already booked The owners of Rockwood Lodge and out as we go.” reservations to ensure adequate time Outfitting, for instance, have incorpobetween stays. rated a whole new set of protocols into Madsen is quick to point out that the their operations in order to adapt to a challenge imposed on outfitters by the As the largest outfitter on the trail, world with COVID-19. pandemic is “twofold,” as businesses Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters has also need to figure out how to offer a safe implemented a number of key changes “Right away, people arriving to Rockexperience to guests while also taking to their operations in the face of the wood see our masks and know that we necessary measures to protect them- pandemic. take this seriously,” says Carl Madsen, selves and their staff from exposure to part-owner of Rockwood Lodge and In addition to many of the changes the virus. Outfitting. “We require everyone to already described, Gunflint Lodge has wear masks—my mask protects you “We bought a lot of new bedding made it possible for their guests to and your mask protects me.” for the cabins,” says Madsen, “so we’ll “work remote, really remote” by addbe able to change all of it out between ing Wi-Fi access to its cabins, so guests Madsen and his wife, Stephanie, stays; a complete turnover.” working remotely will be able to withhave owned and operated Rockwood out congregating in the main lodge. Lodge and Outfitting with Carol and “On top of that,” continues Madsen, Mike Seim, Stephanie’s sister and “we ‘blanked-out’ gaps of availability The additional Wi-Fi access, coubrother-in-law, since purchasing the between cabin and bunkhouse stays to pled with new procedures that make it business back in the fall of 2015. allow the units to sit before cleaning. possible for “contact free check-in and [Blanking-out availability] will give our check-out,” make it possible to social As an outfitter, Rockwood rents out cleaning staff time to turn over the cab- distance effectively while enjoying all a fleet of 60 canoes, eight sea kayaks, in safely, and react to new challenges that the Northwoods has to offer. four stand up paddleboards, three moas they come about.” tor boats, and all of the necessary gear A detailed list of everything that for an overnight stay in the BWCAW. As far as changes to outfitting are Gunflint Lodge is doing to adapt to Rockwood also operates eight cabins, concerned, Madsen and his partners the current crisis can be found on their four private bunkhouses, and a historic will be issuing permits outdoors, will website at: gunflint.com/covid-19main lodge that, according to Madsen, only allow one group at a time on their policies. “looks like it should be on the front of beach, and plan to pre-position canoes In the end, the surest way to una Maple Syrup bottle.” and gear ahead of time. They will also derstand what is being done to make be setting up Lysol spray and hand“The lodge is truly classic,” says Madcamping in the BWCAW safe is to washing stations throughout the propsen. “It was a high-end steakhouse for reach out to outfitters directly. Outfiterty, and will utilize their new steam nearly 50 years, but there hasn’t been ters on the Gunflint Trail are happy to power washer, a machine that can a restaurant there since 1999.” walk anyone through the various meablast water at 250 degrees Fahrenheit, sures they are taking to provide their In normal times, the main lodge to “really clean canoes well.” customers with a safe, memorable functions as a shop and hang-out area “We always wash our gear well any- summer experience, one that can only for guests, a great place to kick back ways,” says Madsen, “so not a lot is go- be found in the BWCAW. —Eric Weicht and relax in a historic atmosphere. Uning to change there. That being said, we fortunately, because of risk brought on are going to allow additional time beby the pandemic the main lodge will tween each use, and we will be sanitizbe closed to visitors this summer, at ing the gear after cleaning to be safe.” least initially.
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SUMMER READING Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
RECOMMENDED BY SHELBY LONNE-ROGENTINE Rarely does one find a fun story and a serious story in the same book. Race, privilege, identity, social class, unconscious bias, and motherhood are some of the heavier themes that are explored in Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Emira Tucker is a 25-year-old African American college grad who is Alix Chamberlain’s babysitter for her two young children. Alix Chamberlain is a white blogger and public speaker who has built her brand on letter writing and asking for what she wants. One night while taking care of Alix’s daughter, Emira is wrongfully accused of kidnapping the little girl in a grocery store. Alix is shocked that this would happen. The rest of the story follows the domino effect of the scene in the supermarket and the dynamics of Alix and Emira’s relationship. The Atlantic phrases the central theme of the book as the “white pursuit of wokeness.” Reid writes with a clear voice that is impossible to walk away from; I finished the book in two days. This book is a funny, can’t-put-it-down, page turner with complex characters. I highly recommend it.
The Lightkeeper’s Daughters by Jean Pendziwol
RECOMMENDED BY RAE POYNTER Set against the windswept shores of Porphyry Island, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters is the adult debut novel of Thunder Bay author Jean Pendziwol. The Lightkeeper’s Daughters weaves together the tales of Elizabeth, a young woman growing up at the Porphyry Island light station before and during World War II, and Morgan, a modern-day teen made to do community service at a retirement home. The book opens with a tragic accident that leads to the discovery of Elizabeth’s father’s journals, journals that hold long-buried family secrets. Haunting, touching, and evoking a strong sense of place, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters is perfectly paced and captures the timeless fascination of life at a light station. Pairs well with summer afternoons and Superior views. 12
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Duluth’s Historic Parks: Their First 160 Years
by Nancy S. Nelson and Tony Dierckins RECOMMENDED BY ERIC CHANDLER For the longest time, I thought Duluth’s parks existed because many were in the steep drainages where the topography stunted development. After reading Duluth’s Historic Parks: Their First 160 Years (Zenith City Press, 2017), I have the opposite impression. Every park in this town was made by choice. The book is filled with fun, detailed biographies of the people who drove the creation of parks and trails. Year after year, individuals and groups donated money and acreage for parks in partnership with the City of Duluth, and they still do today. This is my favorite quote from the book, written by the Duluth Board of Park Commissioners in 1911: The parks of a modern city bear witness that its people are members of one great family. They are the concrete expression of civic consciousness in its highest visible form. Read and learn how it’s possible for a community to show long-term, deep appreciation for the outdoors by intentionally creating shared public spaces. For a previous review I wrote shortly after it was published, visit: northernwilds.com/duluth-parks-long-history.
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
RECOMMENDED BY PETER FERGUS-MOORE The Uncommon Reader is in fact Queen Elizabeth the Second, deeply ensconced in the weighty (if not suffocating) traditions of English royalty, “England expects” and is essentially aware that her sole role in life is that of figurehead and giver of speeches on special occasions. However, Her Highness, through a chance encounter with one of her staff, becomes a reader—not of politics and economics and what have you, but that most dangerous material of all: novels. What’s more, the more she reads, the deeper she goes into the universe of conjured worlds and narratives, until she becomes indifferent to her Royal duties and distracted, to the horror and dismay of her staff and politicians. Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George; The Lady in the Van) is a terrific if understated comedian. The Uncommon Reader is a voyage through another’s life, a wonderful distraction from current realities.
Murder on the Red River by Marcie Rendon
RECOMMENDED BY GWEN DANFELT, DRURY LANE BOOKS This engrossing mystery takes place in the farm fields and smalltown bars of the Red River Valley. Cash is the magnetic main character, a young Ojibwe woman who is a farm hand by day and pool shark by night. She is pulled into help her friend Sheriff Wheaton with a murder. I felt like I was there, riding along in Cash’s truck, day-dreaming and chain smoking. Anishinaabe author Marcie Rendon has a second book about Cash as well (Girl Gone Missing) which is good, because you will want to keep reading.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
RECOMMENDED BY PETER FERGUS-MOORE A. J. Fikry, owner of a small, independent (read “vulnerable”) bookstore in an isolated New England island town, is probably as disagreeable a person as you’ll ever meet. True, he is recently bereaved through the death of his wife, his store is suffering dangerous deterioration in finances, and then one morning after a bender, he awakens to find that his one most prized and potentially valuable possession, a rare first edition, has vanished. He retreats into a shell bristling with suspicion and anger. A fatal spiritual tailspin is all but predicted when a young girl named Maya is abandoned in his bookshop by her desperate mother. With her is a note that reads, in part: “She is VERY SMART...I want her to grow up in a place with books and among people who care about those kinds of things...I love her very much, but I can no longer take care of her...” Thus begins the “stories” of A.J. Fikry’s life, told through a series of episodes that chronicle his transformation, and the relationships that build around and through him. Far from sentimental or manipulative, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is an excellent novel of death, life and second chances.
Wolf Center announces new partnership ELY—Two new live webcams featuring the pack of ambassador wolves at the International Wolf Center are now featured on explore.org. Explore.org is the world’s leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel. Their website features hundreds of live streaming cameras focused on nature and animals across the world. The International Wolf Center maintains a pack of ambassador wolves at its interpretive center in Ely. “Our followers passionately observe our pack through webcams on our website, so we know there’s a great interest in this twenty-four hour access,” said the Center’s Executive Director, Grant Spickelmier. “By adding two cameras to the explore.org network, we expect we’ll be able to educate
even more people about the natural behaviors of wolves.” “[The new wolf camera] is one of a kind,” said Charles Annenberg Weingarten, founder of explore.org. “It can’t be more sacred and I’m so excited to be a part of the wolf pack. Welcome wolves to the explore. org family!” Explore.org’s cameras are operated by a network of volunteers, so viewers will be able to consistently observe wolves as operators zoom in and/or move the cameras around the wolf enclosure. In addition, representatives from the Center will be online at set times every week to answer questions from viewers on explore.org’s commenting boards. “It’s incredibly hard to observe wild wolves,” Spickelmier said. “Cameras like these make
Hwy 61 work in Grand Marais DULUTH— MnDOT began construction in downtown Grand Marais on Monday, May 18. Reconstruction work began on Hwy 61 near Broadway Avenue. A local detour was put in place for regular traffic on 1st Avenue West and 2nd Street. All truck traffic will be detoured using County Highway 7 for the duration of the summer. Resurfacing and culvert work will take place on Hwy 61 later in the season. MnDOT will hold weekly virtual public meetings on Thursdays at 1 p.m. via WebEx, regularly update the project website, and send weekly email updates. To learn more about the project, connect to the public meeting, see maps, and sign up for the email updates visit: mndot.gov/d1/projects/ hwy-61-grand-marais. MnDOT road work has been identified as a critical service in Gov. Tim Walz’s Stay at Home executive order. MnDOT is being as flexible as possible with schedules during this period of lower traffic volumes to keep projects moving forward and minimize the impact to motorists. Following guidance from state and federal health officials, and to prevent further spread of COVID-19,
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A microphone is also part of the experience, making it possible for viewers to hear the wolves howl. Mornings and evenings are typically when the wolves are most active.
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meant to take a quick peek at these poems early one morning, and return to them later, but ended up reading all of them, certain lines playing through my mind all day. “nothing from darkness / grows like lilacs / in springtime holy / upon the hill.” These poems are spare and precise, quiet and essential, as essential as the things they praise and ponder. Each one: “a sparrow / just to the ground / from the branch above / to gather a seed.” The poems in this collection want to be read aloud. There is a subtle rhythm in Dahl’s language here, a rhythm reminiscent of water lapping gently on a rowboat. They left me stilled, awake, and grateful to be living in this world.
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I compiled the letters that John wrote to Madge to preserve a bit of family history. I consider this book to be an historical document, and as such have made no omissions to the letters’ text.
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Bob worked at the Chicago Stockyards and from an early time came to know hard work and long hours. His Chicago roots grew deep and except for a tour of Europe including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, serving in the Tank Destroyers and as a machine gunner in the 104th Infantry Division, always lived within the confines of the City. Bob met his love, Patricia Ann Donahoe, and together they raised their two sons on Melvina Avenue. Each son took from their parents a love of reading and grew up in a warm and nurturing home. Lively discourse was expected. Bob and Pat knew that their boys were living a city life but each summer they would hit the road for Wisconsin, then Minnesota, then the farthest reaches of Ontario in an attempt to teach the sons an appreciation of the outdoors. Bob was also free to pursue his favorite activity, fishing. Some of his poetry evolved from his time in the forest and on the water. Other verse came from his experiences in the War and I don’t know if it was a true catharsis, but the emotion of his experience is profound. Still other rhymes resulted from his good humor and he was quick to make light of our species, himself included. Bob loved Pat and the poems he sent to her leave no doubt that he treasured her so much. From war to family to love and humor, this collection of poems will delight those who read them and provide a glimpse into a gentle man who we have great reason to miss every day.
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Points North Doc never asked for anything in return By Shawn Perich
Sometimes people enter your life by happenstance and become your friend. Doc Morgan was one of those people. Professionally, Dr. Paul R. Morgan was a successful oral surgeon in Toronto, Ontario. But I came to know him because he owned a fly-in fishing camp east of Sault Ste. Marie. Doc wasn’t much of a fisherman. We never spent time on the water together. He had purchased Blue Fox Camp to create a youth camp, where disadvantaged kids could learn outdoor skills like rock climbing and paddling. Fishing customers in the spring and fall would help pay the bills. If that sounds like an impetuous plan, well, that’s the way Doc rolled. Blue Fox is located on a system of lakes containing lake, brook and rainbow trout. My friend Greg Schrantz of Minneapolis, who did taxidermy and print framing for Doc, told me how 3- and 4-pound rainbows spawned in a creek that ran through camp. The surrounding forest was dotted with small lakes stocked with brook trout that grew to large sizes. Since Doc wanted to promote fly-fishing, Schrantz introduced us. That September, Schrantz and I met Doc at Blue Fox Camp. It was the beginning of a long friendship. Doc was one of a kind. Even in camp, he usually wore surgical scrubs. No one knew when he slept. After full days of surgery, he dashed around Toronto in the evening to buy supplies for camp. On Fridays, he made the six-hour drive north, napping in his van at the float plane base so he could fly in at daybreak. Arriving at camp, he was a whirlwind: checking in with the college kids who were his staff, inspecting various remodeling and construction projects, greeting and visiting with the guests, and immersing himself in all things Blue Fox. Doc transformed Blue Fox from a relic of an earlier era into a comfortable, rustic resort. He built a shower building to make the camp more welcoming to women. This was coupled with renovating the cabins and decorating them with Canadian Indigenous art. Meals were prepared and served at the main lodge by a college-aged chef. Some of his young staff were certified instructors in rock climbing and paddling. He approached fly-fishing and improving the area’s trout fishery with zeal. Over the course of a decade, I watched him work with provincial fisheries staff to address overfishing for lake trout with a reduced 14
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Dr. Paul Morgan, shown here at his friend Angela Benedict’s college graduation, devoted his life to helping others, asking nothing in return. | SUBMITTED bag limit and stocked the surrounding lakes with brook trout at his own expense. He even instituted a fall fisheries survey to assess brook trout populations. A fivepound brook trout on my office wall that was the fruit of his efforts. There was much more to Doc than Blue Fox. He once flew Vikki and I to Toronto to help promote Blue Fox at a fly-fishing
cause, as Doc explained, they needed a place to live. Helping others was really what Doc was all about. In doing so, he touched an extraordinary number of lives in many ways. For instance, he would mention travelling to the Yukon and the Cayman Islands to perform oral surgery. His door was always open to Indigenous artists, student athletes
His door was always open to Indigenous artists, student athletes and even kids at risk who needed a place to stay. show, as well as my book, Fly-Fishing the North Country. While we were there, he treated us to dinner and a theater performance. We also visited a home he owned on the outskirts of Toronto primarily to house a portion of his art collection. It was so filled with art that one bedroom was stuffed with floor-to-ceiling stacks of framed prints. Doc didn’t live in there. At the time, two young fellows from Newfoundland were staying in the home be-
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and even kids at risk who needed a place to stay while in Toronto. He was a patron of many artists and a helping hand and mentor to many kids. What surprised me most was how many folks he knew on the North Shore. Angela Benedict of Thunder Bay met Doc when she was 12 years old and growing up on a reserve on northern Lake Huron. She was playing outside one day when her mother asked if she’d like to attend a sum-
mer camp. Thirty minutes later, she was on her way to Blue Fox. There she experienced kayaking, canoeing and rock-climbing, developing an enduring passion for the outdoors. She went to Blue Fox as a camper for four years and then worked there for two summers during high school. She went on to win rock-climbing competitions and compete in kayaking marathons. Doc became a positive force in her life. “Doc was always supportive,” she said, “but he would leave it up to you to take the initiative and do it.” They stayed in touch. When she was a broke college student, occasionally a plane ticket would arrive in the mail, allowing her to attend a distant roller derby tournament. Later, she would meet him for dinner when on work trips to Toronto. The next day, the front desk of the hotel where she was staying would call to say she had a package: paints provided by Doc to support her budding career as an artist. More recently, when she was taken to Toronto for open heart surgery, Doc came to the waiting room to sit with her fiancé through the ordeal.
“He never asked for anything in return,” she said. Minnesota North Shore artist Neil Sherman got to know Doc while attending Lourdes High School in Rochester, Minn. Doc worked in Rochester early in his career and had a long association with the school, as an athletic coach and as a donor. He sponsored Sherman to attend a couple of sports camps while in high school. Later, as a greenhorn to Northwoods living, Sherman spent a winter working at Blue Fox. “It prepared me for the life I live now,” Sherman said. “And he was always supportive of my art.” Another Cook County resident who met Doc while attending Lourdes High School was Tim Ramey, owner of Naniboujou Lodge. The Catholic school had a limited sports program at the time, with football being the only fall offering. When the school started a cross-country running team, Ramey wondered if he should switch from football to running. He decided to ask one of his football coaches, Doc. “I always saw him as someone who was approachable,” Ramey said. “He commanded my respect.” Doc’s advice? Take up running. Ramey did. He went on to win Catholic School state meets. Doc also sponsored him to participate in the Boston Marathon for two consecutive years. Running became an enduring aspect of his life. Decades later, Ramey was inducted into the Lourdes High School Hall of Fame. Unbeknownst to him, Doc planned to fly
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from Toronto to Rochester for the event. Inclement weather prevented him from doing so. Ramey, nevertheless, was moved by Doc’s gesture. “He was so generous and giving,” Ramey said. “He invested his life in me.” In a way, Doc saved Ramey’s life. I was present for Ramey’s darkest hour, when he was struck by a collapsing chimney as our volunteer fire department battled a house fire. Buried beneath hot rubble, he wasn’t breathing as we began to rescue him. As our crew pulled the rubble from his unconscious torso, Ramey miraculously started to breathe. His body instinctively kicked into the strong, steady breathing rhythm of a runner, almost certainly saving his life. I remain humbled by what we experienced the night. When I told that story to Doc, he was more concerned with how Ramey was recovering. He asked about him, as well as other mutual acquaintances every time we spoke. He had an extraordinary memory for people he’d met previously, even if it was years ago. Last September, we had lunch when Doc and his friend Mary Dierling passed through Grand Marais. It was great to see him. Doc invited me to visit Blue Fox this summer. I was really looking forward to that trip, but it won’t come to be. Sometime over Easter weekend, Doc’s life was taken by someone residing in his home who he was trying to help. Call it senseless. Call it tragic irony. Call it whatever you want. For those of us who knew this incredible, selfless human being, all we can call it is grief.
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Cloquet river gets clean bill of health ST. PAUL—The Cloquet River Watershed has very good overall water quality, and forest protection is critical to preserve it, according to a draft report recently released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and local partners. The agency is seeking public comments through June 3, about the protection and restoration strategies described in the water quality report. The Cloquet River watershed covers nearly 508,000 acres southwest of Superior National Forest and Cloquet Valley State Forest. The upper reaches of the river, above Island Lake, are designated as primitive under the St. Louis River Management Plan. The watershed contains four major reservoir lakes and a series of smaller lakes that are characteristic of glacial till and sand landscapes. The MPCA’s report, known as a watershed restoration and protection strategy (WRAPS), is part of the MPCA’s approach to gauging the health of Minnesota’s 80 major watersheds. After intensive water monitoring, the agency and partners identify conditions that are stressing fish and bugs, as well as conditions that foster healthy fish and insect communities. Waters that fail to meet standards are placed on the Impaired Waters List. MPCA monitoring found that just three streams (Beartrap, Hellwig, Petrel) and one lake (Sand) are not meeting water quality standards in the Cloquet River Watershed. After evaluating water quality in a watershed, the MPCA develops a WRAPS report that local partners use to restore impaired waters and protect healthy ones. The Cloquet River Watershed WRAPS is the result of a strong collaborative effort between the MPCA, other state agencies, Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), North St. Louis SWCD and South St. Louis SWCD, St. Louis County, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, 1854 Treaty Authority, U.S. Forest Service, and Allete (Minnesota Power). Strategies for addressing the identified issues in the Cloquet River Watershed include
promoting shoreland protection, programs for maintaining healthy working forests on private lands, and restoring altered stream hydrology. The MPCA is asking for public comment on the report, which is available on the MPCA website, or at the St. Paul MPCA office. Mail or email written comments to Tom Estabrooks, MPCA, 525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400, Duluth, MN 55802 by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Call him (218-302-6608, 800-657-3864) for more information. Written comments must include a statement of your interest in the report; and the action you wish the MPCA to take, including specific references to sections of the draft report you believe should be changed; and the reasons for making those changes.
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Hiking School of Hard Knocks By Annie Nelson
Annie Nelson stands on an overlook on the Superior Hiking Trail in September 2019 during her second thru-hike of the trail. | ANNIE NELSON
While backpacking on the Border Route Trail north of Grand Marais, a black fly flew straight down my ear canal. I froze; the fly buzzed madly inside my ear. I promptly went crazy with the need to get this fly out of my ear. Yelling, jumping around, I poured water into my ear until the fly drowned, which caused an ear infection a couple days later. During the past three years, I’ve hiked more than 2,000 miles on north woods trails. I’ve learned a lot of lessons the hard way. Welcome to the Hiking School of Hard Knocks.
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Bugging Out After my bug-induced temporary insanity, I learned some tricks for managing the ticks, mosquitoes and black flies, because I love hiking during bug season. How else am I going to eat my body weight in fresh thimbleberries? Instead of pesticides, I prefer to use what I call “bug armor,” a layered clothing approach. I hike in baggy, quick-drying pants, which prevent bugs from making contact with my skin. The same goes for my shirt: longsleeved, quick-drying, baggy. I tuck my pants into my socks, and my shirt into my pants. I use a head net, but also a full suit of bug netting made by Coghlan’s. If the bugs are still too bad, I wear my rain gear, which nothing can bite through. For ticks, I check myself every time I stop for a break, and again at the end of the day.
Beware the Animal Trail As a novice day hiker, I thought only humans made trails. Animals just wander wherever they want through the trees and underbrush, right? Hiking in Rock Bridge State Park in Columbia, Mo. near dusk, I saw a narrow trail cutting off the main path. Eager to explore, I followed it as it wound its way past a series of sinkholes. Suddenly, the trail disappeared. No big deal, I thought, I’ll just turn back. When I turned around, the trail had disappeared from behind me as well. Like a thunderclap, I realized I’d been following an animal trail. I was miles from the trailhead, and had only a vague idea of its direction. The sun was setting and I guessed I had about an hour of sunlight. I had half a 20 oz. bottle of water and half a Snicker’s bar in my purse. I didn’t have a map, compass, or headlamp. I didn’t own
Modeling my baggy shirt and bug net pants while hiking in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Not only did the pants allow me to wear shorts during mosquito season, they also proved effective against the ankle-biting stable flies that infest the beaches in the park. | ANNIE NELSON
During the hottest months of summer, I make sure to carry a lot of electrolytes and salty snacks to keep myself safe and healthy while hiking. | ANNIE NELSON
Heat and Humidity Almost Killed Me, Twice The two times I’ve come closest to calling for emergency help while in the backcountry were both due to mismanaging the heat and humidity.
After hiking 1,100 miles from Michigan, Annie is thrilled to reach the Minnesota border after having some hard knocks in Michigan. | ANNIE NELSON
Double-check Your Gear During a pouring rainstorm in August 2017 on the Superior Hiking Trail, I stood shivering violently beneath a pine tree. In the low 50s with winds gusting 10-15 miles per hour, I’d been hiking in the rain for hours, and was starting to wonder if I was in danger of developing hypothermia. My five-year-old rain coat was no longer waterproof. I hadn’t thought to check it before leaving on a three-month trek. In camp that night, I found huge cracks in the seam sealing. When I went to a gear shop to replace it, a clerk told me most raincoats lose their waterproofing after a few years. I had no idea. Smiling despite hiking in a raincoat that is no longer waterproof on the Superior Hiking Trail in 2017. | ANNIE NELSON
Setting out from a campsite at Pine Lake, I climbed up a short ridge on legs that felt like Jell-o. My vision went blurry, fuzzing black at the edges. I lay down on the trail, thoroughly confused as to what was going on. After resting for a full hour and only feeling worse, like I was going to pass out, my hiking partner and I backtracked to camp and took an unplanned rest day. If we hadn’t taken a wilderness first aid course as a safety precaution before my hike, we never would’ve known I was probably developing a case of hyponatremia, when the level of salt in your body gets so low, your cells don’t function normally. Serious cases can result in coma and death. I’d been drinking tons of water, but eating barely any salt or electrolytes. I disliked salty foods and hadn’t packed any. Even my trail mix was salt-free. As soon as we figured out what was going on, I stopped drinking water, and started sipping small amounts of salted Gatorade. I ate my hiking partner’s salty trail mix. I lay in my tent feeling so terrible, I came close to pushing the SOS button on my InReach several times. After a day of rest, I was still weak, but able to continue hiking. In July 2019, I was halfway through the Trap Hills in a very remote part of Upper Peninsula Michigan. It was so hot and humid, I felt like my brain was melting. The Trap Hills are gorgeous, similar to the Sawtooth Mountains, and full of hard climbs. Over a period of days, I overexerted myself while being unable to escape the heat. Eventually, I got so weak, I fell and injured myself pretty badly. I decided to retreat to town.
a cell phone. “I might have to spend the night out here,” I thought. Panicking, I did the exact thing you’re not supposed to do. I charged off into the woods in a direction I hoped was heading back to the main path. I never found my animal trail again, but after half an hour of bushwhacking, I found a human trail.
Afterward, other hikers told me I’d probably come close to suffering heat exhaustion, which can escalate quickly to heat stroke and kill you. I’d learned another scary lesson: find ways to cool yourself down if you start feeling sick in the heat. Don’t just drink water, get in a lake or creek. Avoid hiking during the hottest part of the day. Take your shirt off, soak it in the creek, and put it back on.
With 20 more years of hiking experience, I know animals create trails that can look identical to human-built trails. Beavers create paths while dragging trees that can look professionally built by trail crews. I made several mistakes on that hike. I didn’t let anyone know where I was and when to expect me back. I didn’t have any way to call for help. I had no navigation tools. Now I always carry a basic survival kit, even on day hikes: Two water bottles, a water filter, enough food for a full day, an emergency blanket, my rain gear, a warm layer, a compass, maps, a cell phone with a GPS app, a knife, a head lamp, a small first-aid kit, a back-up battery for my phone, and fire-starting materials. I also make sure someone knows where I am and when I’ll be back.
On the Border Route Trail in July 2017, the humidity hovered around 90 percent. Sweat was pouring off of me. I was chugging water. I was about to learn, in the scariest way possible, that overhydrating can be as dangerous as dehydration.
Hopefully, learning from my hard knocks will help your lessons in the woods feel more like soft taps. Happy hiking!
I was much happier hiking in the rain once I bought a new raincoat. | ANNIE NELSON NORTHERN WILDS
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It is impossible to ignore art when you are on the North Shore. There is a plethora of galleries, institutions like the Grand Marais Art Colony and the North House Folk School, and a laid-back, creative ambiance that permeates the atmosphere. It’s isn’t unusual to see a plein air painter behind an easel along a Lake Superior beach or to strike up a conversation with someone who turns out to be a carver or a fiber artist. Not only that, but many of the artists who reside here are renowned well beyond this faraway corner of Minnesota.
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Not all artists wear hip waders, but Grand Marais Art Colony founder Birney Quick [ABOVE] was also an angler and known for his Monday evening fish fries, as well as his paintings [LEFT]. The powerful landscape has inspired local artists like Howard Sivertson [TOP]. | SUBMITTED How did the North Shore become such a hub for artists? It is fair to say the area has attracted artists for more than a century. The Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais houses the permanent collection of works by Anna C. Johnson, whose husband operated a trading post on the site in the ear-
ly 1900s. At mid-century, the Grand Marais Art Colony came to be when, in 1947, Birney Quick began summer workshops for students at the Minneapolis School of Art. Artists were drawn to the beauty of the North Shore and the comradery of working and socializing with other artists.
[LEFT AND RIGHT] Studies of the natural world by Betsy Bowen, [CENTER] Liz Sivertson [CENTER] and [BELOW] Howard Siverston. | SUBMITTED
“The art colony attracts like-minded individuals,” says board co-chair Lynn Speaker. “They are supportive of one another and share ideas.” Another artistic anchor in the community is the Sivertson Art Gallery, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. “Sivertson Gallery was essential to having art visible in the community,” says Grand Marais artist Betsy Bowen. Bowen, who has been active with the Art Colony since 1970, believes that having places where creative types can hang out is important to developing an art scene. She remembers a basement pub called the Rathskeller in a place called The Common Ground that drew “Bohemian-type people.” It attracted a different crowd than other local establishments, had live music and was a venue where local art could be shown on the walls. “It helped foster an arts community,” she says. For Jan Sivertson, owner of Sivertson Gallery, the North Shore’s draw can be summed up in one word. “It’s the geography,” she says. Arts towns often come to be due to a combination of geography and guru, she explains, giving the example of Santa Fe and Georgia O’Keefe. On the North Shore, Birney Quick was the first guru, attracting many talented artists. The North Shore also produced remarkable homespun talent, such as George Morrison and Howard “Bud” Sivertson, for whom Lake Superior was an endless muse. Quick, who died in 1981, invited Hazel Belvo to teach at the Art Colony that year. She then became a driving force for the Art Colony and the local art scene. “Hazel has drawn more serious artists to the area through her mentorship program with the Grand Marais Art Colony,” Sivertson says. Tourism promotion and development during recent decades has benefitted the arts. Bowen says the shift to an upscale tourist economy and the associated marketing efforts have given the arts a greater presence in the community. New and expanded amenities such as breweries, restaurants and coffee shops add to the creative vibe. She also points out that several new institutions have made a difference, too. “The Grand Marais Playhouse has been around since the early 1970s,” Bowen says. “The Arrowhead Center for the Arts (where plays are performed) was built in 1997. That showed the arts were important to the community.”
In retrospect, the North Shore’s art scene reached critical mass around the turn of the 21st Century. The local public radio station, WTIP, the North House Folk School, the Solstice Pageant puppet show and the Betsy Bowen Studio all came to be about 20 years ago. In the ensuing two decades, the arts have become a driving force for North Shore tourism. Artists and folks who appreciate the arts often make return visits. “One of the pleasures of being part of the Grand Marais Art Colony is watching people be introduced to the community and the environment,” says Speaker. “It draws them back. Some have been attending the Art Colony for 20 years.” This has allowed artists and galleries along the North Shore to thrive. Many of these entrepreneurial enterprises have matured into established businesses. “If you look at the annual fall gallery tour, most of the participating studios have been around for a while,” says Sivertson.
Making a living as an artist is challenging no matter where you choose to live. A growing number of North Shore artists are making a go of it. It is likely there will be even more self-supporting artists in the future. As for now, artists, like everyone else, are figuring out how to step forward in a changing world. “I feel worse for musicians, because what they do is based on get-togethers,” says Bowen. “I think we’ll (artists) figure it out, but it will take a couple of years.” Artists are able to sell their works online, although it isn’t the same experience for the customer as a gallery or studio visit. In a time of social distancing, the socializing aspect of enjoying art is difficult to achieve. But the very human need for art remains. “Art will happen anyway,” says Bowen. “You can’t stop it.”
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A View of the North Shore The North Shore has many artists, each with a voice and vision of their own. However, they seem to have one thing in common: almost all of the artists find their inspiration from the North Shore—whether it’s Lake Superior, the Boundary Waters, the people or the animals that roam the woods. Here’s just a few depictions of what makes the North Shore so special.
Ely artist Joe Baltich, Jr. created this acrylic piece a few years ago during wintertime, while dreaming of spring. He aptly named it, “So Tired of Winter.” | JOE BALTICH, JR
This untitled piece, by David Hahn, will be on display in the windows of the Grand Marais Art Gallery’s new location as part of the Our Changing Habitats exhibit. | DAVID HAHN
Silver Bay artist Erik Rasmussen creates jewelry under his company name Floodbay Agates LLC. This ring is made out of Isle Royale greenstone (also known as Michigan greenstone) and set in sterling silver 925. His work can be found at local gift shops, including 47 Degrees in Knife River. | ERIK RASMUSSEN 20
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This untitled piece by Beth Seuferer will also be on display in the windows of the Grand Marais Art Colony’s new building downtown. The exhibit will be on display throughout June. | BETH SEUFERER
This painting, titled “Out of the Woods,” is by Two Harbors artist Lisa Kosmos. | LISA KOSMOS Titled “The Summer Place,” artist Dave Gilsvik is known for his free-flowing style depicting northern Minnesota landscapes. His work can be found at Sivertson Gallery. | DAVE GILSIVK
A bucket of blueberry dye. | TUIJA HANSEN
From leaf to loom
Local artist weaves the living landscape into clothing and textiles CREATIVE SPACE: By Julia Prinselaar As the summer’s wild plants begin to color the northern Ontario landscape, one Thunder Bay artist is waiting with her harvest basket. Tuija Hansen carefully snips lupins, a prolific plant that blooms along roadsides and highways throughout Canada, and transforms them into something new. Bundles of leaves and stems will be heated in large containers to make a dye-bath, a solution of pigments and water used to transfer the dye to fibers of yarn and other textiles. “Surprisingly, the leaves and stems [of lupins] make a wonderful, bright yellow dye. It is so widespread locally in Thunder Bay that it provides a sustainable harvest year after year, and, yellow can be used to achieve many other colours in combination with different dyes and mordants,” says Hansen. A Thunder Bay-based textile artist known for fashion design and fiber arts, Hansen credits her creative progression to the matriarchs in her family. “As a little girl, I learned to hand-stitch clothing for my stuffed animals from both of my grandmothers. They encouraged my creativity at every opportunity, and I owe a lot of my passions today to both of them. As a teen, I enjoyed sewing my own clothes and re-fashioning old clothing items into new creations. I also experimented with painting, drawing, and sculpture in my high school art classes. I enjoyed drama and dance as well—basically, any way I could get my high school credits creatively,” she says. Hansen has since embarked on a lifelong journey in the arts. Recycling or upcycling old items into new are hallmarks of her work. “Giving new life to old clothing and linens has been a constant motivation for me whether it is through winter-wear designed for our climate or in rag-rugs to decorate our homes,” says Hansen.
At age 20, she attended the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, British Columbia to pursue fiber arts, and returned to Thunder Bay to open the Craft Collective, a boutique space for artisans and clothing designers to create and sell their works in the Bay Algoma business district. During this time, she completed a degree in Visual Arts at Lakehead University with a major in Printmaking, followed by a Master of Arts degree in Social Justice Studies. “I guess I’ve always had this thirst for knowledge and learning,” Hansen says. “I like being part of education, whether I’m learning or instructing.” With her degree in hand, she traveled to an artist residency in Iceland in 2018, funded by the Ontario Arts Council, which reignited her passion for natural plant dyes and weaving, and continue to fuel her creative practice today. “I’ve enjoyed dying fabrics, but I didn’t give weaving a chance until I went to Iceland,” recalls Hansen. “[The country] has really rich history of wool production, sheep farming and dying of that wool. Naturally, if you don’t knit—and I’m not a knitter or crotchetier—then weaving is a great way to use those wools. I lived there during the sheep round up, and I was really lucky enough to meet a really prolific Icelandic plant dyer who shared her practice with us. I just couldn’t resist.” Driven to pursue weaving, Hansen traveled to Kristinestad, on the Gulf of Bothnia in western Finland, with her second-cousin and artist Caroline Kajorinne for an artist residency in 2019. Part of the journey included a trip to the town and river where their family lived and worked. “I knew I needed to get weaving again and that I also needed to continue the work in Finland, specifically, where my grandfather’s family migrated from,” says Hansen. Miraculously, the pair managed to find
Hansen [LEFT] traveled to Kristinestad in western Finland, alongside her second-cousin and artist Caroline Kajorinne, for an artist residency in 2019. | TUIJA HANSEN the house their family lived in by intuition and an old photograph.
imbue either literally or conceptually into my works,” she says.
The residency explored Hansen and Kajorinne’s mutual heritage while collaborating on a weaving representative of reflections on the Kyro River, where their grandfathers were born. Hansen foraged for native plant materials in the region and dyed enough wool to weave a wall hanging, in the series called Mapping Via Plant Dyes, a project that she is presently continuing in the Thunder Bay area, where her family settled after immigrating from Finland.
Hansen spoke to me from her home studio in Thunder Bay. A large, 4-foot square by 4-foot high loom sits as a centerpiece in the middle of a bright, sunlit room. Half weaving area, half sewing area, her studio is “full to capacity.” But it is the place where she finds balance, calmness, and time to reflect.
Northern Ontario shares much of the same Boreal forest species as Finland. Hansen has used the bark of birch and alder, some flowers, and most often the leafy parts of plants and trees when dyeing, including willow, juniper, yarrow, tansy and other native vegetation. “There is something circular and very satisfying to me when I create having gathered both inspiration and physical materials (respectfully foraging) from the land to
“I’ve kind of always thought that working in textiles is my calling, and that it’s also a slow practice and meditative practice. I think about the history that comes with those ways of making. I don’t have any direct ancestors that I know of in Finland who were prolific weavers or dyers, but I can meditate on the act of migrating from that place to the lands known as Canada, and that also allows me to think about my family’s place and the history of colonialism in Canada.” To see Hansen’s work, visit: tuijahansen. com. NORTHERN WILDS
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He’s referring to Eric Pollard, also known as Actual Wolf, a longtime Duluth songwriter who produced Boxcar’s debut album Cheap Hotel, which came out May 19. It’s 10 tracks of driving, catchy tunes that are full of American roots and distinct country twang. “I grew up listening to Led Zeppelin and The Doors and all that kind of stuff,” says Shippee. “I didn’t really get into Dylan and even Willie Nelson stuff until college. But when I started playing music, and eventually writing songs, that’s where I kind of drifted and connected with the most when I would play.”
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“I was really encouraged by my buddy Dave Simonett,” says Shippee, mentioning the Trampled by Turtles singer. “He and I were roommates in college. And then just watching his career turn into what it did, we’re still very close. But he was a huge inspiration for me.” For most of the past decade Shippee was playing in an energetic band called Glen’s Neighbor. After many of the members departed, he reconnected with guitarist Nate Gannon for a new project, adding bassist Russ Sackett and drummer Rick Bruner after a few gigs. The band has been playing together for around a year.
Boxcar consists of [L TO R] Nate Gannon, Blake Shippee, Rick Bruner and Russ Sackett. | RYAN TISCHER “I reached out to Eric and sent him a demo we had cut up at [Sparta Sound] with Rich Mattson, and he was on board right away,” says Shippee. “The tracks kind of lend themselves to his wheelhouse.” Shippee also sought out sound man Tom Fabjance, who had done work with Trampled by Turtles, to engineer. Using a brief block of time Fabjance was free from touring, the band and crew recorded the whole album at Shippee’s cabin in the tiny northern town of Brimson, Minn. “It was a solid team. And everybody really contributed well and worked together very well, too,” says Shipee. “Eric and I had a lot of the production ideas and Tom was really able to bring it to life.” Footage of the recording sessions have been turned into a music video for the track “Brave New World,” released in April on YouTube. The title track of the album came much later in the process, according to Shippee. “Eric and I would just sit at his house and just kind of go through them and he’s like, ‘Eight of these are really pretty strong, but I want you to write like three or four more,’” says Shippee. That extra creative push led to the birth of “Cheap Hotel” and soon a unique oppor-
tunity for a title and some great album art presented itself. “My friend had purchased the Voyageur Lakewalk Inn by chance, because it was going to get taken down...” says Shippee. The unique downtown Duluth building was planned to be replaced with a high-rise residential tower this year. “It’ll be really cool to think that it’s going away, and to know that it’s just sort of captured on an album cover.” With a piece of Duluth immortalized through the record, and 10 strong songs under their belt, Boxcar is in prime form. Though amidst the pandemic, Shippee says he doesn’t foresee many virtual concerts for the band. Rather, he’s grateful and focused on the future. “Mostly I’m just proud to have the opportunity to be in the position to be doing what we’re doing,” says Shippee. “And everyone’s still having fun, which is why we do it and the most important part of it, so as long as we’re doing that our plan is to keep going and make another one.” Cheap Hotel is available on all major streaming platforms, as well as on CD and vinyl.
Art Pick of the Month by Breana Roy Known for her fun, whimsical images of the Northwoods, Grand Marais artist Liz Sivertson has lived near Lake Superior most of her life. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth and has been painting seriously since the late 1980s. Like many other artists, she draws inspiration from her surroundings. She recently completed this piece, an 8x8-inch titled “Golden Boy,” available at Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais. To view more of her work, visit: sivertson.com.
Organizers of the Lutsen 99er are launching a virtual event, the Lutsen 99er Lone Wolf Challenge, in place of the cancelled traditional event. | SUBMITTED
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demonstrations, evening webinars and hands-on(line) courses. North House will be bringing the event weekend to life through video boat tours and behind-thescenes wooden boat projects from around the country. The event kicks off at noon on Monday, June 15 on Facebook Live, and will continue all week with a full slate of speakers, demonstrations, an online auction, videos of past solstice pageants by the Good Harbor Hill Players, and more available. All content will be available on demand Saturday, June 20 at: northhouse.org.
For over 90 years, the Fisherman’s Picnic in Grand Marais, held annually the first weekend in August, has been canceled this year. The only other time Fisherman’s Picnic was canceled in its long history was during WWII. Like many communities, major events are struggling to find a way to continue amidst the COVID-19 crisis. “Events are an essential part of our brand,” says Linda Jurek, executive director of Visit Cook County. “While we’re primarily known for our outdoor recreational activities, our local event organizers really put on some spectacular events throughout the year that will really be missed this summer.” However, in the spirit of small-town ingenuity, event organizers have been working hard to reimagine events amidst the Covid-19 crisis.
LUTSEN 99ER LAUNCHES LONE WOLF CHALLENGE
Organizers of the Lutsen 99er, a worldclass mountain bike competition featuring distances of 25, 49, 69 and 99 miles, is launching a virtual event aptly named the Lutsen 99er Lone Wolf Challenge in place of the cancelled traditional event. “We started the 99er in 2011 because we wanted to showcase the quality of the terrain that exists in this area,” says Peter Spencer, race director for the Lutsen 99er. Over the past 10 years, the Lutsen 99er participation has grown from about 100 riders to over 1,800 riders and their families. “The Lutsen 99er participants are like family and while this year’s event will be missing the physical camaraderie of the event weekend, biking is by nature an indi-
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Join the Hjordis crew as they sail her home from Knife River with Hjordis Slow TV and virtual boat tours, during the annual Wooden Boat Show: Online Edition. | SUBMITTED vidual sport so why not still come up and test your mettle at your own pace?” asks Spencer. GPS directions will be sent out to all registered Lutsen 99er participants for any of the course distances to ride between June 5 to July 12 of this year. Those who complete the challenge will be awarded a limited-edition commemorative gift from Wolf Tooth Components. Learn more: lutsen99er.com.
WOODEN BOAT SHOW: ONLINE EDITION
At North House Folk School in Grand Marais, event organizers are preparing to launch a virtual edition of their famed Wooden Boat Show and Solstice Celebration through a week of live craft
Boundary Waters Canoe Area enthusiasts have come to look forward to this gathering of canoe experts every year since 2015. This year, event organizer Quinn McCloughan of Bearskin Lodge & Outfitters is preparing to host the presentations via live stream on their YouTube channel. Combined, these wilderness experts have several decades of experience and stories to share. More information will be posted as available at: bwcaexpo.com.
VIRTUAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
While the annual Folklore Festival in Thunder Bay may be cancelled, you can still “travel the world in 48 hours” online with the Virtual Folklore Festival, held through June. Enjoy Folklore memories with entertainment performance videos of the opening ceremonies with music, videos of group and individual Folklore entertainers, and photos of past Folklores, including the food booths, exhibitors, artists, the children’s area, and the volunteers and sponsors that make the festival possible. The Folklore Festival will return in 2021. To view videos and photos of past festivals, visit: folklorefestival.ca.
FREE WEBINARS FROM COOK COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION
Cook County Higher Education in Grand Marais is offering free webinars and lectures throughout the month, starting with Foundations of Investing webinar on June 2 from noon to 12:30 p.m. On June 17, take part in Stories of the North: Women of the Boundary Waters, held from 7-8 p.m. And on June 18, enjoy a guest lecture on North Shore Gangsters, Gamblers and Ghost Stories from 7-8:30 p.m. All are free but registration is required. You can also access recordings of previous webinars online, with various topics such as estate planning essentials, understanding the genocide of Indigenous and self-care: creating healing rituals. To find more information or to sign up, visit: mycche.org.
GRAND MARAIS ART COLONY HAPPENINGS
The Grand Marais Art Colony will hold a window exhibition, titled Our Changing Habitats, in their new building throughout the month of June. Habitat is the 2020 theme that the Art Colony has been exploring since the fall of 2019. Artists who wish to participate were asked to respond to their changed habitats by creating a unique, 4x6-inch piece of artwork in their medium of choice. More info can be found under the Events section of the Grand Marais Art Colony’s Facebook page. The Art Colony is also planning a virtual project for June called New Cartographies, which will include virtual artist talks, Instagram takeovers, demonstrations, and eventually, mini-classes. The center of the activity is currently on their Instagram site: instagram.com/gmartcolony. For more info, visit: grandmaraisartcolony.org.
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Favorite Restaurants
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Northern Wilds readers know where to satisfy their wide-ranging appetites. This year, around 700 people voted in our annual Reader’s Choice Restaurant Awards. Thank you to everyone who participated and to the restaurants who promoted the contest to their customers.
2020 Winners
Which restaurant has the best: Appetizers
1 Poplar Haus 2nd Voyageur Brewing Company 3rd Raven Rock Grill at Skyport Lodge st
Steak
1st Crooked Spoon Café 2nd Raven Rock Grill at Skyport Lodge 3rd Poplar Haus
Burger
1st Poplar Haus 2nd My Sister’s Place 3rd Cascade Restaurant & Pub
Fish
1st Angry Trout 2nd Dockside Fish Market rd 3 Poplar Haus
Pizza
1st Sven & Ole’s 2nd My Sister’s Place 3rd Sydney’s Frozen Custard & Wood-Fired Pizza
Soup
1st Poplar Haus 2nd Cook County Whole Foods Co-op 3rd Crooked Spoon Café
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Salad
1 Angry Trout 2nd Poplar Haus 3rd Raven Rock Grill at Skyport Lodge st
Breakfast
1st South of the Border Café 2nd Trail Center 3rd Blue Water Café
Baked Goods
1st World’s Best Donuts 2nd Crosby Bakery 3rd Coho Café & Bakery
Sweets
1st Gunflint Mercantile 2nd World’s Best Donuts 3rd Great! Lakes Candy Kitchen
Coffee
1st Java Moose 2nd Fika Coffee 3rd Duluth Coffee Company
Wine
1st North Shore Winery 2nd Crooked Spoon Café 3rd Lutsen Resort
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Cocktails
1 Poplar Haus 2nd Gun Flint Tavern 3rd Vikre Distillery st
Beer Selection
1st Gun Flint Tavern 2nd Voyageur Brewing Company 3rd Poplar Haus
Regional Craft Beer
1st Voyageur Brewing Company 2nd Castle Danger Brewery 3rd Gun Flint Tavern
Happy Hour
1st Cascade Lodge & Pub 2nd Grandma Ray’s 3rd Raven Rock Grill at Skyport Lodge
Music Venue
Artistic Flair from the Chef
1st Poplar Haus 2nd Crooked Spoon Café 3rd New Scenic Café
Use of Regional Ingredients 1 Angry Trout 2nd Crooked Spoon Café rd 3 Poplar Haus st
Ethnic Fare
1st Hungry Hippie Tacos 2nd Gun Flint Tavern 3rd Poplar Haus
Northwoods Character
1st Trail Center 2nd Poplar Haus 3rd My Sister’s Place
View
1st Papa Charlie’s 2nd Gun Flint Tavern 3rd Wunderbar Eatery & Glampground
1st Poplar Haus 2nd Angry Trout 3rd Bluefin Grille
Fine Dining
1st Poplar Haus 2nd Trail Center 3rd Naniboujou Lodge & Restaurant
1st Crooked Spoon Café nd 2 Poplar Haus 3rd Bluefin Grille
Worth the Drive
Kid-Friendly Menu 1st Raven Rock Grill at Skyport Lodge 2nd My Sister’s Place 3rd Sven & Ole’s
VegetarianFriendly
1st Crooked Spoon 2nd Gun Flint Tavern 3rd Duluth Grill
Server/Bartender 1st Bryan Gerrard at Poplar Haus 2nd Chris Hartman at Hungry Jack Lodge 3rd Sue Poche at Trail Center
Speedy Service
1st Hungry Hippie Tacos 2nd My Sister’s Place 3rd South of the Border Café
Take-Out
1st Hungry Hippie Tacos 2nd Sven & Ole’s 3rd My Sister’s Place
The North Shore Dish Smoking Meats: Low and Slow is the Secret By Chuck Viren
With so much time spent at home these days, people are attempting do-it-yourself projects more than ever. People are also spending more time in the kitchen. One culinary skill that few have mastered is the art of smoking meat. Sure, we all can flip burgers and brats over a hot grill, but smoking meats, it seems, takes some specialized knowledge and a whole lot of patience. We spoke with some pros who feature smoked meats at their restaurants: Chris Callender at the Wunderbar Eatery and Glampground and Kate and Jeremey Keeble at Hungry Hippie Tacos. Their main message: go slow and get a good thermometer. Of course, one can just skip the learning curve and order take-out. Chris Callender is a professionally trained chef who has been working in Cook County for around 20 years, including a stint as chef at Lutsen Resort. His passion for fly fishing has also led him to work as a fly-fishing pro at Stone Harbor Wilderness supply in Grand Marais. Lately he has served as chef at the Wunderbar, where he has put his 50-year-old LyfeTyme smoker to heavy use. He has a rotating selection of meats for his sliders, offering pulled pork, brisket, or chicken. He will smoke corn and chicken for soup and even prepares a smoked mushroom chowder. During these difficult times, the Wunderbar has been offering free meals daily for anyone who cares to stop by their porch. On the day I visited, he had chicken noodle soup, grilled chicken breast with blended rice pilaf, and roasted potatoes. A person can smoke meats with their trusty old backyard Weber, but Callender does recommend that if someone is serious about smoking meats, they should get their hands on a smoker with an offset fire box. It is much easier to control the heat, which is crucial to the process. He also said those interested in smoking their own meats should invest in a high-quality meat thermometer that allows them to carefully monitor the temperature. He likes a digital thermometer that can be calibrated. Another difference from grilling is that smoking meats usually utilizes a combination of charcoal and wood. Often, people will smaller cookers will use wood chips. This offers a lot of opportunity for diversity and experimentation. Callender is fond of maple, apple and crabapple. Many also use birch and poplar. You must also decide between seasoned or green wood. This might depend on what you are cooking.
At Hungry Hippie Tacos in Grand Marais, Kate Keeble perfects the recipes and the brines, while her husband Jeremy handles the smoker. | SUBMITTED Callender likes to start out his brisket with green wood. It is smokier and burns cooler. He says people can pre-soak wood chips, which allows them to experiment with flavor profiles. You could, for example, soak wood in wine or bourbon. A primary secret to smoking meats is to use a small fire. According to Callender, “Low and slow is the secret to smoking most things.” Another piece of advice he has for novices is to keep it simple at first and work up to more complicated projects after they get the hang of it. Perhaps at
first just think of the smoker as an outdoor oven. That way people can use the basic times and temperatures as they would in their homes. However, the higher the temperature, the more you have to watch over the meat. This would work well, for example, with a whole chicken or a pork loin. Callender advises pulling such items from the smoker before they reach their desired temperature. Cover them in foil and they will continue cooking. However, the longer you roast the meat, the more tender it will become. Those big
pork shoulders or briskets? Plan on up to 15 hours of cooking time. They are cooked at a low temperature, especially in the beginning, up to around 225 degrees, for a long time. The key to when they are done, however, is still the temperature. If the goal is pulled pork, it won’t begin to shred unless it is at least 160 degrees. Brisket should be tender enough that it can be shredded with two forks. When Kate and Jeremey Keeble bought Hughie’s Tacos (now Hungry Hippie Tacos), they offered the ever-popular fry bread NORTHERN WILDS
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tacos, or a hefty burrito, with their house roasted pork or brisket. Kate and Jeremy come at the business of smoking meats from two different perspectives. Kate is a professionally trained chef with a long history at restaurants in the Twin Cities, such as Muffaletta, Café Biaggio and Patisserie Margo, and as executive chef at the Gunflint Lodge. Jeremy learned to smoke meats while growing up in southern Illinois. He became especially inspired to smoke meats after a trip to Austin, Texas, where he ate at the James Beard Award winning Franklin Barbecue. Jeremey handles the smoker and Kate perfects the recipes and the brines. They also advise purchasing a good meat thermometer and the need to go slow. Jeremey talked about the stall. The stall occurs at around 160 to 180 degrees and lasts from two to six hours. Up until that point, the meat temperature rises steadily, but then the temperature plateaus, or stalls, for an extended period of time. If taken out at the wrong time during the stall, the meat can be tough, but if one waits for several hours, the temperature rises again. When the temperature reaches around 205 degrees, it will be tenderized, because the tough collagens in the connective tissue will have broken down by some strange magic of chemistry. They start out their pork shoulder and brisket at 180 degrees— the pork shoulders for six hours and the brisket for four. For the pork, they turn the temp up to 250 and to 225 for the brisket. Both cook for around 14 hours total. With a smaller home cooker and less meat, the cook times will be less. They also do a lot of whole chickens. They like to brine them.
[LEFT] Chris Callender at the smoker. Callender is a professionally trained chef who has been working in Cook County
for around 20 years. | SUBMITTED
[RIGHT] As head chef at the Wunderbar in Grand Marais, Chris Callendar has a rotating selection of meats for his
sliders, offering pulled pork, brisket, or chicken. | SUBMITTED They suggested a person could start with a simple salt and sugar brine and smoke the chicken, breast side down, for two to three hours. The chickens they roast for the restaurant are in the smoker for four to five hours. At Hungry Hippie Tacos, they have been adding more smoked meat options. They have offered mole-spiced chicken and sides of smoked chicken legs and ribs. During
stay-at-home they have been doing meal kits for take-out, including whole chickens and racks of ribs.
by mid-June. Details for the menu are still in process, but they will definitely add smoking fish to their repertoire.
They will also be partnering with Abby Tofte and Sam Hedstrom, proprietors of The Big Lake in Grand Marais, to operate The Fisherman’s Daughter in the former location of the Dockside Fish Market. Their plans to open this business this spring have been put on hold, but they hope to be open
As for Callender? He is scheming menu options that include his smoked meats. Rumor has it that a series of poutines made with pulled pork, brisket, or chicken is in the works. I may just have to throw caution to the wind and go all-in on poutine once more.
Red Wine Reduction Sauce
Pour wine into saucepan; cook, stirring regularly, until reduced in volume by half, 3 to 4 minutes.
Sauces, Rubs and Marinades Hungry Hippie Tacos’ Pork Rub 2 parts black pepper 1.5 parts salt 1-part cumin 1-part garlic powder 1-part smoked paprika 1-part brown sugar
Steak Marinade From Allrecipes.com.
1/3 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder 3 tablespoons dried basil 1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes 1 teaspoon ground white pepper 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional) 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic (optional) Place the soy sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, basil, parsley, and pepper in a blender. Add hot pepper sauce and garlic, if desired. Blend on high speed for 30 seconds until thoroughly mixed.
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Pour marinade over desired type of meat (it’s great on steaks). Cover and refrigerate for up to eight hours. Cook meat as desired.
Easy Bearnaise Sauce From Allrecipes.com.
1/4 cup butter 1 teaspoon minced onion 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 2 egg yolks, beaten 2 tablespoons heavy cream 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 pinch dry mustard 1 pinch cayenne pepper Place butter in a medium glass bowl and melt in the microwave, about 30 seconds on High. Whisk in the onion, white wine vinegar, egg yolks, heavy cream and lemon juice. Season with tarragon, parsley, salt, mustard powder and cayenne pepper; mix well. Return to the microwave and cook for 1 minute and 30 seconds, or until thickened, stirring until smooth every 20 to 30 seconds. (If you don’t have a microwave, place your bowl over a pan of simmering water to heat it gently.)
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From Allrecipes.com.
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 shallot, diced 1 cup pinot noir wine (or any dry red wine) 1 cup beef broth 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 pinch of salt to taste (optional) Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook shallot in hot oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
Stir beef broth with the wine. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir butter and Italian seasoning into the sauce; cook until butter is completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt.
Drive & Dine Restaurant Guide These restaurants are open for takeout service. Some may begin offering other dining options during June.
PICK UP
Handcrafted Specials Every Day Curbside Takeout.
Featuring fresh in-season selections including Lake Superior fish & Canadian Walleye
BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE DINING
Call or order online. At Harbor House, we believe that good food makes people happy. Chef Ed makes simple, delicious meals using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. We are passionate about what we do here & look forward to sharing that passion with you.—Ed, Cindy & the Harbor House Family
(218) 387-1889 • 411 W. Hwy 61 (overlooking the Grand Marais harbor)
PICK UP
Drive & Dine Restaurant Guide
For links to more north shore restaurants, or to download this guide, visit:
northernwilds.com/menu-guide
www.harborhousegrille.com
Stop in for a
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Date Nights Thursdays 6-7:30 p.m. Order Pickup Daily 202 Ski Hill Road, Lutsen
northshorewinery.us
We’re Open Before the Fish Bite!
Open Everyday 5 am - 2 pm Breakfast Served All Day • Lunch • Homemade Soups Located at the stop light in Grand Marais • 218-387-1505 NORTHERN WILDS
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Most New Flavors Ever! New Raspberry Fudge Bliss Wonder Woman New
Cookie Collision
S’mores
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Hungry Hippie Tacos House smoked meats Northern Tacos & Provisions Frybread Tacos MN Craft Beer Check out our menu @ www.hungryhippietacos.com Walk-ins Welcome
New Oreo Cheesecake
Cotton Candy
Take-out Available
15 W HWY 61 / GRAND MARAIS, MN / (218) 387-3382
New Frosted Animal Cookie
Two Locations Grand Marais
120 W Hwy 61
Two Harbors
530 7th Ave
(Limited food menu)
Open 7 Days a Week
Feeding Your Adventures for Over 40 Years!
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Organic, Local & Natural Groceries & Wellness Products Serving Cook County since 1976. Both then and now, we’re a cooperative grocery store that provides healthy food, fair wages and trade. We support healthy community and sustainable business practices! Located on the beautiful East Bay of Grand Marais 20 East First St | Grand Marais, MN cookcounty.coop | 218.387.2503
POPLAR H AUS G U N F L I N T
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........................................................ All of your favorites and more will be back starting Memorial Day Weekend! Takeout Wednesday-Sunday 12pm-8pm
Restaurant is Drive Up only
Order from our online menu or paper menu provided in parking spots. Pay online. Phone and some picnic tables available. No need to call ahead, our new menu is fast!
218-388-2214 www.trailcenterlodge.com
A few of our NEW items on the menu
Don’t forget to stop by The Gunflint Trail’s
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11am-8pm Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm Sunday www.poplarhaus.com 218.388.2222 7890 Gunflint Trail
Smoked Salmon Bagel with Cream Cheese Creole Shrimp and Grits Deep-fried Clam Po Boy Tater Tot Hot Dish Burger Fresh Fruit Chicken Pot Pies Homemade Mac and Cheese with Shrimp or Steak Breakfast Taco The Pie Place Maple Sausage Strawberry Shortcake Homemade Pop Tarts Tater Tot Nachos 7611 Gunflint Trail 28 miles from Grand Marais, MN NORTHERN WILDS
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Online ordering and pickup available!
MYSISTERSPLACERESTAURANT.COM
218-387-1915 401 E HWY 61 GRAND MARAIS, MN
APPETIZERS
Killer Onion Rings Thinly sliced, battered onion rings. The Best! $9.00 Cheese Curds Real Wisconsin cheese curds served with BBQ sauce $12.00 Shrooms Hand breaded, fried portabella mushrooms served with our homemade horseradish sauce $12.00 Wings Anyway you want ‘em, Naked, BBQ, Hot or Cajun Dry Rub 10 for $12.00 or 20 for $21.00 Chicken Strips Tender strips of chicken breast served with our Honey Jalapeno or BBQ sauce $9.00 Gizzards Breaded and chewy as usual, served with ranch dressing $8.00 Chili Fries A plate of fries topped with our homemade chili, cheddar cheese and sour cream $9.00 Poutine For our friends to the North. A plate of fries topped with mozzarella cheese and smothered in gravy $8.00 Fried Cheesy Pickles Dill pickle wrapped in Havarti cheese and egg roll wrappers, fried and served with Siracha ranch $9.00 Reward Kitchen Buy the hardworking kitchen a 6-Pack $8.00
ENTRÉE SALADS
Add a Grilled Chicken Breast to Any Salad for $2.25 Wild Rice Salad Minnesota Wild Rice with dried cranberries, slivered almonds, red onion and our wild berry vinaigrette dressing served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce. $12.00 Greek Salad Delicious salad of red onions, tomato wedges, cucumbers, kalamata olives, banana peppers, and feta cheese on a bed of romaine lettuce, served with a Greek vinaigrette dressing, goes great with a grilled chicken breast. $13.00 Sister’s Cran-Nutty Salad Dried cranberries, almonds, red onion and crumbled blue cheese served on a bed of romaine lettuce served with a wild raspberry vinaigrette. $12.00 Traditional Caesar Fresh romaine lettuce tossed with Parmesan cheese and homemade croûtons with tangy homemade Caesar dressing. $12.00 Garden Salad Romaine lettuce, tomato wedges, cucumbers, carrots, red onion, and homemade croûtons served with your choice of dressing. $11.00 Arugula Caprese Salad Arugula, Bay Produce tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and balsamic vinaigrette. $12.00 Add a side salad or small Caesar $6.00
BURGERS* (BEEF, BISON OR CHICKEN) The below burgers can be made with a 6 oz. Fresh USDA Choice Certified Angus Ground Chuck Patty $13.50; a Grass Fed, Free Range Bison Patty $15.00, or a Boneless Hormone and Additive Free (taste better that way!) Chicken Breast $14.00. Served with your choice of Homemade Soup, Homemade Coleslaw or French Fries. Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Fresh Fruit for $1.25 more. Veg Out – Add Lettuce, Tomato and Onion for $1.25 more. Add Gluten-Free Bun for $1.50 more. Add a Fried Egg for $2.50 more Plain Jane Plain as it can get! So plain it’s only $11.00 Biggie Cheese Double cheese of your choice, American, Cheddar, Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, Havarti Bacon Cheese Duh! Anna Banana Grilled banana peppers and melted mozzarella cheese—Spicy and Sweet! Clyde Sautéed mushrooms and Swiss cheese (great with fried onions!) Granny Cheddar, bacon, BBQ sauce and a slice of Granny Smith apple Bull Moose Bacon, BBQ sauce and melted Swiss cheese Blue Boy Crumbled blue cheese and melted Swiss cheese Spicy Kim Kimchi, bacon, American cheese and spicy sambal mayo Canadian Dave Open faced with melted cheese smothered in beef gravy - EH! Honer’s Hottie Jalapeño peppers and pepper jack cheese— a true hottie!
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Goober Burger Peanut butter and mayo—As seen on Bizarre Foods—try it! Olive Green olive and cream cheese, you will love OLIVE it Patty Melt Grilled onions, homemade 1000 Island dressing and Swiss cheese Bacon in Brie Served with spicy peach caramelized onion North Shore Served with Minnesota wild rice and mozzarella cheese Wild Wild Rice For the vegetarian we hand-crafted something special served with lettuce and tomato.
SISTER’S SIGNATURE BURGERS* 1/2 lb Fresh USDA Choice Certified Angus Ground Chuck $14.50. All served with your choice of Homemade Soup, Homemade Coleslaw or French Fries. Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Fresh Fruit for $1.25 more or add Onion Rings for $2.25 more. Add gluten-free Bun for $1.50 more. Add a Fried Egg for $2.50 more. Juicy Lucy 1/2 lb. burger hand stuffed with grilled onions, American and mozzarella cheese Blue Pig ½ lb. burger hand stuffed with bacon and blue cheese Smokey Gouda ½ lb. burger hand stuffed with smoked Gouda and topped with arugula, tomato and horseradish butter Twin Sister Two ¼ lb. patties with American cheese
HOT DOGS
All hot dogs are 1/4 lb. (HUGE) and served with your choice of Homemade Soup, Homemade Coleslaw or French Fries. Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Fresh Fruit for $1.25 more or Onion Rings for $2.25 more. The Dog Naked, ask for relish or onions $10.50 Chili Dog Smothered in chili, topped cheddar cheese and raw onion $12.00 Chicago Dog Tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, celery salt and mustard $11.00 North Shore Dog MN Wild Rice and mozzarella cheese $11.00 Corn Dog 2 battered and deep fried corn dogs just like the State Fair! $10.50 Kimchi Dog Spirit Creek kimchi and spicy sambal mayo sauce $11.00
SANDWICHES
All sandwiches served with your choice of Homemade Soup, Homemade Coleslaw or French Fries. Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Fresh Fruit for $1.25 more, Onion Rings for $2.25 more, Gluten Free buns for $1.50 more Reuben Corned beef, kraut, melted Swiss, homemade 1000 island on marble rye $13.00 Philly Cheese Roast beef, sautéed green peppers and onions with mozzarella $13.00 Buffalo Chicken Breaded chicken breast dipped in hot sauce served with lettuce $12.50 BLT Apple wood smoked bacon and you know the rest, served on marble rye $13.00 Pulled Pork Sandwich House smoked pulled pork served with Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ $13.00 North Shore Walleye Hand breaded Walleye filet, deep fried, with lettuce, tarter sauce. $15.00 The Fungi Grilled Portabella cap, melted Swiss and homemade horsey sauce $12.00 Hot Italian Salami, ham and pepperoni topped with melted provolone cheese, served on a hoagie roll with lettuce, Bay Produce tomato and Italian dressing $13.00 Pesto Chicken Grilled chicken breast, basil pesto, Bay Produce tomatoes and melted fresh mozzarella topped with arugula and served on a hoagie roll $13.00
FRESH LAKE SUPERIOR FISH
(Available Seasonally) Locally caught fresh Herring, Whitefish or Menominee (depending on what has been caught) from the big lake! Hand breaded and deep fried. Sandwich is served on a hoagie roll with your choice of Fries, Homemade Cole slaw or Soup. Dinner comes with Fries and Homemade Cole slaw. Sandwich $15.00 Dinner $21.00
DINNERS
Available anytime of the day. Served with Homemade Coleslaw and French Fries. Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Fresh Fruit for $1.25 more. Walleye Dinner Two hand breaded Walleye filets deep fried served with homemade tartar $21.00 Chicken Strip Dinner Lightly breaded strips of chicken breast with your choice of sauce $14.00
TIM & THE CREW’S SOUP OF THE DAY Bowl $5.00 Cup $4.00 Add a Breadstick for $1.50
NORTH STAR CHILI
Always Homemade served with cheddar cheese and onion. Bowl $5.50 Cup $4.50 Add a Breadstick for $1.50
Pizza
Delicious Homemade Pizza. Our crust is made from scratch, our sausage is homemade with our special recipe and the pizza is cooked in a stone oven. Unless noted, all prices are as follows: Small 10" $14.00 Medium 14” $20.00 Large 16” $28.00 *SM gluten free pizza add $1.75 Sister’s House Special Homemade Italian sausage, pepperoni, fresh mushrooms, onions, green pepper and black olives. Meat Lover’s Sausage, fresh ground beef, pepperoni, Canadian bacon topped with melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese. BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger BBQ sauce, lean ground beef, bacon, onions topped with cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Substitute chicken for the ground beef for a different taste. Mexi Pizza Baked with taco sauce, lean ground beef, mozzarella and cheddar cheese then topped with fresh lettuce, tomato, black olives and more cheddar cheese. Sour cream and salsa available upon request. Chicken Alfredo Creamy Alfredo sauce topped with chicken breast, melted cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Chicken Pesto Homemade pesto, sliced tomato, mozzarella and feta cheese Lemon Arugula Olive oil, mozzarella, parmesan and topped with arugula and fresh lemon juice. Small $13.00 Medium $18.00 Large $23.00 Basil Pesto Margherita Fresh mozzarella, Bay Produce tomatoes and basil pesto. Small $13.00 Medium $18.00 Large $23.00 Hawaiian Canadian Bacon and Pineapple. Small $13.00 Medium $18.00 Large $23.00 Pulled Pork Kimchi Sambal BBQ, house smoked pulled pork, kimchi, pineapple red onion, mozzarella cheese, with spicy sambal mayo sauce. Buffalo Chicken Frank’s hot sauce, diced chicken breast with melted cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Veggie Pizza Small $13.50 Medium $19.00 Large $26.00
CREATE YOUR OWN FAVORITE!
Start with mozzarella cheese and add your own favorites. Please allow extra time for double crust pizza. Traditional Thin Crust Cheese Pizza Small $9.50 Medium $14.50 Large $18.00 Double Crust Cheese Pizza (two thin crusts baked together) Small $10.50 Medium $15.50 Large $17.00
TOPPINGS
Small $2.25 Medium $2.50 Large $3.00 Homemade Italian sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, American bacon, ground beef, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, black olives, green olives, pineapple, jalapenos, diced tomato, kimchi, pulled pork, banana peppers, sauerkraut, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Chicken can be added for: Small $2.50 Medium $3.00 Large $3.50
CALZONES
Our Calzones are made homemade with our fresh ingredients and just the right amount of sauce then baked to golden perfection. Served with a side of marinara sauce.
BUILD YOUR OWN
Choose any three toppings plus cheese $13.00 Extra topping $2.50 each Here are some of our favorites: Meat Lover’s Homemade sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, filled with mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Chicken Alfredo Chicken and mozzarella cheese tossed in our creamy Alfredo sauce. Veggie A combination of fresh mushrooms, onions, green peppers, black olives and mozzarella cheese.
HOME BAKED GARLIC TOAST
Two pieces of fresh garlic toast Two pieces $3.50 With mozzarella cheese $5.00 One plain and one with cheese $4.25 Basket of fresh garlic toast Plain $6.50 With mozzarella cheese $9.50 Three plain, three with cheese $8.25 Side of marinara dipping sauce $2.00
DESSERT
World’s Smallest Sundae $4.00 All topped with whipped cream and of course a cherry.—Strawberry, Blueberry, and Chocolate
MALTS & SHAKES
Served in a tin cup—the Old fashioned way! $6.50 Choose between Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry or Blueberry. Large enough to share (20 oz.)! Root Beer Float $4.50
OTHER DRINKS
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Mt. Dew, Root Beer, Ice Tea, Dr. Pepper & Lemonade S2.75 Juice Apple or Tomato Small S1.75 Large $2.25 Milk Small $2.00 Large S2.75 (add chocolate for $.50) Fika Coffee Roasted locally in Lutsen, MN $3.50 Tea, Hot Chocolate or Hot Apple Cider S2.50
DRAFT BEER
All draft beer served by the pint 16 oz. Coors Light $4.50 Various Seasonal, Hand Crafted Specialty Beers $5.50-$6.50
BOTTLED BEER
Moosehead, Leinenkugels Honey Weiss, Corona, Bud, Bud Lite, Miller Lite, Mich Lite, Sociable Cider, Freewheeler & Becks N/A $4.25 - $5.50
WINE
Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, White Zinfandel, Rose Bottle $34.00 - $40.00 Glass $6.50 - $11.00 Can (2 glasses) $12.00 Thank you for choosing My Sister’s Place! Gratuity of 18% may be included in your bill for groups of 8 or more. Sisters, let your server know you are here so we can take your picture!! We now will be posting all of our pictures on our website at www.mysistersplacerestaurant.com Find us on Facebook! My Sister’s Place Gift Certificates, Sweatshirts, T-Shirts and Coffee Mugs available for sale at the counter!! *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked increase the risk of food-borne illness. —Paul Sporn and The Sister’s Staff
As seen on The Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
TAKE OUT MENU Call ahead for all orders Breakfast 8-9:30am
65 Loon Lake Road
Grand Marais, MN
2 18 - 3 8 8 - 2 2 3 2
Dinner: Call in Order by 2pm Dinner 5-7pm
Egg Sandwich
$3
All dinners come with a side of veggies
Breakfast Burrito
$6
BBQ Ribs
$20
Bourbon Pork
$20
With Bacon, Sausage or Ham
Bacon, Sausage, or Ham Onions, Peppers, Spinach Mushroom, Cheese
Scrambled Eggs
$3
Chicken Alice
$20
Scrambled Deluxe
$6
Meatloaf
$20
Walleye
$20
Plain or with Cheese
Bacon, Sausage, or Ham Onions, Peppers, Spinach Mushroom, Cheese
Hashbrowns Potato Skillet
$3 $3
Salmon
$20
Side of Meat
$3
Roasted Duck
$22
Swedish Pancakes (4)
$3
Salad
$3
Coffee
$2
Dessert
$3
with Lingonberries on the Side
Beer Meat Mountain
$20
Garden Party
$18
Cheeeeese
$15
Firewood
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There is Good News By Amy Schmidt This is no normal summer. Yes, there will be mosquitos, bonfires and ditches bursting with wildflowers. But there will also be Covid-19. Whether we want it to or not, summer on the North Shore is going to look different this year. Still, a North Shore summer comes but once a year and if you’ve lived through a North Shore winter, you know no ray of sun can be wasted. How can we do summer well while Covid-19 looms in the background? First of all, don’t be afraid. Fear robs us of fun and enjoyment. There is reason to be concerned, to be cautious and wise, but these practices don’t need to cascade into fear or anxiety. Choosing to not live in fear is a daily, sometimes hourly, decision. But it’s worth it. Put on bug spray, but don’t put on fear. It offers no protection. Secondly, understand how infection occurs. Most experts agree that you must be exposed to 1,000 infectious Covid-viral particles in order for infection to take hold. A single sneeze instantly releases 200,000,000 particles into the air; an exhaled breath releases 20 per minute. So, if an infected person sneezes and you take a breath of that air, you’ll reach your threshold of viral particles almost instantly. But, if you are in a room with an asymptomatic but infected person who is breathing normally, you’d have to breath their air for 50 straight minutes, inhaling all 20 viral
particles with every breath (very unlikely) before you’d have taken in enough virus to be infected. The formula is this: successful infection = (exposure to virus) (time). This explains why an indoor space, with limited air exchange and lots of people gathered for long periods, poses a greater threat. But a visit to the grocery store (few people, high air exchange, short period of time) means that the opportunity to receive an infectious dose is low. (But please remember the store clerks. Their eight-hour shift changes their infection formula and puts them at a higher risk. Be considerate and consider wearing a mask.) Thirdly, get outside. Yes, viral particles can linger, but thanks to air flow and the effects of sunlight, heat, and humidity on viral survival, your risk is minimal, especially if you avoid gathering in close groups. And lastly, get your information from reputable sources. In general, social media is a dangerous and unreliable way to stay informed of facts. Consider sourcing sites like Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP) at the U of M (cidrap.umn.edu) or the Minnesota Department of Health site (mdh.org). Summer doesn’t really care about Covid-19. Blue skies, walleye and blueberry pies are still in our future. With a few adjustments, loving concern for our neighbors and wise choices, all that summer has for us can be ours. Finally, some good news!
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Northern Trails The Walleye Angler’s Arsenal By Gord Ellis
It’s been a long, weird winter, and the spring has been an especially cold one. However, late spring and early summer are peak walleye fishing time, and after all that cold weather the bite should be a good one. One of the interesting things about walleye is the incredible number of ways they can be caught: From the good old-fashioned jig and minnow, to fly fishing with streamers. Walleye can live in a lot of different situations and environments. If you have not done a lot of walleye fishing, it can be difficult to know what you need. There are so many options. Here is some of what I consider the basic tools and techniques of walleye fishing.
Jigs Nothing could be simpler, or more deadly, than a jig. These lures—just a weight and hook really—should be at the core of the walleye anglers tackle box. The Northland Fire Ball Jig is a classic, with a short hook that is the best for fishing walleye with live bait like minnows and leeches. Hook the minnow through the lips for maximum wiggle. The so-called stand-up jigs such as the Lipstick and Tip Up Jig are good with both twisters and live bait. Drop the stand up to bottom, wiggle the tip a bit, lift the rod and then let the jig drop again. Walleye often grab the jig on the drop. When using plastic baits only, round head jigs with a large hook are the best choice. For plastics, it’s tough to beat the Northland Gumball jig when fishing grubs or twisters. Have a selection of jig weights from one eighth to half an ounce. Guide approved jig co-
Devin Ellis with a monster walleye. | GORD ELLIS lours include flame red, metallic gold, yellow, neon fire tiger and pink.
Rubber/Plastics Twisters and curly tail grubs are the goto plastic for walleye. Have a selection of 3and 4-inch Mister Twister or Berkley Power Grubs on hand. Mepps Exude twisters are also excellent. Scented shads and plastic minnow baits like the Berkley Gulp minnow are very powerful and often work just as well as live bait without the mess of constantly re-baiting. Gulp and Power Crawlers are great for trolling with spinners
and you won’t have to keep changing the bait. You can use the natural colour rubber worms, or go bright pink. Some other good plastics include the Yum family of twisters and tubes.
Crankbaits I’ve caught nearly all of my largest walleye—with a couple exceptions—on crankbaits. There is just something about the wiggle and profile of crank that makes walleye crazy. I always have a selection of #5 and #7 Rapala Shad Raps (perch/silver/ fire tiger) in my walleye tackle, as these
are one of the best trolling baits ever made for walleye. The fire tiger and perch finish Shad Raps. Wally Divers and Wally Demons in the same shades as the Shad Raps are also great for trolling up nice walleye. They are also plastic, so they last a little longer than most balsa baits. For casting, the Rapala Husky Jerk is a fine choice, as is the Rapala X Rap and Smithwick Rattlin Rogue. Lipless crank baits like the Rattle Trap and Frenzy Rattler are great for covering water and catch big fish. They make a lot of noise and are especially good in dark water.
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Spinners Little Joe spinners with red or silver blades, Northland Tackle single blade Rainbow spinners are a classic walleye technique. Generally, you add a minnow, leech or nightcrawler to the hook and start trolling. Spinners are a great way to cover water and find fish. For casting, it’s hard to beat a #3 Mepps Aglia. Even one-ounce white spinner baits will catch walleye when they are in the weeds or on the tops of reefs.
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Devin Ellis releases a huge walleye. | GORD ELLIS
Live Bait Rigs Nothing is more basic for walleye than a hook, sinker and live bait. You cannot go wrong with even the most basic set up of a few split shots, a hook and worm. For most walleye anglers, the classic live bait rigging is the number one fish getter. You will need to have a selection of walking sinkers from one quarter ounce to one ounce. My favourite are the Lindy No Snagg slip sinkers. Just give them a little slack when you get snagged and they usually come right out. Bottom bouncers are basically a weight on a wire bent at a 90-degree angle. These are a great tool for trolling spinners, cranks and live bait on a hook. Have a selection of bottom bouncers from one to three ounces. You will need a selection of #4, #6 and #8 bait holder hooks, a dozen barrel swivels and some leader material such as 8-pound test Maxima fluorocarbon for leader. Tie the hook to about 2 feet of leader, then tie the leader to the arm on the bottom bouncer. Add a minnow or worm to the hook and troll it right on bottom. When you get a bite on a bottom bouncer, drop the rod tip back and then sweep forward.
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Questions? Walleye with jig head. | GORD ELLIS
Jigging Spoons An odd ball technique, but I’ve caught walleye on jigging spoons when nothing else was working. The best all-around spoon is a half-ounce silver Hopkins Smoothie. Other good jigging spoons include the Swedish Pimple, Kastmaster and Krocodile. Clip them on and drop the spoon to the bottom. Jerk the spoon hard, letting it flutter back down to the bottom. Strikes will be bone jarring. So that is a look at some of the walleye fishing tackle you can have in your arsenal. Pick out a few of these techniques and start refining your walleye game. Catch a few for supper and enjoy the finest eating fish in the north. They are always worth the effort.
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Wild Traditions Bringing Food Security Back Home By Julia Prinselaar
Not long after the world as we knew it was held hostage by a global pandemic, a friend of mine made the decision to cancel her upcoming series of wild food foraging workshops in Ontario’s Ottawa Valley. In a concerned missive posted to her social media page, Sarah wrote: “I won’t be reopening Fern & Fungi this spring, not just because I can’t do in-person classes or mushroom forays due to Covid-19, but also because I personally believe a mass crisis like this is the worst time to teach people wild food foraging. There are just too many people to forage the wilds sustainably at this time, especially with the predictions that our farming supply chain may fail this year.” “Grow a big food garden,” she advises. “And grow more than you think you need.” Sarah is not alone with her worries. Interest in wild food foraging is on an upward trend, and there is tremendous ecological responsibility that comes with sharing this knowledge. Given the fragility of our globalized food systems, can the wilds feed the world? The short answer is absolutely not. There is no need for urbanites to encroach on wilderness habitat at every turn. The good news is there are many folks already leading the charge with sustainable alternatives. On a chilly afternoon in early May, I found myself sitting several feet across from my neighbor in the sheltered warmth of her greenhouse. From our socially-distant chairs, we watched snowflakes dance in the air outside, a sight that left us little choice but to laugh at our dismay over winter’s nefarious grip. Tangles of thickstalked tomato seedlings, eager to be free from their tiny pots, laid in trays at my neighbor’s feet. The unheated greenhouse (technically a cold frame) was constructed some decades ago with scrap lumber from a garage demolition in the neighborhood. It isn’t much to look at right now, but once overnight temperatures creep above lethal lows, Lucie Lavoie will place 40 tomato plants directly into the ground in a mix of composted organics and other nutrient-rich soil amendments. Organized in two rows of climbing vines, the greenhouse will yield enough tomatoes to supply Lucie and her spouse, Ken Deacon, for an entire year. 36
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Since 1982, Lucie Lavoie and her spouse Ken Deacon have been growing the majority of their produce organically in their Thunder Bay backyard. They grow enough tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, drying beans, corn, asparagus, and more to last them until the following year. | SUBMITTED “We don’t buy any canned tomatoes or bottled salsas—I make all of that,” Lucie tells me. Raised in a family of lifelong gardeners, she eventually met Ken, an entomologist and expert at natural pest control. Since 1982, the horticultural duo has been growing the majority of their produce organically in their Thunder Bay backyard. “Early on I realized that you couldn’t get organic produce in town,” recalls Lucie. “And we were very committed to eating food that wasn’t sprayed with poison. That was part of it. So, we really tried to grow as much of our own food as we possibly could.”
As time went on, they also realized they could lower their ecological footprint by growing food close to home, and by eating lower on the food chain. “The amount of energy necessary to produce a kilogram of beef exceeds the number of calories that you get out of the beef. That’s not sustainable,” she explains. “My dream, when I started this whole thing, was that all of the backyards in all of the cities would be [food] gardens. And all of the front yards would be wildlife areas where you’d have food sources for wildlife, and trees and shrubs….If we grow more of our food in the place where we live, it
means that we don’t have a vast expanse of conventional agriculture that really supports nothing in terms of wildlife.” A Balsam fir and a slender birch tree border Ken and Lucie’s front yard. Decades ago, they enriched the soil and brought in woodland plant species that thrive in the shaded understory. Ostrich ferns unfurl in the spring, followed by leaves of wild ginger, bunchberry and large-leaf aster. “All of the things that we took were from areas slated for construction or development. We knew they were going to be destroyed anyway, so we transplanted them in order to create some sort of habi-
tat. And just to create a little bit of a sanctuary in the city.” Over the years, their space has expanded to stretch across three adjacent properties they’ve acquired in the Bay Algoma neighborhood. There are no fences, only narrow, mulched pathways that link a labyrinth of backyard garden beds through almost every square foot of arable land. In early spring, spinach leaves—planted the year before—are the first to sprout. As soon as the soil is workable, snap peas, lamb’s quarters and other cool-weather crops follow suit. Strawberries, ripening in July, sprawl beneath the shade of mature asparagus fronds. Raspberry canes, laden with plump, thimble-sized fruits, droop between compost heaps and a garage in one yard. After months of preparation, daily nurturing and continuous harvest, the result is an astounding level of self-sufficiency: Ken and Lucie grow enough potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, drying beans, corn, asparagus and other vegetables to last them until the following year. They do buy fruit and occasionally other produce through a bulk-buying food co-operative. For the most part, they eat what’s in season. It’s a lifestyle choice, and a lot of work. “I think people underestimate how much work it is to grow food. If they understood how much work it was, they would be, I hope, willing to pay what it’s worth,” explains Lucie. “Because it’s a real skill to grow food.” In nearly four decades of gardening together, she and Ken have tried cultivating
In nearly four decades of gardening together, Lucie and Ken have tried cultivating just about everything imaginable for their growing conditions. | SUBMITTED
just about everything imaginable for their growing conditions. They also save seed and share some of that through Superior Seed Producers, a local seed-saving collective. “We always pick the biggest, sweetest tomatoes and the most productive pea plants, and the best-sized squashes for our family and save the seeds from those. So, over the years we’ve kind of created varieties that are just right for us.”
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If there’s a silver lining to be found amid a global pandemic, it’s that interest in urban agriculture and local food has exploded. Lucie recently led an online gardening workshop with more than 140 attendees. Seeds are selling out from plant nurseries. The fragility of global food systems has arguably never been more apparent. “I think it’s triggered something in people where they’re realizing how far they are, how dependent they are on systems that they know very little about, and how dependent they are on things that they can do very little about, except for grow their own. Food insecurity can be circumvented by growing your own food,” offers Lucie.
She encourages new gardeners to wander around their neighborhoods and connect with more experienced growers for wisdom and inspiration. “If you see [a garden] that’s really nice, talk to the people who are growing it. It helps to build community, and you can learn so much more from someone who’s doing it out in the garden. There are less and less people growing and so there’s knowledge being lost.”
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NORTHERN SKY JUNE 2020 By Deane Morrison, MN STARWATCH
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Venus has just left the evening sky, and now Jupiter and Saturn are moving in. By mid-month both will be up in the southeast before midnight. Jupiter, by far the brighter planet, shines west of Saturn and leads the ringed planet across the night sky.
about 30 degrees below Arcturus. Whenever Spica is up, you can find it by following the curve of the Big Dipper—always somewhere to the north—to locate Arcturus, then keeping going to find Spica. In other words, “arc to Arcturus, speed on to Spica.”
Mars doesn’t quite make it into the evening sky. But it rises earlier each day, approaching midnight from the morning side. By dawn Mars will be a fairly bright dot in the southeast. As for Venus, it reappears in the morning sky this month, but doesn’t climb out of the sun’s foreglow until late June or early July.
June’s full moon arrives at 2:12 p.m. on the 5th. It follows Scorpius and Antares, the scorpion’s bright red heart, across the night sky. Jupiter and Saturn follow the moon that night; between Jupiter and the moon is the Teapot of Sagittarius.
If you’re out at nightfall, the brilliant star Arcturus dominates the southern sky. Arcturus, the jewel of kite-shaped Bootes, the herdsman, is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere of sky. However, it’s barely brighter than Vega—the beacon to the east of Arcturus—so they can be considered co-holders of that title. Between the 28th and 29th, a waxing moon glides between Arcturus and Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, the maiden, which shines
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Strange Tales The Legacy of Grand Portage’s George Morrison By Elle AndraWarner
Born in Chippewa City in 1919, George Morrison went on to become one of America’s most distinguished and renowned abstract expressionist artists with his landscape paintings, prints, drawings and wood collage sculptures. Though he never considered himself an “Indian artist” but rather an “artist who is Indian,” Morrison has been called the founder of the modern Native art. A member of the Kitchi-Onigaming / Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the third of 12 children of James and Barbara Morrison, his Indigenous name was Wah Wah The Go Nay Go Ba (“Standing in the Northern Lights”). At age six and speaking only Ojibwe, he attended the government-run boarding school in Hayward, Wisc. where he learned English. At age 10, he underwent surgery in Minneapolis to treat tuberculosis (TB) of his left hip and ended up in a body cast for almost a year during recovery; the surgery left him with a permanent gait to his walk. But it was during the year in the hospital that Morrison got his introduction to his future career as a creator and teacher through reading, crafts and art. After graduation from Grand Marais high school in 1938, Morrison attended the Minneapolis School of Arts (now Minneapolis College of Arts and Design), graduating in 1943. A scholarship provided the opportunity for him to study in New York at the Arts Students League where he became part of the abstract expressionist movement, which was transforming the city into a worldclass art centre. In 1952, after receiving a Fulbright Scholarship, Morrison studied art in Paris before returning to North America. For the next 30 years, Morrison continued to create art pieces that were featured in exhibits throughout America. He also taught in Minneapolis, Duluth, Dayton Art Institute (where he was a visiting artist in 1960); Ithaca (Cornell University); Pennsylvania; New York City; and in Providence, Rhode Island at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (1963-1970). In 1970, he joined the University of Minnesota where he taught art and American Indian studies until retirement in 1983. While at the Dayton Art Institute in 1960, Morrison met his wife, artist Hazel Belvo. They moved to New York where their son Briand was born in 1961. Three years later in 1963, Morrison accepted the assistant professorship at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence. 40
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“My father was dedicated to art all his life. His one career in life from the start was art. He was so focused on it; gave his attention to it. And he was also into the thinking part of art, the intellectual part.
In New York, he hung out with some of the great intellectuals of his time, like Norman Mailer who was a good friend of my dad’s,” recalls Briand. “A typical college professor, my dad liked to read a lot and had every
single New York Times Art Section. And all sorts of magazines, like American Art and American Indian Art.”
At age 10, George Morrison underwent surgery in Minneapolis to treat tuberculosis (TB) of his left hip and ended up in a body cast for almost a year during recovery. But it was during the year in the hospital that Morrison got his introduction to his future career as a creator and teacher through reading, crafts and art. | SUBMITTED
Born in Chippewa City in 1919, George Morrison was one of America’s most distinguished and renowned abstract expressionist artists with his landscape paintings, prints, drawings and wood collage sculptures. | SUBMITTED With both parents being art teachers, Briand grew up going to concerts, art exhibit openings, museums and being friends with children of artists. “I spent every summer at our house in Providence in quaint Cape Cod. It was magical. All kinds of artists and painters there, like my dad’s friend Jackson Pollock. I grew up around famous people, including jazz musicians,” said Briand. “My father took his art seriously, as did the people he was friends with—tops in their field and serious about their field.” It was while Morrison taught in Providence that his 17-year-old niece Cathee Dahmen came to live with them. Before long, she was discovered by a fashion photographer, signed on with exclusive Ford modeling agency and became one of the world’s top models, appearing on the covers of fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Cathee retired in 1980 at age 34 and returned to Minnesota, where she passed away in 1997 of COPD. “She was like my big sister,” said Briand.
name came from the local jasper, however Briand notes that there is also a Red Rock Creek and Red Rock Bay nearby. After Morrison retired in 1983, he lived permanently at Red Rock until his passing in 2000, and it is where his son Briand now lives. Briand is an accomplished and wellknown musician and guitar player who is currently working on painting “spirit masks;” his website is briandmorrison.com and he is on Facebook.
Though he never considered himself an “Indian artist” but rather an “artist who is Indian,” George Morrison has been called the founder of modern Native art. | SUBMITTED
His father has been called the “founder of Native modernism,” even though Morrison often said he never considered himself an “Indian artist” but rather an artist that happens to be Indian. Briand agreed, “He wasn’t an Indian artist. He was formally trained in western art but he incorporated his own experience into the art and it became a Native modernism art. Ever since he died in 2000, so much has been written about modern Native art; it has evolved. My father earned a place in history—he is leading a legacy.”
It was in the mid-1970s, while Morrison was teaching on Rhode Island, that they acquired some land on the Grand Portage reservation, built a home and studio, and called it Red Rock. As the story goes, the In 1970, George Morrison joined the University of Minnesota where he taught art and American Indian studies until retirement in 1983. | SUBMITTED NORTHERN WILDS
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Mastering the Inland Seas
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Theodore J. Karamanski’s sweeping maritime history, Mastering the Inland Seas, demonstrates the far-ranging impact that the tools and infrastructure developed for navigating the Great Lakes has had on the national economies, politics, and environment of North America. From early Indigenous America’s contribution to maritime history with the birch bark canoe, to the role played by commercial boats in the Underground Railroad, and to lighthouses today, Karamanski covers it all. The book is divided into seven sections, starting with native waters prior to the 1700s and ending in the 2000s, and includes black and white photos. This is an interesting read for anyone who enjoys history and the Great Lakes.—Breana Roy
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From no trail at all in 1986 to 310 miles in length now; this is the story of the “second best long trail in the nation” told with tales from volunteers, original trail blazers and dreamers of grandeur. Hiker’s “Sentiments from the Heart” quotes, and a history of the trails, accompanied by over 400 stunning colored photos by author Rudi Hargesheimer, a former Superior Hiking Trail Association Board President, fill the pages. Well organized and easy to read, this 160 page hardcover coffee table book is perfect for anyone who loves hiking and the North Shore.—Breana Roy
The Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River has a storied history. The state and private landowners have done an excellent job of preserving its wild character and protecting the cedar-shaded springs that are the source of its clean, cold water. Ross Fruen, who has returned with friends and family to a private camp on the river throughout his life, takes on the ambitious task of chronicling the Brule’s human history from the Paleoindians through the present day. Along the way he tells stories of legendary guides, Presidents and many others who knew and loved the Brule. This compendium of Brule history is a useful addition to any Lake Superior bookshelf.—Shawn Perich
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1 BD 1 Ba $79,900
1 BD, 1 Ba $79,900 MLS 6088169
3 BD, 2 Ba $101,900 MLS 6089547
3 BD 3 Ba Luxury Living unit 535 unit 515 $385,000 $399,000 MLS 6083142 MLS 6083130
Sleeps 6 $105,000 MLS 6080501
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lake superior properties stuNNiNG lake superior HoMe.
Beautiful, completely remodeled home that is entirely impressive in every way. Brand new roofs, windows and sliding door, siding, hardwood floors, kitchen cabinetry with soft-close doors, granite countertops, bathroom fixtures/shower(s)/cabinetry, interior doors/trim, luxury vinyl floors in the kitchen/laundry/bathrooms, 16' x 16' composite deck, septic mound, gutters, lighting and furnishings. The bunkhouse transformed into a 2 bdrm suite. Nice level lot makes it easy to get to the water's edge. Just a few minutes from downtown Grand Marais! Mls#6088834
lake superior – eNcHaNtiNG BiG BaY.
Tucked in the corner of beautiful Big Bay, this lot has great lake views, and looks east to the ridges running up the coast. An old cabin could be renovated and is situated right along the shore. There are nice home sites with access to power and Broadband. The woods is deep and enchanting with large spruce and moss covered boulders. End of the road privacy. This is a unique spot for your home or cabin. Mls# 6088024 $253,000
lake superior, BiG BaY, BiG VieWs. Dense
spruce forest, moss covered boulders and privacy make this a classic Lake Superior lot. 200' shoreline with partial driveway in place, shared road maintenance, power and Broadband. Easy access from Hwy 61, yet private and
$657,500 superior locatioN, WaterfroNt iN GraNd Marais. Situated
on 160 ft of stunning shoreline with awesome views of the east bay and Artist Point, this early homestead has great commercial potential, or use as a residential home. The large 2 bdrm, 3 bath home would have many options for an Inn or B&B. Two garages, one with living space above, plus a charming shed. The half acre parcel is adjacent to downtown commercial businesses for visibility, but also feels tucked away and private. Mls#6083621, 6083758
$789,000 paNoraMic lake superior. Gorgeous 10 acres
Mls#6031490 $399,000 croftVille road paradise.
with panoramic views on Lake Superior. 545 feet of beautiful sand/ gravel beach with a stream running through the property. Located only 1.5 miles from Gooseberry State Park. Septic hook up is at the road.
A rare find! Enjoy a view of Lake Superior from this well built, spacious 1+ bdrm home. Solid front deck, hard oak floors, accessible private beach, and room for a new garage. Add your own finishing touches and enjoy your piece of this iconic area. Mls#6086969
$294,000 BiG VieWs oN fiVe acres. This cabin sits on
almost 5 acres of land and includes 543 feet of Lake Superior shoreline in the Big Bay area of Hovland. It has a nice grouping of old pine trees along the shore and a few cedar. The views are spectacular and whether or not you are looking to build your dream home or use this as is for a getaway you will have some amazing views on the Big Lake. Mls#6086940 $282,900
superior opportuNitY. Bargain on
the shore! 575 ft of Lake Superior shoreline on 5+ acres. Property is located 4 miles east of Hovland and includes 2 garages, septic system, paved driveway, and water system. Beautiful, accessible shoreline. Offers encouraged! Mls# 6087505 $267,000
iNlaNd Water properties
secluded feeling. Mls# 6082864 $172,500
iNlaNd Water properties larGe tWo islaNd lake retreat - GraNd Marais. This 46+ acre
property includes a beautiful peninsula with outstanding lake views. Wide creek and tons of wildlife. Privacy assured with over 1600 ft of lake front, plus over 2000 ft of creek. Mostly US Forest lands surrounding you - literally walk to the BWCAW. Charming 4-season, 2 bdrm cabin with large dock and easy lakeshore access. Large stone fireplace and screen porch. Property can be sub-divided. A rare gem located just 20 minutes from Grand Marais. Mls# 6087574 $749,900
custoM lake HoMe – GreeNWood lake.
This custom built wilderness lake home features 2 stone fireplaces, quality fixtures, finishes and details throughout. The large and private 2.5 ac lot has expansive 391 feet of shoreline, and adjoining U.S. Forest shore on Greenwood Lake, making for a truly private setting. Pristine views, large floating dock system, complete off-grid solar and generator system, satellite internet and cell service. The large 2-car garage has shop space and power room. The lot is landscaped with a gazebo, fountain and fire pit. There's even a private boat slip to save time and effort launching the boat. Mls#6087884 $529,000 priVate lakesHore WilderNess lake. Eggers Lake is surrounded by the Superior National Forest and has only one private land owner on its shore. This 160 acre island of private property sits within the scenic and rugged Misquah Hills with remote privacy plus a large wildlife pond. Mls# 6085583 $349,900
BWca at Your doorstep. The
cabin you have dreamed of! Perfectly cared for 3 bdrm home with many inviting windows and a huge composite deck. Half a mile paddle to the BWCA with great fishing. Solar panels and propane generator. Dream kitchen with propane oven and antique wood stove. Custom cabinets, solid wood flooring, and even a fireplace in the master suite! The large garage could hold an RV and more!
Mls#6086867 $349,000
NortH Woods caBiN – iroN lake. Beautiful cabin
with 200' shore, located right on the edge of the BWCAW and MOVE IN READY! Two large bdrms plus living space above the garage. Bright and peaceful. Home is used seasonally but it's insulated for winter use. Broadband ready! Mls#6089222 $283,900
deVil track lake – reMote caBiN. This quality
2-bedroom cabin was built in 2012 featuring large windows, cathedral ceiling in the great room, loft, and beautiful kitchen. There is a new well, and a compliant outhouse. The location is unique, being at the far end of the South Shore Dr of beautiful Devil Track Lake, in an area surrounded by state and USFS lands. The 150 feet of lake frontage is in a protected and sheltered bay. The 4.78 acre parcel adjoins thousands of acres of remote public lands for exploring. Mls#
6088269 $235,000 QualitY GaraGe oN WilsoN lake. The perfect
place for your north woods dream. The Timberland garage is well built and provides an excellent cabin while you build your dream home on a great walleye lake. Knotty pine, wood burning stove, outhouse, and dock. Year round access. Mls#6089028 $209,900 caBiN WitH BWcaW View on McFarland. This super 2 bdrm cabin has great views of the Palisades and the west end of McFarland Lake. Just a stone’s throw from the BWCAW! Comes furnished including fishing boats, canoe, dock, and two Onan generators.
Mls#6029644 $184,900 leVel lots, Nice Woods, easY sHore. These
Devil Track Lake lots have easy access from a county road, power, phone and great building sites. South shore, 200+ ft. frontage, great views. Build your home on the lake here! Mls# 6033181, 6078259 -
$198,900 each Mark lake - 159 acres. The only private land on the lake!
Mark Lake is about a mile long, 8 ft deep with good northern fishing and lots of wild rice. Approximately 200 ft of shoreline with ultimate privacy and wildlife viewing. Seasonal forestry road access, or snowmobile in the winter. Priced well below assessed value. OWNER IS MOTIVATED AND LOOKING FOR OFFERS! Mls#6088418 $179,000 toM lake lot WitH dock. Imagine owning over 650 feet of shoreline on a fantastic walleye lake! The driveway is in and the dock is at the shoreline. Gentle slope with nice building sites. Electric and broadband are nearby, year round access. Mls#6083761
$169,900
NeW! looN lake GetaWaY.
Unbelievable views with an unbelievable price on the Gunflint Trail. Lovely furnished, well built A-frame cabin on pristine Loon Lake. Includes a newer 1 bdrm addition, cozy loft, open living/dining room, sturdy deck, and 24' dock on 142' shoreline. Cabin easily sleeps 6. Lakewater system, septic holding tank, TV and wireless, storage shed, room for more! Mls#
6089440 $169,000 clearWater caBiN – pallisade VieWs. This long-owned
and loved 2 bdrm cabin is in nice condition and is the perfect simple BWCAW retreat. Paddle into the wilderness for a short day or a long stay. Cozy warm wood interior with stunning lake views, 200 ft of shoreline. The huge dock is perfect for lounging, fishing and swimming. The large 2.3 acre lot has plenty of room for a larger cabin/ home to be built in the future. Mls#6089203 $169,000
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Cathy • Larry Dean, Realtor • Jake Patten, Realtor • Jess Smith, Realtor lake priVacY oN 20 acres. Beautiful Lost Lake is aHahn, ABR/GRI eXceptioNal GraNd GetaWaY HoMe WitH private, remote wilderness lake with only a few parcels on the water. Marais HoMe. Located on a lake VieWs Perched up on a This outstanding lot has towering white pines, pristine views from corner lot right in the heart of Grand small hill, this wonderful cabin/home a cabin site on a knoll looking south over the whole lake, and great Marais with beautiful gardens, fruit offers some amazing views of Lake accessible shoreline for your dock. The lake has no public access and trees, flowers all professionally Superior. All furnishings are included, is quiet and peaceful with a motor restriction, and nearly half the (218) 387-9599 • Fax landscaped. Wrap around decks(218) (682' 387-9598 • info@RedPineRealty.com updated plumbing and electrical, newer shoreline is protected by a conservation easement. Seller is motivated!
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Mls#6083646 $129,000
NortH foWl lake caBiN. Only a lucky few get
to own cabins here. Remote water access from the US side, or drive in to the landing on Ontario side. Stunning views, easy access to the BWCA. The 2 bdrm cabin is one of the nicest remote cabins you'll find. Includes a great sauna. Mls#6023214
$139,900 Great GreeNWood lake lot. Tremendous views
of the bay and lake. 2.10 acres surveyed and ready to build. A true northwoods setting, nicely wooded, privacy, easy lake access. There is a stubbed in driveway and a building pad. Greenwood lake road is plowed in the winter. Mls#6084314 $120,000 priVate toM lake lot. 25 acres and 671 ft of shoreline on a great walleye lake! Nice white pines, fantastic rock outcropping for your dock. Remote access - no road easements are in place. You can visit this spot by boat or snowmobile. Look for the flagging and sign.
Mls#6083597 $105,000 NeW! solitude oN looN lake.
Four great lots on the south side of Loon Lake. Fantastic shoreline, beautiful views, many nice trees. Located near the Gunflint Trail on a private road. Driveway in with power on the lot line.
Mls# 6089603-06 $88,000 – 100,000 leGeNdarY saWMill BaY. Magnificent old-growth
cedars and maples frame a corner lot with a high and dry build site. Yearround road access and a terrific wildlife habitat awaits your cabin in the woods. 185' of Caribou Lake frontage. Mls#6032953 $89,000 escape to NiNeMile lake. Nice, quiet lake between Tofte and Finland known for its recreational opportunities. 2.9 acres very near the BWCAW. Good snowmobile access to the Tomahawk Trail and miles of trail riding. Mls#6085601 $59,900 Great price lake lot. Deep woods, seclusion and nice views from this Tom Lake lot. This is the desired west side of the lake with access from the Camp 20 Rd. Enjoy a peaceful lake property with good access. Great back roads to explore. Adjacent land available.
Mls#6085287 $43,900
HoMes & caBiNs tHe BallY House B&B. Seeped in deep history and an abundance of charm and class, The Bally House Bed & Breakfast is now available. Not only does it have 4 guests rooms (each w/ their own bathroom), but the owner's home/quarters is spectacular itself. Absolutely turn-key. Updated throughout and lovingly maintained. Massive garage, lovely little stone garage, garden shed, unbelievable grounds. All within walking distance to downtown Grand Marais. Mls#6084663, 6084813 $669,000 MouNtaiN top VieWs – loG HoMe. The ultimate wilderness
retreat - 160 acres surrounded by gov't lands. No one will find you here! The log home is masterfully built and lovingly cared for. Incredible views, you can see for miles! Solar power, well and septic. Super nice sauna building. Solitude awaits from this mountain-top retreat. Mls#
6082451 $479,000 classic loG HoMe – sceNic Moose ValleY. Beautifully crafted, 4 bdrm log home on 81 acres with a mountain-like setting. Large kitchen, large walk out basement, huge heated garage with work shop, two historic cabins used for storage, small creek and thousands of acres of adjoining state forest to explore Mls#6089088 $446,000
sq.feet), seasonal938, lake view. appliances, and compliant septic. Smart and functional layout with PO Box 14Loads S. Broadway, Grand Marais, MN 55604 of living space, 4 bdrm, 3 baths, 3 fireplaces - 2 gas and one wood wood burning stove. Two acres with mature trees, and a big garage. burning. Wonderful large kitchen with big windows and patio door to Mls# 6089138 $159,777 the deck. Living/great room with open stair to the maser suite upstairs. rustic recreatioNal The cozy room is flooded with light, has a wood fireplace and patio caBiN oN 40+ acres. Very door to the deck. All the windows are Anderson "Eagles" for comfort private recreational 42 acres with rustic all seasons. The office/den could be the 5th bedroom. The garage is 2 cabin and a beautiful, large pond for car but half used by the seller as a heated shop. Easily converted back. wildlife. Great grouse hunting and deer Endless possibilities! Mls# 6088560 $395,000 hunting. The timber cabin can easily sleep 6 larGe coNteMporarY in the loft. Offering to sell furnished! Mls#6087367 $99,000 GraNd Marais HoMe. This GetaWaY cottaGe Near deVil track home/studio is ready for your vision! riVer. This little cottage needs some good TLC, but it's a start Over 4200 sq ft of living space (including for someone who wants a seasonal getaway at an affordable price. studio) on 2+ floors with many large Spacious yard, surrounded by towering pines and poplars. Property dbl thermopane windows! Plus a cozy boundary is steps away from Devil Track River. Mls# 6085486 1 bdrm apt on main floor with its own full size kitchen and fireplace. $94,000 SOLIDLY built with dry basement, covered deck, garages and more! forest cottaGe iN HoVlaNd. Mls# 6085626 $365,000 price reduced! This cozy cabin in the woods comes fully furnished Beautiful, eNerGYand includes a knotty-pine interior, a sleeping efficieNt HoMe. This newer loft, and wood stove. The 1.6 acre parcel is located construction 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath home with under a mile away from Lake Superior, with tall detached garage sits on 10 acres and abuts pines & deer trials crossing the property. This hundreds of acres of federal land. Open is a sweet little getaway to the Northwoods. concept floor plan, quartz kitchen counters, Mls#6088116 $75,000 lots of windows, and seasonal views of Lake Superior. Designed for energy efficiency with casement windows, coNdos & toWNHoMes maintenance-free siding & in floor heat plus wood burning stove. Only 10 mins from Grand Marais! Mls# 6088994 $359,000 Beautiful sea Great locatioN GraNd Villa oN lake Marais HoMe. This solidly built superior. Updated 3 bdrm, 4 bath home in the middle of successful vacation rental Grand Marais has lots to offer. Plenty sitting just a few steps of storage with two garages, basement away from our beloved Lake with great room and recreation room, Superior. 2 bedrooms, a large laundry, plus a craft/workshop sleeping loft within the 2nd space for your hobbies. This mid-century home is ready for your vision. bedroom, 2 bathrooms and Mls#6087562 $287,000 views that will blow you away!! The Sea Villa has modern appliances, a woodburning stove, wi-fi, TV, cHarMiNG tofte HoMe indoor swimming pools/hot tubs, sauna and sits right next to the – BiG lake VieWs. All the state bike trail. This gorgeous waterfront townhome is only a short charm of the 1930's with all of the drive away from the ski hills and the Superior Hiking Trail. Mls# modern conveniences one could want. 6087735 $321,500 The current owner put so much TLC into this 3 bdrm home since purchased: Quiet lake superior Brand new bathroom, newer appliances, a new set of steps to the sea Villa. Entirely cozy, upper part of the lot (which overlooks its own waterfall!), fireplace comfortable and close to the edge improvements, improved/repaired chimney, an absolutely adorable of our beloved Lake Superior in finished shed that was used as a small art gallery, a new fenced-in area, Lutsen. Fully furnished, this Sea and incredible gardens. The hardwood floors are gorgeous, the layout Villa has one bedroom plus loft is ideal and the overall feel is nothing short of cozy and calm. The Lake with two twins. Located in a Superior views are astounding, there is access to the public shoreline quieter part of the grounds, but just across the road and access to dining, shopping and hiking/biking is still near the pool/sauna building right outside the door. Mls# 6087734 $235,900 and the playground. Pet friendly! Mls# 6088117 $204,900 reMote Hide-a-WaY. Charming custom built 2 bdrm, 2 bath cabin tucked in the woods overlooking coMMercial a beaver pond. A screened porch for summer dining. The living room is open NeW! BiG and includes the kitchen and dining. A opportuNitY, cozy Franklin stove warms the whole MaNY building. The full basement is a complete possiBilities. guest space. Generator power and over 100 acres to explore. Mls# Commercial location in Hovland 6029349 $244,000 with 1000 ft of Hwy 61 frontage. cottaGe HoMe Large commercial space with a 2 across froM lake bdrm home and rental cottage, cabins, garage & sheds. Many superior. This cute home sits improvements and upgrades! Mls# 6089543 $299,900 just across the highway from the big lake shoreline. The 2 bdrm, 1 bath NeW! larGe GraNd Marais lot. Nice 3.60 acre cottage has wood floors, beamed commercial lot with potential for multi family housing subject to city ceilings, and a warm, comfortable feel. Septic and well, a small shed approval. Good location on the west end of Grand Marais just off Hwy 61. and 11 acres of privacy. Mls# 6030154 $159,900 Easy access to the bike trail. Mls# 6089284 $149,500
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laNd/BuildiNG sites
coMMercial priMe retail doWNtoWN GraNd Marais. Main traffic location in the heart of down town. Located on Wisconsin St between Blue Water Cafe and Sivertson Gallery, with 25 ft street frontage and over 2300 sq ft each. Build up for a lake view – lots of possibilities! Mls# 6084743, 44 $144,900 each priMe coMMercial lots iN lutseN.Two acre-sized lots with Highway 61 frontage-road access and great visibility in downtown Lutsen. Nice creek borders the east property line, nice mature forest. Great location for a small gallery, retail or restaurant. A residential lot is available adjoining to the north. MLS# 6088430 $97,900 • Mls# 6088431 $89,900
riVer/creek froNtaGe larGe tract WitH creek. This 319 acre parcel has ponds & creek frontage on the Flute Reed River. Has been in DNR management program. Great for hunting or homesteading. Access is by unimproved easement from the Camp 20 Road, near county maintenance. The land may be split - take your pick of "40's"! Mls# 6081432 $258,000 suGarBusH, BeaVer, trout.
Remote 80 acres ,10 miles from Grand Marais with easy access. Surrounded by public land. 700’ of Durfee Creek frontage. Mls# 6024638 $134,900 Brule riVer retreat. Remote 40 acre parcel with small bunk house, covered camp shelter and outhouse. Walk the path to the river with 660' shoreline where you can launch your canoe and fish this placid stretch. Surrounded by wildlife and thousands of US and State Forest land. Mls# 6076495
$99,900 Woods, Water & seclusioN. Three
40 acre lots with 600 to 1000 ft frontage on Mons Creek. Also includes deeded access to Lost Lake. Private and secluded. Mls# 6089089 $69,900 or
Mls# 6089091 $59,900 or Mls# 6089090 $69,900 Nice HoMe site Near GraNd Marais. Nice elevation and views from this 6.75
acre lot off of County Rd 6 just minutes from town. Frontage on Little Devil Track River, with lowland and highlands. Nice forest and privacy for your home or cabin in the woods. Mls# 6031740 $51,000
10 acres oN tHe flute reed riVer. Very nice property for your homestead. The
Flute Reed River meanders through with a perfect build site about 200 ft from the river. Heavily wooded with mature trees. Great recreational parcel! Electric at the road. Mls# 6087451 $49,500
flute reed riVer HoMe sites.
These two heavily wooded parcels have the seclusion of 11-13 acres and about 330' frontage each on the trout stream Flute Reed River. Access is easy from frontage on a county road. Power and broadband are available. These lots are the perfect place for a retreat property or a year-round home. Mls# 6030884,
6030885 $47,500 each 500’ oN MoHNs creek. Mixed
topography of beautiful rolling land with many great build sites on 25 acres. Old growth cedar, spruce, pine and birch. Abuts state land. Mls# 6029353
$37,000
top of BircH cliff. See 50 miles across Lake Superior – incredible 180 degree views! Private drive and buried power in place. Nice mature trees and public lands on 2 sides. More land is available. This site will rock your world. Mls#6089101
$229,000 acreaGe adjoiNs WilderNess lake access. This 42 acre parcel includes 400
feet of shoreline on McFarland Lake. Building sites are located across the road on the hillside with potential lake views. Easy access to the BWCAW and Border Route Hiking Trail. Mls# 6085112 $169,000
iNcreasiNGlY rare, larGe recreatioNal parcel. 190 arces fully
surveyed. The perfect retreat. Has a rich variety of trees, ponds, high and low lands, some meadow land and wetlands. Mls# 6029820 $129,000 larGe parcel Near lutseN. Over 65 acres of astounding beauty and opportunity to create your own wooded oasis. These two parcels are ready for someone to execute their vision of a Northwoods experience. Surrounded by public lands for privacy with power and broadband at the road. Partial driveway in place, with proximity to lakes, the BWCA, trail systems and Lutsen. Mls# 6088177 $114,900
larGe acreaGe Near toM lake.
128 acres with good road access and an easy walk to the Tom Lake boat landing. Year-round road, power is possible here. The 3 forties may be split - take your pick.
Mls# 6081431 $111,000 HuGe poNd-HuGe priVacY. Large
45+ acre wooded parcel located across from Tom Lake. Huge pond/lake in the very center of the acreage.
Mls# 6083920 $90,000 Mature Woods, lake VieW, close to GraNd Marais. Great 20
acre parcel on County Road 14 with mature forest and Lake Superior views. Good area for a home or recreational property. Could be subdivided.
Mls# 6086641 $89,900 laNd Near WilsoN lake. A special
piece of the Northwoods – 16 acres with deeded access to Wilson Lake! USA-owned forest is your backyard. Driveway, electric, and a small bunkhouse/shed are in place. Mls# 6028685 $80,000
eleVated VieWs iN HoVlaNd.
Nice elevated property to build a house or cabin, with distant views of Lake Superior. Close to hiking at Judge Magney State Park and Superior Hiking Trail, or trout fishing in the Flute Reed River. The outdoor adventure opportunities are endless! Mls# 6086321
$79,900 tWo iNcrediBle lutseN parcels. Driveway, electric/broadband, survey
and a cozy camper/RV are all set on Lot 3, while Lot 4 offers unending privacy as it abuts federal land. Christine Lake public boat landing is within walking distance with Poplar and Tait rivers nearby as well.
Mls# 6080792 $75,000 fortY WitH poNds – couNtY rd froNtaGe. This 40 acre parcel has beaver ponds,
adjoining federal land and easy access with frontage on County Rd 14. Just 15 minutes from Grand Marais, this would be a great large home parcel, or rec land with 1000s of acres of USFS lands on the west border.
Mls# 6076727 $65,000
HiddeN GeM iN HoVlaNd. Explore the 40 acres of seclusion with dramatic views from the south facing bluff. Enjoy the beautiful mixed forest and abundant wildlife. It even has a small gravel pit for your future building needs. The neighbors have electricity and the road has been kept open all winter through a road association. Mls#6076192 $68,000 Great locatioN for Your HoMe. 7.5 acres located just 5 miles from Grand
Marais on County Rd 7 blacktop. Some lake views, good building sites, driveway and a tiny cabin set up for your camp outs until you build. Mls#6087262
$64,900 larGe laNd, poNd, lake riGHts.
Densely wooded 60 acre parcel with beaver ponds and access to Lost Lake. Good seasonal road access, many great building sites and southerly exposure. Lots of elbow room, privacy, and miles of forest roads to explore. Mls#6086104 $63,900
lake superior VieWs – Great locatioN. Five heavily wooded acres with
driveway to a beautiful building site. Great lake view! Only minutes to Grand Marais. Nice mix of trees, quiet dead-end road, south exposure, power and Broadband nearby. Perfect for your home in the woods.
Mls#6086767 $63,000 larGe laNd, Maples, lake access. This 67 acre parcel has high maple
ridges, a pond, and an easement to walk to Tom Lake. Good seasonal road access, many nice building sites. A perfect escape property in an area with many trails to ride and forest to explore. Mls#6085291
$59,900 deep Woods aNd priVacY 20 acres. Remote with access to modern amenities,
this acreage has a nice elevation with some views, some maples, other nice trees and a small creek. Road frontage on an old DNR road in good shape. Power and Broadband are nearby. MLS# 6085875 $59,900 lot Near NiNeMile lake. Very private and quiet beauty of a lot with power and year round access. This large 6.8 acre lot sits high on a maple ridge with a seasonal view of the lake and deeded access to the cleared corridor to the shore. Mls#6083977
$56,300 deNselY Wooded, HiGH GrouNd – 20 acres iN HoVlaNd. Great location not too far off the beaten path, potential lake views, nice forest and feels remote and private. Just off Jackson Lake DNR Forestry Road. Great area for hiking the nearby SHT, biking or four wheeling the many trails and old logging roads. Potential off-grid home site or cabin site. Mls#6085963 $54,900 eNd of tHe GuNfliNt. Your piece of paradise 1/2 mile from Saganaga Lake landing. These 3.62 acres could be your daytrip headquarters for hiking, fishing and berry picking! Access the BWCA without the lakeshore prices. Potential building sites overlooking the Gull Lake watershed. Broadband and electric at the road with year round access. Mls#
6089034 $54,000 perfect 5 acre HoMe site. This is a
great residential home site Only 5 miles to town and on a school bus route. Nicely wooded and bordering public land on two sides. A new driveway has been curved into the meadow and perfect home site. 5+ acres for private living. Mls#6084313 $51,900
recreatioN oN poWers lake road. Over 60 acres of wooded land with minimal
wetlands, waiting to be explored and enjoyed. Nearly 1,500 feet of road frontage on Powers Lake Road present a range of options for access. Good spot for a rustic northwoods retreat or hunting camp. Close to Esther Lake for great trout fishing. Mls#6087571
$51,000 20+ acres iN HoVlaNd. Heavily
wooded property with a rustic, wood-heated cabin, in the midst of a sled-dog neighborhood. Driveway minimally maintained; a 4 wheel drive vehicle is a good idea. Lots of recreational opportunities nearby.
Mls#6086501 $50,000 Wildlife HaVeN. Fairly flat 5.92 acre
property despite being located on a hill. Nice mix of poplar, pines and birch trees. Lots of wildlife activity - deer, grouse and wolves. Potential distant Lake Superior view. Adjacent property available (MLS #6082089). Mls#6082090 $49,900
Wooded seclusioN iN GraNd Marais. Several great wooded lots on the west
side of Grand Marais, a mile from down town. Close to the bike trail with privacy on a dead end road. Septic and wells allowed, power and broadband available.
Mls# 6087223, 26, 28 $49,900 – 58,500 rolliNG laNd, piNes, HoMe sites. Two 10 acre parcels of heavily wooded land
within 10 minutes of Grand Marais. Great location with remote feel near trails and thousands of acres of Federal land, yet close to town and the big lake. County road with utilities. Mls# 6076524, 6076539
$47,900 - $49,900 Wooded propertY Near GraNd Marais. 10+ acres with nice trees, hills and a sm. creek. A great place for a home or deer camp. Adjacent lot also for sale (MLS#6082090). Mls# 6082089
$46,900 Nice 20 WitH BeaVer poNd. The
driveway and trails are in place on this nice 20 acre parcel with maples, cedar and variety of forest types. Large beaver pond adds a water feature for wildlife!
Mls# 6084563 $45,900 BuildiNG site oVerlookiNG McfarlaNd. This pine studded 7 acre
property has easy walking access to the county beach on McFarland Lake. Nice elevated build site with easy county road access. Mls# 6085111 $43,000
acreaGe iN GraNd Marais.
Wonderful, large wooded lot inside city limits, and conveniently located just 1 mile from downtown Grand Marais. Plenty of space here to build a house, stretch out a bit and maybe lay down some roots...with a garden perhaps! Mls# 6088336 $43,000 Great locatioN HoMe sites. Just minutes from Grand Marais on black top County Rd 7 are two 5+ acre lots with easy access to power and Broadband. Good building sites. Mls#6079612
- $42,900 • MLS#6079615 - $64,900 Great locatioN HoMe site.
Wooded home or cabin site near Devil Track Lake. The 1.72 acre lot has nice trees and maybe a view of the lake from a second story. The boat landing is just down the road, as are many other lakes and trails.
Mls#6084370 $34,900
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Frank Lehto Real Estate Agent Phone: 218-387-4955 Email: Frank@BacklundRealty.com
Lori A. Backlund Real Estate Agent 2059 w hwy 61 GraNd Marais, MN
New Listing
10 oNGstad rd. hovlaNd, MN
Priceed c u d e R
240 Birch dr. GraNd Marais, MN
Saleng Pendi
7 devils track rd. GraNd Marais, MN
Saleng Pendi
2700 Sq Ft Home 3+ Bedroom 3 Bath 2+ Garage 7+ Park like acres on the edge of Grand Marais MLS# TBD Price: $369,900
338 ft. of Lake Superior on 14.53 acres. 1 Bedroom Cabin, Garage, Dock MLS# 6029532 Price: $289,000
5 Bedroom 2 Bath 2 Car Garage Barn/Workshop and Sauna on 10 private acres MLS# 6086606 Price: $329,000
2 Bedroom 1 Bath 2 Car Garage12+ Acres MLS# 6086960 Price: 154,900
116 2Nd ave w GraNd Marais, MN
Blackwoods dr. lot 3 Blk 2 schroeder, MN
9 N Broadway GraNd Marais, MN
635 cty. rd. 6 GraNd Marais, MN
New Listing
2 Bedroom 2 Bath 2 Car Garage Great location. Nightly rental potential MLS# TBD Price: $299,900
Blackwoods dr. lot 5 Block 3 schroeder, MN
32 acres of maple forest Peaceful rolling parcel MLS# 6083843 Price: $76,500
16 acres of unbeatable privacy Electric and broadband nearby MLS# 6083844 Price: $38,750
New Listing
Saleng Pendi 2+ Bedroom 2 Bath 1176 sq.ft.home on 5 acres MLS# 6079593 Price: $172,500
Rare. Commercial lot on Broadway. 50 front ft. Over 6600 sq. ft. MLS# 6087575 Price: $195,000
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4 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Log Home 30 x 40 Garage on 75 private acres MLS# 6085649 Price: $349,900
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devIL TRaCk RIveR CobbLesTone hoMe aT MouTh of Lake supeRIoR!
Fully renovated and much loved home, you’ve all seen the outside, the cool looking Cobblestone house on the Lake superior side of the devil track river, just a few minutes east of Grand marais. While the exterior is interesting, the interior is FantastiC! From the warm wood floors to the hand hewn interior beams and trim, this home welcomes you in to the history of the north shore. Updated everything and move in ready, walk to the beach and up the river for a day of Fly fishing, just incredible home and location. MLs#6086342 $399,000
dReaMIng on The noRTh shoRe!
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MajesTIC Lake supeRIoR hoMeCasCade beaCh Rd In LuTsen. MLs#6084614 $625,000 ReduCed!
Overlooking blueFin bay on Lake superior, this tofte home has amazing Lake superior views! top notch Construction, with thoughtful design centered around family gatherings and individual spaces. Gourmet kitchen which will satisfy the fussiest chef, with kitchen island and breakfast bar. Wall of windows face Lake superior, really fantastic interior spaces focused on the big Lake. master loft bedroom with nice views. Lower level bedrooms with rec space, your guests will love their own space, with Lake Views too! Large garage with guest space above. Gorgeous land, Gorgeous home.
Cape sTyLe LIvIng on Lake supeRIoR!
Unwind along the 200+ft of private shoreline along Lake superior, or watch the storms roll in from the comforts of your home. Pockets of beach rock come and go, rearranging just so after each day’s series of waves do their artwork. every room looks to the big lake for inspiration and relaxation. Lots of room for everyone in this 4 bedroom, 3 bath home. MLs#6086609
$499,000
CoTTage on CasCade’s Lake supeRIoR! simple
Living, small Footprint 3 bedrm Lutsen Lake superior home, with large deck Overlooking Lake superior. accessible sprawling ledgerock shoreline. Lower level walks out with some overflow guest space and workshop area. $549,000
MLs#6088471
MLs#6076479 $399,900 ReduCed 100k!
LuTsen LakesIde oasIs on Lake supeRIoR! built before
the days of lakeshore setbacks, this home is perched just at the edge of the ledgerock leading to Lake superior. Well designed home allows the big Lake to be the big Focus! kitchen, dining, Great room and two of the three bedrooms all have excellent views of Lake superior. One plus car attached garage, two driveways from the west end of the Cascade beach rd, perfect Lutsen location! MLs#6083301 $535,000
500+ fT on Lake supeRIoR WITh Lodge sTyLe hoMe!Used as a Vacation
rental, bay breeze is all about comfortable style with spaces designed for entertaining from the Great room to the Lakeside deck! a must see home! MLs#6084180 $479,000
oLd WoRLd ChaRM and CRafTsManshIp MeeT 300’ of Lake supeRIoR beaCh!
Just over an hour from duluth, you’ll LOVe this secluded getaway with a timeless Vibe! The main home is just the right size, with a guest cabin, each bedecked in all the little matters that count. Carved birds soar out of the gables, there’s scrollwork, tin filigree, a sauna. The fireplaces! The beach cobbles came in handy, each a masterpiece - roaring delights.
MLs# 6081939 $579,000 ReduCed!
aMazIng Lake supeRIoR hoMe WITh a beaCh house! bIg vIeWs fRoM aLMosT eveRy RooM! beautifully updated kitchen w/ center island. Living room wood burning fireplace is perfect for Lake superior living! all the hard work on updating bathrooms has been done, this home is ready for your enjoyment! Wait until you see the beach house! Fabulous for a great sense of the Lake! many fun features! MLs#6083651 $589,000
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Lake Superior toWnhomeS/ConDoS
d soL noRWood shoRes, LuTsen’s pReMIeR LoCaLe. MLs#6083643 $329,500
the inLanD LakeS are CaLLing! faMILy CabIn on pIke Lake, gRand MaRaIs! dreamy setting
Lake supeRIoR TofTe Condo aT ChaTeau!
with over 300 ft of shoreline, over 10 acres and even some apple trees! This home has vaulted ceilings, large kitchen, main level bedrm/bath and a lower level rec room with sauna…your guests will never want to leave! must see to understand the potential this home has! 2+ car garage, lean to storage. MLs#6086465
super Cute 1 bedroom 1 bath Getaway with all the amenities at Chateau!
MLs#6086139 $64,999 ReduCed!
$449,900 bIg vaLue!
WoW WhaT a gReaT LuTsen Lake CabIn!
suRfsIde #16a on Lake supeRIoR, MInuTes To LuTsen MounTaIns! Clean
and Crisp modern design, this Quarter share is waiting for those looking to vacation a LOt along the north shore! sensible and cost efficient, this townhome is a stone’s Throw to Lake superior! Check out the 3d Virtual tour at www.timberWolffrealty.com and walk through the townhome! you’ll see top quality and inviting spaces for you to create family memories! MLs#6080869
unIT 1 aT bLuefIn bay ResoRT! excellent Vacation getaway on the north shore, this 2 bedroom Condo has modern design with vaulted ceilings and tOns of Lake superior views, just a stone’s throw to Lake superior! super rental revenues, excellent amenities!
MLs#6082618 $374,900
MLs#6077000 ReduCed! $339,900
$179,900 foR youR ¼ shaRe! ReduCed!
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2 pLus LofT bedRooM LuTsen sea vILLa! We
aren’t sure what’s better about this Villa, the cool rock island and easy access to beach shoreline a few yards from the Villa Or the master bedroom en suite, a rare find for the Villas! a total of 3 bathrooms, plenty of space for family gatherings that will no doubt flow out on to the big Lake shoreline!
MLs#6084391$299,900 ReduCed!
Mountain ResoRt HoMes bIg vaLues aT CaRIbou hIghLands, fanTasTIC suMMeR fun on The MounTaIn!
Over 240 ft of Prime shoreline on tait Lake. Park like setting, this home is nestled in to the Wilderness. two huge main level bedrm, large bath and separate laundry. Upstairs big loft, sleep the masses or remodel in to a master en suite! terrific screened three season porch, updated kitchen with quartz counters. LOVe the Great room and fireplace. 1 plus car garage/workshop. mUst see sOOn!
Moose MounTaIns vIeWs!
3 bedrm 2 bath Lovely townhome, tOns OF VaLUe at an all time low price of $171,000 MLs#6082462 ask for #515!!
baRgaIn buy!
120a bridge run at Caribou highlands! two levels of fun, upstairs bedroom/bunk space. must see at this price! MLs#6084056 $79,900!
124b The besT aT CaRIbou
because it is completely updated and has a double deck, gorgeous 1 bedrm condo! MLs#6032522, ReduCed $92,900 WOWser!
#670 Moose MounTaIn! 5 bedrm 4 bath mint townhome with amaZinG VieWs OF mOOse mOUntain! MLs#6087455 $319,000
needs TLC, a ChaRMIng CabIn on CaRIbou Lake WITh aLMosT 200 fT of shoReLIne!
Great Peninsula Point location! Fabulous Lake views from cozy living room w/ wood burning fire place! Wrap around deck, 2 car detached. MLs#6085653
$349,900
jusT LIke The oL’ Lake CabIns fRoM youR youTh! rustic but comfortable, located on awesome Pike Lake with nice views and sense of wilderness while being part of a small lake community. tons of value with the cabin and garage. spend your days fishing on Pike and your evenings on the deck overlooking Pike Lake! $269,000
MLs#6087771
neW!! LuTsen Lake LIvIng aT CLaRa Lake!! start your mornings walking out
and enjoying a cup of coffee on the large neW 3 sided wrap around deck overlooking lovely Clara lake. This home was completely renovated within the last two years, including raising the home to allow an awesome full walk out basement. but it’s the main level you’ll fall in love with! stunning hickory floors flow from the entry in to the great room. new windows and doors throughout, Open concept kitchen and great room area with a wood stove to take away the chills on a cool summer evening. Vaulted ceilings with open beams and large windows provide lots of natural light. 200 ft of prime rocky shoreline with easy access and all new well, septic boiler and electrical! This is a must see Lutsen Lake home! MLs#6089666 $329,900
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WildeRness HoMes, lake VieWs, and in toWn…Read all about ‘eM!
WaLk To gRand MaRaIs! This home is a must
see, from the new kitchen to the super functional layout with three bedrms/bath on upper level and the lower level designed for fun times with additional bunk room and bath. Family room is bright and sunny, a must see home! new roof, detached garage and sauna house!
MLs#6083092 $287,500
LuTsen LIvIng, fanTasTIC geTaWay CabIn oR yeaR Round hoMe! recreational mecca on
the honeymoon trail, this cabin is designed for main level living while you stick the family and guests downstairs! Vaulted ceilings in the kitchen and living room spaces, with propane fireplace, and tons of windows to enjoy the wilderness setting. 7 miles up the Caribou trail, where there’s a ton of lakes, biking and hiking opportunities.
MLs#6086021 $189,900
neW! sMaLL fooTpRInT geTaWay!
surrounded mostly by superior national Forest lands, this gem is minutes from the bWCa with yr round access, electric and fiber optic to the cabin. One bedrm insulated niCe cabin, with electric storage heat. drilled well on site to haul your own water and an Outhouse. minutes to the bWCa, make this your base camp for wilderness adventures! mLs#tbd $147,500
MaIn LeveL LIvIng WITh 2 bedRMs 1 baTh and Tons of sTyLe! newer Construction move in ready just minutes to downtown Lutsen! bright and sunny southern exposure, open concept kitchen and family room spaces. MLs#6088801 $159,900
2 CabIns ouTsIde gRand MaRaIs, RenTaL oppoRTunITy. yes, they need fixing up but these cabins have a highly desirable location just “Up the hill” from Grand marais. Currently generate rental income, use your vision on upgrades! MLs#6085107
$69,000
neW! dReaMy TofTe Log CabIn-neW ConsTRuCTIon! Lovely
1 bath main level living with vaulted ceiling in Great room and kitchen areas. nearly new home, this is a Wowser to see, take the Virtual tour!! attached garage too! MLs#6088802 $209,900
MLs#6088871 $219,900
bordering the superior national Forest on 2 sides- seclusion! Throw the boat in at the nearby Gunflint Lake landing when you want to hit the water. newer home has Fabulous lake views, spacious deck. Fabulous stone fireplace, open dining/kitchen area. Gourmet kitchen, granite. master en suite bedrm, screened porch. Lots of elbow room with the additional bedrms.
MLs#6083975 $279,000
MLs#6089723 $155,000
WeLL desIgned sMaLL fooTpRInT WITh Tons of funCTIon! 3 bedrm
home in a wilderness setting very near to blue Fin bay on Lake superior! spacious eat in kitchen, 2 bedrm 1 bath mint home with large deck for relaxing after a day of hiking at Oberg, just minutes away.
gunfLInT TRaIL WILdeRness hoMe WITh vIeWs of gunfLInT Lake! newer construction log sided home. 10 acres
neW!! CuTe as Can be In LuTsen!!
imagine pulling off highway 61 and getting a long look at Lake superior before turning in to your north shore bungalow! This cute as can be 2 bedrm 1 bath home has had a ton of recent updates including a Passive solar panel installed in 2020 to keep the entryway warm! Originally built in the late 30’s/early 40’s, it’s a solid home with tremendous warmth and welcoming feel upon entry. Conveniently located off sverre Lane in the heart of Lutsen.
dReaMy hoMesTead In LuTsen! Captivating home and property,
5 ac bordering UsFs land with ravine and creek meandering through. home features fantastic contemporary kitchen, gorgeous fireplace to cozy up on cool evenings, master en suite with Lake superior views. beautiful sunny southern exposure to boot! attached 2 car garage plus a detached for all the toys. must see home! MLs#6083720
$315,000
LoveLy TeMpeRanCe RIveR aRea hoMe-6 aC suRRounded by MILes of pubLIC Land. adjoining bike trail, a ¼ mile from the temperance river biking and hiking bridge, a minute more to Lake superior! head up the temperance rd to the tranquil setting of the #8 swimming hole on the temperance river! Lovingly maintained home. 3 bedrms, 2 baths, plus sun room bunk room! Large garage w/ art studio space? MLs#6084142 $355,000
MounTaIn Top LIvIng on MInnesoTa’s noRTh shoRe! breathtaking views of Lake
superior are the focus of this home, built by david salmela. Lofty red Pines are scattered amongst the boreal forest surrounding this 4 bedroom home while overlooking the wild country of tettegouche state Park.
MLs#6086880 $650,000
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CamPn’, hUntn’, FUn GetaWay Land, inVest in yOUr FUtUre! $99,900 MLs#6074084
South Sloping land in Tofte, seasonal Lake Views in beautiful setting at LeVeaux mountain. easy access, electric, fiber…build ready! ask for 2xx and 3xx LeVeaux ridge MLs#6089001 and 6089003
Whitetail Ridge Overlooking Lake Superior! Just off highway 1, enjoy sprawling Lake and ridgeline views and rugged terrain! yr round access, electric. MLs# 6024856 $99,000 SaLe
Maples with lots of Elbow Room, year round access and nice location between Cross river in schroeder and Finland! MLs#6028422 $49,000
ROCKY WALL outskirts of Silver Bay! huge Lake superior Views, driveway and Campsite in Place! maple Forest, electric, developed build site!
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$67,000 eaCh
Wildwood acres lots- ranging from $19-33,000 Great location! MLs#6087233
30 acres Wilderness, borders lands next to Little manitou river! MLs#2309327 $129,000
Well-Manicured Lot in Lutsen! driveway and building site in place, 1.75 acres.
2+ car Garage in Place sitting on 3.4 acre lot with 200ft of shoreline on ninemile Lake!
MLs#6086735 $29,000
MLs#6087805 $139,000
Wilderness land with canoe access to Tait Lake! 3+ ac a stone’s throw to tait Lake!
Crosswinds in Tofte, Walk to Coho! Large pkg lots, Great Value. fRoM $45,000
MLs#6077966
10 Ac Parcels of Maples! rolling terrain of mature maples to a sweet building site Parcels Over a mixed boreal Forest. year round access and electric at road!
MLs#2024250 $42,000
Heartland of Lutsen, 80 ac at the Foothill on turnagain trail, Fabulous Wilderness build s of ski hill ridge, near downtown Lutsen! 30 acres of Prime Wilderness Land with year round access and electric at street with Views of Lutsen’s famed Clara Lake!
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Quiet Side of Town Building Site, just off the east 5th street in the heart of Grand marais. Walk to east bay!
Tait Lake area, Legend Trail parcel bordering UsFs lands with views of Wills and Williams Lake!
LAKE SUPERIOR views, rolling terrain with creek meandering through the land. beautiful setting less than five minutes to Grand marais!
MLs#6028619 $67,500
Woodland Foothills Build Ready lots, shared Water & Community septic from
Hansen Hjemstead Rd, level build site with nearby pond!
MLs#6086473 $48,000
MLs#2309328+ fRoM $39,000
rUstiC Cabins and GetaWays! neW! CLaSSiC garage Cabin on pike Lake roaD! Long winding
driveway, with cleared build site area. 2017 built garage with electric and fiber used as a sWeet summer cabin getaway! Porta Potty on site! mLS#6088829
$89,900
Come on! Aren’t you A little tired of sleeping in A tent? Very near the
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public access to Gunflint Lake, these Rustic cabins are CUTE, with Log sauna (needs a wood stove). mls#6076146
$129,900 sAle pending!
fiSherman’S Dream getaWay on greenWooD Lake, WaLter iS Waiting! end of the bay bordering UsFs lands and some super shoreline! Call today for details!
mLS# 6027279 $199,000
MLs#6082222 $59,000
MLs#6074981 $57,500
Wilderness Lutsen location at tait Lake- backlot with driveway in place! yr round and electric
40 ac Sugar Loaf Rd-Hunter’s Paradise, upland and level land. yr round access, minutes to Lake superior.
MLs#6085097 $39,000
Jonvick Creek Runs Through It! enjoy the sounds of the Creek running by your future build site, Fabulous Lutsen Location just off the Caribou trail!
Caribou Hillside in Lutsen! maple hillside above Ward Lake and Caribou Lake, FabULOUs location for summer and winter fun! must see land!
MLs#6078781 5 aC $40,000
High Ground above Lake Superior, bloomquist mountain area!
MLs#2080599 $99,000 SaLe penDing!
5 ac in the heart of Lutsen, just above TimberWolff! Great location for family home or Vaca Cabin!
MLs#6077951 $39,000
$36,000 MLs#6084131-2
MLs#2312987 $119,000
Hilltop build site in the maples, isak ridge rd. nice Lake superior Views with superior national Forest lands across the road. Perfect for a Walk Out home design!
MLs#6078839 $42,000
Tucked in the maples with cedar forest surround, 2 parcels at
MLs#6029849 $65,000
Mature Trees In Town! excellent location for your main level living home, tucked in to the trees while being a minute to sawtooth mountain Clinic and the ymCa!
MLs#6084133 $49,000
MLs#6080711 $80,000 MLs#6080709 $79,000
Coveted County Road 7 Location! two 5 acre parcels remain, with creek meandering along the border. nice boreal forest, high elevations!
MLs#6029115 $33,000
MLs#6086990 $63,000 MLs#6086993 $65,000
MLs#6084134 $39,900
inLand Lake Lands
Lake DeeryarD Lake nearLy 8 aCreS anD 473 ft of getaWay! 2.30 acres and 175ft of shoreline! CobbLe beaCh ShoreLine on Lake Superior! nice build sites, rugged MLs#6086435 $174,900 terrain! Grand Portage area. mLS#6078704 ruStiC getaWay LakeShore, $266,00 iSabeLLa area. mature pines, JuSt north of SiLVer bay, end of the road location on swallow Lake! paLiSaDe VieWS of Lake MLs#2300576 $64,900 SaLe Superior! Gorgeous Lakeshore, Priced penDing! Way below tax assessed Value! Gorgeous Views beSt of the ViLLage at down the Coastline and Well buffered from hwy. ninemiLe! 1800ft of shared shoreline on mLS#2313255 $185,000 ninemile Lake, great location and sense of privacy! SChroeDer, JuSt oVer an MLs# 6087908 $37,000 hour from DuLuth! home site just 40 CLara Lake in LutSen! Wilderness ft from the big Lake, level easy access, well buffered from hwy! mLS#6032752 $250,000 Lakeshore site with cleared build site, driveway in place. electric at road, 200 ft Prime shoreline. Large Lake Superior parCeL, $169,000 MLs#6088357 JuSt an hour WiLLarD Lane pike Lake VieW from DuLuth! rolling terrain, level LanD With Lake aCCeSS! rugged shoreline, and nearly 600 ft of it! enjoy your own paradise on Lake superior! mLS#6032772 elevation, great build site. shared 20 ft access to $499,900 Pike Lake for $75,000 MLs#6078799
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e L a s g forest and level sprawling ledgerock shoreline! n I d SaLe mLS#6086299 $399,500 n penDing! pe White pine Lake in LutSen build ready with drilled well, new septic system, Le bordering garage and Fabulous Lakeshore Federal a s g land, stroll to the tait riverI forn moose Viewing! MLs#6079880 nd SaLe pe$199,000 ReduCed! tofte park roaD on Lake Superior! Well buffered deep lot, spruce
penDing! ChriStine Lake 10 aC bordering
superior national Forest, yr round access, electric/broadband avail. hill top build site overlooking mature white pine, cedar lined shoreline on Christine. serenity now!
MLs#6023288 $99,900
COmmerCiaL UP nOrth!
former Site of the LoW maintenanCe CroSS riVer Café! Lots of rentaL inVeStment opportunity! enjoy solid long Opportunities, river Frontage and established site. mLS#6078629 $65,000 term rentals, self-sustaining solid local businesses. highway frontage and room neW! CommerCiaL VaCant to expand Up! support the Local economy Lot With Lake Superior and enjoy some passive income, buy VieWS! 4.89 acres with direct access now and bring your ideas for expansion!
mLS#6028366 $324,900
from highway 61 and leveled building site!
mLS#6087649 $220,000
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Grand Marais Area
Gorgeous Lutsen Home.
Lutsen Real Estate Group Office 218-663-7971
lutsenrealestategroup.com
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Grand Marais Home with a View! Must-see home! 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom move-in ready home conveniently located 3 miles west of the heart of Grand Marais. Panoramic Lake Superior views throughout. Great craftsmanship and attention to detail. Open-concept main living/dining/kitchen complete with screen porch and pantry/wet bar. Walk out lower level with bedroom, full bath, additional living space, office & laundry room. In the summer and winter months, enjoy the outdoor hot tub, the separate sauna building & fire pit located along a lit rock path outside of the lower level rec room. Need additional recreation space or living space? Look no further than the fully finished living space above the heated garage complete with a full bar and ample storage. Seller is a licensed real estate agent in the state of MN. MLS TBD $429,900
Devil Track Lake Cabin.
Sandy Mchugh 218-370-7841
Kelsi Williams 218-428-0992
Inger Andress 218-216-7141
Bruce Kerfoot 218-388-0876
Don’t miss this cozy cabin located on 6.52 acres of land on the west end of Devil Track Lake! The cabin features wood beams, a main floor openconcept layout, and large loft space with amazing lake views. Idyllic, level yard space - plenty of room for yard games, outdoor dining, and bonfires! Enjoy reading, writing, or playing games in the peaceful screen porch. Unique shoreline with permanent dock access - you’ll love this cove of Devil Track and its possibilities for paddle boarding, boating, swimming and more! On the other side of the private road, you’ll love the clearing that has already been done - level land at the mouth of privately created trails. Perfect for ATV access, hiking, snowshoeing, and more! MLS 6085747 $284,900
Steve Surbaugh Broker 218-663-7971
Gorgeous log home tucked into the perfect spot in the Superior National at Lutsen golf community. Open concept w/cobblestone FP & four-season porch in a woodsy setting. Perfect layout for entertaining, with peninsula bar & stainless appliances. 3 bed, 3 bath, incl main flr owner suite with separate tub/shower. Main floor laundry. 2 add’l bedrooms on upper level w/full bath & loft. In-flr heat w/elec boiler & propane FP for dual fuel savings. Wraparound deck facing Lk Superior with outdoor gear closet. Oversized, detached dbl garage & cool firepit. Well-maintained home with great curb appeal. Wellmanaged HOA with shared state-certified water/waste systems. Perfect location to enjoy all of the activities the North Shore has to offer. Close to restaurants, shops and within walking distance of North Shore Winery! MLS 6088120 $489,900.
Stunning Superior Property. Beautiful and well-maintained home with unparalleled views of Lake Superior from most rooms. Light pours into this 2-bed, 2-bath home, accenting the Scandinavian-looking aspen paneling with vaulted ceilings. A stunning accent is the Vermont Casting Wood Stove installed a year ago. The kitchen has a JennAir stove top with easy conversion to a grill top. Large floor-to-ceiling windows brings the glorious outdoor foliage and woods into your dining experience. The wet bar extension gives extra room for the chef. Magnificent location with accessible ledge rock. Perfect spot for a camp fire, or Tofte fireworks watching! Dining in the gazebo is a surreal experience of being surrounded by the professionally-landscaped yard; no need for a lawn mower. All of this plus a double, detached garage. This is a must-see property! MLS 6088709 $699,900
Drom Hytte in Lutsen. Located on the ever popular Cascade Beach Road, Drom Hytte is Norwegian for “dream cabin” and that describes this delightful property to a “T”. You will be charmed by the thoughtfully placed Norwegian decorating touches throughout the cabin making it a comfy and cozy North Shore retreat. Nestled in a quiet and private little bay that affords outstanding views up and down the coast of Lake Superior. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. A separate playhouse and custom built timber frame outside feed a wood burning sauna with an enclosed changing room. Located on approximately 285’ of Lake Superior shoreline, approx 1.5 acres for utmost privacy. Property is currently managed by Cascade Vacation Rentals. Current reservations through Oct 2020 shall be honored. Perfect opportunity for continued rental program as all components are in place. Opportunity for private ownership and use as well. Showings shall be coordinated with existing reservations & other current showing practices in play. Extremely well maintained with a detailed list of all improvements over the last 10 years. Move in ready....all you need is the key, literally. MLS 6089681 $599,500
Caribou Lake Home.
Spectacular Devil Track Home.
Mike Larson Broker 218-370-1536
Lutsen/Tofte Area
Fully furnished, all you need is the key...literally. Updated two-story home located on Devil Track Lake, just 8 miles from Grand Marais. Inside you’ll find modern décor with a flair of up north touches. Enjoy the lake-facing deck or step onto the lower level patio to enjoy the gorgeous lakeside yard. 3 beds, 2.5 baths, and a spacious master suite on the main level. Two living areas, plus a full-sized kitchen and dining room, a perfect gathering spot for the entire family. Unique artwork and carefully selected furnishings help to make this home warm and welcoming. Wall to wall windows to take advantage of the Devil Track Lake views year round. New roof, stain, decking, floorings, newer appliances and more. No work required! Part of the Landing at Devil Track HOA providing year round access, snow removal, maintained road and driveway, lawn care and covenants designed to protect your investment. This home is currently part of the Cascade Vacation Rental program. New owners can elect multiple options how best to use and enjoy their new vacation property. Seller is a licensed real estate agent in the state of MN. MLS 6089182 $425,000
Your chance to be on Caribou Lake! Large, level lot in a maple forest. Zenlike walking path to your private dock. Charming log home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, natural woodwork, vaulted ceilings, a cozy gas fireplace & terrific lake views. Bright kitchen with functional layout. Spacious loft with ample sleeping room. Deck spans the entire lakeside, and will be your favorite place to hang out. Walkout lower level with another bathroom. What more could you want? Swimming, kayaking, canoeing, biking, all right outside your door. Year-round access on HOA maintained roads for both summer and winter use. Lutsen is nearby when you need provisions. Close to hiking trails, ski hill, golf course, winery & restaurants. Schedule your showing today! MLS 6089642 $380,000
Aspenwood on Lake Superior.
Gorgeous lake views from every level of this sharp Lake Superior condo. Quality finishes including granite, wood & tile floors, maple cabinets, with a cool, modern vibe. Multiple spaces to hang out in this spacious, three-level unit with 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Large windows for wide-open views of the big lake. Vacation rental revenues help to offset the cost of ownership. Enjoy your time on the North Shore without any pesky chores. Just enjoy lake living, and all of the activities this area has to offer: golfing, skiing, hiking, biking, beach combing, music, shops & restaurants, plus more. Seller is a licensed real estate agent in the state of MN, unrelated to listing agent. MLS 6085503 $299,900.
- EArn MOnEy WhEn yOu ArE AWAy Place your home in our Vacation rental Program. Give Andrew a call at 218-264-0497
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Lake Superior Parcels Coveted Stonegate Rd
Build-ready Lake Superior parcel. Driveway, power & septic already in place. Private setting with no hwy noise. Accessible shoreline, cleared build site, surveyed. Make this beautiful spot your new Lake Superior homesite! Seller is a licensed real estate agent in the state of MN, unrelated to listing agent. MLS 6082793 $229,900
Other Vacant Land Parcels
Inland Lake Lots Tait Lake, Lutsen
This gorgeous Tait Lake property waterfront lot is a must-see! Enjoy 208 spectacular feet of shoreline and 3.83 wooded acres situated on either side of a private association-owned road which is accessible year-round. You’ll love the scenery as you approach the lake: the picturesque drive, mature trees, and rolling hills. Paddle, fish, snowshoe, hike, and more from this scenic location! Just 12 miles away from Lutsen area activities and a short 30 minute drive from the great shops and restaurants in Grand Marais. This serene lot is ready to be your retreat! MLS 6084736 $209,000.
ithout w s s e cc ! Lake ashore prices Lake Devil Track Lake Lots Great location for second home, primary residence, or cabin. Wooded shoreline with many potential building and driveway locations. Ample space for septic and well. Pristine shoreline, plus close proximity to Grand Marais and many area activities. MLS 6081021, 6081022, 6081023, 6081024. Priced from $99,900 to $149,900. Enjoy beautiful Tait Lake Another Price Reduction! Priced nearly 25% below current assessed value,
and down $60,000 from original list. Someone could ask, “what’s wrong”? Absolutely nothing, just a very motivated seller! This is a large parcel on beautiful Tait Lake, consisting of 6.1 acres with deeded access to a nearby private Association boat landing (a couple blocks) on Tait Lake, and no pricey lakeshore taxes. Towering white pines, multiple build sites and a corner lot ideally-situated for convenient ingress and egress from two sides of Caps Trail so that you can trailer your boat in and out with ease! Located just 13 miles from Lutsen, adjacent to the Caribou Trail. Power & broadband at the road. HOA handles road maintenance and plowing giving you year-round access! Seller is a licensed real estate agent in the State of MN unrelated to listing agent. Please let listing agent know if you intend to walk the property, but you’re welcome to do so! Make an offer today – one of the best values in all of Cook County. MLS 6085581 $69,000
Superior National Golf Course Homesites Few Golf Courses have been built on land as spectacular as Superior National. And more recently the golf course just completed its nearly $4.5 million course improvement project on the River and Canyon Nines. The homesites listed below are tucked within the Cedar Forest along River 6 fairway and River 6 green. With water, sewer, power and broadband available, combined the sounds of the Poplar River just across the fairway and so much more beauty, the value offered simply is unbelievable. Lots 1 and 2, Block 1. Outstanding location. These lots lay adjacent to River #3 fairway, near the green. Lots 1 and 2 are the only golf course lots that are independent of all other golf course lots and therefore nicely private. Walking distance to Gitchi Gami bike and walking trailhead. Minutes to Lutsen Mountains. Common water and common sewer available through HOA. Lot 1, MLS# TBD, $44,900. Lot 2, MLS# TBD, $40,900. Purchase both for $79,500. Lot 4 Block 2. This lot sits adjacent to #4 fairway on River 9 at Superior National Golf Course. Very nice build site with easy access from Ski Hill Road. Water, Sewer, power and broadband available curbside. This is an excellent value. MLS 6079877 $59,900 Lot 9 Block 5. Very nice golf course lot adjacent to the 6th green at the newly renovated Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course. A very nice building area has been sited. Broadband, water and sewer curbside meaning no need to drill a well or build an egregious mounds septic system. The property is within an HOA which provides water and sewer to homeowners within the association. MLS 6081231 $84,500
Sugar Loaf Road ‘Eighty’ This wooded ‘untouched’ property is secluded yet has year round public road access that is snow plowed and maintained for you... approximately 1/4 mile of frontage road access. Only less than 30 minutes away from Lutsen Mountain’s ski hill and Superior National golf course. For the outdoor enthusiast, it is close to several destinations, the Sugar Loaf Nature Trails and Center, Caribou Falls, Temperance River and the Superior National Hiking trail. This is a generous eighty-acre parcel, with many older cedar trees that would be an ideal place to build a forest home, cabin for hunting or to have a piece of pristine nature! MLS 6085833 $129,900
Hwy 61 Frontage Perfect Lutsen Home Site.
Check out this Lutsen parcel, with the potential for outstanding views of Lake Superior. Private setting, yet convenient to many local spots. Call today! MLS 6082966 $49,999
Convenient Build Site.
Great parcel of land conveniently located just 2.7 miles east of Grand Marais. Well already in place. Located on Hwy 61; perfect place to build a new home. 2.29 acres. MLS 6081081 $55,600
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NEW 16 Tamarack Trail
Peaceful and private Lake Superior retreat with 200 feet of shoreline on a park-like 2+ acre setting. Best of all worlds with gorgeous views of the big bay and easy access to town. This split-entry, 3-bedroom home takes full advantage of its southern exposure and views of the lake. Large garage.
MLS 6089858 $425,000
8580 W Highway 61
Exceptional Lake Superior lot with 313’ of amazing shoreline including a gravel beach. The depth of the lot, as well as the 4.26 acres provides plenty of privacy from Highway 61. Enjoy listening to the lake in the this cute 1940’s cabin located right by water’s edge.
MLS 6083953 $525,000
Manitoo Trail
Lovely 4BR/2BA home. 113’ Lake Superior shoreline on the coveted Manitoo Trail. Soothing sounds of lake, privacy of the forest, smells of the northwoods beckon you to forget your worries and relax—or entertain on the huge patio!
MLS 6089314 $449,900
122 Stonegate Rd
3 bedroom, 3 bath comfortable, elegant home on 218 feet of Lake Superior shoreline. Open concept, large window, gas fireplace, high quality home. Huge heated attached garage and workshop. Plus private rustic guest cabin in a wilderness wonderland.
MLS 6086682 $749,000
Marvel at the views of Artist Point from this stunning 4 bedroom, 4 bath premier home located west of Grand Marais. Must see to appreciate the custom tile work, built-ins, floor to ceiling windows, cobblestone fireplace, decks and expansive gourmet kitchen & much more. Home is complete with AC, back-up generator & oversized garage. Private 2.96 acre lot with 243’ of gravel shoreline.
MLS 6080232 - $850,000
45 Mossy Hollow Point
Looking for the dream cabin nestled in by the lake? This 2BR/2BA is the perfect size with 1128 sq. ft. of one level living. Gas fireplace, custom maple cabinets & solid wood floors. Gazebo, decks & benches make it easy to appreciate the 261 ft. of ledgerock shoreline.
MLS 6087722 $439,900
Land NEW 93 Hoaglund drive–Tofte Level 2-acre lot with mature trees high above the town of Tofte! Carlton Peak to the North, Superior to the South--seasonal views of the lake. MLS TBd $52,500 XYZ Maple Hill Rd 6+ acres with quick and easy access to all the charm of Grand Marais with excellent build sites. This parcel features nice tree cover and a roughed in path/driveway. MLS 6089729 $44,900 County Road 67 Lots Looking for Lake Superior Views AND close to town? Lovely lots with a solid, private road & all utilities are readily available. State owned Superior shoreline, perfect for morning walks. Lot d 3.48A, with Lake Superior views MLS 6086070 - $69,900 Lot E 2.7A, all utilities readily available MLS 6086072 - $82,000 Lot F 2.24A, year round access MLS 6086085 - $39,900
XX OLd Ski HiLL ROad 3+ acres just minutes from town on a quiet county maintained road with a nice mix of trees. Easy access to snowmobile trails and fun at Pincushion Mountain. MLS 6088343 $49,900 XXX BROadWaY avE Want to live in the country and yet want access to City Sewer & City Water? Check out this over-sized lot that is located on the Gunflint Trail in city limits. MLS 6085408 $39,900
Jonvick Creek Sites 12 lots available from 1.5 - 4.8 acres In the heart of Lutsen, just off the Caribou Trail. Maples, Pines, and cedars in varied arrangements will make a great back-drop for your home or cabin. Each property adjoins public land making your space seem even more private. $29,900 - $49,900 14x Bloomquist Mtn Rd Ten acres of mature trees including huge White Pines! Sloping lot with lots of southern exposure for sunshine all year long. MLS 6075850 - $49,900
1XX COuNTY ROad 56 Rare opportunity to find a gently rolling 20 acre parcel in the heart of farm country. Lake West Hwy 61 Superior view and driveway already in place. Attractive & affordable building site with MLS 6083495 $67,900 3+ acres & easy access right off of Hwy 61. Minutes from town and Close to Cascade 1xx High Ridge drive Schroeder River State Park 15 acre lot high on the ridge is ready for your MLS 6086779 - $35,000 dream home or weekend getaway! Views of Lake Superior to the south and valley to the XX LEvEauX RidgE north. Looking for an affordable lot to build your MLS 6082812 - $99,900 future home? This south facing, year round Railroad drive Lutsen property has electricity, phone and broadband Sweet 1.7 A building site located in the heart XX Boulder Point Rd on site plus it abuts state land. of Lutsen. Gently rolling topography, mature Attractive YR building site with 3.22 A; MLS 6086067 $29,900 trees and easy building site. private driveway; seasonal creek and gentle MLS 6084050 - $39,900 southern slope with some partial views of STROBuS LakE Rd - LuTSEN Lake Superior. 10 beautiful acres less than 10 miles from COYOTE RidgE LOT 6 MLS 6086785 - $59,900 Lutsen and only a short drive to the Grade Magnificent views are yours to be had from and multiple access points to the BWCA. these 5 acre parcels! Only minutes to downtown Close to trails, fishing and more. Grand Marais or Cascade State Park. MLS MLS 6086562 $49,900 MLS 6087781 $79,900
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Wake to the call of the gulls, Stroll the lovely road that hugs the shore, Shop the town boutiques and art stores, Toast marshmallows at a beach bonfire, Skip rocks on 225 feet of private shore, Fall asleep to the rhythm of the waves. Call for a private showing.
MLS TBd $329,000
19XX Camp 20 Road Affordably priced 20 acre parcel with privacy, situated near Federal land to the north. Seasonal access off of the Camp 15 Loop Rd in Hovland. MLS 6076349 - $24,900 County Rd 14 Terrific and extremely affordable pieces of land with good high building sites and interesting game attracting low areas as well. MLS 6086957 $38,900
4612 NORTH Rd Attention GARDENERS & Brewers!! One of a kind 19.7A property includes ponds, creek, wildlife galore, brand new 30’x30’ pole barn, well, incinolet toilet, 20’x24’ garage, 120’x120” fields, drip irrigation lines. Currently set up to grow hops with extremely solid pole support system. MLS 6089311 $127,900
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11 Wildflower Lane Beautiful 4 BR, 4 BA home with lots of special touches- gourmet kitchen, hickory floors, fireplace, eagle nest style loft, custom tilework and a separate w/o apartment, Lake Superior views, large deck all on 6+ acres. MLS 6085210 - $489,900
2371 County Rd 7 Here is a turn-key, charming and rustic cabin getaway on 12 + acres. It is close to town on a paved road, but feels like a secluded forest cabin you can escape to. The old Backlund farm’s milk house served as the bones for the cabin. MLS 6089300 $139,900
272 County Rd 48 Sunny 2 BR, 1 BA home with a full bsmt for plenty of living space. Premier location on County Road 48; close to town, yet very private & quiet. New septic system and 3 car garage. MLS 6089192 $199,900
85X Creechville Rd Seller says to SELL!! Large .47A City of Grand Marais lot has unbelievable potential and spectacular Lake Superior views with bunkhouse and 28 x 36 metal garage. Water/sewer hook ups right in front of the property and plenty of room for development. MLS 6089051 $89,900
2021 County Rd 7 The interior is as cute as can be with gorgeous, nicely finished wood floors, an efficient kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a laundry room all on one floor!!! Perfect starter home with a little TLC and sweat equity. MLS 6084603 - $104,900
54 Morgan Rd Special one room getaway in the woods on 40A of mature trees, abuts Cascade State Park and Federal land! Beautiful Lake Superior Views. Garage and bonus space is quite functional as it is, or remodel as you desire. MLS 6073759 - $199,900
1189 Pike Lake Rd Watch the moose from the sunny family room in this attractive 2 BR, 2 BA country home! Beautiful property, great views & close to many outdoor trails. Includes a heated garage, guest cabin, sauna & storage building. MLS 6089685 $339,500
841 irish Creek Rd, Hovland 75 acre parcel with a little one bedroom cabin with a loft, perfect for a weekend getaway, is located off of the Irish Creek Road, in the heart of the Arrowhead Trail. Lot is gently rolling with beautiful trees and a wildlife pond. MLS 6083960 $79,900
2499 E Highway 61 Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA home with an open floorplan, stunning rock fireplace, gorgeous kitchen and a southern wall of windows, perfect for viewing the ore boats! Large detached garage, complete with a lovely YR apartment. MLS 6089658 $379,900
ONE ROOF HOUSING • Many financing options available to qualified buyers.
Interest Rates are incredibly LOW, making a monthly mortgage all the more affordable.
For example: $175,000 - Principal 3.5% Interest at 33 years Monthly Payment $745.77 Interest rates vary depending on loan, credit & timing. Payments will be higher when adding Real Estate Tax & Insurance Escrows. This information is strictly for illustration purposes.
• 0% on Loan for Closing Fees. • Potential of Reduced Interest Rates through Rural Housing & Home Development. • Quality Construction & Energy Efficient.
NEW aFFORdaBLE PRiCE 18 Nordic Star dr Brand new 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in a quiet neighborhood of Grand Marais. One level and low maintenance living with beautiful oak kitchen cabinets, stainless steel appliances, island for extra seating. 2 stall garage completes the package. Prospective buyers must have a gross annual income under $70,900. Exceptions may apply. MLS 6088033 $173,000
11 Nordic Star dr Cute porch upon entering this brand new 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in a quiet neighborhood of Grand Marais. Kitchen features ample oak cabinets, stainless steel appliances, island open to the living room. The laundry/utility room accesses the attached garage. Prospective buyers must have a gross annual income under $70,900. Exceptions may apply. MLS 6088034 $173,000
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42 Soderberg Lane SERIOUSLY! Check out one of the only grandfathered-in Boat Houses in Cook County. This lot features 412 ft of shoreline on Birch Lake with 3+ acres. Property includes an older rustic cabin, is fully surveyed, year round access. MLS 6088180 - $232,000
601 South Shore drive Exceptional 223’ of Devil Track Lakeshore and 2.5 A of land in a south shore bay. Rustic 1 BR cabin with open living spaces and fabulous 275 sqft wrap-around deck. This furnished cabin has all you need for a true Northwoods experience. MLS 6089460 $249,900
3823 arrowhead Trail Cedar log cabin nestled in the trees, overlooking McFarland Lake with 311’ frontage. 2BR, 3/4 bath, cathedral ceilings, wood floors and lots of windows. Complete generator/solar panel system, well, septic, all designed for year round usage. MLS 6089517 - $339,900
44 Carbine Rd Imagine the ultimate northwoods experience-this rustic, twobedroom cabin is 15 feet from the shore of McFarland Lake at the end of the Arrowhead Trail. Outbuildings include a sauna, generator shed, wood shed lean-to, shed and outhouse with 500 gallon tank. MLS 6083715 - $199,900
33 Wilderness Trail Escape to this beautiful piece of north woods paradise with 200” of shoreline on Tom Lake. Includes a shed, outhouse, outdoor shower with hot water. Shoreline accommodates a great dock and excellent swimming hole. This unfinished, fully furnished cabin is waiting for someone to make it there own! MLS 6088040 $169,900
159 N Pike Lake Rd 297’ of lake shore only a few yards from this charming 3+ bedroom, 2 bath year round cabin on pristine Pike Lake. The large lot curves along south facing accessible shoreline. Only 20 minutes from town this is a great peaceful getaway. MLS 6089686 $279,900
NEW greenwood Lake Gorgeous south facing 2+ acre with 276’ of shoreline. Features YR access, driveway in, picnic area and walking trails. Development shared ownership includes private boat launch and surrounded by federal lands.MLS TBd $149,900
Clara Lake With 200 feet of south facing lake shore surrounded by Forest lands this lot is a wonderful escape from the outside world, yet only 12 miles from the Lake Superior shore. MLS 6085959 $99,900
Poplar Lake Private lot with over 2 acres & 250’ of rocky shoreline on Fireplace Road. Great open lake views and a Southeastern exposure provides a perfect building site. MLS 6077828 - $139,900
devil Track Lake 5.9 acres to make your dreams come true on the popular north side of Devil Track Lake! 340 feet of shoreline to enjoy all the fun things to do on the water! MLS 6085879 $164,900
Squint Lake Mid-Gunflint Trail lot with 2.13A & 221’ shoreline. Gently rolling topography, old white pine trees, YR access & abuts USFS! MLS 6028920 - $75,000
Tom Lake Tom Lake lot with over 200 feet of frontage and an easy slope to the lake! There’s a shed and a dock waiting for you to start your adventure. MLS 6083377 - $69,900
Pike Lake Pristine Pike Lake lot with 190’ of rocky shoreline on the north west side of the lake. Easy year round access off of the Caribou Trail, electricity & broadband available. MLS 6084251 - $178,900
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180X W gauthier Rd 100 acres of privately owned acreage directly abutting Judge Magney State Park, with distant Lake Superior views. Direct access to the Superior Hiking Trail, with plenty of wildlife to observe! MLS 6079702 - $104,900
Camp 20 Rd 170 acres that has been replanted with pine trees. Rolling topography, many building sites and hiking trails. Gravel pit and a small wildlife pond. State land to the south & east. MLS 6074422 - $149,900
Condos East Bay Suites Check out these condos
8 N. Broadway
Prime commercial property has immediate income. Two upper level apartments with space for more, plus storefront, and grounds rental. For Grand Marais the location could hardly be better for tourism and traffic potential.
MLS 6029037 - $437,900
1st ave West
Great opportunity in the downtown business district! This building is located on 1st Avenue West close to the harbor, Wisconsin Street, and Highway 61. Busy retail area year round--heavy foot traffic all summer long! A cafe, jewelry store, and t-shirt shop have all prospered at this location-what is your dream business?
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MLS 6084360 - $199,900
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located in the heart of Grand Marais on the shores of Lake Superior. Great property if you are wanting a 2nd home or an investment property.
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Over 12 years selling downtown MPLS Condo living. Currently representing this developers 10th project PORTLAND TOWER & THE LEGACY. I am available to meet with you in Grand Marais or Minneapolis to go over prices & floor plans.
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20 acre 660x1320 Views of Lake Superior on the ridge behind Silver Bay $66,700
Steve Carlson 218-591-0985 stphn.carlson@gmail.com Realliving.com/steve.carlson.
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112 units with 79 SOLD! • 7 units available for immediate occupancy • 40 still available to customize.
Lutsen resort company
Please call for more information or to set up an appointment:
Alyssa Sushoreba • Office: 218-663-6650 • alyssa@lutsenresort.com
Investment opportunity with Lake Superior views!
Enjoy resort living while you’re here! When you purchase a unit at Lutsen Resort, you get so much more. The historic resort offers an extensive list of amenities and activities! kayaking • standup paddle boarding • fly-fishing hiking • par 3 golf (and disc golf ) course on property kids camp • kids pizza and movie night snow shoeing • cross country skiing • ice skating door to door ski hill shuttle • game room indoor pool, hot tub & sauna • live music • beach bonfires
& more!
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Versatile rental on Lake Superior! These Poplar River Condos have 3 bedrooms, a sleeping loft, 3 bathrooms, each with a whirlpool tub, three gas fireplaces and amazing rental versatility. The ingenious floor plan allows rental as one, two, or all three bedroom units by guests making it a popular option for couples AND families visiting the resort. You and your family can enjoy a north shore getaway while earning an income. Unit 582 $339,000 Unit 552 $365,000 price reduced Unit 572 $359,000 Unit 512 $439,000 price reduced
These 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Cliff House Townhomes at Lutsen Resort are the perfect Lake Superior getaway. An open concept kitchen, living, and dining area with a gas fireplace and a patio overlooking the lake, affords owners lake living at its best. This is a family favorite for guests of the Resort. Don’t forget the many activities and amenities a resort property offers to you as a unit owner. Unit 675 $429,000 Unit 673 $399,000
Enjoy visiting Lutsen in your very own lakeside unit while earning an income at Lutsen Resort! The Sea Villas are as close as you can be to the edge of the water which means amazing lake views and access to Lake Superior. This unit has 1 bedroom, plus a sleeping loft, a beautiful bathroom with a full kitchen, living and dining room, wood burning stove and deck facing the big lake. Don’t miss your chance and inquire further today! Unit K3 $199,000 price reduced Unit G5 $209,000 sale pending
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killdeer I found a family of killdeer nesting between the beach and the campsites in the Grand Marais Rec Park. Their nests are just small areas scratched out from among the small stones. As soon as their feathers dry, the babies leave the nest. There are four babies squeezed under mom in this photo. It was starting to rain and they were looking for protection.—Paul Sundberg
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