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Who Needs Groundhog’s Day? Groundhogs (aka woodchucks) are common in the Northern Wilds, but you are unlikely to see one in February. They are true hibernators and spend the winter in snug burrows, deep in the ground. While a sleepy groundhog may peek from his burrow in Punxsutawney, Penn. on Feb. 2, that just doesn’t happen around here. Besides, we don’t need a groundhog seeing his shadow to know we’ll have another six weeks of winter. And that’s just fine with us.

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Now is when the days become longer as the winter sun creeps higher in the sky. It’s Nature’s way of encouraging us to get outside and have some fun. You’ll find plenty of fun ideas in this issue: snowmobile rides, a sled dog race, winter festivals, cross-country skiing, snowboard terrain parks, ice fishing, an art walk and more. You really should make a “bucket list” of things you’d like to do this month.

In this issue, you’ll also find a historical feature that will rouse some wintry memories. Our part of the world was once the epicenter of ski-jumping, a sport that originated in Scandinavia and was enthusiastically embraced by Duluthians over 100 years ago. Author Tony Dierckins has provided us with a wonderful story and historical postcards from the early days of ski jumping, a sport which remained popular in Duluth throughout the 20th Century.

Ski jumping, like most winter activities, can lead you to have some extra aches and pains. Perhaps this explains the popularity of massage therapy on the North Shore. Casey Fitchett introduces us to the many different types of massages and services available on the North Shore.

February is also a month for romance. Maren Webb points out that Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday, which means you have an entire weekend to set aside an evening to dine out with a special someone. Or maybe you want to take a different special someone out each evening—we’ll leave that up to you. Maren provides some excellent dining options all along the North Shore.

Our other columnists offer an interesting selection of winter reading. Kim Falter discusses why the short days of winter affect our mood and well-being. She suggests steps you can take to counteract the lack of daylight. Julia Prinselaar tells us about a local mushroom that may become the world’s next super food—chaga. At the very least, chaga tea appears to have worthwhile health benefits. Elle Andra-Warner writes about another food-related frontier—the rise of wines made from northern grapes. Years of research at the University of Minnesota has led to the development of grapes that can be grown in our region and used to make wine. We’ll ty to keep you posted on the establishment of any vineyards in the Northern Wilds. Homespun fishing tackle is the subject of Gord Ellis’ column, which

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February is also a month of festivals. In Ely, snow carvers, artists and other folks who like to have fun gather for the annual Winter Festival and Ely ArtWalk. Thunder Bay is taking a Snow Day; kids and adults can gather at Marina Park to experience all kinds of winter fun. In Grand Marais, the North House Folk School and Grand Marais Art Colony sponsor a Northern Fibers Retreat, where folks who enjoy working with their hands can learn about knitting, beading, quilting and other fiber crafts.

Who would think midwinter could possibly offer so many fun and various things to do? We really don’t need a sleepy groundhog to predict the arrival of spring. We’re so busy now, that the rest of winter will just fly by. But we still offer a tip of the hat to Br’er Woodchuck. Don’t miss our Catchlight photo on Page 63.—Shawn Perich and Amber Pratt

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AIR TIME: Terrain parks popular on the shore LUTSEN— Not long ago, the basic agenda when it came to skiing or snowboarding was to simply make it down the mountain or hillside safely. Eventually, as with most human concepts, things evolved.

Furthermore, Lutsen offers the Boarder Cross course on Mystery Mountain that “lets you challenge your friends head-tohead through high-bank-corners, rollers and jumps,” Dressely said.

Areas now offer terrain parks. Modeled after skateboarding parks—which commonly offer a series of ramps and other means of providing aerial lift— terrain parks are built for skiers and snowboarders.

Once considered a daredevil sport, the popularity of stunt-style snowboarding and trick riding was spread to the masses by events such as ESPN’s Winter X Games.

The festive, but highly competitive sporting celebration of all things winter, made it obvious to a new age of snowboarders and skiers that it’s okay to do more than just coast down a mountain at your own leisure. In short, terrain parks made it cool and accessible for anyone to take a jab at trick riding.

From Spirit Mountain near Duluth to Loch Lomond near Thunder Bay, there are numerous parks designed specifically for stunt or trick riding on skis or snowboards. Not only do these terrain parks offer ideal ramps, rails and steep terrain to perform tricks, they also keep those who aim to perform such tasks away from the casual skier or snowboarder.

Lutsen Mountains marketing representative, Melissa Dressely, said terrain parks were born from snowboarders riding tricks and have now become a standard feature at resorts across the country.

“Ski design followed the evolution with twin tips and trick skis,” she said. “Today there is an equal mix of skiers and snowboarders in the terrain park.”

Lutsen Mountains currently offers a series of five progressive terrain parks.

There are basic features at the Ullr Mountain Park, with features built close to the ground, according to Dressely. From there, the parks become more advanced, including a “half-mile of slope-style fun with a jump line and more than a dozen jibs changed up during the season,” Dressely said.

Spirit Mountain claims the largest terrain park in the Midwest, and there will likely be more terrain parks springing up at ski areas all over Minnesota and Ontario in the near future. In Vermont, Colorado and California, terrain parks have opened independent of large resorts, or without offering much in the way of traditional resorts with a vast network of trails and runs. In Minnesota, where the landscape doesn’t change much with regard to elevation (compared to say, Colorado), the possibility of a terrain park is realistic wherever there is space to build jumps, ramps or place rails.

And while the Northern Wilds might not be hosting the X Games anytime soon, at least there are plenty of places to hone one’s skills in preparation and to get outside and enjoy the winter.—Joe Friedrichs

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GRAND MARAIS— Over the past year and a half, eating fish has received some extra attention on the North Shore. Nearly 500 women participated in a study examining fish consumption, mercury exposure and health. The Fish are Important for Superior Health Project, also known as the FISH Project, has been focusing on helping women and their families to enjoy the health benefits of eating fish, while lowering their exposure to mercury. This project came about after a study found that 10 percent of babies tested from the North Shore area had mercury in their blood above the level considered safe. Mercury exposure is of concern for individuals of all ages, but developing fetuses and children are most at risk. Exposure can affect a child’s ability to learn and process information.

This project brought together several key partners, including the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Grand Portage Health Service and the Minnesota Department of Health, to recruit participants to complete a survey and provide a blood sample for testing of mercury and omega-3 fatty acids levels. Overall, the results thus far have been interesting and helpful for many study participants and community members.

The 499 participants reported eating over 40,000 meals of fish in the previous year, with 28 percent of them being locally caught fish. The testing showed that most participants had low levels of mercury in their blood. However, the middle value or median level for the group, 1.16 micrograms per liter (mcg/L), was higher than the U.S. and Canadian averages for women. In addition, 3 percent of participants did have mercury levels above the level considered safe for a developing fetus (5.8 mcg/L). The participants with high mercury levels had self-reported eating more fish than recommended, according to the Minnesota Department of Health Fish Eating Guidelines. As part of the project, these participants were counseled on how to lower their mercury exposure based on the fish they were eating.

As one study participant shared, it was “interesting to be a part of the study—

mercury in fish is not something I really thought about before, so it’s good to be more aware and have resources about it.”

Three species of fish were eaten too often by the participant pool, based on the guidelines: lake trout, walleye and canned tuna. This was especially of concern during the summer months, when consumption was higher as local fishing is more prevalent. Walleye and lake trout are recommended no more than one meal per month for women of childbearing age and children age 15 and younger. However, lower mercury fish can be eaten along with one serving of a higher mercury fish.

In addition to participants’ mercury levels being tested, the levels of two omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, were also tested. DHA is important for brain and eye development in a fetus. “I think it is important to know how to eat healthy and incorporate fish into your diet…I eat some fish, but not a lot, and I should do a better job of eating more,” shared another study participant, highlighting the balance between achieving the health benefits from fish while reducing the negatives with mercury exposure.

The Minnesota Department of Health will continue to analyze the data from this study to better understand the relationships between reported fish consumption and blood mercury/fatty acids levels, reported fish consumption and variation in blood mercury level, and comparing these results to results from other similar projects.

“Results from these analyzes will help improve future communication of fish consumption advice and identification of women who may be at higher risk of too much exposure to mercury,” said Patricia McCann with the Minnesota Department of Health.

Analysis of the data from this study is ongoing and a final report will be available by late fall 2016. Updates will be available on the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic website and information about safe fish consumption is available at www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org.—Maren Webb

enjoy teaching others about their sport.

Don’t hesitate to ask questions and take photos. Choose a time when mushers are not busy and ask for their permission to pet the dogs. Also, like most athletes, sled dogs have a special diet. Please don’t feed the dogs unless the musher gives a goahead. Leave your own dogs at home.

All three races start at the Ely Softball Complex off Hwy. 1. The first teams will leave from under the start banner at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. The parking area that morning is another place to meet the teams as they prepare for the race. Just watch where you walk. Don’t trip over sled gear stretched across the ground or step in any little “land mines.”

Teams take off in two-minute intervals and their enthusiasm is flat out loud when they approach the start chute. Sometimes, they’re so effervescent, that they hop on their hind legs or spring over each other while still in harness. But once the start command is given, the howling becomes instant silence and the dogs are all business.

The lasagna dinner is open to the public and is another way to support the WolfTrack Classic. It includes a social hour and dinner on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 4-7 p.m. at the Ely Senior Center. Afterwards, everyone is welcome to watch the mushers’ bib presentation.

The Steger WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race offers a challenging competition well suited for experienced mushers or those just beginning. | SCOTT STOWELL

WolfTrack Classic offers weekend fun ELY— Ely has a long recreational mushing history from the early 1970s that even pre-dates the Iditarod. During that time, Ely was proclaimed the “sled dog capital of America,” a catch-phrase that was more than a promotional gimmick. It was real.

Ely sported a slew of sled dog competitions and attracted hundreds of dog teams and mushing celebrities from around the world. That racing tradition continues with the Steger WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race on Feb. 27-28.

Ely’s sled dog races took a hiatus in the early 1990s until WolfTrack Classic organizers rekindled the passion in 2008. Since then, they’ve explored a variety of distances and fine-tuned the course to incorporate unrelenting hills and the breathtaking

scenery of Bear Head State Park. Last winter, Steger Mukluks and Moccasins of Ely came on as the premier sponsor.

Experienced mushers who have competed in big-name events, like the Iditarod, continue to participate in the WolfTrack Classic. But the race is also perfectly suited for mushers-in-the-making who are looking to test their competition skills for the first time.

This year’s 8th annual running of the WolfTrack Classic features three races. The six-dog, 30-mile route runs from Ely and finishes in Tower. The eight-dog, 50-mile race turns around beyond Bear Head Lake then heads back to Ely. The 10-dog, 65mile competition sends teams out of Ely, loops just outside of Tower and returns to

the finish line in Ely. A total of $7,000 will be awarded to the winning teams.

However, the races themselves are only part of the activities on WolfTrack weekend, an event that features north woods entertainment worth attending.

Start by getting to know the athletes.

They’re easy to recognize; the majority have four legs and favor scratches behind the ears. All sled dogs are required to have a veterinary exam prior to the race to qualify as fit for competition. The general public is encouraged to meet these dogs during the vet check at Vermilion Community College on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Volunteers are the backbone of the race. From road crossing posts to dog crews, there are many ways to get involved and still catch all the race action.

Volunteering makes the race much more exciting because you actively participate in the event’s success.

Spectators can watch the race at various points along the trail. For detailed locations, to volunteer, register a team, or learn more about the Steger WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race, visit www.wolftrackclassic.com.—Scott Stowell

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Minnesota DNR becomes member of the Forest Stewardship Council ST. PAUL—The Minnesota DNR is the first state government agency in the nation to become a member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which sets standards for responsible forest management.

The DNR is excited to provide input into standards that protect the environment and benefit society while insuring landowners manage their lands sustainably, Beyer said.

“The DNR is a member of FSC because we are concerned with the environmental, economic and social impacts associated with managing forests,” said Tim Beyer, DNR forest certification consultant. “This gives the DNR the opportunity to participate and provide input to policy, standards and governance of the organization.”

“A diverse membership is the key to the integrity of our system,” said Corey Brinkema, president of the FSC U.S. “It is wonderful to have the Minnesota DNR join as a member to reflect the interests of the people of Minnesota in the decisions FSC makes.”

The FSC is a member-led, nonprofit organization that promotes managing the world’s forests to keep them healthy, while meeting the demand for forest products now and into the future. Individuals and organizations apply to become members.

Public and private landowners voluntarily enroll their land into the program and maintain FSC certification by demonstrating they met the council’s standards each year. Wood harvested from certified land is used to create products with the FSC label. Examples include construction building materials, paper and furniture.

Minnesota became the first state in the U.S. to certify state forests lands in 1997 and manages the largest FSC-certified forest in the U.S. at nearly 5 million acres.

“Managing our forests to the highest standard to protect the environment and provide a sustainable supply of wood for our forest products companies that contribute to the state economy is extremely important to the DNR,” said Beyer. “Forest certification is one way to meet these values.”

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Spirit Mountain to offer winter fat tire biking DULUTH—Spirit Mountain in Duluth is now offering lift-served, winter downhill fat tire biking. Spirit Mountain is the only destination in the region to offer lift assisted winter biking on a regular basis.

Bike tires must be at least 3.5 inches. Brakes on the front and rear tire are mandatory, as well as helmets. Limited daily tickets are available via pre-sale purchase in order to accommodate season pass holders.

Spirit Mountain worked in partnership with COGGS, The Ski Hut, Continental Ski & Bike and Visit Duluth to create this unique opportunity.

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Serenity Spoken Here Massage therapy

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Getting a regular massage can help joint pain, improve your mood and boost energy levels. | STOCK hether a visitor to the North Shore or a local resident, Lake Superior’s pristine waters and sprawling snowy woods sets the stage for pure serenity and relaxation.

For many, simply being away from the traffic and crowds of an urban setting is enough to achieve a “superior” level of physical and mental calm. Others might require an observational hike among snow-covered trees on the Superior Hiking Trail to breathe easier. A few want nothing more than to be able to sip coffee and read a book in the lodge of their resort, uninterrupted.

Recognizing the North Shore as a prime relaxation destination, massage artists in this corner of Minnesota play a significant role in area tourism. Both destination resort-affiliated spas and independent massage practitioners cater to those hoping for a bit of respite from internal and external chaos.

Massage is a general term for the manipulation of skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Reasons for seeking a massage are as varied as the clients themselves. Generally associated with alternative medicine, some studies confirm its effectiveness in treating medical conditions, such as soft tissue strains, fibromyalgia and joint pain.

Certain methods of massage have been shown to help reduce back pain, while several focus primarily on stress and anxiety relief.

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In the wintertime, many people combat symptoms of seasonal affective disorder, a depressive disorder with seasonal patterns.

This disorder and its less-severe relation, the winter blues, affect as many as one in five Americans. Regular massages can help sufferers improve mood, boost energy levels and positively affect the way their body reacts to adverse influences.

center means the business has lodging and full-service dining within easy walking distance of the spa, personal services such as facials, wellness services such as yoga and professional consultation services on site. They can offer customers consultations with cosmetologists, estheticians and a board certified massage therapist, among other professionals.

Some styles of massage involve more intense physical pressure to achieve ideal results, while others may incorporate energy transfer with light touch as part of the session. Deep circular movements paired with vibration and tapping are indicative of a traditional Swedish massage, and a deep tissue massage uses slow, forceful strokes to target deeper layers of muscle. Sport massages aren’t solely for athletes; anyone with a restricted joint range of motion or chronic pain may notice positive outcomes with regular sessions.

Waves of Superior Spa is a resort spa facility connected to Bluefin Bay in Tofte.

Its 3,800 square feet includes five massage and specialty treatment rooms and a space reserved exclusively for couples. Their 90-minute Waves Signature Massage combines custom warm oil blends, hot towel hydrating wraps, warm stones and a lavender eye pillow. An indoor heated lap pool, hot tub, sauna and fitness center complete the wellness environment.

Some of the larger massage therapy studios on the North Shore are connected to the area’s resorts. WatersMeet Spa and Wellness Center is a destination spa located at Lutsen Resort. It boasts services that cover a wide variety of needs, including the trademarked Feet Treat, Perfect Combination and Mini Retreat services. The Perfect Combination allows individuals to choose particular areas to experience deep tissue massage and enjoy gentle relaxation techniques on others.

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The Mountain Massage Studio at Caribou Highlands in Lutsen boasts views of Lake Superior and Moose Mountain. Their most popular massage offering is the Signature Mountain Massage, which features pampering touches, a hot towel foot wrap and various techniques meant to improve circulation and ease muscle aches.

“A relaxation massage helps us shift to a present state of being, freeing the mind and soul of our day to day struggle with the ‘rat race’ within. It allows us to tap into our inner self and connect to the body and its needs,” says Teri Chilefone, massage therapist at the Mountain Massage

Studio. “Relaxation helps us to think more clearly and creatively. I feel that receiving a frequent massage, while not only healing to the body, helps with a more grounded and centered perspective to our lives.”

Rick Anderson runs the Sweetgrass Cove Guesthouse and Bodywork Studio in Grand Portage. His specialty is therapeutic massage, specifically Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy. This type of therapy combines deep tissue massage and Esalen massage, the latter of which is known for its long, integrating strokes, joint mobilization and energy work.

Ancient Traditions Healing in Grand Marais is not affiliated with a larger business. Founder Brigette Nies has been associated with the healing arts since enrolling in the Institute of Natural Healing Sciences’ massage therapy program in 1997. Her resume also includes yoga instructor, master herbalist, breathwork facilitator and reiki master.

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) originated in early 20th century Japan as a handson technique to promote relaxation, stress reduction and healing. Following a life-changing experience, its founder recognized a sacred life force he deemed ki. Through reiki healing sessions, others are able to become effective healers. The sessions involve the gentle placement of hands on and around 12 different positions on the body, resulting in energy flowing where it is most needed. Harmony is said

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to replace physical, mental, emotional and physical imbalances.

“I describe my style as therapeutic massage with a gentle intuitive approach that focuses on both the physical manifestation and the energetic connection of ailments,” said Nies. “My goal during a session is to assist the client in finding a state of balance and harmony and to assist them in returning to a state of peace and well-being.”

Laurie Senty, owner of Shiatsu Therapy & Therapeutic Massage, located in Grand Marais, also provides Reiki. Her other services include active isolated stretching, a Swedish massage, Thai yoga massage, a chair massage, shiatsu therapy and zeus-ki.

Run by registered nurse Pamela Faye, Cedarwood Spa provides healing services five miles inland, surrounded by Superior National Forest. Her background as a nurse contributes greatly to her understanding of clients of all ages with health concerns. She is a certified healing touch and stone medicine practitioner, utilizing a holistic approach to wellness in a calm and safe setting.

“The spa is nestled in the woods among cedar trees. Cedars are said to drive out negative energy and bring good influences and it’s a fitting environment for such a place of deep tranquility and healing,” says Faye.

Getting a massage can be an informative and all-encompassing experience. The massage therapist should explain the kind of massage and techniques he or she will use in advance of the session. It is also expected that the therapist will ask the participant about symptoms, relevant medical history and preferred outcome from the session. Oil, lotion and scents may be used to the comfort of the participant. It’s important to note any allergies or sensitivities before the massage.

While once considered solely an extravagant means of pampering, a massage can be a way to enhance overall health and well-being. Whether searching for a solution to a specific problem area on the body or simply hoping for a retreat from the stress of everyday life, there is a massage style that can be tailored to your needs. With resort-affiliated spas and independent providers scattered along the shore, relaxation is never more than a hot stone’s throw away.

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Jumping in the Norseman’s Shoes

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BY TONY DIERCKINS

Forty-two Duluthians answered the call at Duluth’s St. Louis Hotel on Nov. 21, 1905, organizing as the Duluth Ski Club.

Club founders consisted almost exclusively of Norwegian immigrants. John Mangseth was named the club’s first captain and I. A. Iverson its first president. The club’s bylaws stated that “any white man or woman of good standing over twelve years of age may become a member of the club” and that “no liquor can be served or sold at any of the functions of the club.” An early proposal to limit membership to those of Scandinavian descent was dropped “as a policy which could work to no good end.”

ki jumping in Duluth can trace its way back to Jan. 1, 1905, when the Duluth News Tribune called on Duluthians to organize a ski club to participate in the “Norwegian sport” of skiing. Nordic skiing and ski jumping as sports were fairly new concepts, and the newspaper felt compelled to describe a ski: “The ski is the Norseman’s shoe,” the newspaper explained, “differing from the American Indian’s footgear [snowshoes] in having its bearing surface of solid wood and not a webbed frame.”

For its first ski hill, the club chose a spot in Woodland behind Washburn School on St. Andrews Street. Dubbed “Duluth Hill,” the site promised an approach of 300 feet with a minimum jump of 100 feet.

Mangseth and four others tested the hill on Dec. 18, 1905, with the captain jumping 75 feet. The Ski Club held its first event there on Jan. 7, 1906, and a crowd of 300 onlookers saw at least one jumper soar 96 feet.

Later that month, the Duluth Ski Club captured several awards at the first annual ski tournament on Ashland, Wisconsin’s White River Hill. Assistant captain Olaf Larson tied for first place and Mangseth came in third. Two other Duluthians finished in the top ten.

The Duluth Ski Club continued to dominate that year. At the National Ski Tournament on Brasswire Hill in Ishpeming, Michigan, that February, Duluth’s Ole Feiring took the $100 first place prize and Mangseth came in second. Later that winter on the Aurora Club’s hill in Red Wing, Minnesota, Duluth’s Gustave Bye jumped 106 feet; a new American record.

The following season, the club abandoned its Woodland hill when it purchased land adjacent to Chester Creek above Boulevard Drive (Skyline Parkway), which unofficially opened on Christmas Day, 1906.

Chester Hill’s first tournament was held on Jan. 20, 1907. Feiring jumped 112 feet, shattering Bye’s record by six feet before a crowd of 3,500. Feiring’s American record was still 27 feet shorter than Norway’s best.

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On their new home hill, the Duluth men took first through fourth place. Feiring’s record was short-lived. Four days later on the ski hill in Red Wing, Aurora Club member Ole Mangseth—John Mangseth’s brother— jumped 114 feet. Despite having his record

A selection of postcards showing early ski jumping competitions held at Chester Bowl. | COURTESY OF TONY DIERCKINS so quickly broken, Feiring went on to dominate tournaments for the rest of the season, with several first-place finishes.

A February tournament at Chester Hill drew in an estimated crowd of 5,000. The following year, after building a warming house for spectators and a club house for members, the Duluth Ski Club hosted the Fourth Annual National Ski Tournament of America. By 9 a.m. on the first day, more than 9,000 spectators surrounded Chester Hill. Feiring, who was greeted by “deafening applause,” fell twice, putting him out of the running. Duluth’s John Evanson came through for the Zenith City, setting a new national record at 116 feet.

Four days later, during a special extension of the tournament, John Mangseth broke Evanson’s feat when he jumped 117 feet.

Later, that same month in a tournament in Ishpeming, Evanston leaped 132 feet, closing in on the world record. Duluth had become the center of ski jumping in the U.S. Still, the Duluth Ski Club had no monopoly on ski jumping in Duluth. Made up of boys, the West End Ski Club organized in 1907 with members of the Mork Athletic Club and Hill Toppers Club, coming together to host tournaments from a hill adjacent to Piedmont Avenue. That same year, the West Duluth Ski Club organized, jumping from a hill located along today’s Skyline Parkway between 59th and 60th Ave. West. Later, the Zenith Ski Club would build a hill alongside Miller’s Creek on 14th St. National focus remained on the Chester Hill and the Duluth Ski Club. In Feb. 1908, the Duluth Ski Club hosted the Fourth Annual National Ski Tournament of America at the Chester Creek hill. That April, the

slide and its scaffolding came tumbling to the ground after a wind storm. It was rebuilt, and at 81 feet tall the new jump stood 25 feet higher than its predecessor.

The Duluth Ski Club continued to play a large role in the National Ski Association for the next nine years, hosting the national tournament again in 1915. By then, Duluth skiers had ceased to dominate the winner’s platform. When the club raised the jump to 90 feet before the tournament, it appealed in local newspapers for new members: their dues were needed to finance the construction.

In the fall of 1915, the club was in desperate need of money. The following May, the entire jump came down, “tossed 100 feet into the woods and shattered to bits,” the News-Tribune reported. The grandstand tipped over and the slide approach was blown halfway down the hill. The club folded shortly thereafter. In 1918, the city purchased the Chester Creek Hill.

In 1922 the Duluth Ski Club reorganized and its skiers donned the club’s green-andwhite uniforms for the first time, sending eight skiers to the national tournament in Minneapolis. In 1923 the club built the 115-foot tall Big Chester ski jump. Two years later, a steel slide, reportedly the “largest steel slide in the world” was built at Chester, and that same year, the national tournament returned to the Zenith City.

In 1940, the Works Project Administration helped Duluth build a new ski jumping facility near the former Krause Brownstone Quarry on Mission Creek. The Fond du Lac Winter Sports Center included a skating rink, cross-country ski trails, an 800-foot toboggan slide, an alpine ski hill, and a 196-foot ski jump. In the summer,

the cross-country trails were used as bridle paths. The Winter Sports Center was accessed by an entrance at the convergence of East and West Mission Creek Parkway.

It became a popular recreation site, and winter activities included sleigh rides.

A judges’ stand was built, as was a chalet that boasted a kitchen, a long wooden bar, hardwood floors and two fireplaces, one at each end of the structure. Besides serving the entire community, the Winter Sports Center became another home for the Duluth Ski Club, which hosted tournaments at the site while continuing to train at Chester Bowl.

The ski jump was first used in a tournament in Feb. 1941, when 5,000 spectators turned out for the facility’s dedication and an exhibition by national and Olympic skiers, including famed Norwegian-born jumper Torger Tokle, who set the hill’s initial record at 203 feet. The following year, the national ski-jumping championships were held at Fond du Lac. By 1949 the ski hill had been nicknamed the Ojibway Bowl. During a 1954 competition at Fond du Lac, the Duluth Ski Club’s Joe Nowack jumped a record-setting 226 feet. Later, club president Nowak went on to set 11 ski jumping records in the U.S., Canada and Europe and later coached skiing at Cloquet High School. In 1975, his team was ranked first in the nation. His Ojibway Bowl record was tied in 1960 by Gene Kotlarek, also of Duluth.

In 1964, the ski jump at Fond du Lac was increased to 70 meters, but nature doomed the slide’s future. The spring floods of 1972 eroded the land around the ski jump, making it dangerous to leave the jumps standing. The ski jump was removed and the

erosion damage to the hill was filled; it was reseeded and planted to prevent further erosion. Focus had already returned to Chester Park in the 1960s, and in 1969 a 55-meter jump was added; two years later, a 35-meter hill that would be called Little Chester joined the cluster of slides. In the early 1970s, Chester Bowl boasted five ski jumps.

Over the years, several Olympic ski jumpers trained at Chester Park as members of the Duluth Ski Club, including Adrian Watt, Greg Swor and Jim J. Denney.

During trials for the 1968 Olympics, Watt landed a jump of 337 feet, setting a record at Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain, Mich.

He competed in the 1968 Olympics and the following year won the U.S. Championship. A member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1970 to 1975, Swor was U.S. junior champion in 1970 and the U.S. Championship in 1972. Denny captured the U.S. ski jumping championship in 1976 and 1980 and the 1978 World Cup. He was inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame in 2008.

Chester Bowl saw its last ski jumping competition in 2005 and the Duluth Ski Club has not been active since then.

(It technically still exists as a legal entity called Duluth Nordic Ski Club, Inc., owned by longtime-Ski Club member George Hovland’s Snowflake Skiing Group.) On Aug. 18, 2014, workers pulled down what remained of the “Little Chester” ski jump.

“Big Chester” came down two days earlier.

Editors note: This story is excerpted from the book Duluth’s Parks: An Illustrated History, forthcoming by Duluth’s Zenith City Press.

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Ely Winter ArtWalk For some of us, winter tends to drag on, keeping us cooped up and looking for something to do. So head to Ely for the 17th annual ArtWalk, in conjunction with the Ely Winter Festival, Feb. 4-14. This non-competitive, non-profit “walk” is a nod toward the hardiness of the north woods people; who else would go window shopping in February? It is a showplace for the wide range of creative artists and 100 percent of the artwork profit goes to the individual artists involved.

Ely ArtWalk draws many visitors from around the Arrowhead region and beyond. This year, roughly 42 businesses will participate by offering their store windows as the gallery for 67 adult artists and over 200 child artists. Over 500 works of art will be on display, ranging from oil paintings, watercolors, woodblock prints, jewelry, sculptures, quilting, woodworks, textiles and drawings.

Visit www.elyartwalk.org for more info.—Breana Roy

Cecila Rolando created this stained glasswork. | CECILA ROLANDO

Kid’s may also submit their artwork, like this fish by Lucy, age 6. | SUBMITTED

This wooden carved moose was created by artist Michael Sinesio. | MICHAEL SINESIO

Photographer Carol Bowman took this photo, titled “Milkweed.” | CAROL BOWMAN

Artist Anna Voiles has worked with all types of mediums, but often returns to jewelry making. Her beading designs are all original and she works her designs out on paper grids before committing to any beadwork. | ANNA VOILES Craftsman Arnie Markl creates one-of-a-kind boxes and cabinets. | ARNIE MARKL 16

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Fiber Arts Festival The Northern Fibers Retreat, Feb. 10-16, features all things fiber; and what better time to focus on warm, fuzzy fiber than in the cold, winter month of February. The North House Folk School and Grand Marais Art Colony will be hosting the event together, offering classes at both locations. Courses include how to make a fiber mug cozie, spinning fibers, lace knitting, a birch bark mason jar basket, cut paper art, bead embroidery, knitting socks and mittens, quilting, felting for the kitchen, sewing your own wool blanket shirt, and a winter natural dyes workshop. Visit www. northhouse.org or www.grandmaraisartcolony.org for more info.—Breana Roy

UWS Now & Then The North End Arts Gallery, in Superior, is hosting the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS) Now & Then art exhibit, featuring all artists with UWS connections. A free artist’s reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 5 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit will be on display from Feb. 5-March 26. For more information, visit www.superiorcfta.org.—Breana Roy

“Lafonda,” by Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum, is part of an art quilt. Weichselbaum will teach a quilting class during the Northern Fibers Retreat. | ENID GJELTEN WEICHSELBAUM

You can also take a class on how to knit a pair of mittens during the Northern Fibers Retreat. | SUBMITTED

Jeanne McGee, who creates hand printed fabric, will teach a Fibers Retreat class. | JEANNE MCGEE

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By Casey Fitchett

Cloud Cult was nominated by Minnesota Music Awards as “Artist of the Year” in 2004. | GRAHAM TOLBERT Nationally-recognized experimental rock music group Cloud Cult will be performing at Papa Charlie’s in Lutsen Feb. 6.

The group’s Duluth beginnings can be traced back more than 20 years, to founder Craig Minowa’s 1995 solo studio project. The first official Cloud Cult album, “Who Killed Puck?” was released in 2000 and attracted attention from various independent record labels. The group was determined, however, to remain in control of all business decisions and rejected the advances of the established labels in favor of self-publishing.

In 1999, Minowa and his wife Connie formed Earthology, a non-profit environmental organization. From Earthology came Earthology Records, the branch dedicated to helping green the music industry.

“Earthology Records was created out of the need to work within the music industry, but do it in an environmentally friendly way,” Minowa explained in a 2013 interview.

Minowa’s environmentally conscious background played a vital role in his decisions regarding the production of this first CD and development of his label. He began to realize that there was no way to manufacture a CD that made him feel comfortable with the inevitable envi18

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ronmental impact. His solution for the packaging was to use recycled jewel cases that had been donated by college students at bookstores. Boxes upon boxes of cases began flooding in, which he and his team then cleaned by hand.

The combination of his passions for both music and protecting the environment led to the first 100 percent postconsumer recycled CD packaging in the United States.

Their decision to begin touring brought with it a whole new set of ethical dilemmas. Concerns over his carbon footprint led Minowa and the group to attempt zero net greenhouse gas practices while on tour. The solar panels on their biodiesel van power everything they are using inside, they plant trees to absorb their CO2 output, and they donate to projects that build wind turbines as revenue generators on Native American reservations.

Tragedy struck the band’s founder and his wife in 2002.

The unexpected death of their two-year-old son Kaidin prompted Minowa to write over a hundred songs to deal with the loss and continue to address the “big picture” questions of life through music.

Cloud Cult has received positive reviews from the likes of the New York Times, NPR Music, the Los Angeles Times and the Denver Post. Rolling Stone describe their sound as

the “instrumental arsenal of the Arcade Fire mixed with the gentle electronic throb of the Postal Service.”

Their 2007 album, “The Meaning of 8,” was touted by the Denver Post as one of the top 10 albums of the past decade. They will be releasing their tenth full-length studio album, “The Seeker,” on Feb. 12.

The group thinks very fondly of the North Shore and even takes a short break from touring here following the show each year.

“We always look forward to coming back to Papa Charlie’s. The Lutsen show has become an annual retreat for the band, as we’ll take a few days up there to decompress, ski and enjoy Northern Minnesota, which is where Cloud Cult was born,” explains Minowa. “The staff at Lutsen has practically gotten to be like family, as we get to spend time with them year after year and it’s pretty cool to ski the slopes with friends and fans.”

Cloud Cult will be performing at Papa Charlie’s on Feb. 6, at 9:30 p.m. Part of their show includes two live painters on stage, Connie Minowa and Scott West, as well as back screen video and performance artists.

More information about the band and tickets for the show are available at www.cloudcult.com.

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Stay warm with hot chocolate and treats during the Ely ArtWalk and Winter Festival. | SUBMITTED

Ely Winter Festival Feb. 4-14

Get out of your mid-winter slump with dozens of family-friendly events at the Ely Winter Festival.

Kick-off the festival with a spaghetti dinner at 4 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church. Then, check out the Great Nordic BeardFest Feb. 5-6 at the Boathouse BrewPub, featuring the inaugural tournament for the first ever Great Nordic Beard Belt and End of the Road Beard & Mustache Championships. There will also be live music by Charlie Parr and the Crazy Neighbors. Don’t miss the Winter Adventure Demo Days, Feb. 6-7, where you can try out gear and equipment for snow travel and winter camping. Demos will be held at Whiteside Park and begin at 10 a.m.

Other events include a fish fry, talent show, Ely Folk School classes, birding field trip, amateur snow sculpting contest, festival dance, guided snowshoe hikes, a Dorothy Molter fundraising dinner and activities, photography classes with Heidi Pinkerton and Ken Hupila, the Mini-Mites hockey game, crafts fair, fat bike ride and Vermillion Community College Open House. Also part of the festival is

Broomball is one of the many activities held during the Ely Winter Festival. |SUBMITTED the Ely ArtWalk, which we’ve featured in our Art Spotlight Section on page 16. For more info, visit www.elywinterfestival.org.

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The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is challenging you to keep moving and eat mindfully during the month of February.

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skijoring race, essential oils class, partner yoga and more.

There will also be a free potluck dinner at the Cook County Community Center, Friday, Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Move It participants may work as a team or individually. Register online to log your minutes or miles of physical activity. For more details, visit www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org.

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The class is Wed., Feb. 3, at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marias.

The fee is $125 for those who need a continuing edu- Pete Kulczyk cation credit (CU) and $115 | SUBMITTED for those who do not. Registration information materials are available at the Community Center and at various locations on bulletin boards in the county. Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP), the Cook County Community Center and other supporters are sponsoring this event.

Focus will be on the permit process, plan review, alternative building materials and methods, footings, foundations, waterproofing, foundation insulation options, framing, water-resistive barriers, exterior envelope, wall and attic insulation materials, vapor retarders, interior air barriers, blower door testing, thermal barriers, unvented roofs, emergency escape and rescue, residential fire sprinklers, guards, means of egress, wood plastic composite materials, interior finishes, best practices and green building consideration. These codes are based on the 2012 International Residential Code and 2012 International Energy Conservation Code, along with 2015 Minnesota amendments. This program will not address electrical, plumbing and HVAC. The State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has approved this program for seven continuing ed-

Located Midpoint on the Gunflint Trail

• Lakeside Cabins • • Snowmobile Rentals • • 24-Hour Gas •

• Grill •

Open 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Dec 26 - End-of-March

Feb 6 Fun Run Feb 20 Drag Races Music by Circuit Breakers after races

Open 7 days a week (218) 388-2265 • 372 Hungry Jack Road

www.HungryJackLodge.com

Register online to log your minutes/miles of physical activity and help our community Move It to our virtual Hot Springs Destination: Chena, Alaska!

Go to: www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org, and click on the Move It icon.

Feb 12th: Tomato or Potato Dish Potluck, 5:30pm Cook County Community Center Feb 13th: Parents Night Out and Partner Yoga at the YMCA Feb 23rd: Essential Oils Class, 5:30pm Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom Feb 24th: Taking Care of Our Whole Selves workshop, 5:30-7pm Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom Feb 27th: Habitually Great! Habits as Tools for Change, Cook County Whole Foods Co-Op $ More Events will be Posted on the website as they are added!

All Events are Free of Charge, Unless Noted ($) Sponsored by: Cook County Public Health &

Human Services, YMCA, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Healthy Northland, and Moving Matters.

The Northern Fibers Retreat is Feb. 11-16 at the Grand Marais Art Colony and North House Folk School. | SUBMITTED ucation credits (7 hours) for Minnesota licensed Residential Building Contractors and includes one hour of energy credit. It is also approved for seven hours of continuing education hours for International Code Council (ICC) certification renewal.

Instructor Peter Kulczyk has three decades of experience in the construction and building code industry as an author, educator and expert in residential building codes, energy codes and green building practices.

Ridge Riders Fun Run & Drag Races Feb. 6 and Feb. 20

Join the 7th annual Fun Run, on Feb. 6, for the chance to win $500. Stop at participating locations, either by snowmobile or car, to collect cards, while enjoying food, music and drink specials along the way. Upon completion, head to the final destination for a big reveal. There will

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Fireside Chats

February

Hit the trails Feb. 6 for the Cook County Ridge Riders Fun Run, which includes giveaways and cash prizes.

And mark your calendars for the Trout Derby on March 6. | RIDGE RIDERS

By candlelight in the beautiful Superior National Forest.

February 13, 2016 6-8 p.m.

Oberg Mountain Trailhead Tofte, MN

3 Races Sunday, 9 am Race Start

Sunday Feb. 28th at 9 am—Ely Softball Complex

Vet Check

Saturday Feb. 27th 11 am-3 pm Vermilion Community College parking lot

saturday

Lasagna Dinner

6 p.m. Fireside Chat featuring: Kari Vick, Printmaker & Illustrator &

www.sivertson.com • 218.387.2491 | 888.880.4369

Feb. 27th & 28th, 2016 Public invited to all events

5-7 p.m. Valentine’s Trollbeads Party

Storyteller & Writer

The Steger WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race

Saturday

Friday

Rose Arrowsmith-Decoux,

be numerous giveaways, cash prizes awarded and a raffle.

Then, head to Hungry Jack Lake on Feb. 20 for the annual Snowmobile Drag Races. Registration starts at 11 a.m. and races begin at noon. Awards will be given once all races are complete. Food and drink specials will be available through Hungry Jack Lodge. Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for the annual Trout Derby at Gunflint Lake on March 6. Visit www.ccscridgeriders.wix.com/ridgeriders for more info on events.

Saturday Feb. 27th 4-7 pm—Ely Senior Center A Fun, Family-Friendly Event created by Ski enthusiasts, members of the Sugarbush Trail Association and area resorts.

www.sugarbushtrail.org

Awards Ceremony

Sunday Feb. 28th—Boathouse Brew Pub For volunteer info and more details visit:

www.wolftrackclassic.com NORTHERN WILDS

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Fibers RETREAT Feb 11-16, 2016

- 24+ Fibers Courses - Family Workshop - Lunch & Learns - Evening Programs - Featured Speaker Knitter Laura Ricketts Make a difference in your community by earning pledges for Easter Seals Kids during the SnowArama Snowmobile Ride, on Feb. 20. | SUBMITTED

Cloud Cult

Feb. 6, Saturday

WOOD WEEK

•MARCH 3-6 • - 9 Wood Courses - Saturday Mini-Courses - Saturday Excursions - Community Gatherings

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Originally from Duluth, Minn., Cloud Cult is an indie rock band that features a violin, cello, trumpet, trombone and French horn.

There are also two live painters that create original artwork on stage during each performance and live background videos. This well-known and highly anticipated group will perform at Papa Charlie’s in Lutsen.

The show begins at 9:30 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Admission is $14 in advance or $18 at the door. For more info, visit www.lutsen.com.

Northern Fibers Retreat Feb. 11-16

The Northern Fibers Retreat, co-hosted by the North House Folk School and Grand Marais Art Colony, celebrates the Northwoods Arts Fiber Guild. A wide range of classes and seminars will be offered at both locations, such as bead embroidery, felted baskets, deerskin mittens, inkle loom weaving, penny rugs, Norwegian needlecraft, print on clay, hand printed lampshades and more. There will also be a Show-n-Share on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Visit www.northhouse.org or www.grandmaraisartcolony.org for more info.

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The Thunder Bay Snow Day festival in Marina Park features dozens of activities, such as tobogganing. | PETER WRAGG

Fly Fishing Film Tour Feb. 13, Saturday

Enjoy a night of fishing films and giveaways, great for all anglers, fly fishing enthusiasts, conservationists, nature lovers and film buffs. The Film Tour will take place at the Community Auditorium in Thunder Bay. The symposium and vendor fair will begin at 6 p.m. and movies and door prizes will begin at 7 p.m. For more details, visit www.tbca.com.

Pincushion Mountain Winter Festival Feb. 14, Sunday

North Superior Ski and Run Club is sponsoring ski racing at Pincushion Mountain in Grand Marais for the 32nd consecutive year, providing fun for the whole family, including your dog. Featured will be a 32k classical race at 10 a.m. for multiple age brackets and a 10k tour starting at 10:05 a.m. There’s also skijoring, organized by Go

FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS The North Shore Steelhead Association Proudly Presents

The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change!®

For all anglers & fly fishing enthusiasts, conservationists, nature lovers, film buffs, and anyone suffering from winter fever!

MEN LOVE IT TOO! Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This joyful musical parody set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles.

DATE | TIME pm

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4 - 8:00 PM

VENUE NAME

ORDER TICKETS ONLINE AT

www.tbca.com

Call 684-4444 Toll Free 1 - 800 - 463 - 8817

PHONE # • WEBSITE.COM • GROUP INFO ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF FISHING FILMS AND GIVEAWAYS

Films Distributed By F3T: http://flyfishingfilmtour.ca Sponsored By The North Shore Steelhead Association: http://www.northshoresteelhead.com

SYMPOSIUM & VENDOR FAIR: 6:00 PM MOVIES & DOOR PRIZES: 7:00 PM

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13

TICKETS $15 EA Order Tickets Online At www.tbca.com Ph: 684.4444 Toll Free: 1.800.463.8817 1 Paul Shaffer Drive Ticket Vouchers Also Available At D&R Sporting Goods Store

Upcoming classes include: Tues., Feb. 2

Festival Dance WarmUp

Thurs., Feb. 4 Craft Night

Fri., Feb. 5

PROUDLY PRESENTS

Movie & Dialogue: “Dorothy Molter: Living in the Boundary Waters”

Sat., Feb. 6

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 - 7:00 PM ORDER TICKETS ONLINE AT

www.tbca.com

Call 684-4444 Toll Free 1 - 800 - 463 - 8817

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21 - 7:00 PM

Black Ash Pack Basket Day Open Campfire Cooking Intro to Digital Photography

ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

Sun., Feb. 7

Tickets Available At The Community Auditorium Box Office Call 684-4444 Toll Free 1 - 800 - 463 - 8817 ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

Black Ash Pack Basket Day Wooden Utensil Carving Demonstration Breaking Rock

Mon., Feb. 8

ORDER TICKETS ONLINE AT

www.tbca.com

Call 807-684-4444

1-800-463-8817

ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

Making Herbal Syrups Dropin Class Lace Your Own Snowshoes Day 1 Natural Facial Scrub Make ’n’ Take Class

Tues., Feb. 9

Lace Your Own Snowshoes Day 2 Hand Tool Demonstration Festival Dance WarmUp

Wed., Feb. 10

Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy winter biking with the Bike Across the Bay, a fat bike race across 15 miles of Lake Superior. The race will take place on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in Ashland, Wisc. Registration is $15 if received by Feb. 9 or $20 on race day. Visit www.northcoastcycling.com for more info. | NORTH COAST CYCLING ASSOCIATION Dog North Shore, starting at 3 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in each race. Finish your race day with hot chocolate and treats. Visit www.pincushiontrails.org for more info.

Snow Day

Feb. 15, Monday Thunder Bay is taking a snow day on Monday, Feb. 15 and you’re invited! Head to Marina Park for family-friendly fun. Activities include snow painting, snowga (yoga in the snow), tobogganing, sledge hockey, fat biking, kick sledding, cross-country skiing, winter games, prizes, a horse-drawn wagon ride, street performers, gymnastics, winter science experiments, pottery and quilting demos in the Baggage Arts Building, an ice skating party and family dance party.

Not to mention taste-testing and voting for your favorite chili at the Chili Cookoff, treats from Sweet North Bakery’s and hot chocolate from Empty Bowls Caring Hearts. There will also be snow sculptures on display; vote for your favorite and learn how to build your own. Activities will take place from 1-6 p.m. Visit www.thunderbay. ca for more info.

Boat, Sports, Travel & RV Show and the Northland Outdoors Deer Classic

Enjoying Area Winter Birds Build and Decorate a Bird Feeder

Thurs., Feb. 11

Weekend Anniversary Specials February 12-15

SnowArama Snowmobile Ride Feb. 20, Saturday

Ride for a cause with the 13th annual SnowArama Snowmobile Ride, helping

Fri., Feb. 12

Winter Festival Dance

Sat., Feb. 13

Weave a Willow Basket Valentines Craft Day

Feb. 17-21

Calling all outdoor and motor enthusiasts.

Take advantage of two expos in one, featuring numerous vendors, seminars and workshops, live entertainment by The Willis Clan, a trout tank for fishing, prizes, sales, and discounts and rebates available only at the show. Also making an appearance is Twiggy, the water-skiing squirrel. Kids will also enjoy free face painting, balloon animals, games and Sherri Merri Muffin. One ticket gains you admission to both events, both located at the DECC in Duluth. For more info, visit www.shamrockprod.com.

Lace Your Own Snowshoes Day 3 Ice Fishing Craft Night

Thurs., Feb. 18 Craft Night

Fri., Feb. 19

Movie & Dialogue: “Sustainability” hosted by Andy Hill

Sat., Feb. 20

A Wide Variety of Classes Come join the fun!

Potluck

Sun., Feb. 21

Sewing Project with Autumn Yarn Harbor is a full-service yarn shop supplying the community with beautiful yarns, books, notions & classes. Check out our website for classes & events.

4629 East Superior Street, Duluth M 12-8 • Tu, W, F, Sa 10-5 • Th 10-7 Su 12-5

218-724-6432

www.yarnharborduluth.com

Thurs., Feb. 25 Craft Night

For a c lass catalog visit:

www.ElyFolkSchool.org

Or call or visit us for a print copy:

209 E Sheridan, Ely, 218-235-0138 NORTHERN WILDS

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February 14, 2016

on the Pincushion Mountain Trails north of Grand Marais

10:00 a.m. 32K Classical Race 10:05 a.m. 10K Classical Race 2:00 p.m. Kids’ 1.5K & 2.5K Classical Races 3:00 p.m. 3K & 7K Skijoring Dog Races This event is part of the North Shore Points Series. Sponsored by North Superior Ski & Run Club. This event supports youth ski programs.

www.pincushiontrails.org for more information and to register

Questions call 218-370-0312

Register now for:

New Home Construction Workshop For building professionals and homeowners

February 3, 2016

Details at www.cookcountylocalenergy.org Register online at cookcountylocalenergy.org or at the Community Center 218-387-3015 This workshop is made possible in part by donations from:

Partners:

Grand Marais and Cook County EDA Buck’s Hardware Hank Cook County Home Center Grand Marais Pubic Utilities InFaith Community Foundation Marvin Windows & Doors Sawtooth Lumber, Inc.

Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) University of Minnesota Extension Cook County DLI CU credits available

Naniboujou Lodge and Restaurant

The Buddy Holly Story recounts the rise to fame of an iconic rock-and-roll star. |SUBMITTED children and youth with disabilities in our community. The SnowArama for Easter Seals Kids has raised more than $333,000 since its beginning. This year’s lineup includes a bonfire on the trail, dinner, entertainment and prizes.

A minimum of $100 in pledges is required to participate.

Riders have two routes to choose from, both beginning at Grand Portage Lodge and Casino. Visit www.snowarama. org to register or for more details.

WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race Feb. 27-28

Valentine’s Dinner Saturday, Feb. 13

Seating 6:30 — by reservation only.

Dog Sledding Weekend February 26 & 27.

Friday evening, Join Points Unknown for a presentation on Dog Sledding PLUS a meet and greet with the dogs.

Saturday, make reservations with Points Unkown for your OWN dogsled adventure,

Call for info on Winter Weekend Packages & Dining Hours Located on Highway 61 just 14 miles east of Grand Marais

www.naniboujou.com 218.387.2688

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Both racers and spectators will enjoy the annual WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race in Ely. Starting on Saturday, Feb. 27, bring your camera and meet both human and canine competitors during the mandatory vet checks, held at the Vermilion Community College lower parking lot from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Then, enjoy a homemade lasagna dinner with the mushers, board members and WTC volunteers. Social hour’s at 4 p.m. and dinner’s at 5 p.m. The WolfTrack Store and supporting sponsors will also be holding a sale. Stay after dinner for the musher meeting at 6:30 p.m. and bib presentations at 7 p.m. On Sunday, bundle up and cheer on the teams as they begin their adventure near the Ely softball fields. Visit www.wolftrackclassic.com for more info.

Menogyn Adventure Film Festival Feb. 13, Saturday

The YMCA Camp Menogyn Adventure Film Festival is a two hour festival, celebrating human exploration in wild places. The festival is a fundraiser for Menogyn’s annual “campership fund,” which allows teenagers to attend Camp Menogyn who otherwise may not be able to afford it.

Located on West Bearskin Lake, Camp Menogyn provides wilderness based canoeing, backpacking and rock climbing trips for teenagers.

The festival will take place at Lutsen Resort. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and films begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5/kids and $10/adults and participants have a chance to win prizes during intermission. For more info, email fred.sproat@ ymcatwincities.org.

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Feb. 21, Sunday The Buddy Holly Story tells the true story of Buddy’s rise to fame, beginning in 1957 when “That’ll Be the Day” hit the radio, until his tragic death less than two years later on “The Day the Music Died.” The show features over 20 of Buddy’s greatest hits, including “Peggy Sue,” “Not Fade Away,” “Rave On” and “Everyday.” Guaranteed to have you on your feet and singing, the Buddy Holly show begins at 7 p.m. at the Community Auditorium in Thunder Bay. Visit www.tbca.com for more details.

Northern Wilds will be at the Central Canada Outdoor and Recreation Show. | FILE

Central Canada Outdoor & Recreation Show Feb. 26-28

Join Northern Wilds, and many other exhibitors, at the annual Outdoor and Recreation Show at the Sports Dome in Thunder Bay. The expo will include a build-a-boat contest for ages 5-7 and 8-10 year-olds, a photo contest, door prize winners and dozens of exhibitors. And don’t forget to stop by the Northern Wilds booth to enter the Great Grand Marais Giveaway for your chance to win a gift certificate from one of our area businesses. Admission to the expo is $7 and free for ages 12 and under. Visit www.business. tbchamber.ca for more info.

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his year, we received over 200 entries for our photo contest.

The quality of photos we received were incredible and judging was extremely difficult. Everyone in our office had their favorites; a photo that reminded each of us of a special time or place. After many rounds of voting and tallying points, we found our winners. Thank you for sharing your photos with us. You certainly gave us your best shots.

First place receives $250 in North House Folk School course credits, second place receives $50 and third place receives $25. We also chose an honorable mention. This issue, we present the winners of the Landscape category. Other categories will be published in the upcoming issue.

To see all of the winning entries, visit www.northernwilds.com/ contests/photography-contest.

The 2016 photo contest will begin later this summer.

Category: Landscape 1. Golden Sunrise David Johnson, Grand Marais 2. Gooseberry Falls Summer Joe Cohen, Duluth 3. Fall Colours Neil Parsons, Shuniah, Ontario honorable mention: Northern Lights & Milky Way Keith Anderson, Fenton, MO NORTHERN  WILDS

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February Northern Wilds Calendar of Events Nov. 15-May 15

Candlelight Ski 6:45 p.m. Little Falls

Free Fluoride Well Water Testing Grand

Marais 218-387-2334 or 218-387-3631

Jan. 15-March 6

Recreation Center, Atikokan, Ontario www.skibeatenpath.ca

Feb. 5-6

Night Sky Photography with Heidi Pinkerton International Wolf Center,

For Better or For Worse: The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston Thunder Bay

Ely www.wolf.org

Art Gallery www.theag.ca

Wolves After Dark International Wolf

Jan. 31-Feb. 3

Center, Ely www.wolf.org

John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

Duluth www.beargrease.com

Feb. 1-14

TBSO Cabaret: In the Spotlight 8 p.m. Italian Cultural Centre, Thunder Bay www.tbso.ca

Feb. 5-March 26

Northern Delights Festival

UWS Art Exhibit: Now & Then

Thunder Bay Waterfront District www.thewaterfrontdistrict.ca

North End Arts Gallery, Superior www.superiorctfa.org

February 1-29

Feb. 6, Saturday

Move It! Cook County

Ridge Riders Snowmobile Fun Run

www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org

Devil Track Lake & Hungry Jack Lodge www.ccscridgeriders.wix.com/ridgeriders

Feb. 2, Wednesday Groundhog Day

Little Falls Curling Club: Ladies Bonspiel

Blood Drive 8 a.m. United Piping,

Duluth www.mbc.org Blood Drive 9 a.m. Lake Superior College, Duluth www.mbc.org One Year Anniversary Party 10:30 a.m.

Gallery 33, Thunder Bay

Feb. 3, Wednesday CCLEP Building Program: For builders and homeowners

www.cookcountylocalenergy.org

Feb. 4, Thursday

Atikokan, Ontario 807-597-1234 ex 232 Fat Bike Demos 10 a.m. Whiteside Park, Ely www.elywinterfestival.com Whirlwind! 11 a.m. Dorothy Molter Museum, Ely www.rootbeerlady.com Chocolate Cup Challenge Noon, Nordic Lake Trail Head, Atikokan, Ontario www.skibeatenpath.ca Pushing Chain 2 p.m.

Castle Danger Brewery, Two Harbors www.castledangerbrewery.com Candlelight Ski, Skate & Snowshoe

Blood Drive 8:30 a.m. UMD Kirby

Student Center, Duluth www.mbc.org Billy Johnson 6:30 p.m.

Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com Menopause the Musical 8 p.m.

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium www.tbca.com

Feb. 4-14

4 p.m. Hartley Nature Center, Duluth www.hartleynature.org Family Night at Summit Chalet 5:30 p.m. Lutsen Mountains www.lutsen.com

Duluth Superior Symphony

Orchestra: Amore! 7 p.m. The DECC

Symphony Hall, Duluth www.dsso.com Cloud Cult 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen www.lutsen.com

Feb. 6-7

Ely Winter Festival Ely

www.elywinterfestival.com Ely ArtWalk Downtown Ely www.elyartwalk.org

Winter Adventure Demo Days 10 a.m.

Feb. 5, Friday

NFL Super Bowl 50

Ely www.elywinterfestival.com

Feb. 7, Sunday

National Wear Red Day: Heart Health Awareness www.goredforwomen.org Great Nordic Beard Fest Throwdown

6 p.m. Boathouse Brewpub, Ely www.elywinterfestival.com

Borealis Chorale & Orchestra:

Crazy Cold Beautiful, John Beargrease Song Cycle Concert 7 p.m. Bethlehem

Lutheran Church, Grand Marais

Movie & Dialogue: “Dorothy Molter: Living in the Boundary Waters” 7 p.m.

Ely Folk School www.elyfolkschool.org Craig Ferguson: The New Deal Tour

8 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium www.tbca.com

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Free Ticket Day Cook County YMCA,

Grand Marais www.cookcountyymca.org Blood Drive 8 a.m. MN Air National Guard, Duluth www.mbc.org Amateur Snow Sculpting Contest Judging 10 a.m. Whiteside Park,

Ely www.elywinterfestival.com Timmy Haus 6:30 p.m.

Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

Feb. 8, Monday

Blood Drive 1:30 p.m. Evangelical

Lutheran Church, Babbitt www.mbc.org

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Feb. 9, Tuesday

Blood Drive 9 a.m. Vermillion

Community College, Ely www.mbc.org Blood Drive 1 p.m. UMD Lake Superior Hall 149, Duluth www.mbc.org Ruby’s Pantry 5 p.m. Cook County High School, Grand Marais www.facebook.com/rubyspantrycc

The Next Step Wild Rhythm Tour 6:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium www.tbca.com

Feb. 10, Wednesday Ash Wednesday

Blood Drive 8:30 a.m. Ely Bloomenson

Community Hospital, Ely www.mbc.org Wildflower Macro Photography

6 p.m. Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center, Duluth www.d.umn.edu/boulder/events.html

TBSO Classical: Northern Lights 8 p.m. Hilldale Lutheran Church, Thunder Bay www.tbso.ca

Feb. 10-16

Northern Fibers Retreat Grand Marais

Art Colony & North House Folk School www.grandmaraisartcolony.org or www.northhouse.org

Feb. 11-13

Second City Improv All-Stars Dinner at 6

p.m. Dinner & Show at 8:30 p.m. Victoria Inn, Thunder Bay www.keynoteevents.ca

Feb. 12, Friday

10th Annual Fundraising Dinner

Dorothy Molter Museum, Ely www.rootbeerlady.com Trollbead Party 5 p.m. Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais www.sivertson.com Potatoes, Tomatoes & Sides Potluck

5:30 p.m. Community Center, Grand Marais www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org Winter Frolic Chili Cook-off 6 p.m.

Two Harbors Curling Club Portage Band 6 p.m. American Legion, Grand Marais 218-387-2974

Mixed Blood Theatre’s performance of Daughters of Africa 7 p.m. Vermillion

Community College, Ely www.ely.org Winter Festival Dance 7 p.m.

Ely Folk School www.elyfolkschool.org

Feb. 12-13

Duluth Curling Club Copasetic International Open Bonspiel

Duluth www.duluthcurlingclub.org

Feb. 12-15

Winter Family Adventures Audubon Center of the North Woods, Sandstone www.audubon-center.org

Feb. 13, Saturday Broomball Tournament

9 a.m. Ely Recreation Center www.elywinterfestival.com Snowshoe Hike 10 a.m. Sucker River Trailhead to Fox Farm Pond Campsite www.shta.org Sno-Ho Rally & Poker Derby

10 a.m. Club Chalet, Atikokan, Ontario www.atikokansnoho.com Bike Across the Bay: The Ultimate Fat Bike Race 1 p.m. Ashland, Wisc.

www.northcoastcycling.com

Snowshoe to Hegman Pictographs

1 p.m. Ely www.elywinterfestival.com Parent’s Night Out 5 p.m.

Cook County YMCA, Grand Marais www.cookcountyymca.org Fireside Chat: Author Rose ArrowsmithDeCoux & Illustrator Kari Vick

6 p.m. Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais www.sivertson.com Fly Fishing Film Tour 6 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium www.tbca.com Candlelight Ski & Snowshoe

6 p.m. Oberg Mt. Trailhead www.sugarbushtrail.org Michael Monroe 7 p.m.

Log Cabin, Grand Marais www.michaelmonroemusic.com Talent Show 7 p.m.

Washington Auditorium, Ely www.elywinterfestival.com Menogyn Adventure Film Festival

7:30 p.m. Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 13-15

Mush with Dogs, Howl with Wolves

International Wolf Center, Ely www.wolf.org Voyageur Winter Carnival 11 a.m.

Fort William Historical Park, Thunder Bay www.fwhp.ca

Feb. 14, Sunday

Valentine’s Day

Curling Club Winter Frolic Mini-Spiel Two Harbors

Family Ski Festival Pincushion Mountain,

Feb. 12-14

Valentine 2 p.m. Thunder Bay

www.twoharborscurling.com Wolf Photography Workshop

International Wolf Center, Ely www.wolf.org

Grand Marais www.pincushiontrails.org

For the Love of Music: A Symphonic Community Auditorium www.tbca.com Ski by Candlelight 6 p.m. Hidden Valley Ski Area, Ely www.elywinterfestival.com Irene Hartfield Concert 7 p.m.

Vermillion Community College, Ely www.elywinterfestival.com

Plucked Up String Band 7 p.m. Lutsen Resort Lobby www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 15, Monday Presidents’ Day Canadian Family Day Snow Day in Marina Park 1 p.m.

Thunder Bay www.thunderbay.ca Blood Drive 10 a.m. UW-Superior www.mbc.org

Feb. 16, Tuesday

Jeremy Hotz: International Man of Misery 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay

Community Auditorium www.tbca.com

Feb. 17, Wednesday

Blood Drive 7:30 a.m. Essentia Health-

West Duluth Clinic www.mbc.org Blood Drive 8:30 a.m. Two Harbors High School www.mbc.org Technology Wednesday 6 p.m.

Grand Marais Public Library www.grandmaraislibrary.org

Feb. 17-21

Boat, Sports, Travel & RV Show and the Northland Outdoors Deer Classic The

DECC, Duluth www.shamrockprod.com

Feb. 18, Thursday

Blood Drive 8 a.m. College of St.

Scholastica, Duluth www.mbc.org Community Conversations: Critical Response Critique Model by Lynn Speaker Noon, Grand Marais Art Colony

www.grandmaraisartcolony.org

Feb. 18-28

Broadway Bound by Neil Simon

7:30 p.m. (Thurs-Sat) & 2 p.m. (Sun) www.duluthplayhouse.org

Feb. 19, Friday

Movie & Dialogue: “Sustainability” hosted by Andy Hill 7 p.m. Ely Folk

School www.elyfolkschool.org

Feb. 19-20

Feb. 24, Wednesday

Musicians Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais

Ontario 807-597-1234 ex 232 Evergreen Grass Band 7:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

Duluth www.mbc.org Blood Drive 8 a.m. Wells Fargo Bank, Duluth www.mbc.org Body/Mind/Spirit Adventure 5:30 p.m. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom, Grand Marais www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org

Feb. 19-21

Feb. 25, Thursday

Minneapolis Convention Center www.lakehomeandcabinshow.com Curling Club Open Bonspiel Community Center, Grand Marais www.cookcountycurlingclub.com

Duluth www.mbc.org

One Year Anniversary With Live Music by Local www.voyageurbrewing.com

Little Falls Curling Club: Men’s Bonspiel Atikokan,

Lake Home & Cabin Show

Feb. 20, Saturday

Registration Deadline for Blast from the Past: Vintage Snowmobile Ride (Actual event is at 11 a.m.

on Saturday, March 5) Cascade Lodge, Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com

Sled for Eternity: Teen Challenge Snowmobile Run

Blood Drive 7 a.m. Essentia Health East,

Blood Drive 7 a.m. Minnesota Power & LHB,

Feb. 26, Friday

Pushing Chain 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing,

Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com Black River Revue 8:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

Feb. 26-27

Pink Ribbon Riders Minnesota Snow Run

Grand Ely Lodge www.ely.org

Weekly Events Mondays

Acoustics by the Fireplace 8 p.m. Bluefin Grille,

Duluth www.hartleynature.org Briand Morrison 4 p.m Moguls Grille & Tap Room, Lutsen www.briandmorrison.com Songwriter Series 8:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen www.lutsen.com Acoustics by the Fireplace 8 p.m.

Bluefin Grille, Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Dance Party with DJ Beavstar 9 p.m.

Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Nature Nook 10 a.m. Hartley Nature Center,

Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen www.lutsen.com

Fridays

Live Music 3:30 p.m. Moguls Grille & Tap Room,

Tuesdays

Live Music 6 p.m. Poplar River Pub, Lutsen www.lutsenresort.com

Exploring Classical Music 6:30 p.m. Sawtooth

Middle School, Grand Marais ppuskala@isd.166.org Open Mic Night with Boyd Blomberg 7 p.m.

Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen www.lutsen.com Trivia Night 7 p.m. American Legion, Grand Marais 218-387-2974 Dance Night 7 p.m. Clearwater Grille, Scenic North Shore Drive, Duluth www.clearwatereventcenter.com/grille

9 a.m. Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Kakabeka Falls, Ontario www.teenchallenge.mb.ca Polar Plunge 2 p.m. Lakeside at Canal Park, Duluth www.plungemn.org SnowArama Snowmobile Ride 8 a.m. Grand Portage Lodge & Casino www.snowarama.org Master Naturalist Training Program (pre-registration required) 9 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove, Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org Snowmobile Drag Races Noon, Hungry Jack Lake, Gunflint Trail www.ccscridgeriders.wix.com/ridgeriders Circuit Breakers 4 p.m. Hungry Jack Lodge, Gunflint Trail www.hungryjacklodge.com Potluck Dinner 5 p.m. Ely Folk School www.elyfolkschool.org

Dog Sledding Weekend with “Points Unknown”

Two Harbors Curling Club 5 & Under Bonspiel

Live Music 3:30 p.m. Moguls Grille & Tap Room,

Women of Rock: With the TBSO & Jeans

Feb. 27, Saturday

Craft Night: Bring your own materials & socialize while you work 6 p.m. Ely Folk School

‘N Classics 8 p.m. Thunder Bay Community

Auditorium www.tbca.com

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Canine Cousins: Dogsledding Adventures in Wolf Country International Wolf Center,

Ely www.wolf.org

Feb. 21, Sunday

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, www.tbca.com

Feb. 23, Tuesday

Blood Drive 8:30 a.m. 131 West First Street,

Duluth www.mbc.org Blood Drive 1:30 p.m. Minnesota Power, Duluth www.mbc.org Essential Oils Class 5:30 p.m. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom, Grand Marais www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org Irish Rovers 50th Anniversary Tour 7 p.m.

Thunder Bay Community Auditorium www.tbca.com

Naniboujou, Grand Marais www.naniboujou.com Northwest Fur Trappers Convention, CLE Heritage Building, Thunder Bay www.nwfta.ca

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Wednesdays

Open Mic 5 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais

Lutsen www.caribouhighlands.com Live Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com Live Music 7 p.m. Castle Danger Brewery, Two Harbors www.castledangerbrewery.com Friday Night Reels 6 p.m. Grand Marais Public Library www.grandmaraislibrary.org Acoustics by the Fireplace 8 p.m.

Bluefin Grille, Tofte www.bluefinbay.com Live Music 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen www.lutsen.com

Saturdays

Live Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing,

Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com Live Music 7 p.m. Cascade Lodge & Pub, Lutsen www.cascademn.com Music in the Lobby 7 p.m.

Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com What’s for Dinner? 7 p.m.

International Wolf Center, Ely www.wolf.org Live Music 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen www.lutsen.com

Central Canada Outdoor & Recreation Show

www.gunflinttavern.com

Thunder Bay Dance Competition

Lutsen www.lutsen.com Live Music 8 p.m. Bluefin Grille, Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Duluth Climbers Coalition: Ice and Mixed Festival

Thursdays

Sundays

Lutsen www.caribouhighlands.com Live Music 6 p.m. Poplar River Pub, Lutsen www.lutsenresort.com

Lutsen www.caribouhighlands.com Classical Music and Dinner 6 p.m. Bluefin Grille, Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Sportsdome, Thunder Bay www.tbchamber.ca Thunder Bay Community Auditorium www.thunderstruckcanada.com Duluth www.duluthclimbers.org

Two Harbors www.twoharborscurling.com Lake Home & Cabin Show Schaumburg Convention Center, Chicago www.lakehomeandcabinshow.com Grand MN Taste-Together 3:30 p.m. Grand Casino,

Spotlight North: Live Music 8 p.m. Papa Charlie’s,

Weekly Programs 7 p.m. Caribou Highlands Lodge,

www.elyfolkschool.org

Hinckley www.twinportsnightlife.com

Feb. 27-28

The Steger WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race

Ely www.wolftrackclassic.com

Feb. 28, Sunday

Last day of statewide angling seasons for a variety of game fish species; also last day for dark-house spearing Timmy Haus 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern,

Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

Feb. 29, Monday

Blood Drive 1:30 p.m. Essentia Health Business

Services Center, Duluth www.mbc.org

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Charles J. Futterer Memorial Open Bonspiel March 11, 12 & 13, 2016

$200.00 ENTRY FEE Per Team, includes: Friday Night - Sven & Ole Pizza Saturday Night - Prime Rib Dinner

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The North Shore Dish Valentine’s Day: A Weekend to Celebrate By Maren Webb

Once a year, a certain holiday comes around that helps us remember to take some time to celebrate love and affection.

It also happens to be one of the most popular holidays to honor by dining out. This year, Valentine’s Day lands on a Sunday.

I predict that this will be one of the nicest Valentine’s Days because many restaurants will be offering special menus for the whole weekend. If you are still looking for a spot to bring your loved one, I have a few ideas for your Valentine’s Day weekend.

The North Shore is known for many romantic locations, from views of cascading waterfalls to cabins tucked away in the woods. One of my favorites is the Grand Marais Harbor, with the charming downtown overlooking the ever-changing views of Lake Superior. The Crooked Spoon Café has been a staple of Grand Marais for almost 10 years and this past year they added on. You can now enjoy this beautiful view from their new enclosed rooftop bar.

For those looking for a simple way to celebrate, the rooftop bar is a perfect spot to enjoy a glass of wine and an appetizer or dessert as the sun sets or the stars sparkle.

If you are like me and want to take full advantage of eating an extraordinary meal, the Crooked Spoon Café will be offering a special Valentine’s menu Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I would recommend starting your meal with a local brew or glass of wine and appetizer upstairs in their rooftop bar, before you head back downstairs for your meal. This year, their Valentine’s menu will be created to be shared as a couple, with an appetizer to share, a choice of two different entrees and a dessert. Set wine pairings will also be available to enhance the meal.

Like anyone who has food restrictions, I’m often nervous about special menus and whether there will be something I can enjoy. Fear not, as the Crooked Spoon will be offering their regular menu in addition to the special menu, which includes vegetarian and gluten-free options. As co-owner Sara Hingos shared, they “hope to provide a romantic, memorable meal” for each couple that joins them this Valentine’s Day. This husband and wife duo has been celebrating their Valentine’s Day together at the restaurant for many years, while helping others enjoy a memorable meal.

The Crooked Spoon’s usual reservation policy will be in effect for the holiday weekend. Parties of six or more can make reservations (218-387-2779 or crooked-

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(Winter specials available November - April.

Not available holidays or with other specials.)

Reservations: 218-663-7212 www.LutsenResort.com 5700 West Hwy. 61, Lutsen, MN 55612

Enjoy a Valentine’s Day dinner while overlooking Lake Superior at Ledge Rock Grille. | LEDGE ROCK GRILLE spoon@boreal.org) and all others are first come, first served. If you aren’t able to make it on Valentine’s Day weekend, be sure to visit their rooftop bar another time this winter—it will be open Saturday nights throughout the season.

On the North Shore, we are quite lucky to have many great restaurants right on the shores of Lake Superior. At Larsmont Cottages, off the Scenic Drive between Duluth and Two Harbors, sits the Ledge Rock Grille. Their executive chef, Uriah

Hefter, is offering a three-course meal with an optional wine pairing for Valentine’s Day weekend for $50/person or $65/ person with wine pairing. The menu will start with an amuse bouche; a compressed strawberry with chocolate dust. For the first course, the options will be an edible earth with arcadian greens, tomato and peach vinaigrette, a chilled sour cherry soup, and a roasted carrot salad with peppered micro greens, feta and truffle balsamic. A grilled rainbow trout, duck confit and Caribbean seared ahi tuna will be the options for the main course. The final course will be dessert, choosing from a chocolate torte, peach semifreddo, or a crème brulee cheesecake.

Ballatore Champagne will also be available. Each person will take home a chocolate truffle with the purchase of a bottle. Reservations are recommended (218-834-8250).

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If you are looking for an extra memorable dinner date, the Ledge Rock Grille also offers a chef’s table experience with the only open kitchen on the North Shore. Perfect for any food lover, the chef’s

table allows you a front row seat to the kitchen. Watch professional chefs prepare your 6-course dinner ($100/person) and learn about the techniques and ingredients they use. To explore more, visit www.larsmontcottages.com/ledge-rock-grille. The restaurant will also have its usual menu available over the weekend.

Restaurants in the Waterfront District of Thunder Bay are hosting the Winter Delights Festival, Feb. 1-14. Whether you want to celebrate Valentine’s on the 14th or earlier in the month, you’ll be able to take advantage of a prix fixe two-course meal for $25 (CAD) at many of the Waterfront District restaurants. I’m already dreaming about what the menu will include at the Red Lion Smokehouse, the Sovereign Room and the Foundry Pub. The Waterfront District has 25 restaurants and 32 shops to check out. Plan to bundle up for a stroll and you can also enjoy the galleries and shops in the neighborhood.

For more info about the festival, visit www.facebook.com/waterfrontdistrict.bia.

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love, whether with a significant other, friends or family. It’s also an opportunity to treat ourselves to a fancy meal and try something new. I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day and enjoy a special dining experience.

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BEST BOOKS FOR A NORTHERN WILDS WINTER

Baby, it’s cold outside...So why not stay inside by the fire, grab a cup of hot chocolate and curl up with a good book? Here are suggestions from our Northern Wilds staff for a good read this winter.

Julia Prinselaar

From Katie Viren

“The Compassionate Hunter’s Guidebook: Hunting from the Heart”

by Miles Olson: When it comes to hunting for sustenance, Miles Olson delves into the heart of the matter. In his second manifesto, the author offers personal insight into responsible hunting practices and how they are intimately tied to the land. This practical manual exposes the complex and often unrecognized relationship between hunter and prey. Highly recommended to anyone curious about the reverence and philosophy behind harvesting wild meat.

From Shawn Perich

“Yes Please” by Amy Poehler: I appreciate Amy Pohler’s candor, courage and humor in her memoir, “Yes Please.” I was impressed with how she waded into events that she wasn’t proud of and her path toward resolution.

The book was peppered with funny prose and quotes by Pema Chodron, which made me appreciate her even more. I got this as an audio book. Poehler did a special taping for this book and had a whole collection of guest voices, including Carol Burnett and Patrick Stewart, making it a very pleasant listen.

“North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast” by Chel Anderson and Adelheid: I bought this book shortly after it came out last summer and must admit I’ve yet to finish reading it.

Perhaps I never will. This is because it contains an incredible treasure trove of the North Shore’s natural history. You can only read so much of it before you must put it down and ponder what you have learned. If you want to understand how nature works in this cold, wet corner of the world, there is no better source.

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FREE FLUORIDE WELL WATER TESTING From Nov. 15, 2015 to May 15, 2016

The Oral Health Task Force is offering free fluoride well testing for Cook County and Grand Portage Reservation families. Families include: pre-natal mom’s, children, and young adults up to 26 years old.

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Fluoride is safe and a huge benefit in providing good oral health and helps in the prevention of tooth decay. Water fluoridation is estimated to reduce tooth decay by 20% to 40%. The EPA recommends wells should be tested every three years.

How do I do this? It’s simple. Just stop in at the Cook County Court House/Environmental Health Office (Planning and Zoning) or the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic to pick up a form and a bag for the water. The bag of water and completed form is then returned to the Environmental Health Office (Planning and Zoning) for testing. Results of the test will be sent by letter from the Environmental Health Office.

If you have questions, please contact Georgene Daubanton at the Oral Health Task Force at 218 387-2334 or Joseph Routh, Fluoride Analyst at 218 387-3631 or 387-3630.

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Do you have a favorite place to get a beer, to eat breakfast or take the kids for dinner?

We want to know and so do our area restaurants.

The restaurants you vote for must be located in the Northern Wilds coverage area, which includes the North Shore communities from Duluth to Nipigon and over to Ely. Do not choose the same restaurant in more than three categories. If you do, your entire ballot will be disqualified. Only one ballot per person. You can mail in your ballot, drop it off at our office or vote online at www.northernwilds.com. Voting ends March 31, 2016. Look for the results in the 2016 Menu Guide and the June issue of Northern Wilds.

Which Restaurant has the best...

Fine dining? ____________________________________________________________

Northwoods character? ___________________________________________________

Steak? _________________________________________________________________

Kid-friendly menu? _______________________________________________________

Burger? ________________________________________________________________

Vegetarian-friendly menu? _________________________________________________

Fish? __________________________________________________________________

Artistic flare from the chef? _______________________________________________

Pizza? _________________________________________________________________

Server or bartender? (include name and restaurant) _____________________________________________

Breakfast? ______________________________________________________________ Wine? _________________________________________________________________ Soup? _________________________________________________________________

Take-out? _______________________________________________________________ And which restaurant is “worth the drive?” _____________________________________________________

Salad? _________________________________________________________________ Coffee? ________________________________________________________________ Music venue? ___________________________________________________________ Happy hour? ____________________________________________________________

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Ethnic fare? _____________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________________________________________

Use of regional ingredients? _______________________________________________

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Sweets? ________________________________________________________________

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Sunlight, Cold Weather and the Human Body

By Kim Falter Animals live in tune with nature. They expend and conserve energy, eat and sleep following cues by the body in accordance with natural rhythms. Humans, not so much. When it begins to get dark earlier and earlier, we simply flip on the lights.

As the cold weather encroaches, our natural tendency to store fat for the impending cold leads to sugar binges due to an abundance of food at the ready. Our current tendency towards the sedentary, or busyness, does not adjust due to the change in season.

Our bodies still want to follow the natural rhythms, yet we require it adjust to unnatural circumstances. This leads to stress on the systems you count on to keep you in optimal condition. Mild illnesses are the norm, they keep our immune system in check, yet the continued perpetuation of the bad habits that arise due to these unnatural conditions creates an environment ripe for a weakened immune system, poor sleep, weight gain, mental fogginess, anxiety and extreme fatigue.

We cannot readily change the weather or the circumstances of the human condition. What we can do is slightly adjust our lives, to gently acclimate to the extremes of living so far north.

Routine:

were living like those animals out in the woods, we would be sleeping more hours during the winter. Most of us do not adjust our sleep cycles to natural rhythms and because of this, we can experience pronounced sleep disorders. Adding an extra hour of sleep during the winter months is an easy remedy. Supplements such as melatonin can help. Originally an aid for those adjusting to jet lag, melatonin has grown in notoriety as a natural way to balance sleep cycles.

A little goes a long way, so start with the lowest dose available. Take it about 45 minutes before you want to fall asleep.

Adequate Exercise:

Physically active people are happier. Exercise has been shown to improve mood, reduce stress levels and leave a general sense of well-being. It also helps work toxins out of the body, through lymph action, therefore boosting your immune system.

Exercise does not have to be rigorous or dreaded, simply find an activity that appeals to you and ease into it.

Vitamin D:

Little is understood about our need for the sun’s energy, but we do know that it helps us produce vitamin D, which we need to survive. Supplementation levels vary; ranging from 1,000-10,000 IU’s.

Since vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin (which means you store it), it is important to check with a physician to find the dosage that work best for you. Remember to look for a vitamin D3 supplement, as this is its natural form. Vitamin D2 is also commonly available, but is the synthetic form.

Seasonal Affective Disorder does not exist at the Equator. The sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p.m., and the weather fluctuates by about 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Sure there are extremes in weather, but this type of climate is in a steady state more often than not. This is very different from life in the north, where days can be very short or Without the circumstances humans have very long, with extreme temperature fluctuations. Our body wants to exist within created, living here in the Northern Wilds a steady state called homeostasis. At the would be a painfully cold existence—a Equator, there are almost no changes to fight for survival every day. We are incredyour wardrobe over a year, unlike here ibly lucky to have lights, heat and food at where we must accommodate the change the ready. The key is finding the right balin seasons. Change is a challenge, but just ance between this human world we have as we change our clothing, our bodies need created and the effects the natural world is a change to better adjust to the fluctuat- having upon us. ing seasons. Having a routine during the winter months can help ease stress placed on your system. Your body is already compensating on a daily basis with the ever-shortening days and the cold temperatures, so when you skip a meal, don’t get adequate sleep or spend too for many days sitting around, Only at Gunflint Mercantile in Grand Marais you are exacerbating the stress. Eating and sleeping Y at the same time, and conY Y sistently staying active, can help your body relax.

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March 8, 2016 at 6:30 pm Arrowhead Center for the Arts

Media Madness:

a comedic, fun and critical look at 21st century electronic media

Featuring Bill Ratner Free and open to the public

Bill Ratner is the author of the book,

Parenting for the Digital Age

As Bill put it, this is for people “8 - 80, kids to grandparents”.

Bill is also going to be at the Grand Marais Public Library on Wednesday morning, March 9th 9:00 to 10:30 am .

This will be a coffee hour aimed at parents of young children.

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Kevin Pylka may be a PolyMet Mining employee, but he’s an Iron Ranger first and foremost. He and his wife, Terri, raise two kids here. He wouldn’t support a plan to open Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine if it wasn’t safe enough for their backyard.

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Northern Trails The Little Terrace Bay Tackle Company That Could By Gord Ellis

There was a time when most fishing lures were made in a garage or basement.

They were then sold in local sporting goods stores. But since the sport fishing boom of the 1970s and 1980s, angling has become big business. The majority of popular fishing lures are now made in huge factories and mass-marketed by the thousands.

Yet there is a father and son team from Terrace Bay, Ontario, who have bucked that trend and are producing lures the old fashioned way. Their company name is Mighty Mitch and Jungle Joe’s Jig Flies, and over the past 12 years or so, they have made quite a name for themselves in Northern Ontario and across North America.

The lure they make is called a jig fly. It’s a multi-colored bucktail jig that’s a popular lure for catching brook trout in the Nipigon River. Bucktail jigs have been around forever and they really catch all species of fish. Walleye, bass, lake trout and pike will all eat a jig fly. Smaller jigs will take panfish like perch and crappie. The prettier jigs, with multi-colored hair and feathers, are hard to find. Most of the commercially made bucktail jigs are pretty plain. So this is the niche market that Joe and Mitch Kostecki have tapped into.

“We used to buy the jig flies, from D&R Sporting Goods and Lorne’s Cameras, in Thunder Bay,” said Joe Kostecki. “There was a guy by the name of Dan Klatt, from Nipigon, Ontario, who used to make them.

But then you couldn’t get them anymore.”

Since Kostecki was a jig fly fan, he did what he had to do. He found somebody who could teach him how to tie flies and make his own jig flies.

“To be honest with you, they didn’t start out all that great,” said Kostecki. “Compared to what they are now, there is a big difference. It started out as just a hobby and was introduced on (the website) Thunder Bay Fishing and went from there.”

Kostecki says he didn’t want to copy the exact jig fly he used to buy, but his first stabs were pretty similar, and crude.

Over time, he started to find his own style and then expanded out into other patterns.

The patterns today are not only well put together, but they are finished in a way that makes them almost too pretty to use.

Almost.

From the start, Kostecki wanted to get his son Mitch involved in his fledgling business. So when Mitch Kostecki was just

[TOP] Mitch and Joe Kostecki are the people behind Mighty Mitch and Jungle Joe’s Jig Flies. [LEFT] Mighty Mitch and Jungle Joe Jigflies make earrings as well. [ABOVE] A selection of jig flies made by father/son duo, Joe and Mitch

Kostecki. | PHOTOS BY GORD ELLIS seven years old, he was already tying his first jigs and selling them.

“Yes, I was very young,” said Mitch.

“And it was an interesting thing for me to do. I’ve tied jigs for the past 10 to 12 years and now I’m in the last year of university and I’m still tying. I’m still doing it.”

Mitch says he enjoys working with his father and has no plans to pull out of the partnership any time soon. “When you have a father/son team, with just the two people doing it, the quality stays up,” he said.

Although jigs are the primary focus, the pair have also been doing some brightly colored fashion earrings, just to mix it up.

“We started making pink jig flie in support of breast cancer research,” said Joe Kostecki. “Some girls would see them and say ‘whoa, are those ever nice. You should make those into earrings.’ And I said to my wife I should! So I gave it a try and it’s worked. They are a good seller.”

Today, the Mighty Mitch and Jungle Joe business is a growing concern. They have products in shops across northern and southern Ontario, in Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and northern Minnesota. The increasing demand has lead Joe and Mitch to look for some outside help.

“I actually have people that work for me and help me out pouring the lead and paint-

ing the heads,” said Kostecki. Yet he and his son are still the main workers. “Mitch tied 300 jigs for me in the last month and a half. That’s a lot of tying,” he said.

Kostecki says it takes the average person 15 minutes to a half an hour to tie a good jig fly. Whereas he and Mitch have it down to a science and can tie a jig in 5 to 10 minutes. Despite the temptation to keep expanding, for now the duo are keeping it home-based.

“I’m going to keep the company where it is,” said Kostecki. “I’ve got a few years left at the mill. Then, when I retire, I can put 100 percent of my concentration into this and who knows, maybe it will get bigger.”

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Wild Traditions Chaga: A Slow-growing Backyard Superfood By Julia Prinselaar

It seems like every time I open a health magazine or visit a wellness-related website, I find the latest featured superfood: something particularly nutrient-dense, with more antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, enzymes or protein than most of the foods we are accustomed to eating.

Superfoods are usually plants sourced from faraway places: goji berries from Tibet and China, turmeric root from India, spirulina algae from Japan, agave nectar from Mexico—all touted as crucially beneficial for improved health and vitality.

These foods have, and continue to be, used by people in their country of origin, espousing a deep connection to one’s heritage and culture. But as their benefits are ‘discovered’ by Western markets, government policymakers must take a cautious approach to meeting global demand.

Take teff for example, a mineral-rich, high-protein grain that is shaping up to be the world’s next superfood. Mostly cultivated in the Horn of Africa, the crop is a crucial food staple that is garnering worldwide attention from those seeking a nutritious, gluten-free alternative to wheat (think diabetics and celiac patients). Relatively unknown outside of Ethiopia, the cereal is predicted to replace quinoa as the latest global superfood, according to a 2014 story published in the New York Times.

A photo of a young chaga growing on a birch tree, a future crop for Carl and Esther Godin. | CARL AND ESTHER GODIN action, wild spaces—both urban and rural— prove that our region is rich in homegrown resilience. As such, it should be treated with care and caution.

appears as a black, charcoal-like growth, colored golden-orange on the inside—is sparking interest among the medical community in a very big way.

Ethiopia initially banned the export of teff to control price hikes and avoid the pitfalls of the quinoa market in Bolivia, where locals could not afford the staple crop after its surge in global popularity. Fi-

Chaga is a type of medicinal mushroom found on live birch trees throughout the circumpolar boreal forests across the Northern Hemisphere. People have been using chaga as a folk remedy for centuries, but this unpretentious mushroom—which

The fungus contains powerful antioxidants and is a concentrated source of betulinic acid, a compound found in various parts of birch trees containing antiretroviral, antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties. Birch is a hardwood tree of the

nally, in May 2015, Ethiopia lifted the ban to prepare for international export of teff flour over the course of the summer.

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genus Betula, and research shows that betulinic acid can hamper the growth of tumors, essentially causing certain types of cancer cells to rapidly die of old age.

Carl and Esther Godin own 190 acres of property on their farm outside of Thunder Bay, where they tap birch trees for syrup. The couple has known about chaga for about a decade, but they’ve only recently been infusing the mushroom in birch sap for its synergistic effects.

“There is betulinic acid in the sap of the birch tree, but it’s concentrated in the inner bark. And that’s where the chaga lives,” says Carl Godin.

He and his wife are currently partnering with various organizations to develop a value-added forest product that combines chaga extract with local super-fruits. But like most wild-crafted health foods in high demand, the biggest challenge with chaga is its slow-growing nature.

“That’s the biggest challenge with it, the bioavailability of the betulinic acid from chaga. It grows in the wild, and as far as I’m aware, no one has figured out how to propagate it yet. We harvest it every four or five years from the same tree. When you harvest it, you try to take about 60 percent so that you leave about 40 percent to grow back,” he says. Harvesting in winter, when the tree has gone dormant, is also integral to sustainable harvest.

The early stages of chaga growth. | ONTARIO NATURE and with caution,” writes Mallory Vanier, Ontario Nature’s boreal program intern in Thunder Bay. From a conservation perspective, forest foods like chaga give reason for protecting wild spaces from industrial development. And in its slow-growing nature, the wildness of chaga offers wisdom: that certain natural processes cannot be replicated, manipulated or synthesized for controlled growth and exploitation (at least for now); and that we, in our motion-obsessed lives, must learn to acquiesce to the cycles and rhythms of Nature.

Cautions like these are echoed by Ontario Nature, a non-profit organization that protects and restores natural habitats through research, education and conservation.

“Trees can be harmed or killed when harvesting chaga if the harvester digs too deep and damages the internal tissues of the tree ... Chaga mushrooms take several years to grow and do not grow on every tree, so they must be harvested in moderation

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More than 500 Great Plains wildflowers can be found in this classic plant guide for enthusiasts and horticulturists. Author Claude A. Barr has spent decades observing plants in the wild and growing them for his nursery, as well as studying scientific sources. This edition of “Jewels of the Plains” incorporates this scientific information, as well as an introduction and notes by botanist and horticulturist James H. Locklear, adding a new and contemporary perspective.

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Until recently it seemed backpack shopping presented two choices: function (techy-looking and pricey), or form (maybe cheaper and more subtle looking, but not so great for technical use). Well, the Cotopaxi Kilimanjaro 20L achieves both with aplomb. Its slim, compact design is both attractive and functional. On a recent day hike off the Gunflint Trail, the pack ably held many extra layers (necessary for my overprepared self in the near-zero temperature), snacks, and a water bottle with hot tea.

There was still plenty of room to spare. The pack is deceptively cavernous with a large main compartment (including a lightly padded laptop sleeve), two outside front zipper pockets, and slide pockets on either side perfect for a water bottle. Most notable is the pack’s thoughtful design. The fit is impeccable, because it tapers slightly toward the bottom. This gives it a sleek look and, for me, it’s a very functional shape. Unlike most packs which dwarf me, the Kilimanjaro is low-profile and doesn’t stick out past my body, preventing it from getting caught on brush and branches. The pack is comfortable, too. It has padded fully adjustable shoulder straps, and lightweight chest and waist straps integrated seamlessly into the design. The look is a modern twist on slightly retro rucksack styling, and is made of durable water resistant nylon/cotton canvas with a tough leather base. The Kilimanjaro is

WHY GO: It’s a destination for brook trout and lake trout, where there’s a chance for catching trophies of either species.

ACCESS: There are four access points on the lake. There’s a boat launch (as well as a vault privy) located at Birch Point, near the south end of the lake. This is a day use area only. All access points are located on the west side of the lake, off Hwy. 585.

Head north on Hwy. 585 from Hwy. 17, just west of Nipigon. The north end access has a fish cleaning station. And there are two accesses on Male Creek, one on the north side of the stream and the other on the south side.

VITALS: Jessie Lake, northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario, is a widening of the Nipigon River, located between two power

dams, Pine Portage dam to the north and Cameron Falls to the south. It’s a 2,311acre lake with a maximum depth of 140 feet and an average depth of 44 feet.

FISH SPECIES PRESENT: Brook trout, burbot, lake trout, lake whitefish, round whitefish, white sucker, lake herring and rainbow smelt. Historic records indicate the presence of walleye, sauger, yellow perch and northern pike, though none of these species have been observed for years.

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JESSIE LAKE the river is only accessible by boat from Jessie Lake. The brook trout season is open from the last Saturday in April to Labor Day. The standard limit for brookies is one fish, which must be greater than 22 inches. The conservation limit is zero. For lake trout, the standard limit is two, with only one greater than 22 inches from Sept.

1-30, and no size limit the rest of the year.

The conservation limit is one fish, with no size limit.

Hwy. 585 being plowed, allowing walk-in access for ice anglers.

SPRING SMELTING: There’s a dip net fishery for rainbow smelt on two creeks that cross Hwy. 585 on the west side of the lake, Savioja said. The creeks are located at about mid-lake.

TAKE A LOAD OFF: Overnight camping is permitted at the four mentioned access points.—Javier Serna

ICE ACCESS: Jessie is very popular for ice fishing for lake trout, Savioja said.

That’s because there’s generally easy access in the winter, with

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Jökulsárlón, in southeast Iceland, is a large glacial lake and is considered one of the natural wonders of Iceland.

THE LINE OF THE LANDSCAPE

Iceland’s Southern Coast Story and photos by

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Finally, a place that felt free from mankind.

Where steam whiffs up from hills and mountains, summer sunlight runs amok with circadian rhythms, erupting lava forms new islands, earthquakes shift steadily erupting geysers, and volcanic ash freezes into blotchy black striations on icy blue glaciers.

Iceland continually reminded me of places I had been before and places I hadn’t. The vibrantly green hillsides, dotted with fuzzy sheep, looked like pictures of New Zealand. Waterfalls draped over vertiginous cliffs emitting rainbow-laced spray above inky volcanic rock and thickly verdant plants elicited the Hawaii from commercials.

Heavy, oozing fog floundered along the coastline,

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ebbing and flowing beneath the blue sky like the tides below, reminiscent of the Northern California coast. Rolling hills and flat prairie-like chunks of land extended to high, jagged mountains in the distance, evocative of northwestern Montana.

The landscape takes center stage in Iceland, its oddities embraced rather than fought. Hot water from any tap emits a sulfuric, eggy odor from its steaming, underground origins. Wastewater from Svartsengi, a geothermal energy plant, is pumped into a basin amidst stubbled lava, creating the Blue Lagoon. The pools of milky blue saline water maintained an air of serenity, despite the tourists taking pictures from the restaurant rooftop, bundled in winter parkas, while bathers in bikinis

Skógafoss waterfall is situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland. floated below. I slathered my face in white silica mud that sat in buckets by the edge of the lagoon.

My husband and I rented a car and drove southeast on the Ring Road, which circles around the country and stays close to the sea on the southern coast. Only in the 1970s did the entire road become paved.

Many bridges were just one lane and rattled as we crossed rivers descending from the interior’s glacial stirrings. Hay bales wrapped in glistening white plastic dotted the landscape, rhythmically placed across the freshly shorn fields.

Vibrant lupines blanketed the roadsides, as the ground became purple until mountains rose in the north or rocks led to the strand on the other side of the road. Seeing these familiar blossoms reminded me of my home in northern Minnesota.

In an age of island manufacturing, where man creates his own artificial islands (Japan’s Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay and Dubai’s Palm Islands in the Persian Gulf), Iceland gains new terrain from geological processes. The island of Surtsey erupted from the ocean floor in 1963, southwest of Heimey, the largest of the Westman Islands off Iceland’s southern coast. Since then, the island’s size has ebbed from one square mile to half that, but its elevation still reaches over 500 feet above the waves. Vegetation wasted no time in colonization, as the volcanic lump is coated in growing things, with names like sea sandwort, wooly willow, sea lyme grass, arctic fescue and cold eyebright. Sea rockets (Cakile arctica) were found just two years after the island emerged from the ocean depths.

We found our own patches of wooly willow by the Skaftafellsjökull, a slender finger of the mighty Vatnajökull, one of Europe’s largest glaciers. Its leaves were brightly green, yet covered in white fuzz, growing mere inches above the lichens and mosses, as most endemic species in Iceland do, with wildflowers miniscule in size and close to the ground. Harebells poked up sporadically, another reminder of Lake Superior’s shore.

Before reaching these low-lying plants, the glacier was so smooth and ash-filled in places that the ice looked like sloping granite. But freshly melted water dripped off the edges and flowed through narrow cracks that broadened in areas to form fast-flowing streams and moulins, vertical shafts bored through the ice. The water gouged ghostly holes, leaving dark, shadowy perforations. Turbid with sediment, the rivulets of glacier water were the color of milky coffee, riffled by stones and chunks of ice.

By the sea, columns of basalt rose in a serrated line, with small ledges covered in hummocks of lime green grass and minute white and yellow flowers, home to nesting puffins. They dove from their nests— beaks brightly red, feet webbed orange triangles—to the ocean’s gray surface, even more graceful under water than above.

Bundled in fleece (though it was July) we sat on the beach of smoothly rounded pebbles and watched their descent from cliff to pallid water.

But even here, the land is not as it seems, free from man’s meddling hand. The lushly abundant lupine are an invasive species, native to Alaska and Canada, and brought to Iceland in the late 1800s. Used to ease erosion and put nitrogen back into the soil, the plant spread rapidly, both on its own and with the Forestry Service’s help. Now, the plant is causing problems, leaving no room for native species, exemplified by the near extermination of the bilberry plant.

The crowding height of the lupine also causes the shady demise of lichens, mosses and low shrubs, blocked from an already scant sun. The erosion predicament stems from the initial settling of Iceland over one thousand years ago, when nearly all of the trees were converted into homes and firewood, denuding the land for wind and water to take their course.

Barren, otherworldly scenes and tax breaks draw an array of filmmakers, whether to document retreating ice or film for Hollywood. Our glacier-hiking guide, Sigurdur, told us this abundance of film crews meant vast environmental damages in some instances, while other teams were

The Solheim glacier, seen here, is an extension off the Myrdalsjókull glacier, which covers the Katla volcano. careful to leave without a trace. When we visited Jökulsarlon, a glacial lagoon flanked

by Skaftafell National Park and the ocean, the water was powerfully still as tips of icebergs peaked above the smooth surface.

A slab of ice jettisoned off, grinding and crumpling, the water now rippling out, followed by more silence in the fading light of an Arctic night. But in 2002, the lagoon became an icy racetrack for supercars, as film crews frustrated by unusually warm winter temperatures dammed the lagoon from the incoming trickle of seawater so it would freeze. The result was a classic James Bond car chase in “Die Another Day,” complete with Jaguars and Aston Martins growling across the smooth ice, against a backdrop of blue skies and wrinkled glaciers.

As we walked across the glacial till to the Solheim glacier, Sigurdur noted that, “Last year, this is where the ice began and we put on our crampons.” Due to the retreating snow and ice, we were still a quarter of a mile away.

Perhaps man’s meddling hands are just as evident in Iceland as anywhere else, only investigation and information are requisite to understand the interaction between inhabitants and the inhabited. Humans have always sought protection and comfort; only the means have changed over time, from cutting down trees for shelter and heat to bringing in money from tourists and aluminum smelters.

After discovering the nature of Iceland’s purple fields, I examined the abundant lupine along Lake Superior’s North Shore, the blooms I have admired since childhood. It turns out they too, are just an invasive species. Obstructing native plants, transferred with the wanderlust of mankind, the lupines tell a hidden tale of our altered surroundings. Iceland made me realize that sometimes even the places that seem wildest of all bear hidden scars.

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Strange Tales Chilly Wine: Cold-Hardy Grapes and Vineyards By Elle AndraWarner

When someone mentions vineyards, wineries and wine tastings, the wine regions of places like California, Chile, France or Canada’s Okanagan and Niagara come to mind, not images of harvesting wine grapes in the winter cold climates of the Northern Wilds. Yet, there are vineyards and wineries in northern Minnesota that make award-winning wine with northern-grown grapes. For decades, University of Minnesota (U of M) has been a leader in developing cold-hardy grapes.

I do enjoy a glass of wine, but it wasn’t until this past summer that I attended my first official wine tasting and got hooked as a “wine tourist,” a term used by tourism people for those who visit a winery on their travels (between 2000-2010, there were 27 million wine tourists in the U.S.).

Just for fun, after doing wine tastings in five different places this summer, I did some research to see if there were any vineyards and wineries in northern Minnesota and was surprised to learn there were—and that most of their grapes were developed

by U of M. “Cold-hardy grape development has been a research area for the University of Minnesota for a long time. Early cultivars were released in the 1940s [Bluebell 1944] and were targeted for home use. In the 1970s, additional table grape cultivars [Edelweiss & Swenson Red) were released with Elmer Swenson. It was not until 1996 that the first truly wine grape variety, Frontenac, was released to the public,” said Matthew Clark, the project director of U of M’s Grape Breeding and Enology Program. (Wisconsin farmer Elmer Swenson, the “godfather of cold-hardy grapes,” began breeding grapes on his farm in 1943 intercrossing French hybrid grapes with Minnesota’s wild ones; in 1969, he joined forces with U of M).

Though the U of M had been researching grapes since 1908, the official cold-grape breeding program was launched in 1985 when the Minnesota Legislature directed the university to specifically research grape growing and wine production in cold climates. Since then, U of M has developed five cold-grape varieties: Frontenac (red/ rose/port), Frontenac gris (white), Frontenac blanc (white), La Crescent (white), and Marquette (red). Next year, U of M plans to release its newest cold-hardy grape, MN 1285 (yet to be named) after a 20-year breeding program.

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Marquette grapes are one of five cold-grape varieties used to make wine. | U OF M “Northern latitudes can be challenging for grape growers with a continental climate. We share a similar latitude to wine growing regions in Europe, but are greatly affected by the polar weather patterns,” said Clark. “Breeding grapes for this region is focused on: avoiding late spring frosts, ability to fully ripen in a shortened growing season, disease and pest resistance, winter hardiness and fine wine quality traits.”

In 1978, Minnesota’s first commercial winery exclusively growing and making wine from cold-hardy Minnesota grapes was established. By 1990, there were only two such wineries. Today, there are over 70 registered wine producers in Minnesota.

In 2009, the world’s first International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC)—the only one in the world dedicated to wines made from cold-hardy grape varieties—was held in St. Paul. At the 2015 competition, there were 309 cold-climate wines from 62 commercial wineries.

One of Minnesota’s two northernmost wine producers is the family-run Grape Mill Vineyard & Winery in East Grand Forks. They planted their first 200 vines in 2006 overlooking the banks of the Red Lake River. They now have over 1,600 grapevines growing five different cold-hardy grapes. Their biggest seller is their Huntsville BIG RED wine, a blend of Frontenac and Marquette grapes.

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The other northernmost vineyard is the Two Fools Vineyard which started as a hobby and now produces 16 different award-winning wines (7 Red, 6 White, 2 Fruit and 1 Dessert). The 3 l/2-acre vineyard of cold-hardy grapes, mostly Frontenac and Marquette, is located between Thief River Falls and Plummer.

Minnesota’s largest winery is the 160acre Carlos Creek Winery in Alexandria (home also of the famous Kensington Runestone). Voted Minnesota’s Best Winery by a WCCO-TV poll, its 20-acre vineyard wraps around the wine-tasting room. Each September, the winery hosts the annual Grape Stomp & Fall Festival, attended by 15,000 visitors. Over 300 two-person teams stomp on 10,000 plus pounds of grapes.

While there are no vineyards or wineries yet in Northwestern Ontario, there is one businessman who is trying to produce a Thunder Bay grape that could be blended with Ontario and/or Chilean wines (he already owns a successful winery in Chile).

Years ago, who could have imagined our neck of the woods as an award-winning wine-producing region? Visit www.mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fruit/grapes for more info.

Frontenac was the first wine grape variety released to the public in 1996. | U OF M

Cultivating Wine Grapes The U of M is recognized as one of the top wine grape research programs in the country, with the goal of developing high-quality, cold-hardy and disease-resistant wine grape cultivars. The wine grape breeding program began in the mid’70s, and in 2000, an enology lab and research winery opened at the Horticultural Research Center.

Today more than 12,000 experimental vines are cultivated on 12 acres. Thousands of seedlings are produced each year using a diverse genetic base that includes classic Vitis vinifera cultivars, quality French hybrids, and hardy, disease-resistant selections based on Vitis riparia, Minnesota’s native grape.

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By Deane Morrison— MINNESOTA STARWATCH The shortest month opens with a long line of planets strung across the morning sky.

for it in the east at roughly 9:30 p.m., or earlier as the month goes by.

Look about an hour before sunrise on the 1st and find Venus, bright but very low, in the southeast, with a much dimmer Mercury to its lower left. Far to Venus’s upper right shines Saturn, and in the south a last-quarter moon has just passed above Mars. Finally, in the southwest, Jupiter beams high and bright. You may also make out the stars Antares, the heart of Scorpius, below and right of Saturn; and Spica, in Virgo, between Mars and Jupiter.

Orion, Gemini, Taurus and other bright winter constellations are in the south after nightfall and high enough for easy viewing from about 8-10 p.m. If you’re blessed with both dark skies and ambition, grab a star chart and try to make out the forms of Canis Major, Orion’s large hunting dog, which contains brilliant Sirius; and Lepus, the rabbit, an obscure constellation just below Orion.

Binoculars will help.

Between Feb. 3-6, a waning crescent moon sweeps by Saturn, Venus and Mercury. Meanwhile, Mars and Antares—whose name means “rival of Mars”—draw closer. An especially good time to compare these two red beacons is the third week of February, when the distance between them will be short and no moon will be around to wash them out.

As for Jupiter, it is also an evening planet. Look

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February’s moon reaches fullness at 12:20 p.m. on the 22nd, but it won’t rise until shortly after sunset that evening. Algonquin Indians called this the snow moon and some tribes called it the hunger moon, because the heavy snows made hunting difficult.

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MUSH LAKE RACING DOG BLOG: Gunflint Mail Run Behind Us, Beargrease Ahead

By Erin Altemus In almost any condition Mother Nature presents, we like to say it’s good training for the dogs. If it’s 20 below zero, it’s good training. If there is 10 inches of fresh powder and the dogs have to break trail—it’s good training.

If it’s warm or if it’s raining or we are running through beaver ponds—as the case was this fall—it’s good training.

The only time it’s not good training would be if conditions are not safe (too icy), or we teach the dogs to do something we don’t want them to do—even if inadvertently (like turn around in the middle of the trail).

Then, when it’s raining or dumping snow or warm or brutal cold during a race, we know we trained properly. It helps us keep a positive attitude as well—there’s probably such a thing as a perfect trail, but how many times do we actually get to run on a perfect trail?

The Gunflint Mail Run, which took place on Jan. 9, saw 10 teams run the 12-dog, 100-mile race and 13 teams run the 8-dog, 60-mile race. Matt and I entered a team in each class.

My 8-dog team consisted of a few older dogs, a couple of young dogs who had little race experience and a few race veterans, but in general, was more of a “B” team.

Matt had 10 race veterans and two dogs new to racing that we hoped might make the Beargrease team. Because the Beargrease requires a 14-dog team, we wanted to train up as many of our dogs as possible to have a large pool of race-ready dogs.

Some highlights from my race included: watching Odin Jorgenson try to finish changing my sled runners about three minutes before my start time. At one point, Odin was supposed to go help another team get to the starting chute, but my runners were only half on the sled and hardly budging. He looked at me and looked at my runners and stayed to get the job done. Thanks, Odin.

Later, on the trail, in a small moment of chaos, I did a head-on pass going straight down a hill. At the bottom, another team was parked. It’s difficult to stop at the bottom of a steep hill and I couldn’t stop. There was ski pole sticking out the side of Adam Treeful’s sled, which caught on my sled bow and started dragging down the trail. It took me 100 feet to stop my team and by the time I did, the ski pole was destroyed. Sorry about that pole, Adam.

The 12-dog teams had to run through a small mud hole, which was deep enough that the dogs had to swim and the mushers had to wade. After the first loop, dogs came back all iced up and one musher reported going through the mud on her stomach. The race judges took a vote and

The author’s husband, Matt Schmidt, finished the 12-dog race in 2nd place. | NACE HAGEMANN almost all the mushers voted to run through the mud pond again, rather than shorten the course.

Reports from the second loop included one musher wading through the water up to his waist to retrieve his team from the trees on the side of the pond, while another musher had frostbite on his feet by the end of the race (temps were dipping below zero by the time the race finished). Perhaps it was our many run-ins with open water this fall, but our team didn’t have any problems—they ran through—just as we trained them to do. And while Matt’s feet were wet, he came through okay, too.

The highlight of Matt’s race was on the second leg, when he tried tossing some Little Debbie snacks to volunteers who were helping at the turn-around. Somehow the tossing action caused his sled to overturn and he did the turn around on his stomach. Turns out the volunteers never even saw the treats—just a musher getting dragged behind his team.

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As of now, we’ve trained almost 1,200 miles this year and in the warm, cold, rain and snow. We have three weeks until the Beargrease, which will be 380 miles this year, starting Jan. 31. This will be my second Beargrease Marathon and I go into it knowing what to expect—though this doesn’t make it any easier. The race will be different every year and I look forward to what this year’s adventure brings.

OFF-GRID adventures in the remote north woods not far from Grand Marais

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Sometimes, the many factors that play into dog racing come together for a team, and they did for Matt and his team that night. By the time he was half-way through the second loop of the race, he could feel the team charging ahead, not slowing down. He passed two teams on the way back to the finish and when the team reached Poplar Lake, he could see the first place team’s headlamp up ahead. The lake wasn’t quite long enough though—Matt’s team came in less than two minutes behind Ward Wallin, putting Matt in second place.

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6522 Aspenwood Drive, Tofte MN • 3 bedrm–3 bath Condo – built 2004 • 2400 sq ft of luxury living on Lake Superior • Owner/broker • Price: $339,900

Underdeveloped Property • Onion River Road: 6 acre zoned resort commercial/residential. $79,000 • Barker Lake Road: 20 Acres --remote property with great access. $62,000

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• The Grade: 39 acres at the corner of the grade and Brule Lake Road: 10 acre zoning year round access. $199,000 • Woodland Foothills: Lake Superior view-includes water and sewer and 20 acres common property. $42,000

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New townhomes, total coastal luxury right on the shore of Lake Superior. 3,000 s/f, 3BR, 3BA. Quarter-share ownership w/ flexibility for personal use & rental income. Excellent family retreat or investment property. Prices from $179K-$229K, includes furnishings.

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Here is a snapshot of our portfolio of listings in the Cook County area.

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Lutsen, MN 1044 Caribou Trail MLS# 6000638 $319,900

Year round home on bay of Caribou Lake. Access from Caribou Tr. This 150’ lakeshore parcel is located on the private outlet cove of Caribou Lake.

Immaculate grounds with towering White Pines. * 150’ Lakeshore * 3 bedrooms – 1 bath * Open area kitchen and dining* Large open deck area * Permanent Dock * Nice level shoreline * Fireplace. ** Recent Improvements Include: * New septic * New windows * New Siding * New Roofing and Chimney Chase * New Insulation * ……and more…… This is a great opportunity to be located on Caribou Lake.

Mike Larson 218-370-1536 Lutsen, MN 49 Hansen-Hjemsted Rd Bruce Kerfoot 218-388-2294

MLS#6004367 $109,900

Beautiful lakes views with great cedar trees sitting on 2.54 acres of beautiful Northwoods. Enjoy to the nature that surrounds the home while relaxing in the 3 season screen porch. Septic sites have been identified and with 2.54 acres there is plenty of room to build a main house.

Lutsen, MN 21 Tall Timber Trail

Lutsen, MN 48 County Road 34

Steve Surbaugh 218-663-7971

Cathy Hahn 701-261-3292

MLS# 6004603 $750,000

This Mountain home is tastefully designed including architectural detail throughout. Likely one of the most remarkable views (and sunsets) on the entire North Coast of Lake Superior and one of only four private homes adjacent to Lutsen Mountains providing ski-in, ski-out access and private drive. This 3,400 sq ft home is complimented with nearly 2,000 sq ft of view decks, gazebo and hot tub. Luxurious master suite with ensuite master bath with two other larger bedrooms each including their own ensuite bath. Beautiful Timber Frame Great Room addition completed in 2004. Original home built in 1993. Open kitchen (stainless and granite), dining and living area. Two wood burning fireplaces. Large private study/home office and detached heated building for additional office. Beautiful landscaping, perennial gardens, walkways and unique tees and shrubs. Sincerely, this is an opportunity that seldom if ever presents itself in all of Cook County

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31 Eagle Mountain Ln

MLS#6004114, MLS#6004113 $329,000

Beautiful Heritage Townhome overlooking Lake Superior, adjacent to Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course and near the base operations at Lutsen Mountains. This three bedroom three bath townhome is tastefully appointed with granite and stainless throughout the kitchen, windows providing outstanding views of Lake Superior while overlooking Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course.

MLS #6003287 $595,000

It’s simply unusual

to find over 5 acres and nearly 400’ of Lake Superior Shoreline in the Lutsen area. Well, here it is.

This property is accompanied by a three bedroom lake home that was built for the ages. The lake home is timeless with respect to design and architecture. Three bedrooms, one bath with a Great Room and wood fireplace. Recent updates to kitchen and bathroom. Sincerely, likely some of the best views on the entire north shore with moderate stair access to ledge rock shoreline.Property is currently in the process of an Administration Sub-Division and what is shown on the attached map is two additional parcels with Lake Superior Shoreline with building sites above the gravel road. Parcels 2 and 3 are separate from this transactions and are available for $50,000 each. If desired to be purchased with the main property the overall property will consist of over 12 acres 855’ of total shoreline.

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Lutsen, MN 5170 W Hwy 61 MLS#6003083 $299,900

Authentic and classic late 1940’s - 1950’s log home located in Lutsen near Caribou Trail. Deep, private and recessed 2 acre lot. Home has been meticulously maintained and well cared for spanning four decades and two generations within the same family. Septic non-compliant. Cool cabin, cool piece of real estate, mutli-options present themselves for future use consideration. An all around cool place.

When you visit our website www.lutsenrealestategroup.com you will find additional information on all properties in the area accompanied by multiple photographs for a more comprehensive overview of properties you may be interested in.

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BUYING OR SELLING

Lynne Luban

Realtor Specializing in Urban Cabins/Condos and Up North Living for 10 years.

Cell: 612-599-6986 Email: lynneluban@mac.com

Lakeville Office 17850 Kennwood Trail Lakeville, MN 55044 952-898-5800

Call: 218-591-0985 Email: stphn.carlson@gmail.com or Realliving.com/steve.carlson.

OVER 4,000 FT FRONTAGE ALONG THE BAPTISIM RIVER One of a kind property on the sought after Baptism River. This 140 acres has over 4,000 feet of frontage on the Baptism just off Mattson Rd near Finland Mn. Privacy is what this is all about.

For more information call 218-591-0985, email to stphn.carlson@gmail.com or Realliving.com/steve.carlson.

MLS# 6007921 $285,000 OTHER PROPERTIES AVAILIBLE

208 Fireweed Lane Great home or vacation home with rental availability. This beautiful sunny 3 BR, 2 BA home has in floor heat on main level with floor to ceiling stone gas fireplace.

Pine ceilings throughout adds to the charm of up north living. With 2 secluded patios great for enjoying warm summers. Walk across street to deeded access of 900 ft lakeshore on Devil Track Lake. Only 8 miles to Grand Marais. Sold furnished.

MLS# 4590545 $249,900

6541 HWY 61, FINLAND Steve Carlson 218-591-0985 stphn.carlson@gmail.com Realliving.com/steve.carlson.

EAST BAY RD. TWO HARBORS

This 2 bedroom 1 ba with attached garage on 1.09 acres in Finland is perfect and ready to move into.

Close to snowmobile and ATV trails.

Lots of outdoor activity available and yet close to amenities.

950 FT OF SHORELINE 46 ACRES

$1,150,000

$129,900 www.Realliving.com/Messina

The Landing at Devil Track Lake 205 Fireweed lane, MLS# 6019604 Year-round vacation destination.

Restaurant, bar and lounge.

Fully operational including furniture, fixtures and equipment.

4 vacation rental units.

Beautiful 2 bedroom owner’sliving quarters on upper level.

Lower level banquet room with walkout patio.

Great opportunity for entrepreneurial enterprise.

Common area waterfront Perfect for weddings, family reunions and special events.

Numerous added value and revenue enhancement opportunities.

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REALTORS®: Mike Raymond, Broker • Gail J. Englund, GRI • Doug Anderson, Realtor Sandra McHugh, Realtor • Jack McHugh, Realtor • Linda Garrity, Realtor • Larry Dean, Realtor

Red Pine Realty • (800) 387-9599 (218) 387-9599 • Fax (218) 387-9598 • info@RedPineRealty.com PO Box 938, 14 S. Broadway, Grand Marais, MN 55604

LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES

LAKE SUPERIOR COTTAGE. Exceptional

STUNNING ARCHITECT DESIGNED HOME LAKE SUPERIOR. Beautiful

timber framed, 3 bdrm, 2 bath Mulfinger designed home on 300 ft of lakeshore. Tasteful, well thought out & comfortable details make it an impressive place. Top notch appliances, custom cherry cabinetry, black iron custom forged hardware, central air, custom front door w/ stained glass and more. Open main level offers views of the 2-story Montana stone fireplace. The over-sized heated 2 car garage has a 3 bed bunkroom/guest room above with a 1/4 bath. MLS#2308599 $925,000

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, STUNNING SHORELINE. Elegant and comfortable 3

bdrm, 2 bath contemporary home, architecturally designed and built to fit into the ledge rock hillside of Chimney Rock. Beautifully wooded, and private, with lichen-covered dramatic rocks and panoramic lake views on 223 feet of easily accessed Lake Superior shore. The great room is shared with the gourmet kitchen, formal dining, and living area centered around the Finnish fireplace. The master suite is a lovely open space with a private office, plus quiet reading corner. The master bath suite is exceptional.

Upgrades throughout, beautiful maple flooring, fabulous storage on all three levels. MLS# 2308811 $750,000

SUPERIOR AFRAME. This 3,300

sq ft Lake Superior home with original A-Frame was expanded in 2006, adding 2,000 sq ft w/ quality finishes. Stunning kitchen with large island, hickory cabinets, granite & lake views. 3 bdr, 3 bath, large gathering spaces and deck. Master bdrm with attached whirlpool/glass shower. Sleeps 12+. 418’ frontage and extra large lot size for privacy and expansive views. MLS#

2313080 $675,000 PRICE REDUCED! 2 SPECTACULAR LAKE SUPERIOR LOTS AT TERRACE POINT. Outstanding shoreline views all the way to Artist Point & Grand Marais. Each has dramatic shoreline. Great location west of town. Priced at MLS# 2013836, $600,000 & MLS# 2051958 $300,000 CHARMING, ORIGINAL LOG COTTAGE. Beautiful

1-bdrm cabin. New addition includes sunroom, bathroom, and a wrap around deck. The focal point is the great stone fireplace. New sauna. Gorgeous, easily accessed shoreline with spectacular ledge rock and 5+ acres. New Anderson windows. Truly a darling hideaway! MLS# 2309184 $449,900 SPECTACULAR LAKE SUPERIOR LOT. Framed by palisades, the nicely wooded property has two or more perfect sites on which to build your special lake home. Views are classic old North Shore looking over Chicago Bay. Shared septic system is in place. MLS# 2308784 $365,000

Lake Superior property in highly regarded Lutsen area. 150 feet of accessible ledge rock and gravel beach shoreline with long magnificent views up and down the shore. The 2 bdrm, 1 bath cabin could be refurbished or this could be the build site for your north shore getaway. MLS# 2309109 $349,000

LOVELY LAKE SUPERIOR LOT – LUTSEN.

Great lot with excellent site for walkout. Surveyed and level open location for your new home. Parcel has a very neat, private cove and meandering 447' of shoreline. MLS # 2313294 $329,000

PREMIER LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTY.

Beautiful, very private 1.84 acre residential lot with 240 ft of Lake Superior shoreline in the Chimney Rock Platted Development.

Premier quality with stunning elevated and panoramic views of the lake. MLS# 2313197 $249,900

A UNIQUE AND SPECTACULAR BUILDING SITE ON LAKE SUPERIOR. This site is build-ready for

your dream home or cottage, with spectacular views and privacy. All hookups are ready - septic, water, electric, phone and propane - with Association shared expenses. This lot was blasted, prepped and is waiting for construction. House plans are available. There is a garage lot included. Only 8 owners share this park-like former resort property with 315 feet of gentle lake shore and 1000' of dramatic river frontage on 8 acres. You won't find a more affordable lot on the big lake!

MLS 6019661 $99,900

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES CASCADE LAKE RETREAT. Just you the lake and

the wilderness. This is the only private land on the lake. Enjoy the utmost privacy and unspoiled wilderness views with 87 acres and 3000 feet of shoreline on Cascade Lake. There is a neat, wellmaintained cabin, sauna, dock and outhouse. Easy year-round access. Great fishing and wildlife sightings. This is one of the last of its kind in Cook County. MLS# 2309037 $669,000

TOTAL PEACE, PRIVACY AND SOLITUDE ARE FOUND RIGHT HERE! Spectacu-

lar custom executive log home and retreat located on 2 lots, 750' of shoreline and almost 10 acres on pristine Greenwood Lake. The main home consists of 3000+/- sq ft of living space. 3 bedrooms including a lovely master suite. Kitchen, dining room, living room, sitting room, utility room, and large upstairs loft with 2 bedrooms, entertainment area. The lake view is spectacular through lots of glass from all the rooms. MLS# 2183279 $895,000

SOLITUDE ON TAIT LAKE. Spacious 3 bdrm, 2 bath

home on 2.5 acres features a GREAT great room, gourmet kitchen with all stainless steel appliances. Charming master suite has sliding glass and lake view. Stunning open beamed ceilings, gleaming hardwood floors, cozy loft and a huge screened porch. Comfortably sleeps 10-12. Detached garage. MLS# 2312977 $559,500

GUNFLINT LAKE HOME-CEDAR FOREST. This quality

built and lovingly maintained home sits in a classic mature cedar forest on 200 feet of accessible shoreline.

Interior features include cedar paneling, huge windows, oak hardwood floors and beautiful stone fireplace with built-in bookshelves. 2 bdrms, 2 baths, large detached garage. MLS# 2305777 $468,900

PRIVACY ON PIKE LAKE! End-

of-road location, bordered

by USFS land & meandering 584’ shoreline jutting into lake for max views. Highly sought after vacation rental - use when you want & recoup expenses when not. Charming 1 bdrm (plus sleeping loft), 1 bath cabin w/ cedar siding & knotty pine. Lg kitch w/brkfst bar, open concept dining/living. Wood-burning stove, wraparound deck. MLS# 2308988 $395,000

PRIME PIKE LAKE CABINS. Private Lake Home or

successful vacation rental w/ solid customer base already established.

Cabins are set on over ½ an acre of quiet, peaceful grounds & include 200’ of gorgeous shoreline. Modern dock, artfully crafted slate fire pit, screen porch/boathouse. Many improvements and upgrades. MLS # 2313304 $390,000

CHARMING CABIN ON SEAGULL LAKE.

Lovely 2 bdrm, 1 bath cabin with 233’ of gentle shoreline with breathtaking views of the lake and islands. Wrap around decking sets only 35 feet from the water's edge. Beautifully appointed, open living space will be sold furnished with a few exceptions of personal property. Crafted built-ins and storage space. Too much to mention!

MLS# 2309233 $355,500 SOLITUDE ON WILSON LAKE. The log sided 2

bdrm, 1 bath “carriage house” has great views overlooking Wilson Lake. Building site has been prepared down by the shore. The well and septic for a 4 bdrm home are in. Private driveway, sandy beach

and 310 ft of shoreline. MLS# 2300551$310,000

MCFARLAND LAKE CABIN. Beau-

tiful 2 bdrm, 1 bath cedar log cabin with 1.47 acres on McFarland Lake. Cozy hideaway with sauna building, log guest cabin, storage building.

Great shoreline (150 ft) with new dock. Partially furnished. Large deck, nice cedar trees, great view of palisade. MLS# 2144634 $249,500

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INLAND WATER PROPERTIES WILDERNESS SETTING - TUCKER LAKE. A perfect place for your cabin or home with unspoiled views and lots of Gunflint Trail privacy. 3.68 acres and 554’ shoreline. There are only a few parcels on this peninsula. Property boasts two lots – one on each side.

Tucker Lake is a protected lake with added setbacks to protect the lake and views. Direct BWCAW access. MLS# 2309237 $229,900

CLASSIC CABIN ON CLEARWATER LAKE. Well maintained 2

bdrm, 1 bath cabin cared for by the same family for over 60 years. 205 feet of shoreline on much sought after Clearwater Lake with direct access to the BWCA. MLS# 2309283 $259,000

BEAUTIFUL, LARGE LOT ON GULL LAKE.

Over 342 feet of shoreline and 4 acres. A great location and many excellent building sites. There is a magnificent panoramic view of the lake with easy access to the water’s edge. The property is perfect for a trophy walleye fisherman! MLS# 2308946 $220,000

NORTH FOWL LAKE CABIN. Remote water only

access from the US side of the border, or drive in from the Ontario side. Stunning views and easy access to the border lakes and the Royal River on the east end of the BWCA. Lovely 2 bdrm cabin with sauna. The private 200’ of lake-front lot has gentle shoreline and great views. MLS# 2309250 $189,000

LAKE PRIVACY ON 20 ACRES. Beautiful Lost Lake is a remote wilderness lake with only a few privately owned parcels on the water. The lots are all 20 acres in size with 600 feet of shoreline. This great lot has huge white pines, a cabin site on a knoll looking south over the whole lake and great accessible shoreline for your dock. MLS# 6019597 $179,000 BEAUTIFUL LOON LAKE LOTS. Solitude on

the south side of Loon Lake. Two lots with over 200’ of wonderful shoreline each. Private road, electric available. MLS# 2309227 &

2309228 $179,000 each SOLITUDE ON LOON LAKE. These 1-2 acre lots

are located on the south side of Loon Lake and offer great lake views, 152-218’ beautiful shoreline and many nice trees. The main road is in place and power is on the lot line. MLS# 2093855, 2159458,

CONDOMINIUMS BRAND NEW CONDO. Terrace

Ridge #16 has been designed by Bob Davis of Design 1 in Eden Prairie.

Currently under construction, the principles of Frank Lloyd Wright and John Howe will be evident within the completed 3 bdrm, 4 bath unit. Conveniently located between Lutsen and Grand Marais on Minnesota’s Lake Superior North Shore. MLS# 2313126 $399,000

THREE-LEVEL LAKE SUPERIOR CONDO. Beautiful views

and quality finishes. 3-bdrm, 3-bath, accommodates 10.

Outdoor access from each level with two decks and a patio right on the shore. Main floor has open floor plan with great room, kitchen and dining room - perfect for entertaining. Attached garage is a rarity on the shore.

MLS# 2312996 $374,900 LAKE SUPERIOR CONDO/ TOFTE. Great

lake views from this 2 bedroom + loft unit with 2 baths, fireplace, balcony looking up the shore. Chateau LeVeaux offers many updated amenities, indoor pool, sauna, game room, and on-site manager.

MLS# 2276189 $100,000 SPEND THE DAY ON YOUR BALCONY LISTENING TO LAKE SUPERIOR. This 2 bdrm,

2 bath condo is private and quiet. Main level, end-unit location with updated kitchen. Experience some attractive rental revenues and offset the ownership costs. MLS# 2309175 $133,000

HOMES & CABINS

2309227, 2309228 $175,000 and up

ASTOUNDING VIEWS ON GREENWOOD. Nice, affordable 2.10 acre lot on Greenwood Lake

with 230’ lakeshore. Southwest location with incredible views down the lake. Surveyed and ready to build your dream home or cabin. Easy year round access and only 20 minutes from Grand Marais. MLS# 2308929 $159,500

CARIBOU LAKE - HOME SITE. New price is well below tax assessed value, and seller is open to offers.

Magnificent old-growth cedar and maple trees frame a corner lot with a great, high build site on Sawmill Bay. 5.34 acres and 185’ lake frontage. MLS# 2203572 $95,000 SISTER LAKE PARCEL. Nice 3.2 acre lake lot with good tree cover, high and level building sites. High point has awesome views. Excellent 235’ shoreline, partial driveway already in place. MLS# 2273977 $89,600

LOT 1, NINEMILE LAKE. End of the road, large 4.10 acre lot adjoins Superior National Forest and Cabin Creek Unit Roadless Area. Almost 400’ shoreline! Great trees, views and building site. Power, year-round access. MLS #6019489 $89,300 SNOWSHOE RUN LOTS. Snowshoe run is set along a high ridge overlooking Hare Lake in a mature northern hardwood forest. Year-round plowed and maintained county roads, power at each property and a clear water trout lake. These beautiful home sites were planned for generations of enjoyment and are protected by covenants. MLS# 6019490 thru

6019496, 6019498 Prices start at $24,900

BEAUTIFUL GRAND MARAIS HOME. Nice family

home in Grand Marais with large rental income unit.

Total of 5-bdrs, 3-baths, and 2 two-car garages on an extra-large corner lot with city services. Upper level is beautiful and spacious, and includes 3 beds, 2 baths, lovely finishes and tons of storage. Lower level unit has 2 beds, 1 bath, separate entrance and laundry, and attached garage.

Large landscaped yard with potting shed and detached, insulated garage. MLS# 2285659 $324,900

CLASSIC FARM HOUSE AND 20 ACRES. Simply

charming country home with outbuildings and some pasture for your horse! The 3 bdr, 2 bath home has a country kitchen/dining room, huge living room, comfortable den with built-in bookshelves, 3 season porch and full basement with workshop. The land is special with a large wildlife pond, planted pines, open meadow and potential for a lake view. More land is available. MLS# 2309191 $309,000

HOMES & CABINS REMOTE HIDE-AWAY. Charming custom

built 2 bdrm, 2 bath cabin tucked in the woods overlooking a beaver pond. A screened porch for summer dining.

The living room is open and includes the kitchen and dining. A cozy Franklin stove warms the whole building. The full basement is a complete guest space . Generator power and over 100 acres to explore.

MLS# 2308912 $299,500 HOVLAND OPPORTUNITY. Large

home or commercial opportunity on Hwy 61 between Hovland and Grand Portage. This 7 bdrm, 3 bath home has resort/ commercial zoning allowing for many options. Located on the scenic Reservation River at the gateway to the most picturesque corner of Minnesota's North Shore. Large deck, stone fireplace, Lake Superior views, +/- 500' of rushing river frontage. A great home for a large family, or your business dream.

MLS# 2313085, 2313088 $289,900 HOBBY FARM OR LOTS OF IDEAS. This large

property features open meadows, gardens, orchards, and a beautiful river. The living quarters with 4 bdrms, 2 baths and open living space is located above a 6-stall horse barn. A large pole barn, huge gathering hall, garage and various storage sheds provide lots of sheltered space. Two wells and septic systems. Easy county road access. What's your idea?

MLS# 6018972 $279,900 MANY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CASCADE STATE PARK. Enjoy being

surrounded by and within the boundaries of Cascade State Park while taking in the amazing views of Lake Superior. This 3 bdrm, 2 bath home has been used as a successful vacation rental, a long-term rental and a primary residence in the past. Hardwood floors, coved ceilings, and nice sized rooms with a lot of windows to catch those lake breezes! MLS# 2309172 $234,900

THE PRICE RANGE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR! This single level,

3 bdrm 2 bath home on 3 acres has been well maintained. The large great/family room has many windows facing the lake with a wrap around deck on the outside.

The windows have been updated.

Master bdrm has a full bath and plenty of closet space. The efficient, wood burning stove helps keep the heating bills down and can warm up the whole house. The tree lined property has a paved circular driveway, and lrg 2 car garage plus storage shed. MLS# 6019555 $219,900

SUNNY DISPOSITION. Nice 3 bdrm, 2

bath country home on 10 acres in Hovland area. Bright and sunny living room, with beamed cathedral ceilings, open floor plan, new flooring, updated kitchen with new appliances. Master bdr with bath, 2 lower level bedrooms with family room. Large open and private yard. Large 2-car garage with workshop.

MLS# 2280673 $198,000

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HOMES & CABINS

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

LOG CABIN NEAR TOM LAKE. Charming

log cabin perfectly sited for seasonal views of Tom Lake. Solidly built with timber frame & logs, paned windows, stone fireplace, hardwood floors, & metal roof.

Large loft bedroom. Covered front porch complete with swing. Ready for your finishing touches! 78 acres of forested land, with year-round access on plowed roads. Furnishings & generator included. MLS# 2313187 $192,900

CABINS IN THE WOOD. Only a stone’s throw

to Gunflint Lake with nice views of the lake and Canadian shore, these 9 acres are nicely wooded and feel secluded. There is a super charming log sauna and two small cabins, ready for you to move in. A storage shed and outhouse are included. It adjoins federal land and you could walk to the BWCAW, or drive to the public landing just down the road.

MLS# 2305426 $132,500

VALHALLA – HISTORIC HOUSE AND BARN. Two charming historic

Hovland structures dating to 1912. The 2 bdrm, 1 bath house has been partially redone with a new steel roof, bathroom, electrical work, etc. Fantastic location, 100 yards from Lake Superior with public access at the Hovland dock. You can spend more, but you cannot get more for less $$. Some work needs to be completed to your taste.

MLS# 6018581 $65,000 ESCAPIST’S CABIN – HOVLAND. Cozy cabin on

43 acres with all the comforts you need. Trails lead to State land on two sides. Year round access and close to Tom Lake, yet with deep seclusion.

MLS# 2313225 $79,900

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES RENTAL COTTAGES - GOOD HISTORY GREAT LAKE. Devil Track Cabins

have been a long standing seasonal resort on the beautiful north shore of Devil Track Lake. 5 cabins plus an owner's cabin needing renovation - a manageable operation for a retired couple, or as a family retreat. Great potential as vacation rental business. Classic charm, nice lake views. private setting. MLS# 2313022 $389,000

BIG OPPORTUNITY, MANY POSSIBILITIES.

Prime commercial location in Hovland, 1000 feet of Highway 61 frontage.

Large commercial space with a small 2 bedroom home and 1 functioning rental cottage. Many new improvements and upgrades. Two more small cabins could be rented, and there's room for many more...or other possibilities. Large 2-car garage plus two sheds. MLS# 2308736 $299,900

GRAND MARAIS CABINS.

Good income property with long-term tenants. All 5 cabins have had ongoing upgrades - roofs, baths, plumbing, heating.

Cabin 1 has fireplace. Charming touches.

MLS# 2312978 $210,000 CEDAR GROVE BUSINESS PARK LOTS. Cedar Grove

Business Park is the ideal location for your existing business or new start-up!

Conveniently located in Grand Marais, near the start of the iconic Gunflint Trail. Full infrastructure in place including paved streets, municipal sewer and water, electric and telephone. Call us today for a guided tour of this unique and affordable business park opportunity.

COMMERCIAL LOTS IN LUTSEN. Two commercial-zoned lots fronting Hwy. 61 in Lutsen across from Lockport Store. Great visibility, nice forest, lake view. Third lot to north is zoned residential. Bring your business idea! MLS# 2274856 $179,000

RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE STUNNING LITTLE DEVIL TRACK RIVER FRONTAGE. Nice 6 acre property with 350 ft river frontage. Pincush-

ion Trail access provides a unique opportunity for skiers, hikers and mt bikers.

Trail easement runs thru property with covenants to protect the trails. Zoned Resort/Commercial. MLS# 6019560 $103,900 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# 2162557 $64,900 or MLS#

2162560 $74,900 or MLS# 2162561 $74,900.

GRAND MARAIS - CITY LOT ON CREEK. Wooded

lot with City services: water, sewer and electric at site. Nice south exposure and frontage on scenic Cedar Creek. Quiet street. MLS# 2125228 $59,900

LAND ON THE FLUTE REED RIVER. Enjoy privacy and seclusion in a deep 13 acre parcel with over 300 feet of trout stream in Hovland. Easy access with power, phone and broadband. Nice build sites.

MLS# 2313215 $49,900

LAND/BUILDING SITES GREAT HOME SITE OR RESORT-TYPE BUSINESS LOCATION. Over 13 acres adjoining Pincushion Mnt. Hike, ski and bike trails.

Trail easement through property. Lake Superior view - unique opportunity! More land available. Zoned Resort/Commercial. MLS# 6019559 $214,900

RECREATIONAL BASE CAMP.

Great Tofte lot has 2 garage buildings. They could easily become living space, one has a second story. Property has room for a home with views of a dramatic creek gorge with waterfall and Lake Superior view. 4.54 acres, year-round road, power, phone. MLS# 6019481 $179,900

OUTSTANDING VIEWS OF LAKE SUPERIOR. Almost 15 acres within the boundaries of Cascade State Park. Rolling hills, a variety of tree species, and just 10-15 minutes from both Grand Marais and Lutsen. Potential for subdivision. MLS# 2309282 $175,000 MOUNTAIN TOP - WILDERNESS VIEWS. Preserve this large acreage for your exclusive annex to the adjoining wilderness. Fantastic vistas into the BWCA and of the surrounding rugged topography near McFarland Lake. Located at the end of the Arrowhead Trail with easy year-round access. The 122 acres has a high ridge and a "mountain top" for you to name. MLS# 2313109 $167,000 BIG LAND, BIG CREEK, BIG TREES. This nearly 100 acre Hovland area parcel is on the "front range" of the Farquhar Hills with a dramatic backdrop of rock cliffs and escarpments. There is a large creek running through the entire property with many fantastic building sites. MLS# 2308857 $159,900

LAND/BUILDING SITES RIDGES, PINES AND VIEWS - ARROWHEAD TRAIL.

Nice 28 acre parcel with first rate, high building sites with huge pines looking south and west over the wilderness. The surrounding federal land leads directly into the BWCAW. Excellent year-round road access on the Arrowhead Trail. McFarland Lake is just a halfmile away. MLS# 2313108 $63,000

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# 2309103 $150,000 LARGE PARCEL. Large private parcel with possible subdivision potential.

Great Lake Superior views on the higher elevations. A small creek runs through part of the 25 acre property. MLS# 2308822 $124,900 INTRIGUING PROSPECT. High-quality items already in place include an insulated/heated slab for house/porch, insulated garage slab, electricity, driveway, the well, a time-dosed/heated septic system. Over 18 acres of privacy. MLS#

2291419 $119,900 READY TO BUILD – 20 ACRES IN SCHRODER. Driveway

and building pad already in place. A red pine forest climbs up to the highest point with stunning views of high ridges and valleys. MLS# 2308723 $99,900 MAPLES, VIEWS, PRIVACY. 85+ acres near Hovland.

Good end of road access, adjoining tons of federal land, great view of pond.

MLS# 2313198 $98,900 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# 2308921 $99,000

RUSTICATE, RECREATE, RELAX. Reclusive Hovland hideaway – 43 acres with new driveway to “base camp” with a nice camper trailer and shed. Trails have been cut throughout the property which adjoins State land. Road maintained in winter with power possible in the future. MLS# 2313223 $69,900

GREAT LOCATION, QUALITY FOREST, BUILD HERE. These 10-acre parcels have a mature and mixed forest, southerly exposure, easy county road frontage and just minutes from Grand Marais. MLS# 2309143 $67,900, MLS# 2309123 $68,900, MLS# 2309147 $68,900 MAPLE HILL - HOME SITE. Heavily wooded 6.45 acre parcel with great privacy, county rd frontage, power and phone. MLS# 2192740 $64,500 PINES & LAKE SUPERIOR VIEW. Large 13+ acre pine filled lot on

the hillside above Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center in Schroeder. Great lake views! Power, phone and broadband at the lot. MLS# 2313242 $64,900 GREAT LOCATION NEAR DEVIL TRACK. Lovely wooded 5 acre parcel. Survey, septic site evaluations, and access road in place.

MLS# 2308847 $59,900 QUIET AND PRIVATE. Choice 2.31 acre lot at the end of the road in Lutsen, ready to build. Priced to sell! MLS# 2309202 $54,900 READY TO BUILD - NEAR DEVIL TRACK. Nice wooded 5 acre parcel. Survey, septic, and access road in place. MLS# 2308925 $49,900 WOODED 2.4 ACRE. Tait Lake back-lot with driveway in and cleared building site ready for your cabin. Electric is on site. Owner/Agent. MLS# 2297619 $49,000 WOODED ACREAGE – GRAND MARAIS. Two private,

20 acre lots with hiking and ski trails, and abundant wildlife. A high building site offers seasonal views of Lake Superior. Good winter access via ski trails. MLS#

2313172 $46,000 & MLS# 2313173 $35,000 NICE HOVLAND ACREAGE. Easy year-round access, almost 40 acres.

Build your cabin retreat overlooking the wildlife pond! MLS# 2313144 $38,000 FIVE SECLUDED ACRES. One of eight secluded wooded 5-acre parcels bordering Govt. land. MLS# 2308827 $28,000 WILDWOOD ACRES - TOFTE. Great building potential. MLS# 2313009, 2313010, 2313011 & 2313012 $17,500 - $20,000

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1 Norwood Shores - Lutsen Lake Superior Townhome

120 White Sky - Lutsen Beautiful Caribou Lake

Enjoy your days on Lake Superior in Lutsen with this 2 BR, 1 BA four season low maintenance Townhome.

MLS 2184109 $235,000

Immaculate 3 BD, 2 BA Lake Home, furnished and ready for YOU! Bunkhouse, fireplace, garage on premiere Lutsen lake. It’s all here!!

MLS 2313210 $549,000

Main 3 BD Guest house,and a proven 3 unit rental to offset expenses with Lake Superior several feet away. MLS 2288861 $449,000

Clara Lake Lot - Lutsen 15 Island Circle Drive

Lake Superior 5 Acres Tofte- Schroeder

7072 Two Moose Trail Wilson Lake - Finland

“SW facing Clara Lk lot minutes away from Lutsen and Grand Marais. Year round access, electric at road, many trails & lakes nearby” MLS 6019732. $149,000

Must see! 5 BD, 3 BA, gourmet kitchen, owners suite, fireplace, accessible & beautiful shoreline MLS 2098065 $699,000

Experience Solitude on one of the most beautiful lakes around. Acreage with many amenities ready for use & enjoyment. MLS 2294912 $259,900

Commercial - 126 Airport Rd Grand Marais Airport

Land Listings

S O L D!

Land near Lk Superior Park Tofte Park Rd Tofte Prime 4A parcel

has location and great value for dream cabin.

Buy 2A for $65,450 near Tofte boat access MLS 6002831 $119,000

Commercial hanger, heated, electric, insulated, rental income.

MLS 2116969 $249,900

Lutsen Ski In-Ski Out Caribou Highlands Condo

Lake Superior Business 6374-78 W Hwy 61 - Tofte T GREAY BU

Near Paradise Beach 5 acre parcel to enjoy life near the shore with Lake Superior views. MLS 2308738 $39,900 20 Acres - Lutsen Caribou Trail. MLS 6001675 $149,000

Rental revenue to offset expenses when your away. Sleeps four, many amenities, new gondola for winter ski season. MLS 2307765 $114,000

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WINTER RETREAT NEAR LUTSEN MOUNTAINS!

Just east of the East Bay, you’ll love running your toes through the sandy shoreline on Lake Superior! Lovely Year Round 2+ bedrm home within walking distance to Grand Marais features main level living and room for expansion in the nice but unfinished basement. 2 car garage.

MLS#2313342 $369,900

LAKE SUPERIOR Cascade Beach Rd in the heart of Lutsen, a Craftsman Quality home,200 ft of Accessible Lake Superior. Warm cork flooring, corner fireplace, main level owner’s suite! Wonderful family ski getaway on Lake Superior! MLS#2290413 $699,900

LOTS OF LAND AND LAKESHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Well maintained Family Compound with yr round newer home on 8+ ac and 340+ ft accessible shoreline! But’s it really about “The Shining Rocks” The “Rock 1” log cabin was built early 30’s, and it’s been lovingly maintained by only a handful of families since. Cabins Rock 1, 2 & 3 create this incredible family compound!

OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME! Enjoy expansive views and a lot of elbow room with over 300 ft of Lake Superior Shoreline!

Well constructed home is ready to be updated! Gorgeous Stone fireplace, two car detached, Lovely Lutsen setting!

MLS#2038020 REDUCED! $625,000

MLS#2187245 REDUCED! $659,000

SIMPLE LIVING ON THE BIG LAKE! Great vibes

LUTSEN’S LAKE SUPERIOR HAVEN! Mint

Condition and Move In Ready, you’ll love the location, minutes to Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort and a short drive to the Harbor at Grand Marais! Quality, energy efficient home designed for one level living and low maintenance…more time for you to soak in the views from the Prow Windows in the Great Room!

MLS#2308717 $579,900

resonate from this home, comfortable in its design, it’s about the nice views from the entire main level, including main level bedroom! Nearby Taconite Harbor, watch the big boats pull in to the harbor!!

MLS#2300030 $349,000

SWEET LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE, GREAT SKI GETAWAY BUNGALOW ON LAKE SUPERIOR!

NEW! SUPERIOR SENSE OF PLACE! Lutsen Lake Superior home with Rough-cut cedar shake exterior, post & beam living room, & 2 giant stone fireplaces. Thoughtfully designed to bring the lake’s light into all rooms. Reclaimed heart pine flooring, old growth pine rescued from the depths of Superior accent the home in sylvan warmth. Plenty of elbow room: 619 ft of accessible shoreline; 8.5 acres on Rollins Creek Rd. Unbelievable property, a Must See. MLS# 6019683 $1,197,000 TEMPERANCE LANDING ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Spectacular log home on level accessible shoreline, Vaulted ceilings, tons of windows to Soak in the views! Nice main level owner’s suite, plenty of elbow room for friends and family!

MLS#2313000 $689,000

Ski at Lutsen Mountains, Dine at BlueFin Bay Restaurant!

Super location for Easy Living on Lake Superior!

Meander the Sprawling Ledge Rock Shoreline!

MLS#2270954 $429,000

GORGEOUS TERRACE SA L E G N POINT ON LAKE I SUPERIOR! Quality PEND crafted townhome

features an owner’s suite so luxurious your family and guests may wonder if you’ll ever reappear! 476’ of shared shore w/ a point that juts dramatically into the lake forming Good Harbor & Cutface Creek beach. Water, sewer, ext. maint. covered by Assoc.

MLS#2183691 $299,000

PERCHED ON THE EDGE OF LAKE SUPERIOR!

Architecturally pleasing home w/ large decks, enjoy Lake Superior breezes, or stay warm in the Sunroom with Captivating Views! Owner’s Suite is the place for naps and boreal dreams! Guests will enjoy the upstairs suite or exterior bunkroom adjacent to garage. Super location, Walk the bike path to Temperance River’s mouth in to Lake Superior! MLS# 2285326 $339,000

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PLENTY OF ELBOW ROOM ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Nearly

800 ft of shoreline and 11 ac. of rolling terrain, with signs of the past logging roads and Spruce planted forests providing a sweet buffer from all of those pesky worries of the Real World!

Driveway installed in to the mid-section of the land to allow you to explore which building site best fits your desires!

SAVINGS! Enjoy Rugged terrain, this is your Lake Superior dream in excellent location between Tofte and Lutsen on the Bike Trail! Must WALK with the list agent to truly understand the accessibility!

MLS#2313306 $238,000

the Cross River in Schroeder!

Rolling terrain, nice Evergreen stand giving nice buffer from ANY highway noise. Worth the walk through the wilderness to see the AMAZING 400 ft of sprawling ledge rock shoreline!! MLS#2313305

MLS#2309271 $799,000

$529,000

ISLAND VIEW, HARBOR VIEW, SPECTACULAR VIEW!Accessible and Incredible

LUTSEN LAKE SUPERIOR CASCADE BEACH RD LAND! Very

END OF THE ROAD SPECTACULAR

$438,900

$299,000

$265,000

280 ft of cliff shoreline with unobstructed Views across Lake Superior!

Little Marais area, Build ready, driveway already in place! MLS#2313255

accessible, build site close to the water, listen to the waves of Lake Superior lapping the rocky shoreline! Gorgeous morning sunrises over the Big Lake, a must see! MLS#2308906

shoreline, One of a KIND Lake Superior Parcel, Must Meander to See how much you will LOVE this Shoreline! MLS#2308826

WILDER NESS LAKESHOR E, FOUR SEASONS OF R EST & R ELA X ATION! CARIBOU LAKE MEETS LUTSEN MOUNTAINS!

DEERYARD LAKE WEST GRAND MARAIS

2000 sq ft Log Home on 100 ft Deeryard Lake, 2.5 ac, south facing, built in 2004. Large insulated, heated garage. 4 person sauna, 2 bedrm, 2 bath, 4-season porch. Power/broadband, water/septic. Maple and White Pine. Quiet, Northwood’s setting, not far from Grand Marais.

MLS#2308905 $279,000

NEW! ULTIMATE GETAWAY CABIN ON GREENWOOD LAKE!

End of the road privacy on the East Bay, gorgeous land, nice lakeshore and a sweet log sided cabin ready for your enjoyment!

MLS#6019922 $249,900

Ski Your Winters Away, Snowmobile from your front door and Snowshoe across Caribou Lake for views of White Sky Rock! Fine Quality Family Style home that’s made for entertaining with complete guest quarters on lower level and upper level Rec Room! Gourmet Kitchen, Gorgeous Owner’s Suite walks out to deck over the Lake! Plenty of garage for cars and toys, Move In Ready! MLS# 2313246 $547,500

POPLAR LAKE CABIN ON 440’ OF SHORELINE AT THE TIP OF A PENINSULA!

PIKE LAKE SUNSHINE ON WILLARD LANE! Charming

MLS#2308952 $269,000

MLS#2313066 $239,700

Ensconced in quiet Boreal environment, Cabin sits proudly above the lake for long views over Poplar’s numerous islands! Home needs a little TLC, priced to sell!

property is on the west end of Pike: the quiet side. Step inside the spacious A-frame: paneled floors and walls are warm and inviting, earnest wood stove. A bank of lakeside windows tells of every mood of light. Birch branch cabinet fronts, 240’ of lakeshore.

ON DEERYARD LAKE,

with garage/workshop/cabin with 100 ft of Nice Shoreline and nearly 3 acres of south sloping land. Electric, well, septic tank, AND dock! Can’t beat this value for Lutsen Lakeshore Living! MLS#2051927

$139,000

CRAZY CUTE RUSTIC LOG CABIN ON CHRISTINE LAKE!

Located just off a designated Mountain Bike Trail system, enjoy year round access, electric at street and a TOTAL SENSE OF SECLUSION! Canoe on Christine, Fly Fish in the Poplar or just go for a hike in the Superior National Forest! MLS#2308836 $165,000

LUTSEN MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA AND LAKE SUPERIOR VACATION TOWNHOMES! LOG CABIN A SHUTTLE AWAY FROM LUTSEN ING MOUNTAINS! Mint Condition,

SA L E

PEND

Move In Ready, keep for your own Northwoods Lutsen home in a FAB location, or participate in a rental program to offset your ownership expense while you Ski Your Winter Away, Snowmobile from your Front Door!

MLS#2308971 $239,900

ELEGANT AND INCOME GENERATING QUARTER SHARE AT SURFSIDE! at

Tofte’s upscale Surfside Resort. #7 is a stone’s throw from accessible shoreline you’ll LOVE, this townhome, and it’s affordable with the Quarter Share option! No other end unit compares on price, views or locale to the Big Lake. The interior is right out of the pages of Architectural Digest, total Luxury! MLS#2272709 $199,000

WINTER WONDERLANDS FOR SALE, LET IT SNOW! Ski In

Ski Out, Super Nice Condos and townhomes at Caribou Highlands, a wide variety available from the small getaway studios to the Top Notch 4 Bedrm Townhomes. 4-5 bedrm mint townhome!

MLS#2189021 #605 MOOSE MTN! $292,000 MLS#2217205 #526 MOOSE MTN $158,500 MLS#2120739 #128 BRIDGE RUN $121,900

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NORTHWOODS HOMES AND CABINS, IN TOWN OR IN THE WOODS!

FAMILY FRIENDLY HOME IN TOFTE in between Lutsen and Tofte, just a minute to the Ski Hill or Sugarbush X Country trails! Garage, tons of space! MLS#2165564

$189,000

GORGEOUS GRAND MARAIS HOME, WALK TO THE HARBOR! You

NEW! SWEET AND SIMPLE, this lovely home will BOWL you NORTHWOODS FAMILY HOME, TONS OF ELBOW ROOM! Functional living space with tons of light flowing through

home, and spectacular views of the wilderness! Great recreational spot nearby to tons of trails and minutes to Grand Marais for shopping! Newer construction, Detached garage and Move In Ready! MLS#2309294

KNOW you want to be in the Coolest Small Town in America! You’ll quickly realize you can have the best of both worlds! Easy main level livin’ w/ Owner’s suite, steam shower, walk in closet! Great Rm w/ new hardwood flring, Huge deck overlooking creek…walk to the Angry Trout for dinner! MLS#6003970

over it’s so nice! Open floor plan with spacious kitchen and family room with tons of southern exposure for great light! Detached two car garage, beautiful corner lots with no neighbors in sight! Just minutes to Grand Marais, a MUST SEE! MLS#6019682 $184,000

$280,000 BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK!

$325,000 SALE PENDING!

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Near Carlton Peak!

Good bang for your buck for square footage, this multi-level home is very Cool. Updated gourmet kitchen, new flooring and carpet and two garages!

MLS#2097402 REDUCED! $205,000

LOVELY LUTSEN HOME, SIMPLE LIVING Original Maple

& Douglas fir floors, gorgeous wide panel woodwork and original doors! Home sits on a lovely 2+ ac lot, good depth from the Hwy. Walk to Clearview in Lutsen!

Detached garage! MLS#2308845

REDUCED! $162,000

SMALL FOOTPRINT LIVING IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LUTSEN MOUNTAINS! Surrounded by Winter Recreational Opportunities, this Whimsical New Construction home Defines Lutsen Living in Style! Modern Design, Low Maintenance Living…this is a MUST See Home minutes to Lutsen Mountains!

NICELY UPDATED LUTSEN HOME. perfect for the empty nester or vacation getaway with comfortable space, gorgeous bath and a WOWSER of a guest cabin all updated for modern interior!

Detached garage for the toys! MLS#2313095 $297,000

MY OH MY SWEET CTY RD 7 GRAND MARAIS HOME! Southern exposure, Vaulted ceilings

in the Open Great Room and kitchen, gas fireplace, huge deck for grilling out! Loft space allows for Big Lake Superior views.

Lower walk out level with rec room, perfect for billiards or for your kids to have a space to romp! 2 car detached, paved driveway all on 8 acres! MLS#2313057 $330,000

MLS#2308985 $268,500

SUPER OPPORTUNITY, Rent the Lower Level and love living on the main level with wrap around deck and LOVELY Lake Superior views! Really worth a look, great living spaces! MLS#2222916

BARGAIN PRICE! $189,900

SWEEPING HOME ON MAPLE HILLSIDE, DISTANT LAKE VIEWS AND RAVINE! All you can ask for, acreage,

Maples!, and a huge garage with plenty of firewood storage for winter warmth! Newer construction, huge walk around deck and wide open living, Awesome Owner’s Suite, Tons of potential in walk out level! Must See! MLS#2313265 $304,900 REDUCED!

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, LUTSEN AND GRAND MARAIS! GRAND MARAIS 4-PLEX IN THE HEART OF TOWN.

Remodeled and well maintained. Big time shortage of rentals in Grand Maraismakes this property a must-see. Great views over the village to the harbor, Big Lake and Artist’s Point.

Currently rented as yr round rental, but could be nice vacation rentals! MLS#2308951

$299,000 REDUCED!

SUPER OPPORTUNITY TO OWN MOST OF DOWNTOWN LUTSEN! Approx. 9 ac bordered by Lutsen creek,

this hotspot hosts 5 commercial businesses and a lot of apartments with good long term renters! 13 lot trailer park has been established since the 70’s, w/ each trailer owner paying lot rent. GORGEOUS LAND, mature pines, nice setting for future expansion with zero lot line setbacks. New compliant commercial septic system. Rental housing is in high demand in the Lutsen area, all rentals are full with long term history. Potential add’l income from retail space and garage/warehouse space currently used by seller. Seller Financing optional. MLS#2279185 $1,575,000

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CAMPN’, HUNTN’, FUN GETAWAY LAND, INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! SILVER BAY TO LITTLE MARAIS TO FINLAND & ISABELLA! Hwy 1 area Hunting Cabin on 10 ac

MLS#2309318 $64,900

Wilderness Retreat! Sweet cabin and Storage on 39+ acres of Boreal Wilderness!

TOFTE AREA NEAR BLUEFIN BAY RESORT! LeVeaux Mountain, Super Views and Wildlife Ponds! FROM $49,900 MLS#2216091,

MLS#2220050 $69,000 & MLS#2309131 $59,000

30 acres Wilderness, Borders lands next to Little Manitou River! MLS#2309327 $129,000

Just Up the Sawbill Trail Grab your little piece of the Northwoods, rolling terrain and small community feel with year round access, great build sites! MLS#2070510 Prices

Rocky Wall Overlooking Lake Superior just outside Silver Bay. MLS#2244646

Tofte vaag on the Sawbill, Nice Lake Views! Walk to the Coho, great location!

MLS#2312989 $114,900

$99,000

80 acres for $79,000 Blesner Lake Rd!

MLS#2234328

Rock Road in Silver Bay area!

Great build site with creek frontage!

MLS#2308638 $45,000

Sonju Lake Road in Finland!Several large parcels from MLS#2313331 $44,900 Little Marais Road Acreage! Build Ready Site, RV Neg. Old Garage, SOLD!

MLS#2313191 $99,000

160 acre parcel of upland maples and boreal forest. Total seclusion. Owned by the same family since 1904! MLS#2194145

$129,000

Lakeshore on Ninemile Lake at the Village, common water and septic, build ready, borders common land! MLS#2309096 $45,000 Commercial Lot for Bar/Restaurant at the Village at Ninemile Lake, in between Finland and the Trestle Inn! MLS#2309264 $47,500 SCHROEDER AREA NEAR THE CROSS RIVER! Caribou River Frontage, Simply Gorgeous 38 ac! MLS#2313027 $65,000 Maple forest with meandering creek, nice sized pond. Electric/broadband Yr Round access. 15 min from Hwy 61 in Schroeder.

20 ac $49,900 MLS#2308954; 40+ ac

$109,900 MLS#2308953

10 Ac Parcels of Maples! Rolling Terrain of Mature Maples to a Sweet Building site Perched Over a Mixed Boreal Forest. Year Round Access and Electric at Road! MLS#2024250 $56,900 DRAMATIC Mountain Top Views, Rolling Hills, Maple Forests fading in to Spruce and Pine and year round access. Tons of acreage available, or just pick up a 40 for $70,000! MUST SEE, call Emily today! MLS#6001560, multiple#’s call for full map and prices! FROM $70,000 MLS#2090628 Sugarloaf Retreats on High Ridge Drive, located up the Surgaloaf Road from Sugarloaf Cove Naturalist Area, Enjoy large acreage parcels at rock bottom prices! Each $49,900 MLS#1598640

from $24,900!!

FROM $49,900 MLS#1615956

Wowser Lake Superior views on Overlook Tr! MLS#2296509 $82,900 Mature Spruce and BIG Lake Views!

Walk to Blue Fin Bay, drilled well in place!

MLS#2272174 $49,900

Gorgeous 19 acres with creek running through the middle, high ground!

MLS#2309247 $65,000

LUTSEN LAKE VIEWS & WILDERNESS LANDS! 10 acres with driveway, gorgeous views from cleared building site and a building concrete pad, ready for your cabin or garage! A Hop and a Skip to Pike Lake Landing! MLS#2309168

$57,500 SOLD!

Lutsen land with lake views. Lake views, driveway, rustic cabin on one parcel! Great value at $80,000 each! MLS#2313098, ask about MLS#2313099 for addl land!

Onion River Rd land, Hiker’s Heaven!

MLS#2309316 $45,000

Woodland Foothills Build Ready lots, Shared Water & Community Septic from

$19,000 MLS#2309328+

Heartland of Lutsen, 80 ac at the Foothills of Ski Hill ridge, near downtown Lutsen!

MLS#2312987 $119,000

Over 15 ac of Wilderness on Turnagain Trail in Lutsen! MLS#2216560 $69,500 Prime Build Site(s) just off theCaribou at Jonvick Creek! MLS#2240533$49,000

30 acres of Prime Wilderness Land with year round access and electric at street with Views of Lutsen’s famed Clara Lake!

MLS#2080599 $137,500

80 Ac with Poplar River Frontage on the Honeymoon Tr! MLS#2307399 $95,000 Hunters and Fisherman take note: Desirable 20 acre parcel located on the outskirts of Lutsen, minutes to Bigsby, Ward, Deeryard and Caribou Lakes! Nice mixed forest with high ground. Murmur Cr. frontage. Great price for your Northwoods getaway! MLS#1914043

$24,900

Gorgeous Views of Williams & Wills Lake in Lutsen! Year Round Access, electric, Mountain Top site bordering USFS land. A Wonderful place to build your home! MLS#2107927

$70,000

GRAND MARAIS LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!

MLS#2313311 $68,900

150 FT ON CARIBOU LAKE, driveway roughed in, electric at street, dock in place with outhouse, Log bunkhouse!

Great Summer Camp! MLS#2301994 $179,500

SWEET CLARA LAKE SHORELINE! Level

Access from Build Site to Rocky Shores.Superior National Forest Lands! Electric, yr round access, Old Cabin in place to use now and build later! MLS#1600179 $199,000 New boat dock allows you to get out over the water and look down the bay. Nice path from dock to boat house and to elevated home site. MLS#2184576 $159,000

LARGE LAKESHORE LOT ON CHRISTINE LAKE in Lutsen, year round

DREAMY LAKE SUPERIOR

SUPER Views on Birch Drive! land and lakeshore! Several acres of privacy and way Complete with swimming pond on high ridge more than 200 ft of Level Access Lake Superior shoreline in Schroeder, near Sugarloaf Cove Naturalist Area! ledgerock setting, unique! MLS#2308937

$79,000

MLS#2090420 $275,000

Birch Drive, West of Grand Marais! or HUGE Lake Superior views

PIKE LAKE SHORELINE, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE! Nice big lake lot: 5+ acres, 225’ of

MLS#2303398 FOR $71,000!

frontage! Maples, cedars, fir, ash: a diverse mix of thriving Northwoods. The fall color is dreamy, try collecting maple A River Runs Through It! 160 Acres of Upland sap in the spring! Shallow lake access, but it’s there, along and River Frontage on the Cascade River near with yr round access! MLS#2313068 $167,700

Eagle Mountain. Whether Hunting land or Wilderness Retreat, this is a Great Opportunity!

MLS#1940786 $119,900

Corner Build Site in Town

Walk to Harbor!

MLS#2309203 $39,000

60 Ac with Lake Views E of Grand Marais! Keep this gem all to yourself and enjoy plenty of elbow room! MLS# 2208961

HEY HEY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SUPER NICE CARIBOU LAKE BUILD SITE! The original cabin was recently removed,

allowing for a nice “established feel” to this lot. Driveway in place, clearing done and electricity available!

MLS#2309132 $179,900

$119,000

Creek Build Site just off the Caribou Trail at Jonvick Creek! Rare and Unique Build site!

18 Ac With Lake Superior Views!

Awesome locale Cty Rd 56, minutes to Grand Marais, yr round access & Elec at Rd!

What an opportunity!

30 plus acres on Lutsen’s Ski Hill Rd, Lutsen Mountains. Great views of Lake Superior and toward Moose Mountain. MLS# 2217142

Peaceful 40 ac with Flute Reed River Frontage, borders Judge Magney State Park, great hunting parcel!

$250,000 SOLD!

SWEET PARCEL ON SWALLOW LAKE IN ISABELLA AREA! 220 ft of shoreline, 2.5 ac!

MLS#2300576 $64,900

7.26 ac south facing land west of Grand access with over 10 acres and 200 feet of shoreline! Hilltop building site with cleared path thru cedar forest to Christine Marais.

White Pine, Maple forest in the Deeryard Lake Lake, a super wilderness lake great for paddling your days area- East Deeryard Rd. Power/broadband. All away! MLS#1599861 $119,900 high ground. MLS#2308855 $49,000

Wild Plum Drive East of Grand Marais! Nice level build site, yr round and electric avail. MLS# 2272729

MLS#2289515 $57,500

LAKESHORE BUILD SITES!

VOYAGEUR POINT ON POPLAR LAKE!

A Hop, Skip & Jump West of Grand Marais this lot is the perfect location to build. With an apron and culvert installed off County Rd 7, and the survey done you are ready to build!

Gorgeous 5 acre parcels in the Heart of Lutsen paved Caribou Trail locale bordering USFS lands! MLS#2174799 From

54,900-$77,500

County Rd 7 Murphy Mountain Lake View lands! Bargain Buys in young Poplar Forest, easy clearing for Sweet Lake Superior Views for as little as $39,900! Or Enjoy Hilltop Build Site with driveway in place, MLS#1599157$89,900

$40,000

MLS# 2306551 $69,000

MLS# 2309163 $44,900

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La ke S u p e r io r L o t s

57XX East Hwy 61 - $99,900

4.1A, 280’ shore. Driveway, septic mound and electric in place.

MLS 2297434

318X E Hwy 61 - $79,900

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41 Naniboujou Trail

4556 Cascade Beach Rd

63 Chessie Trl

3BR, 3BA quality built, magnificently decorated home with 132’ of shore. Stroll to the west and go back in time to the elegant days of the Naniboujou Sportsmen’s Club.

1.27A with 200+’ shore close to the Superior Hiking Trail, Judge Magney and Naniboujou Lodge.

Use the cabin while you build your dream home or just keep this place for its charm and privacy.

MLS 2313278 $414,900

MLS 6019245 $249,000

EXTREMELY private Lake Superior lot with 7+A south of 61, 4+A north of 61. 318’ Lake Superior Shoreline!

Luxurious 3BR, 2BA Lake Superior home on 1.4A and 200’ shore. Many amenities and expansive face Superior and the dramatic ledgerock shoreline.

Excellent rental history.

MLS 2308757 $595,000

Com m e r c ia l

MLS 2308863

2888 W Hwy 61 - $327.500

views of Artist Point and the Sawtooth Mtns on 1.24A with 200’ of ledgerock shore.

MLS 2309070

2884 W Hwy 61 - $327,500

1.30A just past Terrace Point, only a few minutes from town. 371’ of stunning ledgerock shore.

MLS 2309071

606 Old Shore Rd

3BR, 4 BA home close to town with 120’ shore.

Gorgeous kitchen, cherry floors, granite counters, and passive solar heat. Lovely, extensive gardens.

MLS 2313278 $499,900

L a ke S u p e r i o r V i e w

Harbor Light Restaurant

Restaurant in prime location, on top of the hill with frontage on Hwy 61 in Grand Marais 2 A with, maximum exposure as tourists flock to town. Incredible amountof commercial equipment!

MLS 2308815 $295,000

108 Gunflint Trail

4BR, 2BA home right on the Gunflint Trail. This lot is commercially zoned with great visible location at the beginning of the Gunflint Trail. 2.5 car garage could be converted to retail space.

MLS 2161688 $219,900

1501 W Hwy 61 - $169,900

Almost 3A of commercially zoned property with Lake Superior! view! Very level building area; city sewer and water available.

MLS 6019246

Bloomquist Mtn. Road 5.8A $44,900

10 miles east of Grand Marais with power at the property, driveway, and several building sites partially cleared!

MLS 2303330

Silver Fox Rd - $69,900

Year round 5+A east of town. Utilities are all available.

Mature trees, rolling topography, a babbling creek.

MLS 2313029

The Attic

Established year round business in downtown Grand Marais right in the center of the action for the numerous festivals and events that take place in summer. Great opportunity!

MLS 2285239 $279,900

County Rd 67 - $69,900

Gunflint Trail 6.46A - $127,495 MLS 2312979

5A, close to town. Surveyed, pins are all clearly marked, utilities in place and septic sites identified.

Inn at Terrace Point

Surfside on Superior

MLS 230311

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MLS 2313286 $549,000

Unit 17 MLS 2308753 $218,900

Murphy Mtn Rd - $59,900

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MLS 2309003 $100,000

2BR, 2BA with Lake Superior views. Large loft, heated garage and storage space.

Year round 6.46A with plenty of privacy. Great views of Superior!

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This business is a known and respected source for repair and tires. Proven business opportunity with a convenient place to live. Truly turnkey with employees.

Grand Marais Condo

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Tire and Auto Lodge

Condos

4.16 A with the lake so close you can see the waves rolling in to the state-owned shoreline, right across the street.

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Motivated sellers. All 3 homes are rented.

Part of this property is zoned SCI and part is zoned Permanent Residence.

Do the math, it works!!!!

Bluefin Bay - Tofte

Bluefin Bay has stunning Lake views and accessaward winning amenities and restaurants! Excellent rental potential.

Become an owner at Lake Superior’s newest premiere resort, Surfside on Superior. Quarter-share ownership is 13-weeks of year-round, maintenance-free ownership which you can decide to use yourself or generate rental income to offset the costs associated with ownership.

MLS 2203761 $189,000 MLS 2267215 $199,000

Quality, quality, and more quality. 1BR, 1BA unit with walkout comfort to enjoy your lake patio. Outstanding architecture by John Howe (a Frank Lloyd Wright student).

MLS 2073057 $189,900

2BR, 2BA units with stunning views

Unit 2 MLS 2298984 $297,000 Unit 41 MLS 2308843 $299,000 Unit 16 MLS 1988310 $309,000

Temperance Lodge

3BR, 3BA units with great Lake Superior views.

Unfinished true log home in stunning Temperance Landing development. Buyer may purchase unfinished and bring in their own contractor or home is available to be finished by builder for $495,000.

Unit 65 MLS 2280966 $550,000 Unit 45 MLS 2203745 $455,000 Unit 49 MLS 2309113 $475,000

MLS 2308732 $195,000

Homes & Cabins

319 E 2nd Ave

Older home in the city has been redone into a triplex with an excellent rental history. Here’s your chance to own a house to live in that also has regular income potential.

MLS 2313091 $165,000

481 Co Rd 60

3BR, 4BA on 20A with amazing views of Lake Superior. Only minutes from town, abuts state land on the north. Energy efficient, in floor heat, gourmet kitchen. and huge detached garage!

MLS 2313295 #489,000

176 Camp 15 Loop

160A with 180+ degree views of the surrounding foothills. Very diverse forest... spruce bogs, cedar swamps, healthy birch groves, spruce, fir and healthy white pine. Owner/agent.

MLS 2312330 $149,900

120 Brule Valley Tr

61 Mort Meadow Rd

415 E 4th Ave

Gunflint Trail

4BR, 2BA home on 40A with private pond.

Gourmet kitchen, LR with plush carpets and double-sided gas fireplace.. Master BR suite has fireplace, whirlpool tub, quartz vanity and large walk-in closet.

Lovely 3BR, 2BA home, centrally located in Grand Marais. Updated kitchen with stainless appliances. Large deck overlooking the landscaped yard, big trees and gardens, and BIG detached garage.

5A, beautifully wooded with 3BR, 2BA. Gourmet chef ’s kitchen, double car garage with guest quarters; sauna and wrap around porch all just a few minutes from town.

MLS 2313206 $498,500

MLS 2309319 $265,000

MLS 2308814 $299,900 Pending

45 Casper Hill Rd

328 Ball Club Rd

Remote and rustic 22.80A with custom built cedar timber frame cabin. Set on a ridge overlooking beaver pond. Deeded access to Lost Lake and private landing on the Brule River.

2BR open concept, year round home tucked away in the woods on 5A. Detached 2 car garage with workshop; 2BR guest cabin, lovely perennial gardens, mature trees and lots of wildlife.

Charming cabin on 20A, about 15 minutes from GM. Close to great fishing lakes, the cabin overlooks a delightful pond that is a magnet for deer, moose and other wildlife.

MLS 2282069 $74,900

MLS 2234351 $229,900

MLS 6002565 $129,900

407 4th Ave E

2BR, 4BA completely re-done, inside and out. Wood floors, in floor heat, granite counter tops and center island. Space for a home business attached. The space offers so many possibilities

MLS 6019858 $289,000

Inland Lake Lots Birch Lake

Tom Lake

Heavily wooded 1.54A, 150’ of frontage on great trout lake.

Direct, year round access off the Gunflint Trail.

260 County Rd 48

3-4BR home on 7.66A. Lake Superior views, landscaped yard, raised garden beds, huge deck. Full basement with plenty of space for a workshop and family room just 5 minutes from town.

MLS 2276062 $269,900

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22 Lima Grade Rd

Year round 3BR, 2BA home on 1.6A. Feels remote, has wonderful privacy yet has power, well and septic. Well kept meandering path through public land to your own personal canoe launch spot.

MLS 2308901 $164,900

MLS 2183859 $99,900

MLS 6003815 $54,900

Kemo Lake

Year round, 1.3A, 200’ shore. Nice gentle walking trail down to lake.

One of only 4 lots on south shore. Private 2.34A with 200’ frontage on excellent trout lake!

Heavily wooded with year-round access. 112’ shore on county maintained road.

Devil Track Lake

MLS 2313184 $114,900

Beautiful lake lot on 2A and over 150’ of shore. Nicely wooded, close to town. Tons of recreational activities nearby.

Two Island 5+ A of wooded land with 500+’ of shorelineand

MLS 2306066 $199,900

MLS 6019671 $89,900

MLS 2312980 $185,000 The only private parcel on Chester Lake. One of a kind opportunity! 40A, 300’ frontage! Rough cabin sold “as is”

MLS 2308852 $149,900

MLS 2313058 $144,900

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state land on two sides! Year round access; great recreational area.

Leo Lake 169’ shore, on 3.70A, mid trail location, with public access to other lakes nearby.

MLS 2309112 $134,500

Chester Lake

Well-built 4BR home with Lake Superior views, on 2A of level, commercially zoned land. 32’ x 40’ garage makes this the perfect site for small business expansion, studio and workshop space.

MLS 6004165 $69,900

MLS 2313219 $139,900

10A of wooded land with driveway and building site in place.

255’ of shore with fantastic views.

7249 Hwy 61 - Tofte

Year round, 1.10A, 171’ shore, nicely wooded, driveway and cleared building site.

Pike Lake

3.7A, 200’ of accessible shoreline. Healthy tree coverage; abuts federal land to the south for added privacy

MLS 2309173 $179,900

Poplar Lake

Convenient mid-trail location with deeded lakeshore access.

Building site cleared, driveway in, utilities available.

MLS 2188160 $52,500 Very quiet 1.8A, over 200’ shore. Driveway and garage are in.

Multiple portages into BWCAW.

Squint Lake

Nicely wooded 2.13A with some lovely old White Pine trees!

Excellent Mid-Gunflint Trail location, 221’shore, gentle topography AND directly abutting USFS for added privacy

MLS 2308814 $79,900

MLS 6004001 $174,900

Lar ge Acr eage 110A W Highway 61 - $649,900

110A wooded, year round land with multiple zoning.

MLS 2164180

200A Camp 12 Rd - $159,900

Surrounded by state and federal land. Mature trees, gently rolling topography.

MLS 2308960

80A Forest Rd 304 - $159,900

of maples, spruce and balsam, Durfee Creek and beaver ponds. Bordered on two sides by public lands

MLS 2220186

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120A Reason Rd - $109,900

wooded with trails, wildlife and State land on 2 sides. 1.5 miles from public Tom Lake boat landing

MLS 2308497

40A Lima Grade Rd - $149,900

with solid tree coverage. Rolling land, abundance of wildlife, public land on all sides for maximum privacy!

MLS 2309016

43A County Road 7 - $299,900

Seasonal Lake Superior views, multiple zoning, electric at road.

MLS 2170711

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Land Squint Lake

5A surrounded on 2 sides by government land. Convenient midtrail location with easy access to many recreational activities.

MLS 2244997

$69,900

Rosebush Hill Lane

Nicely wooded 5.40A with shared driveway only minutes from town. Identified septic sites and fully surveyed! Approx. 430’ of creek frontage. OWNER will consider a Contract for Deed!

MLS 2232494 $49,900

Silver Fox Rd

5A of northwoods privacy with all modern conveniences about 8 minutes from town. Gently rolling with some very attractive building sites. Abuts government land.

MLS 2313028 $39,900

5A to build your home or cabin, close to town. Close to Pike Lake and has lots of wildlife!

MLS 2308972 $49,900

Wooded 5A, with seasonal Lake Superior Views! Nice mix of trees and quality build sites.

MLS 2309120 $74,900

Beautifully wooded 7.7A, wonderful views of Lake Superior. Septic and building site id’d.

MLS 6019917 $69,900

Oversize lot on Co Rd 7 but inside the city. The obvious benefits of broadband and other services.

MLS 2313107 $65,000

Pick your own floorings, colors, materials! Borman Construction will build 2BR,1BA home on 5A.

W Hwy 61

Great location and development opportunities right off Hwy 61! 7.1A Commercial lot (Zoned Commercial and R-1). Additional acreage of R-1 behind. Agent Owned.

MLS 2170380 $149,900

MLS 2308865 $44,900 - $74,900

20A, very private, year round access. Power, phone and broadband available at the road!!

MLS 2313046 $39,900

Coyote Ridge

20A, not-so-remote remote parcel. Year round access to within a few yards. Septic sites identified. Great mixture of tree cover as well as highlands and wetlands.

MLS 2286018 $27,500

Three 5A, private, beautifully wooded parcels close to town. Babbling, gurgling creek for your boundary.

MLS 2313282 $45,000 - $65,000

Gunflint Trail

E Hwy 61

Conveniently located near public access to Lake Superior, Kadunce Wayside, Kadunce River, Superior Hiking Trail and more.

Cross country skiers, hikers; this property is connected to the Pincushion Cross Country Ski Trail system with the Little Devil Track River flowing through it

Schoolhouse Road

Pike Lake Rd

MLS 2299762 $18,000

10A close to town. This parcel will be surveyed and have septic sites confirmed

MLS 6019135 $49,900

MLS 2313364 $69,000

Wooded 4+A near Pike Lake! Nicely elevated build sites, survey in place and septic sites identified

MLS 6019339 $33,900

Solberg Lane

20A close to town but is definitely off-the-grid for a real North Woods getaway. Nicely elevated with the possibility of solar and wind power. Rustic outhouse and bunkhouse cabin on the site.

Roman’s Rd

Close to Devil Track Lake and lots of recreational activities. 1.72A

MLS 2173907 $29,900

MLS 2239163 $72,500

MLS 2309117 $315,000

Inland

Poplar Lake

10-20A nicely wooded year round lots. Electricity and phone, abuts Federal land providing access to incredible amount of land.

North Rd

Diagonal Rd

County Rd 7

4018 County Rd 14

McFarland Lake

Lake

Homes

62 Fireplace Rd

Poplar Lake

Two Island

Year-round, custom built, 4BR home on 4+A. 275’ of shore with dock in a secluded bay. Vaulted ceilings, log beams, lots of woodwork. Screen porch on full, walk-out lower level.

2BR full cedar log cabin with over 300 feet of shore! Cathedral ceilings, wood floors, LOTS of windows overlooking the lake, ¾ bath and gas appliances. Complete yearround generator/solar panel system.

Turn-key northwoods cabin with 375’ shore. Situated on a peninsula meaning your shoreline is doubled! The dock is a perfect spot to catch some fish while taking in the sunsets.

Spectacular Island Property!

2 vacation homes, each has 2BR, spacious kitchen, cathedral ceilings, lots of glass and a breathtaking view of the lake.

Quintessential inland lake cabin. Charming 2BR cabin on 200’shore mid-trail with BWCAW access. Cabin is being sold completely furnished so all you have to do is bring food and linens.

MLS 6019286 $649,900

MLS 2308749 $349,900

MLS 6019670 $237,500

MLS 2299866 $589,500

MLS 6019066 $250,000

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McFarland Lake

2BR fully furnished cabin, off grid with propane lights, heat and fridge. 220’ of shore with boat house. Nicely wooded lot, easy access to the lake and excellent water clarity.

2BR cabin with large loft on 3.21A and 151’ of shore. Beautiful kitchen; large center island and granite countertops. LR has high, vaulted ceilings, free standing fireplace, and doors to deck and covered porch.

MLS 2313186 $129,900

MLS 2313300 $252,711

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Year round 2BR cabin is nestled in a beautiful pine forest on 1.43A with 150’ shore.

Knotty-pine woodwork, large screened-in porch and woodstove. Carry-down access to lake = lake privacy!.

Charming 2BR cabin tucked away in the trees with cozy northwoods feel. 1.5A, 156' of shore, nice-sized deck and great views of the lake, with BWCAW access.

Solid rental history.

MLS 2309102 $149,900

MLS 6019270 $239,900

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600+ of Lake Superior Shoreline

40 acres yet Miles of Views

Larsmont Full Ownership, 2 Bed

Build on Lake Superior

Windows Galore - Hovland

Driveway & Power in.

Great Rental History, Two Harbors

Hovland - 8 ac - 460’ Shoreline

$699,999

MLS# 6016038

$149,999 MLS# 6017677

$439,000

MLS# 6018201

$378,900

Looking for Team Players

Isabella Land and Lots $49,999-10598 Mitawan Lake 1.46 Acres MLS# 6019242 $69,900- XXX Gunsten Lake Rd 10+ Acres MLS# 6018259 $84,500 XXXX Gunsten Lake Rd 1000’+ lakeshore MLS# 6015996

MLS# 6015948

Land Minutes fo Grand Marais

Stunning views of Superior

3+ ac, Driveway, Power, & Phone

3 Bed, 4Ba Townhouse - Tofte

$349,999 MLS# 6017106

$395,000

MLS# 6016921

I’m looking to grow my team and I’m in search of smart, driven and talented real estate professionals. Call or email me today to start the discussion.

David Salmela Design Stunning architecture & use of land

Custom Built Home 11+ Acres Riding Arena, Workshop, Writers Studio,

Two Harbors, 3+ ac, 600’ of Superior $729,000 MLS# 6018447

4 car garage in Grand Marais $749,999 MLS# 6017587

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Terry R. Backlund Broker/Owner

Lori A. Backlund Real Estate Agent

Phone: 218-387-1501 Cell: 218-370-8977 Terry@BacklundRealty.com X11 CTY RD 48 GRAND MARAIS

801 W 2ND ST. GRAND MARAIS

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11 acre Lake Superior View MLS#6019898 Price: $69,900

5 Bedroom 3 Bath 2 Car Garage and Fireplace MLS# TBD Price: TBD

3 Bedroom 1 Bath 5 Acres Like new interior MLS# 6019508 Price: $172,500

10.87 Acres Commercial Light Industrial - Investment Property MLS# 6019561 Price: $395,000

261 TOWER RD. HOVLAND

408 1ST AVE E. GRAND MARAIS

15 LITTLE JOHN XING MCFARLAND LAKE HOVLAND

1658 CROFTVILLE RD. GRAND MARAIS

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Amazing cottage tucked in the maples.

Wrap around deck and sauna on 20 acres MLS# 6004775 Price: $137,500

Location, Location, Location 4+ Bedroom 2 Bath MLS# 8313355 Price: $184,900

Rustic 596 sq. ft. cabin w/loft 173’ ft. lakeshore. Sauna and Shed Included MLS# 6004766 Price: $99,900

3 Bed 2 Bath 2 Car Garage, Stone Fireplace 1668 sq. ft. 223 ft. Lake Superior Croftville Super Charmer MLS# 6004590 Price: $399,500

8 N. BROADWAY GRAND MARAIS

1545 E. HWY 61 GRAND MARAIS

253 SOUTH SHORE DR. DEVIL TRACK GRAND MARAIS

RAVENWOOD RD. GRAND MARAIS

Sale g n Pendi

Commercial Opportunity 2000+ sq. ft. main level and 2 apartments on 2nd level. Large lot.

MLS# 6004450 Price: $479,500

1+ Bedroom 1+ Bath 1 Car Garage and Gazebo MLS# 6004750 Price: $159,900

City limit lots.

MLS# 6004680 Priced: $57,500 to $67,500

4 Bed 2 Bath 3 Car 2900+ sq. ft. home Plus guest cabin all on 200+ ft. lake shore MLS# 6004085 Price: $379,950

Phone: 218-387-1501 Cell: 218-370-8977 Terry@BacklundRealty.com 62

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CATCHLIGHT

Groundhog Feb. 2 is Groundhog’s Day and I found this groundhog, which is the same as a woodchuck, out in the snow. It was taken in March about 10 years ago. He didn’t look very happy to be outside.

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Unspoiled. Serene. Spectacular. Unforgettable.

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elcome to Golden Eagle Lodge, a family oriented, year-round resort located on the historic Gunflint Trail of Northeastern Minnesota. As the only residents on Flour Lake, and nestled in within the 3 million acres of the Superior National Forest, you can look forward to the quiet and solitude offered only from a true wilderness setting.

Golden Eagle Lodge Nordic Ski Center is world class, nationally-known, and silent sports only.

We are located on the Central Gunflint Ski Trail System, a well-marked network of more than 70km of beautifully groomed trails that begin right from your cabin’s doorstep. This trail system was built specifically for cross-country skiing and

is tracked for both traditional and skate skiers alike. All ski trail passes are offered at no charge to our cabin guests!

We offer complete skiing and snowshoe rentals for all ages, a heated ski waxing room, a trail lit 7 days a week, and a private use sauna. All our modern housekeeping cabins have a fireplace wood stove, gas, or electric fireplace.

We know much time, effort, and expense is invested in a vacation. We would be honored if you considered us as your vacation destination.

We go out of our way to ensure every aspect of your visit will convince you to come back and see us again. You won’t be disappointed!

800-346-2203 • 218-388-2203

www.ExploreTheGunflint.com

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