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A Summer Jam-Packed with Fun Summer in the Northern Wilds is like nowhere else. It’s a long time coming, so we savor every moment. We get plenty of sunshine and warm days, but Lake Superior keeps the oppressive heat and humidity common elsewhere at bay. Endless evenings give way to cool and comfortable nights. But our summers are fleeting. Before you know it, they slip away.

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Savoring summer involves your taste buds. Kelsey Roseth tracked down a couple of blissful burger joints and got the chefs to share their secrets for better burgers. Javier Serna quenched his thirst for research compiling a list of tasty summertime beers from local brewers. Then there are interesting people, like Freshwater Fishing Hall-of-Famer Bob Nasby, who visits the Northern Wilds every summer to fly-fish for trout and smallmouth bass.

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That’s why we’ve packed this July issue with summer fun, beginning with a feature where our writers share some of their summer discoveries, from gunnel pumping on the Gunflint Trail to an alpaca farm in Nipigon to Minnesota’s oldest operating lighthouse in Two Harbors. July is also a month filled with summer festivals, as you will see from our jam-packed Events and Calendar sections. Festivals range from annual stalwarts like the Grand Marais Art Festival and Thunder Bay Blues Fest to new offerings like the Nipigon Brook Trout Festival. We also introduce you to a musical couple, Jim and Michele Miller, who perform at many North Shore events.

People have lived in and enjoyed the Northern Wilds for a long time—like since the last glacier receded. Elle Andra-Warner tells of a Paleo-Indian archaeological site that was recently paved over with a new highway. We appreciate the long and colorful history of the Northern Wilds, but at this time of year, we prefer to live in the here and now. Summer offers so much to do and so lit-

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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.

Grand Avenue Nordic Center takes shape DULUTH—John Morton, founder of Morton Trails, visited Duluth, May 18-20, to begin the design process for the Grand Avenue Nordic Center (GANC) trail system. This is a new trail system near the base of the Spirit Mountain alpine ski area. The goal is to complete the trail system by the winter of 2016-17. This cross-country ski system will be the only one in Duluth with both lighting and snowmaking capability. The GANC is part of the comprehensive St. Louis River Corridor Project, which includes plans for more hiking trails, a rock/ice climbing area, mountain bike trails, and a paddling facility in western Duluth. The Duluth Cross Country Ski Club (DXC) is prepared to help launch the GANC as the first project within this larger scheme of outdoor activity development. This project has received a great deal of support from the City of Duluth. According to the DXC website, the cost of this project will be approximately $1.5 million, the first million coming from the city’s tourism taxes. DXC is committed to raising $250,000. According to Cory Salmela, DXC’s head of fundraising for the GANC, over $100,000 has already been pledged toward that goal. Morton walked the terrain of the project with Gary Larson of Gary Larson Sports LLC. Larson authored the City of Duluth Cross Country Ski Trail Master Plan in 2014. Together, they explored the site, looking for general trail options and identifying where the property borders private land. That evening, Morton and Larson met with members of DXC and discussed initial impressions, design challenges, and the plan for the following days. On the second day, Morton flagged the entire proposed trail system. Meanwhile, Larson more precisely located the corners and borders of the property. Morton encouraged his own progress by saying, “it’s just a draft,” as he worked to find the best trail placement. Morton was a two-time Olympian in the sport of biathlon (cross country skiing combined with rifle marksmanship) and also a coach of collegiate cross-country skiers. When asked how many trails he’s designed, he said the last time he counted it was 170 trail systems. Morton commented that he was chartered with designing “the best possible cross-country ski trail he could,” catering to the needs of novice skiers. He also kept an eye on the course’s potential to support racing.

[ABOVE] Trail designer John Morton spent three days in Duluth doing preliminary work for the Grand Avenue Nordic Center ski trails, which are scheduled to open in 2016. | ERIC CHANDLER

Morton and Larson worked with a forester to tweak the design of the trail around some stands of timber. Larson took a GPS track of the 3.2K of adjusted trail and plotted it on a map. At the end of the third day, there was a meeting with Morton, Larson, Salmela, Jim Shoberg with the City of Duluth Parks Department, and representatives from local retailers and property developers to discuss the status of the Phase 1 trail design and the challenges involved as they move forward. Phase 2 of the trail design will involve connecting the GANC with the existing cross-country ski trail system at the top of Spirit Mountain. As he stood near the Grand Avenue Chalet at the base of Spirit Mountain, Morton said he could “count on one hand” the number of cross-country ski trails that have the amenities that the Grand Avenue Nordic Center will have. Visit the DXC website at www.duluthxc.com/ grand-avenue-nordic-center.—Eric Chandler

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A longer, wider runway for the Grand Marais Airport GRAND MARAIS — Construction is underway at the Grand Marais/Cook County Airport, where the single runway is being extended from 4,200 to 5,000 feet and widened from 75 to 100 feet. Rodney Roy, the airport’s fixed based operator, says the first phase of construction involves the preliminary dirt work and will be completed this year. Next year, the dirt work will receive final compaction. Then second phase of construction, paving, will begin. While bids are still out for the second phase, the project’s total cost is approximately $5 million. The Federal Aviation Administration is funding 90 percent of the project’s cost, using revenue derived from the sales tax on aviation fuel. Typically, local government pays the remaining 10 percent of the project’s cost. In this case, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has committed to 5 percent of the cost and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board putting $100,000 into the project. The local government, Cook County, is responsible for less than 5 percent of the project. The runway extension is needed so the big water-bombing planes used to fight wildfires can utilize the airport. Presently, planes must fly from either Ely or Hibbing. The Grand Marais area has experienced several major wildfires during the past 15 years. The longer runway will also accommodate corporate jets throughout the year.

The airport office will remain open to the public. | BREANA ROY Presently, FAA safety requirements permit jets to use the 4,200-foot runway only when it is dry, which is during the summer. The FAA does not consider a snowplowed runway dry, so jets cannot land during the winter. The additional 25 feet of width being added to the runway will improve safety for all aircraft when landing in crosswinds. Since Cook County doesn’t have industries or large companies to attract business travelers, much of the traffic at the airport is tourism related, Roy says. Some visitors may fly to Grand Marais for a trip into the Boundary Waters. Others may spend a day or two along the North Shore. Occasionally, planes chartered elsewhere will bring a family group in for a vacation. No charter or airline services are available at the Grand Marais Airport. Local pilots Mike Raymond and John Barton provide flight instruction and offer scenic flights. —Shawn Perich

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The local arts economy is growing GRAND MARAIS—Just about everyone living on the North Shore understands that the arts have a significant impact on the local economy. A new economic report released by Creative MN demonstrates just how significant the arts economy has become. For the seven northeastern Minnesota counties served by Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, the arts have a total economic impact of $40 million. The arts received a tremendous boost from the 2008 passage of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, which increased the state sales tax by 3/8 of one percent, with the revenues dedicated to: protect drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve arts and cultural heritage; to support parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. The Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund receives 19.75 percent of the Legacy Fund revenues, which are distributed via grants and other means to arts organizations throughout the state. About 10 organizations in Cook County receive Legacy funding, and the money is making a difference. “Since the passage of the Legacy Amendment, art funding for the Arrowhead region has tripled,” says Sheila Smith, executive director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. In Grand Marais, Smith says legacy funding has played a role in

the growth of the Grand Marais Art Colony and the North House Folk School. In fact, a consortium of local organizations has commissioned Smith to do an arts economic study for Cook County, which will be available in October. Statewide, the growth in the arts has been tremendous. In 2006, before the Legacy Amendment was passed, the arts economy was worth $838 million. Today it is worth $1.2 billion, which Smith says is double Wisconsin’s arts economy, 10 times that of Kansas and 12 times that of South Dakota. “We are the bright shining light of the prairie where the arts are concerned,” says Smith. Minnesota’s dominance is being noticed by artists in other states. Anecdotal evidence suggests they are moving here to find work, something Smith hopes to quantify with a future study. Minnesota, for instance, has five times the average rate of employment in the publishing industry, making it number one in the country. Also, as is evident in Grand Marais, arts organizations provide local employment. The arts also attract tourists who attend events, take classes and shop in galleries. Then they eat in local restaurants, shop in stores and stay overnight. “You get all of these people coming from out of town and leaving money behind,” Smith says. Along the North Shore, that’s the name of the game. —Shawn Perich

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ARROWHEAD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

COUNTIES: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis KEY CITIES: Duluth, Grand Marais, Ely, International Falls, Virginia, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Cloquet, Moose Lake

This region was second only to the Metro in economic impact and local and state revenue from the nonprofit arts and culture sector, in addition to the number of FTE arts jobs, total audience numbers and spending by non-locals.

IMPACT ON ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT TOTAL ARTS AND CULTURE RELATED SPENDING BY

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AUDIENCES

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REVENUES: $4 MILLION

participating VOLUNTEERS oforganizations

Total number of volunteers: 3,564 Total volunteer hours: 140,527

FTE jobs supported: 1,063 Resident household income generated by arts and culture sector: $24,897,000

Estimated aggregate value of volunteer time at $22.55/hour: $3,168,884

The above chart shows the economic impact of the arts in northeastern Minnesota. TOTAL AUDIENCE: 773,204 PEOPLE ANNUALLY | CREATIVE MN Nearly 45% of attendees have an Annual Household Income of under $60,000: Less than $60,000 44.9% $60,000-$99,999 34.8% $100,000 or more 20.3%

Education range of attendees: High school or less 13.5% 2 or 4 year college degree 49.3% Masters or doctoral degree 37.2%

Grand Marais supports and promotes local music

Non-local attendees to arts and cultural events in this region spend 126% more than local attendees.

which in-of this performance. GRAND MARAIS— Grand LOCAL 75.5% of this region’sMaraaudiences arethe localboard of directors, NON-LOCAL 24.5% region’s attendees are non-local This is available (attending event in same region where they live), a (attending event in a John region whereto they do not live), a total of cludes secretary/treasurer is Music Collaborative has our members at189,356 no cost.” total of 583,848 people who are spending an average people who are spending an average of $44.96 per person. 22.2% of Mianowski and board members announced its formation as a of $19.85 above the cost of their ticket. non-resident survey respondents reported that the primary reason As a nonprofit, for contribuand Betsy Bow-to attend this not-for-profit corporation, or- Grant Adamstheir trip was “specifically arts/cultural event,” bringing tions donated to Grand Marais dollars to the region that would not have otherwise been spent here. major accomganized to serve the needs of en. “Our first Music Collaborative are fully those who produce, perform, or plishment has been to arrange tax-deductible retroactive to Number of participating arts and culture organizations = 107 with the City of Grand Marais enjoy music in the Grand Marafounding of the organizaParticipating organizations by BUDGET by DISCIPLINE to SIZE allow liveParticipating performersorganizations in the the is area. tion on March 13, 2015. The downtown Harbor Park during $1M-5M: 5 • 4.67% $100K-$250K: 13 • 12.15% Performing Arts: 36 Arts Multi-purpose: 12 organization may apply for gov“We look forward to Under workArts: 2 a blanket History and Historical Preservation: 17 the summerLiterary under $250K-$1M: 10 • 9.35% $100K: 79 • 73.83% ernment and foundation grants ing with other local non-prof- peddler’s permit Media and Communications: 3 Visual Arts/Architecture: 15 that we have Other: 22 its, businesses, governments, purchasedcreativeMN.org for them, which al- and funding. For more informaand venues to help build and lows them to offer items for tion, contact secretary John Mistrengthen our music commu- sale or ask for tips during their anowski at johnm@boreal.org. nity,” said Todd Miller, Chair of

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So what is the pike problem in Minnesota? There isn’t just one problem—or one solution—because pike populations differ in various regions of the state.

Northeast In the northeast, pike are present in relatively low numbers. They reproduce naturally. Although they grow slowly, they can grow quite large because relatively few anglers scatter limited fishing pressure across a large number of lakes. In this area, overharvest of large fish would be detrimental to pike populations.

These scenarios illustrate pike problems in different parts of Minnesota. In hopes of improving northern pike fishing, the Minnesota DNR wants to expand the dialogue with anglers and darkhouse spearers about the problems.

In the northeast, there are large fish in the population. A zone concept could aim to protect these fish while continuing to allow opportunity to harvest smaller pike. A change such as this would not increase the pike population.

One concept entails creating three pike fishing zones that could solve unique challenges with pike in northeastern, north-central and southern Minnesota.

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In hopes of engaging anglers and spearers about the zone concept, the DNR has developed a web page at www.mndnr.gov/ pike that includes a video outlining the concept, frequently asked questions, a comment form and a space where people can sign up to receive information via email.

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In the southern area of the state, pike are less abundant and don’t reproduce as well as in the north. Southern Minnesota has high fishing pressure and a high harvest rate relative to the number of pike; however, these fish grow fast. In southern Minnesota, we could increase pike numbers and harvest opportunities through supplemental stocking, a min-

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Creating different zones for angling regulations could improve pike fishing in Minnesota. | STOCK imum size limit and a two-fish bag limit. Anglers in such a scenario would harvest fewer fish but they would be larger, and the total pounds of pike harvested would remain about the same. Anglers would be catching larger fish within a year or two.

North-central The north-central area is plagued by too many small pike, also known as the hammer-handle problem. There is moderate to high fishing pressure and high harvest of large and medium size pike. Pike grow slowly here. An over-abundance of small pike is the result.

The overpopulated small pike eat large numbers of perch, which may have a negative effect on panfish populations. Overabundant pike also eat stocked walleyes, reducing the effectiveness of walleye stocking. And small pike eat proportionately more than big pike—for example, 10 one-pound pike eat significantly more than one 10-pound pike.

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North-central Minnesota has the hammer-handle pike problem to the detriment of not only pike but also stocked walleye, perch and panfish. With any new regulations, we would hope to see a gradual but moderate increase in the average size of pike.

Check www.mndnr.gov/pike for updated information about the proposal, including frequently asked questions, maps with zone locations and pike densities.

A zone concept, depending on what shape it takes, would be unlikely to create more trophy pike, as there are already special regulations that achieve that goal on individual lakes. The zone concept would leave existing special and experimental regulations in place.

Homeowners: Be bear-aware ST. PAUL— Homeowners who live near bear habitats need to be bear-aware and check their property for food sources that could attract bears. Allowing bears to forage for food in a yard can present dangers to bears and people, according to the Minnesota DNR. Bears may be tempted by dog food, livestock feed, birdseed, compost or garbage. Although bears are normally shy and usually flee when encountered, they may defend an area if they are feeding or are with their young. The DNR does not relocate problem bears. Relocated bears seldom remain where they are released. They may return to where they were caught or become a problem somewhere else.

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• Eliminate birdfeeders or hang them 10 feet up and 4 feet out from the nearest trees. • Use a rope and pulley system to refill birdfeeders, and clean up seeds that spill onto the ground. Where bears are a nuisance, birdfeeders should be taken down between April 1 and Dec. 1.

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• Pick fruit from trees as soon as it’s ripe, and collect fallen fruit immediately.

• Harvest garden produce as it matures. Locate gardens away from forests that bears may use for cover. • Use native plants in landscaping whenever possible. Clover and dandelions will attract bears. • For bee hives, elevate them on bear-proof platforms or erect properly designed electric fences. • Do not put out feed for wildlife (like corn, oats, pellets or molasses blocks).

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Bears can be a nusiance if precautions aren’t taken. | STOCK • Keep garbage inside a secure building until the morning of pickup. • Store recyclable containers, such as pop cans, inside. The sweet smells attract bears. • Store especially smelly garbage, such as meat or fish scraps, in a freezer until it can be taken to a refuse site. People should always be cautious around bears. If they have persistent bear problems after cleaning up the food sources, they should contact a DNR area wildlife office for assistance.

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ELY—Jenna had never been in a canoe, but today was the day. She was nervous at the prospect of balancing in the tippy craft and the possibility that she’d end up taking an unwanted swim in the chilly lake. Her father would be her partner and it was good to have his support, but he hadn’t spent much time in a canoe either. She tried to get control of the butterflies in her stomach by looking out at the scenic lakeshore and islands that would be the classroom for Basic Canoeing, the very first class offered at the Ely Folk School. During the preceding week Jenna and her father had helped ready the new Ely Folk School for its grand opening. Located on the main street in Ely, Minnesota, the new non-profit occupies the historic former Fisherman’s Headquarters building. Fifty years ago, the classic radio program “Let’s Go Fishing” was broadcast live on WELY from this spot. Although the building had undergone a bit of transformation during the ensuing decades as a 60s-style soda shop and a toy store, much of the original flavor of the outfitting and angler supply business remains. A giant mural on the front window depicts outdoor activities pursued by Ely residents and visitors—fishing, paddling, dogsledding, and more. The mural was drawn in simple black lines, coloring book style, in March when the organization first began publicizing its debut. Color was added as donations came in to support the first season of classes, and the whole mural was filled in a few weeks before the grand opening, thanks to the many generous supporters who enthusiastically pitched in money and time. The grand opening on June 6 was attended by more than 250 people who chatted with board members and instructors, munched on delicious treats, and celebrated

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Ely plans to draw upon local activities such as canoeing to form folk school classes. | ELY FOLK SCHOOL Glass-blowing, Birchbark Basketry and Canoe-making, Rosemaling, and How to Take a Sauna. The new folk school resurgence in the U.S. and Canada may be a natural human response to the rushed pace and technology dominance of modern life. About 300 such schools are now operating. Seeking the opportunity to craft something by hand such as a cozy pair of felted slippers or a tasty loaf of bread, students and teachers work together, enjoying camaraderie and conversation. Among the best such schools in North America, North House Folk School in Grand Marais is well-established and an important part of that town’s vitality. Ely Folk School emulates their organization and has benefited from the support and advice North House has shared so generously. Like all folk schools, North House and Ely each focus on the heritage and natural surroundings of their communities. North House draws upon Lake Superior and the Scandinavian culture while Ely reflects the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and its multi-cultural immigrant history. Both schools are fortunate to include Ojibway crafts and skills as shared by native residents. Gatherings with music, dancing and delicious food are part of folk school traditions, Ely Folk School has special events planned for July. A contra dance party will be held July 3, from 7-10 p.m. with a suggested donation of $5. During Blueberry Festival, July 24-26, Ely Folk School plans to have an open house and a free craft

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or skill project presented by the school’s instructors. Homemade refreshments will also be available. To learn about the Ely Folk School, visit www.ElyFolkSchool.org. Back at the lakeshore, four hours had flown by as the Basic Canoeing class reached its end. Jenna had paddled in both the bow and stern, practiced flipping and portaging the canoe, and to her delight was still dry and warm. Two of her classmates, a couple who credited the day with saving their marriage, had learned to handle the canoe in the light wind and waves without blaming one another when the steering was less than perfect. Everyone had laughed a lot, and they parted to spend the afternoon paddling on their own at one of Ely’s many north woods lakes. They all were excited to come back for another class at Ely Folk School. —Johnnie Hyde

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THUNDER BAY— Lynda Lahteenmaa is a master gardener, but the Thunder Bay woman says that for her, gardening is more than the cultivation of the soil. “Gardening is also about enrichment of the mind and body,” she says, “and reaching out to the community.” Toward the latter, Lahteenmaa volunteers at Hogarth Riverview Manor in Thunder Bay, where, working with volunteer coordinator Anna Grenier, she and other master gardeners have created a Horitcultural Therapy program for seniors in long-term care. The facility has an enclosed courtyard which contains raised beds, vertical and container gardens that are elder-friendly. The courtyard is a safe, accessible environment where residents can get outside to walk and relax. The path through the courtyard is a level, gentle loop that comes back to where it started so residents don’t become confused. The main elderly residents have a range of cognitive illnesses that manifest as dementia. Horticultural Therapy can be used to stimulate their senses, such as 18

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[RIGHT] Volunteer coordinator Anna Grenier and master gardener Lynda Lahteenmaa have developed Hogarth’s Horticultural Therapy program. | SUBMITTED [LEFT] Window boxes filled with brightly colored flowers can be enjoyed by residents. | SUBMITTED

sight, sound, smell, touch, hearing and taste. The therapy is tailored to an individual participant’s physical and mental abilities, with the goal of enhancing their quality of life. The gardening occurs throughout the year. In the spring, the residents help with planting with the guidance of master gardener volunteers. The residents can then follow the growth of the plants through the summer. Lahteenmaa says herbs have the greatest therapeutic value, because the scent can trigger memories.

During the cold months, the gardening changes to indoor activities, such as planting Amaryllis bulbs for January blooms, creating colorful floral arrangements or making seed mosaics. On St. Patrick’s Day, the focus was shamrock plants and Irish music. At Easter, they plant wheat seeds in an eggshell, which upon sprouting becomes the head of a figurine. “We always show them the finished product so they understand the outcome of a project,” Lahteenmaa says. The Hogarth Riverview Manor Therapeutic Horticulture program began in

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Gunflint’s Gunnel-Pumpers Many Minnesotans will paddle a canoe at some point in their lifetime. Gunnel-pump racing, however, is a sport reserved for the strongest of the strong, or those brave enough to try it.

area was declared a wilderness area and fell under federal protection, the event morphed into a fundraising event for the Gunflint Trail volunteer firefighters and rescue squad.

The easiest way to describe gunnel-pumping is this: a person stands on the side rails (known as a gunnel) of a canoe and uses momentum and a slight pumping of their legs to move a canoe forward. There are no paddles involved, only leg strength, corebody strength, balance, and perhaps a little luck. And there is no finer destination to see gunnel-pumpers in action than during the annual Gunflint Canoe Races.

Canoe races have largely been the highlight of the annual event, with the gunnel-pump racing considered the ‘Super Bowl’ of all the racing categories. The races will start with a long-distance race, followed by a series of sprint races. The sprints include three categories: traditional paddling, backward paddling and a broken-paddle race. Most participants in the races come from staff at various lodges and outfitters along the Gunflint Trail, including the bulk of the gunnel pumpers. The sport is extremely challenging, so you’re likely to see several racers tumble into Gunflint Lake.

“This is our one annual event that brings the entire Gunflint Trail community together,” said Bruce Kerfoot, the owner of Gunflint Lodge. “It’s about fun, fellowship, visiting with neighbors, enjoying homemade eats, watching the excitement of the canoe races and raising money for the fire department.” The event started in 1975 as a fundraiser for groups of people from the Gunflint Trail and surrounding region, who were headed to Washington D.C. to work on legislation involved with forming the BWCAW, according to Kerfoot. After the

“In the canoeing world, gunnel-pumping is the king of all the race disciplines,” Kerfoot said. “It is the toughest skill to master in (canoeing) and has the most excitement for the spectators.” And while proceeds from the event go toward a good cause, the event itself shows the true nature of the people who call the Gunflint Trail their home, as well as those who work or stay in the area.

Many canoe racers work at Gunflint Trail Resorts. | MAGGIE FRIEDRICHS “The general philosophy is the unwritten balance of how we all work together,” says Kerfoot. “The fire department and rescue squad is manned primarily by the resorters and their staff, and the homeowners provide the majority of the financial support, both through the fundraising of the canoe races and with their donations.”

This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, July 15 at Gunflint Lodge, found approximately 45 miles up the Gunflint Trail from Grand Marais. The event, which runs from 4-7:30 p.m., features a silent auction, BBQ, an eating contest, raffle, games, and the legendary canoe races. —Joe Friedrichs

Blacksmith Demonstrations in Grand Marais The ring of steel striking steel will be heard in downtown Grand Marais this summer as the Cook County Historical Society hosts blacksmithing demonstrations outside the historic Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop. The Society is in the process of restoring the structure and its interior, one of only two intact blacksmith shops in Minnesota. The historic wooden building is on the National Register of historic Places. The Bally building and property was purchased by the society in 2013 with Legacy Amendment grants from the Minnesota Historical Society. This was the first time Legacy funds were granted to purchase a historical property. “One hundred years of history came with it,” says the society’s executive director, Carrie McHugh. Built in 1911, three generations of the Bally (pronounced Ball-ee) family worked in the shop. Blacksmithing was essential to Cook County pioneers, whose livelihoods depended upon logging and commercial fishing. The late Bill Bally was working in the metal building on the property until 2010, doing welding and other metal work. The wooden building was used for storage. Although the buildings contain a century of history, no Bally descendants remain to tell the stories. McHugh says the society is seeking stories about the blacksmith shop from anyone who has some information. While the demonstrations will begin on Saturdays in late July, the buildings are not yet open for tours. The society has cataloged over 10,000 items that were in the building and is presently working on structural renovations and planning exhibits. The demonstrations will occur in an outdoor gathering area.

The Cook County Historical Society is restoring Grand Marais historic blacksmith shop. | SUBMITTED The demonstrations will be primarily done by a Duluth group known as Forging Community, although McHugh is looking for local volunteers, too. Viewers will see a blacksmith heat metal in the forge and then hammer it into the desired shaped on an anvil. She says they will most likely make decorative objects. “Blacksmithing is mesmerizing to watch,” she says. “You see something take shape and turn into a useful object.” The Bally Blacksmith Shop is just one of the properties managed by the society. Nearby is the Lightkeeper’s House

Museum, where there are three new exhibits: Music for the Tip of the Arrowhead, Dogsledding and Maritime. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. The Chippewa City Church, east of Grand Marais on Hwy 61 turns 120 years old this year and is open Sundays from noon to 2 p.m. The Johnson Heritage Post, a public gallery is located in downtown Grand Marais. On the Grand Marais Harbor near the marina is a historic fish house replica and the fishing tug Neegee that is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the summer. You can go inside and view artifacts from the commercial fishing era.—Shawn Perich NORTHERN WILDS

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The Sleeping Giant and Roxy the Fox At the end of May, I had a few days to venture off to a new place, so my friend Jill and I conjured a plan to visit the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park on the Sibley Peninsula of Lake Superior. With two bikes and enough camping gear for a small expedition, we set off from Grand Marais. Sleeping Giant Park is known for its combination biking and hiking trails. Some trails you can bike to a hiking trailhead. You can also bike in to remote campsites right along Lake Superior. In the winter, many of these trails are open and groomed for cross-country skiing. When we arrived on a Wednesday afternoon, we reserved a campsite at the Mary Louise Lake Campground with no trouble. Apparently, a weekday in May is not a popular time to visit the park—something we didn’t mind. Our site faced the Sleeping Giant and with a thunderstorm about to roll in, we threw up a tarp and opened a couple of “yay-we’re-camping” beers just as the rain started to patter. Then a bolt of lightning shot out of the sky and a clap of thunder followed, sending jolts of electricity down my spine. We fled for the car. However, the storm didn’t last long, so we hopped on our bikes for an evening jaunt around the park. We biked on the paved road that first evening, out to Silver Islet, a summer community that hadn’t yet hummed to life yet for the season. Later that evening, as we made dinner, Jill nudged me. “A fox,” she said.

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Indeed, a female red fox had strolled right into our campsite, likely looking for food. When we clucked our tongues at her, she sat down to watch us. “We should probably name her,” Jill suggested. “Roxy.” A few campsites away, a white-tailed deer grazed on the early spring grasses. A pair of mallards sauntered by after Roxy had left. I felt like we were at a petting zoo. The next morning we woke to an overcast sky—so cloudy that the Sleeping Giant hid behind a wall of fog and clouds. We made a plan to bike the Kabeyun Trail to the Top of the Giant trailhead, where we would leave our bikes and hike to the top of the Giant’s knees. The bike trail necessitates mountain bikes. Loose rocks and puddles make the trail a little rough. Along the way, we passed a side trail to the Sea Lion, a natural rock arch on Superior that we would stop to see along the way back. Once we ditched our bikes, we were in for some intense hiking. After passing a small lake, the trail shoots straight up, climbing 750 feet to the top. Some of the steps were apparently made for the Giant himself. Once we made it to the top, I’d like to say the views were stunning, but unfortunately the fog was too dense to see anything but the cliff edge—though I was thankful that I could at least see that.

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[LEFT] A rock arch known as the Sea lion is a highlight of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. [RIGHT] Roxy the fox was a regular visitor at the author’s campsite. | ERIN ALTEMUS

That evening at the campground, there were even fewer people than the night before. It seemed we had the whole campground to ourselves—well, us and Roxy. Roxy came by to visit a few more times, but was ultimately disappointed that we wouldn’t share our dinner with her. The next morning, I had the pleasure of watching a family of geese on the shore for some time. The goslings all took a

nap under one parent’s wing for a spell, and then emerged to continue their slow graze of plant bits and whatever else they could find. On the way out of the park and headed home, we saw two different families of black bears. The park is about a 45-minute drive from Thunder Bay. Anytime seems like a good time to visit, but the campground will

fill up, especially on weekends in July and August. On August 29, there is a triathlon, where you swim in Marie Louise Lake and bike and run on the trails. And in March, there is a Sleeping Giant Loppet, the longest running Nordic event in Northwestern Ontario. To learn about the park or to make reservations online, visit www.ontario parks.com.—Erin Altemus

Nipigon’s Alpaca Farm Just 20 kilometers west of Nipigon, on the Trans-Canada Highway, is the Old School Alpaca Farm. Beatrice Klinge began the operation four years ago. She is quick to explain that her choice in livestock was because she wanted to spin their silky fleece into yarn. The fact that they are closely related to the camel was an added attraction. Ever since she could remember, the retired school teacher has always been intrigued by the humped creatures capable of withstanding extremely cold weather. Beatrice started out with seven alpacas, and presently has twelve. Due to her having no interest in breeding, she only raises males. When it comes to the alpaca’s care, Beatrice explained it’s fairly easy. They do not require daily grooming, like a horse. She shears them once a year in the spring. Their teeth have to be cut twice a year with a grinding machine, otherwise they get too long. And their nails are trimmed two or three times a year. Alpacas possess a gentle nature when it comes to humans, and generally reserve their spitting and kicking for each other. Beatrice explained that they have a hierarchy amongst themselves. They all know their place. Just recently, a four-year-old challenged the leader and won. When the pack is placed in a threatening position from an outside intruder, their first response is to run away. But if they are cornered, they will form a V-formation and run towards whatever is trying to harm them.

They have been domesticated for over 5,000 years. At the time of the Inca’s, their fleece was reserved for royalty because it was much finer than other animals. In present times, the alpacas are very popular in places like Peru, where they are used for their fleece, skin and meat. A group of children from the nearby elementary school recently came by the farm for an interactive and informative visit. They were given the opportunity to meet the alpacas in the barn and feed them. Instinctively shy, especially with anyone bigger than themselves, the curious animals quickly warmed up to the interested visitors and followed them around the pasture. The children were also shown where the alpacas were sheared and how their fleece was made into yarn. Visitors are always welcome to stop in at the farm. As Beatrice warmly explained, “there is no fee. If I am home, the farm is open.” People from all around the world have dropped in to meet the alpacas and shop at the gift shop. Beatrice sells her hand spun yarn and factory yarn. There are also hats, mitts, socks, scarves, ponchos, sweaters, and slippers imported from Peru. Most of the hand knitted products come from the non-profit group, Partners For Just Trade. Thus, ensuring that the people that produced these superior products, are paid a fair wage for their crafts.—Kim Casey

The alpacas originated from Peru, they are the crossbreed of a vicuna and llama.

Alpacas are mild mannered and welcome visitors. | KIM CASEY

A Two Harbors History Lesson Anyone who has toured Two Harbors knows that Agate Bay is beautiful, and boasts a one-of-akind opportunity to watch ships coming into the docks - up close. But that’s just part of the Two Harbors experience. The small town has a ton of history to share. “It all started here,” said Mel Sando, the Director of the Lake County Historical Society, referring to the Minnesota Iron Company and how it built the first railroad that brought iron ore from the Range to the docks on Lake Superior. “We have some wonderful examples from the history of the iron industry.” Sando said to soak in the unique history of two Harbors, a visit to the Historical Society’s campus is key. “It’s the full Two Harbors experience,” he said. Located along the waterfront, the campus consists of the Two Harbors Light Station, the Duluth and Iron Range Depot, the 3M Museum and the Edna G. Tugboat. It’s only 10 bucks to visit all three museums except the Edna G., which is closed for the season.

The Two Harbors Light Station is the oldest operating lighthouse in Minnesota. | KELSEY ROSETH

The Light Station gets up to 15 thousand visitors each year, from May to October, and it’s the oldest operating lighthouse in Minnesota. Construction began in the early 1880s and the first lighting was shortly thereafter. Three people were on staff, working around the clock, so the lighthouse could be staffed 24 hours a day. The museum inside the Light Station showcases the nautical components of the harbor.

The Duluth and Iron Range Depot features exhibits that highlight the culture and industries that made Two Harbors what it is today, including iron mining, the railroad, timber and commercial fishing. It is the past headquarters and corporate offices of the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad, and, until 1961, served passenger and freight needs. The 3M Museum “focuses on the early years of discovery and risk taking as {3M} tried to build the company,” said Sando. The Historical Society puts it best: “The museum pays homage to the early days of the company that would go on to define the business model of research and development and become a global force employing over 88,000 people worldwide with annual sales of over 30 billion dollars.” The Edna G. Tugboat is permanently stationed in Agate Bay, and while the interior is closed off to visitors, the exterior is still available for viewing. Sando said the Edna G. is in dire need of repair, to the tune of ninety thousand dollars. Discussions are in the works to determine the future of the boat. Built by the Cleveland Ohio Ship Building company in the late 1880s, it was one of the most powerful tugs of all time. The ship was operated out of Two Harbors its entire life, expect for two years during WW1 when it was used by the government to move barges and troop ships on the east coast. It served the port more than 84 years before she was retired.—Kelsey Roseth

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Art-&-About on the Shore The North Shore is blessed as an arts-rich community. Master and novice artists, armed with an array of skills, can easily be found throughout the area. And many of these artists showcase their hand-crafted work at the annual Grand Marais Arts Festival, July 11-12. This summer will mark the 25th anniversary since the festival first began in 1990, and it has grown tremendously. It all started with a small group of artists, exhibiting on folding tables in an unpaved parking lot. Now, the festival attracts over 70 artists, both local and regional, and roughly 13,000 inquisitive shoppers, ooh-ing and awe-ing at everything from woodworking and ceramics, to painting, photography and intricate jewelry making. The family-friendly event features art demos, live music, numerous booths, activities and classes. New this year is the support of the Voyageur Brewing Company, partnered with the CCVB and Grand Marais Art Colony Business Partners. A commemorative limited edition stainless steel pint glass with be available at the Voyageur Brewing Co. and the Art Colony tent. The first beer is free and you will receive a $1 off all refills. Sivertson Gallery will also be hosting the opening reception for the Art Colony’s Art Festival Weekend from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, July 10. Also this month is the Hovland Arts Festival, July 3-4, at 10 a.m. at the Hovland Town Hall (www.hovlandartsfestial.com). And the Northwoods Fiber Guild exhibit at the Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais will be on display until July 19 (www.johnsonheritagepost.org).―Breana Roy

Tim Pearson, of Silver Bay, will display his paintings at the Grand Marais Art Festival for the second time this summer. Tim holds a B.A. degree in Environmental Studies from UMD, and has a love for wildlife and the outdoors. His art can be found at www. riverblendstudio.com.

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Painter Jeff Niesen, of Grand Marais, will be showcasing his art for the first time at the local art fest. He will also be giving a painting demonstration at Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais, from 4-8 p.m. on July 3, as part of the First Fridays event downtown. Snacks and beverages will be served and Yvonne will be playing the cello. Also occurring at Sivertson’s this month is the Trollbeads Jewelry Trunk Show, July 26-29 (www.sivertson.com).

Beth Homa, who currently resides in St. Paul, studied painting in college. But after interning at the North House Folk School, she found her true love: birchbark. She has weaved dozens of beautiful and durable pieces from birchbark, including jewelry, baskets, ornaments, wreaths, purses and even a watch. Homa locally harvests and processes all her materials by hand and is always trying to come up with new creations. (www.homa-style.com).

Candace LaCosse is an avid leatherworker, living in Minneapolis. Like Beth Homa, she too interned at the North House Folk School, but now focuses on her artwork, crafting everything from purses and shoes to yoga mat carriers and koozies. (www.hemlocksleather.com).

Janna Brown: Still Echoes Resound, organized by Tangled Arts + Disability, is a collection of twelve miniature embroideries made by fragments of leather and a childhood quilt.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is currently showing Sonny Assu and his exhibition titled Continuum. Assu, of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations works and lives in Vancouver, and has been accepted into many various public and private collections across the U.S. and Canada. His pieces tend to reflect upon the Indigenous people of North America, while merging political, contemporary and ideological issues with humor.

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery in Ontario wasn’t always big. In 1972, the gallery was simply a small public art display at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society. But after a rise in popularity, the gallery quickly outgrew the small space. In 1974, approval was given for funding from the Museum Assistance Program to construct the National Exhibition Centre, completing construction in 1974. But it still wasn’t big enough; so after a few more expansions, name shifts and numerous exhibits later, the Gallery became known as it is today. The gallery offers a wide array of adult and youth art classes, summer art camps, family days and volunteer opportunities. All exhibits mentioned will be on display until Sept. 6. Head to www.theag.ca for more info on upcoming exhibits and events.

Christian Chapman and Bev Koski: Recast exhibit, curated by List Myers, reflects the changing of roles that are usually associated with theatre or film. The exhibit includes a video collaboration by Chapman and a photographic series by Koski.

Running July 3-19 is the Ugandan Woodcut Print Show, at Betsy Bowen’s Studio in Grand Marais. Join Betsy at the opening reception as she talks about her two trips to Uganda, working with local students to produce art. The exhibit will feature multi-color woodcuts by noted artists Fred Mutebi and Hassan Mukiibi and original woodcuts by Ugandan students. The reception will be on July 3, from 5-8 p.m. www.woodcut.com NORTHERN WILDS

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The Thunder Bay Blues Festival is a three-day event attracting top names in blues and related music. Headlines this year include Johnny Reid, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Paul Rodgers. | SUBMITTED

Grand Marais Retailers First Fridays

Thunder Bay Blues Fest July 3-5

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This year’s 14th annual Thunder Bay Blues Festival is sure to entertain, with performances by Johnny Reid, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Paul Rodgers, Alan Doyle and many more. The festival will be held outside at the Marina Park on Lake Superior. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate. Visit www.tbayblues.ca for tickets and more info.

Many retailers downtown Grand Marais and county wide will be open from 4-8 p.m. the first Friday of every month, to celebrate Grand Marais being named the “Coolest Small Town in the USA,” by Budget Travel. Games, refreshments, music, treats, gift certificates, arts and community, and fun will be the focus. Joy & Company will host Christine Burns, a member of Hoop Twin Cities, as she performs fire hoop-dancing during First Friday. Burns will also be teaching a hoop-dancing class at Joy & Company on July 4. Birchbark Book and Gifts will be serving free appetizers, book sales and a chance for customers to attend a closed door William Kent Krueger Dessert Party on Aug. 29. The new mural in the alley, created by artist Tim Young, will also be revealed. Prizes will be awarded to anyone who can correctly count the number of books hidden in the mural. Go to First Fridays Grand Marais Facebook for more info on participating businesses and events.

Independence Day Celebration July 4

Happy Independence Day! Cook County is celebrating the 4th of July all along the shore, with activities in Grand Marais, Tofte and Grand Portage. The Tofte 4th of July festivities begin with the Tofte Trek 10K Trail Run at 9 a.m. Then, head to the Tofte Town Hall at 11 a.m. and enjoy minnow races, an arts and craft show, bingo, live music by Cook County’s Most Wanted, food and a beer garden. The parade is at 2 p.m., followed by a spaghetti dinner at 5 p.m. at the Zoar Lutheran Church. The Grand Marais celebration will begin at 6 p.m. with an ice cream social at the First Congregational Church and a parade at 8 p.m. with cash prizes awarded in three categories. Lastly, SplinterTones will provide live music in Harbor Park until 10 p.m. As always, fireworks will be held at dusk in Grand Marais, Tofte and Grand Portage. Visit www. visitcookcounty.com for more info.

Hovland Arts Festival July 3-4

Roughly 20 artists presenting original, handcrafted pieces will be featured at this year’s Hovland Arts Festival. Displays include photography, wood work, oil on canvas, Ojibwe beadwork, pyrography and jewelry. There will also be live music performed by a variety of musicians, such as Briand Morrison, Maria Nickolay, Joe Paulik, Bump Blomberg and more. The show will take place at the Hovland Town Hall from 10 a.m-4 p.m. free admission. Visit www.hovlandartsfestival.com for more info.

Cellist Yvonne Caruthers performs at Stone Harbor for the June First Friday event. | KELSEY KENNEDY NORTHERN WILDS

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Arts Festival

Summer Beer Tasting/PJ Party featuring Castle Danger from Two Harbors, MN

July 11 - 12 Fine Art Live Music Demos Art Activities

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Minnesota-made artwork, paintings, photography and unique, handcrafted items such as fine silver jewelry, beautiful beeswax and soy candles, turned wood, glass art, gorgeous pottery and more.

*Join our free book exchange, just bring a book and take a book*

Fri. July 3rd — First Friday!

Come and browse the Gallery while enjoying snacks, beer/wine and great music in honor of First Fridays! We are open until 7 and hope you can stop by!

Sat. & Sun. July 11th & 12th — Meet

Clairvoyant/Medium & Artist Deb Lindstrom and get a Psychic Reading. A painting of your

reading is created during your session (when available). Call the Gallery to schedule your reading soon!

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Summer Hours: M-F 10-7 • Sa & Su 10-5 4210 W Highway 61 Lutsen, MN 55612 Located just between Lutsen and Grand Marais 218.387.2585 • www.kahneetah.com Find us on Facebook @ Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery & Cottages And Instagram @kahneetahgallerylutsen

Sat. July 25th, Noon - 4 p.m.

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with Nace about his adventures in finding all of the Moose he photographs and how he is so lucky to see such extraordinary Northern Lights all the time!

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Beer lovers will gather in Lutsen for the Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival July 10-12. | SUBMITTED

Heritage Days The Gunflint Trail’s Chikwauk Museum and Nature Center is now five years old. | SUBMITTED

Chik-Wauk Museum Anniversary Dinner July 5 This summer marks the 5th anniversary of the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center and the 10th anniversary of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society. To celebrate, a dinner and fundraiser catered by Carol Valentini, of Valentini’s Vicino Lago in Duluth, will be held at the Seagull Lake Community Center at the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department Hall 3, at 5 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. www. chikwauk.com

Tofte

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Celebration & fireworks SATURDAY, JULY 4 2015

July 9-12

Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival

Four days of activities in Two Harbors will provide entertainment for all ages. Enjoy live music by numerous musicians, arts and craft vendors, food, rides, contests, a parade and car show, street dances, a scavenger hunt, lutefisk fish toss, a 5K walk/run and more. The annual Heritage Days Golf Scramble at Lakeview National will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 10 and the Two Harbor’s airport will be hosting a fly-in/drive-in pancake breakfast on Sunday, July 12 from 7 a.m.-noon. For a full list of events and times, visit www.thheritagedays.com.

July 10-12

Over 15 local and regional homegrown brewers will be featured at this year’s Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival, as well as live music, a BBQ, lawn games, mingling with fellow beer enthusiasts and a meet and greet with the master beer brewers. Tickets can be purchased for the entire weekend or just a day, and will take place at Caribou Highlands in Lutsen. Visit www.hoppedupcaribou. com for tickets and more details.

Bay Days

Lundie Vacation Home Tour

Silver Bay and Beaver Bay will host numerous events as part of the three-day Bay Days festival. Activities include the Friends of the Library book sale, Bay to Bay Run & Walk, Zupancich Memorial Family Golf Scramble, North Shore Mining tours, a parade, classic car and motorcycle show, raffle, pancake breakfast, shopping vendors, dunk tank, kids carnival, dancing, food and fun! The whole schedule of events and times and be viewed online at www.bay-days.org.

Schroeder Area Historical Society and Cross River Heritage Center present the 11th annual Lundie Vacation Home Tour, featuring six unique architecture sites by Edwin Lundie, located in Schroeder and Tofte. Also featured is a free discussion with carpenter, woodworker and author of A Splintered History of Wood and Cabin Lessons, Spike Carlsen, and architect and author of Back to the Cabin, The Cabin, and Architecture of Edwin Lundie, Dale Mulfinger. Speakers will be at the Schroeder Town Hall at 10 a.m. (218) 663-7706.

July 11

July 10-12

Tofte 4th of July! TOFTE TOWN HALL - 11 am - 5 pm

Live Music - Fabulous Food - Beer Garden Art & Craft Show - Minnow Races - Bingo 12:00 pm Cook County High School Band 1:30 pm Line up for the parade at the west end of Tofte Park Road 2:00 pm Parade 3:00 pm Citizen of the Year Award Presentation 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Spaghetti Dinner at Zoar Lutheran 10:00 pm FIREWORKS Tofte Town Park www.toftemn.com

LIVE MUSIC! TOFTE TOWN HALL

Come enjoy the music of this great local band!

Cook County’s Most Wanted

The Annual Tofte Trek

BIRCH GROVE COMMUNITY CENTER Join in the fun of this famous annual event!

8:00 am Registration • 9:00 am Races Begin Breakfast Pizzas available at Birch Grove 8-11 a.m. Visit www.sugarbushtrail.org for more info.

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Betsy Bowen Studio & Galleries

Open 11-5 daily ª www.woodcut.com 301 First Avenue West Grand Marais ª 218-387-1992

A family-friendly working studio and galleries in a historic building just up the hill from downtown.

Woodcuts From Uganda — July 3-19

“A zany, madcap delight!” - WHDH-TV

Opening reception Fri. July 3, 5-8 p.m. Multicolor woodcuts by noted artists Fred Mutebi, Hassan Mukiibi, and original woodcuts by Ugandan students. 6 pm – Betsy talks about her two trips to Uganda working with students producing art.

“Wildly funny!” - ABC News

July 18 - 3pm, Book Signing and Reading “The Hungry Coast: Fables from the North Shore of MN” by author Marlais Brand, with illustrations by Noah Prinsen. A show of Noah’s wood block prints will accompany the reading.

“So smartly conceived... catchy tunes and witty lyrics.”

Sam Miltich is a jazz guitarist. | SUBMITTED

Betsy’s July Art Fairs July 11-12 Grand Marais Art Festival July 24-26 Ely Blueberry Festival

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The North Shore Music Association presents Sam Miltich and Sky Blue Jazz Quartet, who will be collaborating in a concert and dance at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. Miltich is a jazz guitarist, born and raised in Grand Rapids, with a love for Gypsy swing, traditional jazz, and traditional folk music. He has performed as both a soloist and with his band, the Clearwater Hot Club. He is now collaborating with the Sky Blue Jazz Quartet, whose members are Mike DeBevec, Eric Hahn, Mike Roth and Brett Jones. The quartet has been performing, recording and teaching jazz together for six years, recently finishing a five-year jazz history project titled “A Century of Jazz.” The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for youth, and can be purchased at the door or in advanced by visiting www.tix.com. For more details, visit www.northshoremusicassociation.com.

25th Annual Grand Marais Arts Festival July 11-12 This year’s festival will feature over 70 local and regional artists showcasing their unique handcrafted work, ranging from jewelry, fiber, photography, ceramics, glass, sculptures and more. The festival will be held in downtown Grand Marais, near the shores of Lake Superior. New this year is the Clothesline Art Sale Fundraiser; a 5x7 sale of artwork donated by talented artists. Each piece of art is $35 and proceeds will help support the Grand Marais Art Colony. For more info, visit www. grandmaraisartcolony.org.

Gunflint Trail Canoe Races & Silent Auction July 15

Help fundraise money for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department while enjoying a day in the sun on Gunflint Lake at the Canoe Races and Silent Auction. The auction and kids events begin at 4 p.m. and food begins at 4:30 p.m. Canoe races begin at 6 p.m., starting with the long distance race and ending with gunnel pumping. Try your luck with the raffle, containing over 100 items and the grand prize Wenonah Spirit II Royalex canoe. Races will take place at the Gunflint Lodge waterfront. Call (218) 388-2246 or visit www.visitcookcounty.com for more details.

The streets of Grand Marais are filled with artists selling their wares at Arts Festival July 11-12. | FILE

Brook Trout Festival

Fort Fest Music Festival

July 17-19

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Enjoy two nights of family friendly live music at the Fort William Historical Park amphitheater in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Performers include big name bands Bret Michaels, Loverboy, Blue Oyster Cult, The Romantics, Tommy Tutone, Great White, Harlequin, and a variety of local artists. Tickets are $20 for Friday, $30 for Saturday, or $45 for a weekend pass. www. fwhp.ca

This July marks the 100th anniversary of the world record brook trout, caught in the Nipigon River by Dr. J.W. Cook. To celebrate, a three day festival will be held in Nipigon, Ontario, located about an hour east of Thunder Bay. Activities include hiking and kayak adventures, boat tours, pro angling workshops for all ages, family games and races, demos, food, live entertainment, the Red Rock Indian Band Pow Bow and more. For additional info,

Live from the Rock

August 7-9

Red Rock, Ontario Canada (Just 1 Hour East of Thunder Bay)

20 Musicians on 4 Stages:

Roots  Blues   Country  Bluegrass  Celtic  

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Seagull Lake Community Center Come celebrate Chik-Wauk Museum’s 5th Anniversary and the Gunflint Trail Historical Society’s 10th Anniversary. To celebrate we are having a sit down dinner catered by Valentini’s Vincino Lago of Duluth. Tickets will be $50/person.

Teresa Marrone talk on “Wild Edibles”

Set sail on our 50’ schooner Hjørdis. Two-hour sails available most days. Sign up online or call 888-387-9762.

Seagull Lake Community Center Author of “Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide” will give a talk followed by a short hike to identify these treasures.

www.northhouse.org

Tuesdays: through August 18th

July 26th, 2 p.m.

Kid’s Nature Day’s

An all-day program for kids including crafts, letterboxing and nature activities.

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center

28 Moose Pond Drive,Grand Marais, MN 55604 55 miles up the Gunflint Trail. Open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m through mid-October.

Chalk.a.Lot. Sidewalk Festival

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You don’t have to be an advanced artist to partake in the art of chalk drawings at the fourth annual Chalk.a.Lot Festival in Two Harbors. Included will be a free chalking clinic, an open chalk area, featured artists, food and live music. Sign up to participate in the contest, first place wins $100. Awards will be announced at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 18. To learn more about the festival, visit www.facebook.com/Chalk.a.Lot.TwoHarbors.

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[ABOVE & RIGHT] Artists get creative with chalk drawings. | SUBMITTED

Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily

12 1st Ave W, Grand Marais (218) 387-9228

Sam Miltich with

Sky Blue Jazz Quartet Gypsy jazz concert & dance

July 11, 7:30 PM

Arrowhead Center for the Arts 51 W. 5th St. Grand Marais $15 adults, $5 youth at door or tix.com Details: northshoremusicassociation.com

The Chippewa City Church is among the oldest structures in Cook County. | SUBMITTED

West End Garden Club Flower Show

Chippewa City Church Celebration

July 18th will mark the 80th anniversary for the annual West End Garden Club Flower Show, located in Schroeder. To celebrate so many successful years, the theme for the show will be, “As Time Goes By.” The family friendly show will take place from 1-5 p.m. at the Schroeder Town Hall, located on Cramer Road or Hwy 1.

The Chippewa City Church will be celebrating its 120th anniversary on Sunday, July 19 from 1-4 p.m. in Grand Marais. Included will be live music by the SplinterTones and a special history discussion. Also hosted by the Cook County Historical Society is a Planked Trout Dinner on Saturday, July 11 at the Grand Marais Rec Hall in the RV Park, starting at 5:30 p.m. Visit www. cookcountyhistory.org for more info.

July 19

July 18

Brilliant blooms are transformed into artistic arrangements for the West End Garden Club Show July 18. | SUBMITTED

SAWMILL TOURS

15th Annual

Lake Superior Salmon Classic

Hedstrom Lumber Co. will be offering tours of the Sawmill and Planing Mill

Fishing Tournament

THROUGH AUGUST

Silver Bay Marina Sat, July 18 & Sun, July 19

TOUR TIMES:

TUES. 12:30-2 PM | FRI. 10-11:30 AM Special group tours available upon request. Limited group size per tour. Pre-registration is required.

Call 387-2995 ext. 14 Tours may be canceled without notice — RSVP required!

HEDSTROM LUMBER COMPANY

218-387-2995 · 1504 Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN

Painting Adventures JOI ELECTA is a professional practicing Artist offering Painting Adventures all summer. These adventures are geared towards beginners, but of course anyone can join! Everything is supplied, all you need to do is show up and paint. If you have been curious or you just want to try something new, this is fun and you will be amazed at what you paint!

Schedule

Tuesday... Gooseberry State Park, 3 pm meet in front of park offices Wednesday... Temperance River State Park, 3 pm meet in parking lot on lake side Thursday... Grand Marais, 3 pm meet at Joy and Co / The Garage

RESERVE your spot!

Friday... Cascade State Park, 3 pm meet in parking lot on Hwy 61 Saturday.... Morning Painting Gunflint Trail, meet at Trail Center Lodge 9 am

$40

PER SESSION

Call/TEXT: 218-220-0049 OR Visit: www.joielecta.com

Entry fee $20 per person Raffle tickets also available For more info and rules visit:

www.silverbay-marina.com/salmon.php Hosted by: Silver Bay PTSO Supported by the Silver Bay Area Tourism Association

NORTHERN WILDS

JULY 2015

GALLERY 33

Support

Art Gallery, Shop & Classes 4 Balsam Street, Thunder Bay Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour, Drawing, Jewelry, Crafts, Books, Chocolate and Much More!

“Children & Youth Drawing Retreat” July 7, 8, 9th

“Wrap a Rock Jewelry Workshop” July 24th

“Collage & Mixed Media Workshop” July 21, 22, 23rd

Blueberry Arts Festival July 24-26

Ely’s signature summer event, the Blueberry Art Festival, brought in about 40,000 people last year. This year marks the 35th anniversary for the festival and will feature more than 260 artists, 30 food vendors and many local musicians. This family friendly weekend will be filled with arts and crafts, live music and lots of blueberry themed food, such as scones, muffins, tea, smoothies and lemonade, to name a few. Local and regional artists will display a wide variety of hand-crafted items, such as jewelry, photography, wood and leather products, metal art, paintings and more. There will also be a moonwalk, as well as train rides and a trampoline for the kids. The festival will be held at Whiteside Park and admission is free. Visit www.ely.org for more info.

A crowd gathers at the festival. | JAKE MCCLUSKEY

JULY EVENTS

(807) 286-4233 gallery.33.thunderbay@gmail.com

Blueberry Arts Fest provides live music. | JAKE MCCLUSKEY

SATURDAYS IN JULY • 11 A.M. The Muffin Man Stories for young children. WEDNESDAY JULY 1 • 8 P.M. - 9 P.M. Full Moon Music Celebration. Outside on the lakeshore. Featuring Cellist Yvonne Caruthers, formerly of the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C. Moon rise is at 8:27 p.m. SATURDAY JULY 4 • INDEPENDENCE DAY Open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. SATURDAY JULY 11 • 5 P.M. Writer’s Salon with author Mary Relindes Ellis reading from The Bohemian Flats SATURDAY JULY 18 • 5 P.M. Writer’s Salon with author Thomas Maltman reading from Little Wolves SATURDAY JULY 25 5 P.M. Writer’s Salon with author Caroline Giles Banks reading from Picture a Poem: Ekphrastic and Other Poems Summer Hours: M-F 10 am-8 pm, Sa 10 am-6 pm, Su 10 am-4 p.m.

218-387-3370 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais

JULY 2015

NORTHERN WILDS

LAKE COUNTY

FAIR August 20-23, 2015

Caricature Artists Old West Society of MN ATV & Truck Mud Runs 4-H and Open Horse Shows The Northwoods Band Dirt Road Dixie Band featuring American Idol Contestant Cindy Jo Todd Armstrong Shows Midway More information and a full schedule can be found at

www.thelakecountyfair.com

1st Annual Bally Blacksmith Shop Demonstrations

July 24, 25, 31 & August 1 From 10am - 5pm

Blacksmithing demonstrations at the Historic Bally Blacksmith Site, Grand Marais Demonstrations by Forging Community and local blacksmiths.

Buskers, beloved and sometimes eccentric street performers, will entertain the crowds in the Bay and Algoma neighborhood July 25-26. | SUBMITTED

All Pints North Summer Brew Fest

Valley Fresh Buskers Festival

The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild is back again for the fourth annual All Pints North Summer Brew Fest, celebrating beer brewed in Minnesota and select national craft brands. Enjoy unlimited beer samples, local food vendors, beer-centered activities, live music, meet and greets and plenty more. This rain or shine event will take place in Bayfront Park in Duluth from 3-7 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 the day of. Visit www.mncraftbrew. org for more details.

The 3rd annual Buskers Festival will kick off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, with a performance by local favorites, The Bay Street Bastards. Other activities throughout the 2-day event include local food vendors, face painting for kids, inflatables, balloon twisting, a watermelon contest, chalk art, and of course, a mix of street artisans and crafters. The festival will take place at The Bay and Algoma Neighborhood in Thunder Bay, Ontario from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. both days. Admission is free. For more info, visit www. bayalgoma.com.

July 25

Additional information:

(218)387-2883

www.cookcountyhistory.org

Lighting Design & Lighting Sales

July 25-26

The Brew Fest includes beer samples. | SUBMITTED

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery On the Harbor, Grand Marais, MN

Mention this ad for 10% off everything in the shop excluding ready-mades

Through our Hands IV Member Show

Beginner's Quilting 6:30-8:30

July 24 - August 9

July 18 & 19—1:30-4:30

Hazel Belvo & Marcia Cushmore Abstracting Nature & All That Jazz Hours: Sun-Tues 1-4 pm,Wed-Sat 10 am-4 pm 115 W. Wisconsin St. · 218-387-2314 www.johnsonheritagepost.org

Jim Miller, A.L.A. Certified Senior Lighting Designer On-site lighting design and delivery • 30+ years experience

Bringing the beauty, function and art of great lighting to your new home construction or remodel.

Best price and service on the North Shore. Representing Southern Lights in Burnsville Minnesota. Largest and Best-Priced Lighting Showroom. 218-475-2656 | 218-370-9603 | pinecrestomg@boreal.org

Crystal’s Log Cabin Quilts

June 26 - July 19

Northwoods Fiber Arts Guild

Your North Shore Lighting Connection.

Thursdays in July

Inn & Suites/Jewelry Shop

Tote Bag Class

Thursdays in August Star Class 6:30-8:30

Open 7 Days a week 10 am - 5 pm 218-387-3177 • crystals@boreal.org 1100 West Hwy 61, Grand Marais, MN

Featuring fine cut and polished Thomsonite Gemstones Between Lutsen & Grand Marais at mile marker 103.5

218-387-1532

www.thomsonite.com

NORTHERN WILDS

JULY 2015

Getting Around

$8/van within the Grand Marais area until 9 pm. Call or text Harriet Quarles at 218-370-9164

Wednesday, July 29

5-6:30 PM Grand Marais Lioness Buffett Dinner and Silent Auction at St. John’s Catholic Church, 5th St. and Broadway Ave. Silent Auction bids 5-6:30 pm. Dinner is buffet style. $15 per plate for adults, $7 per plate for kids 12 and under

Thursday, July 30

9 AM Crazy Daze Sales – Merchants all over town 9 AM Vendors and Craft show opens – 1st Ave .W.

(12 and under). Community Center - 317 W. 5th St. Sponsored by Early Childhood Family Education 8 AM-4 PM Library Friends of Cook County Annual Book Sale. Cook County Community Center - 317 W. 5th St. 8 AM Senior, Junior and Adult Tennis matches High School Tennis Court. 9 AM Crazy Daze Sales – Merchants all over town 9 AM Vendor and Craft Show opens- 1st Ave. W. 9 AM-5 PM Cook County Farm and Craft Market - Wisc. St. 10 AM-5 PM Blacksmithing Demos, Bally Blacksmith Shop outdoors, free and open to public - Broadway Ave. & 1st St. 10 AM-5 PM Veteran’s Center Open - 2nd Ave. W. 10 AM Fun games and Inflatables - Wisconsin St. 10 AM-4 PM Open Log Rolling, $5 for all day pass, all ages 2nd Ave. W. 10 AM Kiddy Rides open – Senior Center Parking Lot. 10:30 AM Old Fashioned Horseshoe Tournament* – Naniboujou Lodge. 10:30 AM Tournament for Kids – Naniboujou Lodge. Old Fashioned Root Beer Floats during tournament 11 AM Fishburger Stand Opens – Harbor Park 11 AM-12:30 PM Joe Paulik – Harbor Park Stage

Monday, Aug 3

AFTER 10 AM Prizes can be picked up at Cook County News Herald office – 1st Ave. W.

*Collectible Fisherman’s Picnic Button Required

Big Fish Contest*

JULY 25TH – AUGUST 1 – Buck’s & Northern Wild’s Big Fish Contest* – You must be have fish weighed-in by Noon Saturday, August 1.

MAN’ S P E R 30-AUG. 2, I

7-11 AM Pancake Breakfast, $6 for adult and $4 child

under). Sponsored by Early Childhood Family Education – Community Center, 317 W. 5th St. 7:30-8:50 AM Fisherman’s Picnic Trail Run registration. Pincushion Mountain Trail - 2mi. north off Gunflint Trail, Co. Rd. 12 9 AM Pre-teen, 8 yrs and under - ¼ Mile, 9-12 yrs – 1 Mile 9:45 AM 5 Mile Walk/Run 9:50 AM 3 Mile Non-Competitive Walk 8 AM-12 PM Library Friends Bag Sale, $4 per bag of books, Cook County Community Center - 317 W. 5th St. 8 AM Men’s Slow Pitch Softball – Rec Park Ball Field and Pappy Wright Field 8 AM Senior, Junior and Adult Tennis Matches – High School Tennis Courts 8:30 AM Hoopin’n in the Harbor registration – Wisc. St. 9 AM Vendors and Crafts sales begin – 1st Ave. W. 9 AM-5 PM Cook County Farm and Craft Market – Wisc. St. 9 AM Zumba Class – Harbor Park 10 AM Warm up for Logrolling Championship Minnesota State Logrolling Championship Amateurs Only Tournament– 2nd Ave. W. 9:30 AM Hoopin’n in the Harbor* 3-on-3 Tournament – Wisc. St. 10 AM Fun Games and Inflatables – Wisc. St. 10 AM Kiddy Rides open – Senior Center Parking Lot 10 AM-5 PM Blacksmithing Demonstrations, Bally Blacksmith Shop outdoors, free and open to public - Brdwy. Ave. & 1st St. 10 AM-5 PM Dunk Tank, Sponsored by Cooperation Station – Harbor Park 10 AM-5 PM Veteran’s Center opens - 2nd Ave. W. 11 AM Fishburger Stand opens – Harbor Park 11 AM-12:30 PM Dirigible Down – Harbor Park Stage NOON Bingo Tent opens – American Legion Parking Lot NOON Minnow Races*, Beaver House - Corner of Broadway Ave. and Wisc. St. 12:30 PM Cross Cut Saw Competition Registration* – Wisc. St. 1 PM Cross Cut Competition, sponsored by Hedstrom Lumber Co. – Wisc. St. 12:45 PM Senior Citizen of the Year Award, Citizen of the Year Award – Harbor Park Stage 1 PM Hoopin’n in the Harbor* 3 Point Shooting Contest open to Everyone – Wisc. St. 1-2:30 PM Michael Monroe – Harbor Park Stage 2 PM Ice Cream Social* – High School Tennis Courts 2 PM Pickle Herring Eating Contest* sponsored by Sven & Ole’s – Wisc. St. 2:30 PM Pizza Eating Contest*, sponsored by Sven & Ole’s – Wisc. St. 2:30-5 PM Kids Tractor Pull* (ages 4-11) – Wisc. St. 3-5 PM Portage – Harbor Park Stage 3:30 PM Winners announced for Minnesota State Logrolling Championship Amateurs Only Tournament – 2nd Ave. W. 4:30 PM Rock Skipping Contest* (all ages) – Harbor Park 5 PM “Coolest Small Town” Rock Painting Contest winners announced, sponsored by Joynes Ben Franklin – Harbor Park Stage 5:30-6 PM Loon Calling Contest Finals* – Harbor Park Stage 6 PM Cutest Puppy Contest* – Harbor Park

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Friday, July 31

7-11 AM Pancake Breakfast, $6 for adult and $4 child (12 and

8 AM Men’s Slow Pitch Softball – Rec Park Ball Field and Pappy Wright Field 8 AM Senior, Junior and Adults Tennis Matches – High School Tennis Courts 9:30 AM Waterfront Worship – Harbor Park Stage 11 AM Fishburger Stand opens – Harbor Park NOON Bingo Tent opens – American Legion Parking Lot NOON-1 PM Pete Kavanaugh – Harbor Park Stage 1 PM Fisherman’s Picnic Parade, Downtown Grand Marais, Route starts at Elementary School Park Lot, down Broadway Ave. Right on Wisc. St. and ends at Hwy 61. 2 PM Kiddy Rides open – Senior Center Parking Lot 2-2:30 PM Shriner’s Band – Harbor Park 2:45-3:15 PM Bagpipers – Harbor Park 3 PM Grand Marais Playhouse, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” The Arrowhead Center for the Arts - 51 W. 5th. St., www.arrowheadcenterforthearts.org/playhouse 3:30 PM Lion’s Fish Toss* – Wisc. St. 4 PM Men’s Slow Pitch Tournament Finals – Rec Park Ball Field in Tourist Park 4:55 PM Lioness Raffle Prize Drawing – Info Booth, corner of Wisc. St. and 1st. Ave. W. 5 PM Grand Prize Drawing $10,000.00, Info Booth - Corner of Wisc. St. and 1st Ave. W. 6-7 PM Prize Winners Posted - Info Booth – Corner of Wisc. St. and 1st Ave. W. Prizes can be claimed - Info Booth

9-5 pm Cook County Farm and Craft Market – Wisc. St. 10 AM Kids Rides open – Senior Center Parking Lot 11 AM Fishburger Stand opens – Harbor Park 11-12:30 PM Briand Morrison – Harbor Park Stage NOON Bingo Tent opens – American Legion Parking Lot 1-2:30 PM Joe Paulik – Harbor Park Stage 2 PM Free Guided Tour of the Cook County School Campus (includes Elementary, Middle and High Schools) Meet at the Main Entrance. Alumni and visitors welcome 3-6 PM Cook County’s Most Wanted – Harbor Park Stage 5-7 PM Library Friends Members Only Book Sale. Memberships may be purchase one hour before sale. Cook County Community Center - 317 W. 5th St. 7 PM Grand Marais Playhouse, “Moon over Buffalo,” The Arrowhead Center for the Arts - 51 W. 5th St., www.arrowheadcenterforthearts.org/playhouse 7-10 PM The Roadhouse – Harbor Park Stage

Saturday, August 1

Sunday, August 2

I’ll Be Back!

86TH ANNUAL

D MARAIS,

July 29 - Aug. 2 Grand Marais, MN

The Arrowhead Center for the Arts - 51 W. 5th St., www.arrowheadcenterforthearts.org/playhouse 7-10 PM SplinterTones – Harbor Park Stage

Fisherman’s Picnic

7 PM Grand Marais Playhouse “Moon Over Buffalo,”

Annual

11:30 AM World’s Best Donut Bingo* – Donut Shop corner of Wisc. St. and Broadway Ave. NOON Bingo opens – American Legion Parking Lot NOON Minnow Races* – Beaver House, Corner of Wisc. St. and Broadway Ave. 1-5 PM Dunk Tank, Sponsored by Cooperation Station – Harbor Park 1-2:30 PM Michael Monroe- Harbor Park Stage 2 PM Free Guided Tour of the Cook County School Campus (includes Elementary, Middle and High Schools) Meet at the Main Entrance. Alumni and visitors welcome 3 PM DQ Upsidedownright Thick Blizzard Race, maximum of 10 teams with up to 4 racers each, pick up register form at Dairy Queen - 2nd Ave. W. 3-6 PM Angel Hair Rasta – Harbor Park Stage 5-7 PM Shrimp Boil Dinner, 1st Congregational Church corner of 3rd Ave. W. and 2nd St. 5:30 PM Little League Champ game – Rec field in Tourist Park 6-6:30 PM Loon Calling Contest* – Preliminary Round – Harbor Park Stage 7 PM Grand Marais Playhouse, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” The Arrowhead Center for the Arts - 51 W. 5th St., www.arrowheadcenterforthearts.org/playhouse 7- 10 PM Step Rockets – Harbor Park Stage

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*Get Your Collectible Button! It’s your pass to participate in events all weekend long!

buy a raffle ticket

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tickets $5 at local businesses and from Grand Marais lion’s Club members - They’re the ones in the yellow vests

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JULY 2015

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“O-Fish-L”

2015

Fisherman’s Picnic

T-Shirts

Youth & Adult

July 29 - August 2 T-shirt Sizes Youth (2-4) through Adult XXXL Red Rock Marina will rock with an eclectic collection of folk musicians at the Live from the Rock Folk Fest Aug. 7-9. | SUBMITTED

Fisherman’s Picnic July. 30-Aug. 2

Grand Marais’ annual Fish Pic event is jam-packed with fun for the entire family. There will be food, art vendors, games, kiddy rides, contests, bingo, a dunk tank, live demos, a parade, fireworks and live music; just to name a few. Not to mention the Big Fish Contest, sponsored by Northern Wilds and Buck’s Hardware Hank, held from July 25-Aug. 1, and the Library Friends Book Sale at the Community Center, July 30-Aug. 1. To view the full schedule of events, flip to the Grand Marais Lion Club ad on page ?, or visit www.visitcookcounty.com.

Howling Moon Fest July 31

Howling Moon Fest is back for the second year, featuring country music for a “once in a Blue Moon experience.” This

More Specials Inside Store 10 1st Ave. West, Grand Marais Mon. - Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4

year’s Fest will include Jon Pardi, Mary Bue and Drew Baldridge. Howling Moon will be held at Bayfront Park in Duluth and gates open at 6 p.m. Head to www.howlingmoonfest.com for more details and ticket info.

Live from the Rock Folk Festival Aug. 7-9

The folks are back in town! This year’s festival in Red Rock, Ontario will feature roughly 20 performers, including The Marrieds, Sweet Alibi, The Crooked Brothers, Ben Rogers, Ian Tamblyn and Mark Reeves. Food vendors will also be on site. Tickets are available for a day pass or the entire weekend. Check out www.livefromtherockfolkfestival.com for more details.

of Cook County

BOOK SALE!

Community Center in Grand Marais

Thursday, July 30 5-7 pm Friday, July 31 8 am-4 pm Saturday, Aug 1 8 am-12 pm

Member Only Sale Annual Book Sale Early Bird Sale

$4 per bag of books

(218) 387-2391

two special awa r d s f o r

citizen Two separate awards for an individual or couple who has made Cook County a better place to live.

1. The Citizen of the Year 2. The Senior Citizen of the Year t o n o m i n at e someone... Please provide the following information: Nominee name (or couple), date of birth, marital status, # of children, # of years lived in the county, work history (retirement status-applicable), public offices held, current community involvement. Statement of support by nominator. What is very special about this person or couple & other items you believe to be important. Deadline: Noon Wed, July 22, 2015. Please respond by e-mail to harry3mnaz@msn.com

Questions? call Rosemary Lamson at 218-370-8334

Lioness Club

Buffet Dinner & Silent Auction Menu Fishcakes Baked Ham Meatballs Baked Beans Potato Salad Hot German Potato Salad

Fresh Fruit Bread Relishes Coffee, Lemonade Cakes, Bars, Pies, etc.

Price per plate: Adults $15, Children (under 12) $7

Silent AUCTION

Gift Certificates Local Art Unique Items Bid 5-6:30 pm

Wednesday, July 29 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

St. John’s Church Hall Broadway & E 5th St. Grand Marais

See You There! NORTHERN WILDS

JULY 2015

Northern Wilds Calendar of Events Through July 19

Northwoods Fiber Guild Exhibit Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery

July 4, Saturday

July 7-9

Children & Youth Drawing Retreat

Grand Marais www.johnsonheritagepost.org

Gallery 33 Thundery Bay, Ontario gallery.33.thunderbay@gmail.com

July-Sept. 6

July 7 & 21

Sonny Assu: Interventions on the Imaginary Thunder Bay Art Gallery www.theag.ca

Jenna Brown: Still Echoes Resound

Thunder Bay Art Gallery www.theag.ca

Christian Chapman & Bev Koski Exhibit Thunder Bay Art Gallery www.theag.ca

Interwoven: Baskets from the Permanent Collection

Thunder Bay Art Gallery www.theag.ca

July 1, Wednesday Canada Day Full Moon Music Celebration

featuring Cellist Yvonne Caruthers 8 p.m. Drury Lane Books Grand Marais www.drurylanebooks.com

July 2-5

Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing

Grand Marais Playhouse www.arrowheadcenterforthearts.org

July 3, Friday

First Fridays Participating shops throughout Cook County www.visitcookcounty.com

James Rains, author of “Afognak” discusses his work Grand Marais

Public Library www.grandmaraslibrary.org

Hovland Summer Art Festival Music 10 a.m. Hovland Town Hall www.hovlandartsfestival.com

Cook County’s Most Wanted 8 p.m.

Grand Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974 Dance Attic 8 p.m. Voyageur Brewing Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com

July 3-4

Grand Marais 4th of July Celebration

6 p.m. with Parade at 8 p.m. & Fireworks at 9:45 p.m. www.visitcookcounty.com Tofte 4th of July Festival 11 a.m. Tofte Town Hall with Parade at 2 p.m. & Fireworks at 10 p.m. www.visitcookcounty.com

Grand Portage 4th of July Fireworks

Town Hall www.hovlandartsfestival.com

Thunderheads 9 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 3-5

Thunder Bay Ontario www.tbayblues.ca

July 3-19

Woodcuts from Uganda: opening reception July 3 at 5 p.m. Betsy Bowen Grand Marais www.woodcut.com

JULY 2015

July 8, Wednesday

5:30 p.m. Grand Marais Recreation Park www.grandmaraisrecreationarea.com Briand Morrison 7 p.m. Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com Michael Monroe 7 p.m. Log Cabin Grand Marais www.michaelmonroemusic.com

Cathedral of the Pines Lutsen (218) 387-3649

Quartet 7:30 p.m. Arrowhead Center

Butterfly Garden Night 6 p.m. Hartley

Nature Center Duluth www.hartleynature.org

Aquatic Vegetation Workshop 8:30 a.m.

July 9, Thursday

Sam Miltich with Sky Blue Jazz

for the Arts Grand Marais www.northshoremusicassociation.com Maria Nickolay 7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Pub Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com

Tofte Trek 10K Trail Run

July 9-12

July 11-12

www.thheritagedays.com

www.grandmaraisartcolony.org

8 a.m. Birch Grove Community Center Tofte www.sugarbushtrail.org Jim & Michelle Miller 1 p.m. Hovland Art Fair www.hovlandartsfestival.com Pushing Chain 3 p.m. Voyageur Brewery Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com Michael Monroe 7 p.m. Log Cabin Grand Marais www.michaelmonroemusic.com Tim Fast 7 p.m. Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com Earth Wind and Todd 8 p.m. Grand Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974 SplinterTones 8 p.m. Harbor Park Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com

July 5, Sunday

5th Anniversary of the Chik-Wauk Museum & 10th Anniversary of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society Dinner

Celebration 5 p.m. Seagull Lake Community Center, Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department www.chikwauk.com

Anishnawbe Keeshigun Aboriginal Festival 10 a.m. Fort William Historical Park

Thunder Bay

5 p.m. Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen www.caribouhighlands.com Steve Blexrud 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 6, Monday 5:30 p.m. A Taste of Ely Restaurant Jim & Michelle Miller 9 p.m. Bluefin Grille Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

July 7, Tuesday

Healthy Shorelands Workshop

Noon Grand Marais Campground Rec Hall (218) 387-3649 Jim & Michelle Miller 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

Planked Trout Dinner Benefit

Night at the Museum for Free

Visual Artist Gatherings

Blues Fest Marina Park

www.drurylanebooks.com

at Dusk Grand Portage Lodge & Casino www.grandportage.com Temporary Rock Sculptures with Peter Juhl 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

Moguls Music on the Mountain

Hovland Arts Festival 10 a.m. Hovland

Writer’s Salon featuring Mary Relindes Ellis 5 p.m. Drury Lane Books Grand Marais

NORTHERN WILDS

7 p.m. Dorothy Molter Museum Ely www.rootbeerlady.com Timmy Haus 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

Heritage Days Two Harbors

July 10, Friday

Portage Band 6 p.m. Grand Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974

Pete Kavanaugh

Jim & Michelle Miller

8 p.m. Voyageur Brewing Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com

25th Annual Grand Marais Arts Festival Meet Clairvoyant/Medium & Artist Deb Lindstrom for a Psychic Reading Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery & Cottages Lutsen www.kahneetah.com

July 11-19

7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Pub Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com Eric Frost 8 p.m. Voyageur Brewery Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com

Miners Dry Ely www.ely.org

July 10-11

Mysterious Ways

The Wrong Omar 9 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 10-12

Bay Days Silver Bay & Beaver Bay www.bay-days.org

Hopped Up Caribou Festival Caribou Highlands Lutsen www.hoppedupcaribou.com

July 11, Saturday Lundie Vacation Home Tour

10 a.m. Cross River Heritage Center Schroeder www.crossriverheritage.org

Spike Carlsen Talk: Author, Carpenter, Woodworker 10 a.m. Cross River Heritage

Center Schroeder www.crossriverheritage.org

What the Soil & Water Conservation District Can Do For You

10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org Pie Social Benefit sponsored by the North Shore Hospital & Care Center 11 a.m. Johnson Heritage Post Grand Marais

Grand opening of the Detroit Mountain Biking and Hiking Trails with a meet and

greet featuring Gary Fisher Detroit Lakes, MN www.detroitmountain.com Cook County’s Most Wanted 3 p.m. Birch Terrace Grand Marais (218) 387-2215 Joe Paulik 3 p.m. Voyageur Brewery Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com

Ely Greenstone’s Juried Art Show & Sale

July 12, Sunday 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 13-17

NS Federal Credit Union Member Appreciation Week: includes a brat

July 17, Friday

Joe Paulik 8 p.m. Voyageur Brewery Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com Wild Berry Jam

9:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 17-18

Fort Fest Music Festival Fort William Historical Park Amphitheatre Thunder Bay Ontario www.fwhp.ca

July 17-19

Brook Trout Festival

Nipigon Ontario www.nipigon.net

Chalk.A.Lot Sidewalk Festival

Two Harbors www.facebook.com/Chalk.a.Lot.TwoHarbors

July 18, Saturday

The Big Picture: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics with Dick Ojakangas 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

80th Annual West End Garden Club Flower Show 1 p.m. Schroeder Town Hall Maria Nickolay 3 p.m. & 9 p.m. Voyageur Brewery Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com

Book Signing and Reading by author Marlais Brand 3 p.m. Betsy Bowen Grand Marais www.woodcut.com SplinterTones 4 p.m. Harbor Park Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com

Writer’s Salon with Thomas Maltman 5 p.m. Drury Lane Books Grand Marais www.drurylanebooks.com

Jim & Michelle Miller

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

cookout Tues. in Silver Bay, Wed. in Grand Portage, Thurs. in Grand Marais & Fri. in Lutsen

Eric Frost & Bill Hansen

July 15, Wednesday

July 18-19

Gunflint Trail Canoe Races & Silent Auction 4 p.m. Gunflint Lodge Waterfront (218) 388-2246

Culinary Tasting Menu

6 p.m. Waves of Superior Café Tofte www.wavesofsuperiorspa.com Technology Open House 6 p.m. Grand Marais Library www.grandmaraislibrary.org Wildflower Walk 6 p.m. Hartley Nature Center Duluth www.hartleynature.org

July 16, Thursday Gordon Thorne

6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 16-Aug. 9

Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais www.grandmaraisplayhouse.com

7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Pub Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com

Lake Superior Salmon Classic Fishing Tournament Silver Bay Marina www.silverbay.com/marina.html

Finland Fireman’s Annual Softball Tournament at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland

North Shore Water Festival

Grand Marais www.stoneharborws.com

July 19, Sunday

120th Anniversary of Chippewa City Church with Live Music by SplinterTones

1 p.m. Cook County Historical Society Grand Marais www.cookcountyhistory.org Timmy Haus 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 20, Monday

Cascade River Wildflower Walk

5 p.m. Cascade River Parking Lot Lutsen www.arrowheadinvasives.org

Weekly Events July 21-23

Collage & Mixed Media Workshop

Gallery 33 Thundery Bay, Ontario gallery.33.thunderbay@gmail.com

July 29, Wednesday

Lioness Club Buffet Dinner and Silent Auction 5 p.m. St. John’s Church Hall Grand Marais

Daily

Thursdays

www.chippewapark.ca

www.sugarloafnorthshore.org Tracks & Tracking 10 a.m. East Bay Suites Grand Marais www.eastbaysuites.com Free Guided Hike 10:30 a.m. Oberg Mountain Trailhead Tofte www.visitcookcounty.com Free Paddling 1 p.m. Hungry Jack Outfitters Gunflint Trail www.visitcookcounty.com until July 16 Painting Adventures with Joi Electa 3 p.m. The Garage Grand Marais www.joielecta.com Yoga in the Yurt 5:30 p.m. Hartley Nature Center Duluth www.hartleynature.org Joe Paulik Campfire Music 6 p.m. Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com The Bones of Blackfly or Fur is Gonna Fly! 7 p.m. Chippewa Park Pavilion Ontario www.chippewapark.ca Leave It To Beavers 7:30 p.m. Eagle Ridge Resort Lutsen ww.eagleridgeatlutsen.com The Amazing Amusing Moose 7:30 p.m. Caribou Highlands Lodge Lutsen www.caribouhighlands.com

Amusement Rides 1 p.m. Chippewa Park Ontario

July 22-25

Jim & Michelle Miller 9 p.m.

Bluefin Grille Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Through July

Ely www.ely.org

July 30, Thursday

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Duluth www.hawkridge.org

Ely Watercolor Show Miners Dry,

July 24, Friday

Wrap-a-Rock Jewelry Workshop

Gallery 33 Thundery Bay, Ontario gallery.33.thunderbay@gmail.com Portage Band 6 p.m. Grand Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974

Jim & Michele Miller

7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Pub Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com Eric Frost 8 p.m. Voyageur Brewery Grand Marais www.voyageurbrewing.com Bug Lite! 9 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 24-25

Bally Blacksmith Shop Demonstrations Grand Marais www.cookcountyhistory.org

July 24-26

Blueberry Arts Festival

Whiteside Park Ely www.ely.org

July 24-Aug. 9 Belvo/Cushmore Exhibit

Johnson Heritage Post Grand Marais www.johnsonheritagepost.org

July 25, Saturday

Native Plants and Restoration Techniques Workshop and Restoration Tour 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center

Schroeder www.arrowheadinvasives.org

All Pints North Summer Brew Fest

Bayfront Park Duluth www.mncraftbrew.org

Meet Artist Nace Hagemann

12 p.m. Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery & Cottages Lutsen www.kahneetah.com SplinterTones 4 p.m. Harbor Park Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com

Writer’s Salon with Caroline Giles Banks 5 p.m. Drury Lane Books

Grand Marais www.drurylanebooks.com

Michael Monroe

7 p.m. Log Cabin Grand Marais www.michaelmonroemusic.com

Jon Kallberg

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

Gordon Thorne

7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Pub Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com

July 25-26

Earth Wind and Todd 8 p.m. Grand

Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974 Step Rockets 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

& Voyageur Canoe Outfitters Gunflint Trail www.visitcookcounty.com until July 13

www.visitcookcounty.com Live Music 11 a.m. Harbor Park Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com

Bruce Palmer & Marci McIntire Exhibit Cross River Heritage

Fisherman’s Picnic Grand Marais

July 31, Friday

Howling Moon Fest Bayfront Park

Duluth www.howlingmoonfest.com

The SplinterTones

1 p.m. Sidney’s Rooftop Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com Joe Paulik 7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Pub Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com Jim & Michelle Miller 8 p.m. Voyageur Brewing Grand Marais www.voyaageurbrewing.com

Cook County’s Most Wanted

8 p.m. Grand Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974

July 31-Aug. 1

Bally Blacksmith Shop Demonstrations Grand Marais www.cookcountyhistory.org

Black River Revue 9 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

July 31-Aug. 2 2015 Tennis Tournament

Cook County Tennis Courts Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com

Aug. 1, Saturday

How to See in the Dark: Monitoring Bats on the Superior National Forest 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

Aug. 7-9

Live from the Rock Folk Festival Red Rock Ontario www.livefromtherockfolkfestival.com

Aug. 13-16

Hardware & Northern Wilds

Fall Lake, Winton www.elyblues.com

Wild Edibles presentation & hike with Teresa Marrone, author of Wild Berries &

Fruits Field Guide 2 p.m. Chik-Wauk Museum Gunflint Trail www.chikwauk.com Jim & Michelle Miller 6:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais www.gunflinttavern.com

www.chippewapark.ca

July 30-Aug. 2

Library Friends of Cook County Book Sale Grand Marais Community Center

July 25-Aug. 1

July 26, Sunday

Wildlife Park 11 a.m. Chippewa Park Ontario

Mondays

3rd Annual Buskers Festival Thunder Bay

Big Fish Contest sponsored by Buck’s

Monday-Friday

July 30-Aug. 1

Aug. 8, Saturday

Ontario www.bayalgoma.com

Peregrine Watch Wed. & Sat. 11 a.m., Thurs., Fri. & Sun. 10 a.m.

Ely’s 2015 Watercross Race www.ely.org

Boundary Waters Blues Festival

Live Music 9 p.m. Bluefin Grille Tofte www.bluefinbay.com Free Paddling at Bearskin Lodge, Nor’Wester Lodge

Tuesday-Sunday

Center Schroeder www.crossriverheritage.org until July 15.

Tuesdays

Kid’s Nature Day’s 10 a.m. & Becoming a Boundary Waters Family 2:30 p.m. Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center

Gunflint Trail www.chikwauk.com Free Paddling at Gunflint Northwoods Outfitters 11 a.m. & Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters 1 p.m. Gunflint Trail www.visitcookcounty.com until July 14 Lumber Mill Tour 12:30 p.m. Hedstrom Lumber Mill Gunflint Trail (218) 387-2995 ext. 14 Painting Adventures with Joi Electa 3 p.m. Gooseberry State Park www.joielecta.com Tuesday Nite Live 4 p.m. Ely Yoga in the Yurt 5:30 p.m. Hartley Nature Center Duluth www.hartleynature.org Live Music 6 p.m. Lighthouse at Emily’s Two Harbors www.lighthouseatemilys.com Briand Morrison 6 p.m. Pie Place Café Grand Marais www.briandmorrison.com Trivia Night 7 p.m. Grand Marais American Legion (218) 387-2974 Jam Sessions 7 p.m. Chippewa Park Pavilion Coffee House Ontario www.chippewapark.ca Bats in the Belfry 7:30 p.m. Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com Minnesota Wild! 7:30 p.m. Grand Marais Recreation Park www.grandmaraisrecreationarea.com

Wednesdays

Good Morning Birds 10 a.m. Cascade Lodge Lutsen www.cascadelodgemn.com

Painting Adventures with Joi Electa 3 p.m. Temperance River State Park www.joielecta.com

West End Pizza Party 5 p.m. Birch Grove Community Center Tofte bgf@boreal.org

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

www.gunflinttavern.com Free Paddling at Rockwood Outfitters 11 a.m. & Seagull Canoe Outfitters 1 p.m. Gunflint Trail www.visitcookcounty.com until July 15 Music on the Deck with Briand Morrison 6 p.m. Papa Charlie’s Lutsen www.briandmorrison.com Concerts on the Pier 7 p.m. Glensheen Mansion Duluth www.glensheen.org

Black Bears: An American Original 7:30 p.m. Lutsen Resort www.lutsenresort.com

Logging in the Days of Paul Bunyan 7:30 p.m.

Bird Banding 7 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder

Fridays

Oil Painting Class 9 a.m. Trail Center Lodge

Gunflint Trail www.trailcenterlodge.com Lumber Mill Tour 10 a.m. Hedstrom Lumber Mill Gunflint Trail (218) 387-2995 ext. 14 Make a Dreamcatcher 10:30 a.m. Eagle Ridge Resort Lutsen www.visitcookcounty.com Free Paddling 11 a.m. Clearwater Lodge & Canoe Outfitters Gunflint Trail www.visitcookcounty.com until July 17 There’s No Place Like Home 1 p.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org Painting Adventures with Joi Electa 3 p.m. Cascade State Park www.joielecta.com Wildcats of the Northwoods 7:30 p.m. Bluefin Bay Tofte www.bluefinbay.com Wolves in the Night 7:30 p.m. Chateau LeVeaux Tofte www.chateauleveaux.com Live Music 9 p.m. Bluefin Grille Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Saturdays

Cook County Farm & Craft Market 9 a.m. Municipal Parking Lot Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com

Painting Adventures with Joi Electa 9 a.m.

Trail Center Lodge Gunflint Trail www.joielecta.com Beautiful Butterflies (& Ugly Bugs) 10 a.m. Caribou Highlands Lodge Lutsen www.caribouhighlands.com Story Hour with the Muffin Man 11 a.m. Drury Lane Books Grand Marais www.drurylanebooks.com Nature of the Point 1:30 p.m. Artist’s Point Grand Marais www.visitcookcounty.com Joe Paulik Campfire Music 7 p.m. Bluefin Bay Tofte www.bluefinbay.com (starts July 11) Minnesota Wild! 7:30 p.m. Sawbill Lake Campground Tofte www.sawbill.com Forest Fire? Friend or Foe? 7:30 p.m. Cascade Lodge Lutsen www.casadelodgemn.com

Sundays

Geology Walk 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Schroeder www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

Sundays in the Park Concerts 2 p.m. Chippewa Park Ontario www.chippewapark.ca

The Bones of Blackfly or Fur is Gonna Fly! 4 p.m.

Chippewa Park Pavilion Ontario www.chippewapark.ca

Bluefin Bay Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

Gordon Thorne & Bob Bingham 9 p.m. Bluefin Grille Tofte www.bluefinbay.com

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SPEND YOUR SUMM

Full Service RV Park ● Live Wildlife Exhibit ● Cabin Rentals ● Amus

THE FRIENDS OF CHIPPEWA PARK presents

SUNDAYS IN THEPARK For the schedule of entertainers go to:

www.chippewapark.ca

FREE CONCERTS AT CHIPPEWA PARK EVERY SUNDAY TBaytel FAMILY STAGE 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM Join us each and every Sunday afternoon from July 5 to August 30 for an open air concert on the TBaytel Family Stage. The concerts start at 2 pm and run until 4 pm. Please bring your own lawn chairs. There is no charge for the concerts. The concerts are organized by The Friends of Chippewa Park with financial support from the City of Thunder Bay’s Culture and Recreation Division.

K R A P A W E P P I H C 7 TO 10 PM

AT R E M M U S R SPEND YOU

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SESSIONS

TUESDAY NIGHTS

Chippewa Par k’s Pavilion C offee House is Tuesday nigh alive with mus t at 7 PM from ic every now invited to partic ipate in the ‘ope to September 1. Musicians are n listen, dance an jam’ and the au dience is invite d even sing al d on to features a mix g when approp riate. The even of old and ne w country, folk ing and gospel. E and some rock xisting seating & roll is limited to th be wise to brin e first 100 so g your own ch it would airs. There is would welcom no admission e a ‘good will but we ’ donation to Coffee, tea, ju help cover ex ice, cakes and penses. cookies are av evening ends aila at 10 PM. The pavilion and ad ble at no cost. The wheelchair ac ja cent washroo cessible. ms are

Sundays in the Park Schedule July 5

Twisted Canoe Traditional/Bluegrass

July 12

Razz Jazz Trio

Contemporary Jazz & Pop

July 19

PH Balance Jazz

July 26

James Boaraski Trio Roots and Contemporary

August 2

Gravel Road Blues & Roots

August 9

Gibson, Martin & I Bluegrass

August 16

JC Wilkinson Country Blues

August 23

Flipper Flannigan’s Flat-Footed Four Celtic Folk

August 30

Rebel Spirit

Retro Rock & Roll

September 6

Southern Comfort Roots and Blues

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Chippewa Park is located off Highway 61 at the sou Take Chippewa Road then City Road to get to this great family p

MER AT CHIPPEWA PARK

sement Rides ● Picnic Areas ● Children’s Beach ● Tenting ● Walking and Birding

Old-time Melodrama Returns

Rob MacLeod’s Capitol Players in partnership with

The City of Thunder Bay & The Friends of Chippewa Park present

A New Moon Production

The Bones orof Blackfly Fur is Gonna Fly! Plays by T.T.Lucky Directed by: Sheena Albanese

Featuring: Jim Hobson, Arlene Korhonen King, Jessica Krasnichuk, Julie MacCoy, Colin Stewart, Janis Swanson, and John Welyki

At the Chippewa Park Pavilion Sundays: July 5, 12, 19, 26 at 4:00 p.m. Thursdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets at the door: Adults/Teens - $8; 65 & over/12 & under - $5; 5 & under - Free www.capitolplayers.com

COMING SOON! A First for Thunder Bay...

Come and experience compelling stories of animal rescue from around the world! Through interactive exhibits, you’ll step into the rescue efforts to experience and learn innovative science involved in wildlife rescue. Experiment with techniques and tools used by rescuers through hands-on exhibits and multimedia experiences. Wildlife Rescue explores the rehabilitation of different species that share Earth with us, and how we as individuals can make a difference.

OPENING MID-JULY. Check www.sciencenorth/tour for the opening day.

Full-time Features

Amusement Rides

Fun for all ages Weekends in June: 1 - 8 pm; July to September Labour Day weekend, 7 days a week: 1 - 8 pm (weather and crowd permitting)

Wildlife Park

The Chippewa Park Wildlife Exhibit features animals and birds native to Northwestern Ontario, showcased in their natural environment. An elevated, wheelchair-accessible walkway encircles the spacious animal enclosures and provides visitors with a spectacular viewing opportunity. June Hours: Monday to Friday: 11 am to 4 pm; Weekends: 11 am to 8 pm Hours for July to September: 11 am to 8 pm

Tourist Campground RV Sites

Thirty-four full-service RV sites are available with water and 50 amp/240 volt electrical service. These RV sites are located along the shore of Whiskey Jack Creek. This area has its own central washroom and shower facilities. Twelve electrical-only RV sites are available at the campground. Water is only available for filling tanks. Six of the sites have 30 amp electrical service, and six have 15 amp service. Each site has a picnic table. These RV spots are located around the outside of the centre green.

Log Cabins

Seven modern, wheelchair-accessible cabins are available. Cabins are electrically heated and have two queen-size beds, table and chairs, microwave and small fridge. A beautiful wooden deck at the front is perfect for relaxing in the sun.

Tent Sites

Approximately 16 tent sites are conveniently located in a wooded area near the main campground building and a large open playfield. Additional sites are situated on grassed areas adjacent to the treed areas. This unserviced area is also available for group bookings for trailers and tents. This area will hold approximately 40-50 trailers.

Dump Station

The public dump station can be used free of charge by registered Chippewa campers. Non-registered trailers/RVs will be charged a fee.

For reservations or more information: Chippewa Park Campground: (807) 623-3912 Email: chippewacampgroundsstaff@thunderbay.ca www.chippewapark.ca

uth end of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. park. Check us out at www.chippewapark.ca for more information

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Tuesday 50% off burgers • Friday Fish Fry

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Cellars Wine Tasting 4 Wines paired with 4 Plates

Wed. July 15th, 6 pm Seating

Open 5 am - 2 pm Everyday!

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Hours Daily 8 am – 3 pm Located at the stop light in Grand Marais

Spa Open 9am - 6pm Spa 218-663-6888

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Bluefin Grille Late Night Dining Hours

9pm - 11pm Every Day

BEACH BBQ with live music and complementary S ‘mores Every Friday 5-8 pm

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8 am - 9 pm DAILY Local Brews

on tap and in bottles

Fresh Fish on the Menu

HAPPY HOUR • EVERYDAY 3-5 pm

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Summer Entertainment

Live entertainment all summer long Every Mon, Wed, & Fri 9-11 pm Check out the music calendar at www.bluefinbay.com or 218-663-6200

Local Discount: 10% Bar & Food

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The North Shore Dish Burger Bliss on the North Shore By Kelsey Roseth

People are particular about burgers. Nothing starts a raging discourse amongst friends like someone declaring that (insert restaurant here) has the best burger. Everyone’s got an opinion, and when the “best burger” attributes are thrown around, things get intense: people will heatedly hash out which restaurant uses the best bun, delivers the best beef to topping ratio, or serves the juiciest, most flavorful patty. For restaurants, being in the burger business is tough. Competition is fierce. It takes a lot of hard work to develop, or track down, a palate-pleasing patty and from there, create a distinct menu item one that’s sure to knock the socks off of any customer with a beef craving. “We only use 80/20 fresh ground,” said Dan Morsette, the chef at the Four Seasons Supper Club in Finland, as he shares his hard-and-fast rules for crafting the perfect patty. “I use a Montreal steak seasoning blend. Then, we flame grill for the finishing touch. It gives that nice brown caramelization on the outside. As the fat drips into the fire, the smoke comes up and gives it flavor.” Morsette has years of experience preparing exceptional burgers for restaurants on the North Shore, and he currently gets plenty of practice; Four Seasons seats 75 to 100 people at a time on busy Friday nights. You can bet burgers are one of the most-wanted items on the menu. “I had the Four Seasons Burger and I thought it was out-of-this-world amazing,” said 12-year-old Tennessee Fossen, from Finland, about his favorite flame-grilled burger, which is topped with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and served on a toasted Kaiser roll. “I love how it comes with the seasoned fries and it fills you up a lot,” he said. I found Fossen enjoying lunch with his family on a Sunday afternoon, and the burgers were a big hit around the table. “The cheese, the Canadian bacon, it all goes together,” said 16-year-old Jon Trost, about his Al Capone Burger. That flamegrilled patty is topped with Canadian bacon, cheddar cheese, onion straws and a whiskey steak sauce. The Four Seasons Supper Club has a long history in Finland, and has had plenty of time to fine-tune recipes. Wally and Bonnie Tikkanen opened the restaurant in 1975. The couple originally bought the

The Al Capone burger at Four Seasons in Finland is topped with Canadian bacon, cheddar cheese, onion straws and a whiskey steak sauce. | KELSEY ROSETH BURGERS cont. on page 43 NORTHERN WILDS

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BURGERS cont. from page 43

Chef Dan Morsette and cook Zach Morsette add the final touches to an order of burgers. | KELSEY ROSETH building to use as a cabin getaway, but decided to get a return on their investment by opening a business. “We started from scratch. First we started with a bar… and people wanted food, so I made Sloppy Joe’s, then we

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went to hamburgers,” said Bonnie. Over the years, slowly but surely and with the help of family, the Four Seasons Supper Club was formed. When Four Seasons started serving food, Bonnie had no professional cooking experience, but she had cooked at home since she was 12-years-old. “My parents both worked and I had to have meals started and ready for when they got home,” said Bonnie. She made up recipes as she went, using customers’ feedback to tweak the recipes. Since the 1970s, the Tikkanen’s sold and bought back the business a couple of times. In 2012, Wally passed away, and now Bonnie is selling the business. She currently spends 60 hours per week working in the front of the house to keep customers happy. That’s where Dan Morsette comes in. Morsette is responsible for kitchen operations and from his impeccably-clean space, he offers some advice on what to avoid when preparing patties. “Using too lean of meat for one. You need the fat. And, probably overcooking it… Some people they play with it too much. They flip it, and flip it, and flip it,” said Morsette. Four Seasons burgers go on the grill, get one set of marks, then they’re turned to create a cross-hatch. When

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Sydney’S Frozen CuStard Indoor Seating Beer & Wine Breakfast Wood-Fired Pizza The picture of deliciousness: a Carmody 61 Cajun burger. | KELSEY ROSETH the patty is just less than halfway done, the burger gets flipped. “You don’t want to cook it to death unless they ask for it,” Morsette said.

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Further down the shore, Joe Boo is serving up beloved burgers at Carmody 61 in Two Harbors. The chef played a key part in opening the restaurant in 2012 and since then, Carmody 61 has become a local hotspot, and a destination for tired travelers in need of a straightforward sandwich or inventive burger. “People want to sit down and take a break from driving, have a quick sandwich or burger and get on their way,” said Boo. “People want to move.” On busy summer nights, Carmody serves about 120 people during its dinner rush, and about 80 of the meals that fly out of the kitchen are, as expected, burgers.

BEER &

WINE

When Carmody 61 was getting ready to open, Boo hunted for the perfect patty. Working in the Upper Lakes Foods test kitchen with its patient staff, Boo sampled burger after burger before carefully selecting the restaurant’s current patty, which he said is perfect. “I’ve never worked anywhere where I have been told, every day, this is the best burger they’ve ever had,” said Boo. “I do, almost daily, hear that.” Carmody 61 burgers are served seasoned, flame broiled, and assembled in unexpected combinations. Take the Adam’s Beardsly Cream Cheese Burger, for example. It’s topped with cream cheese and olives or jalepenos. Sounds strangely delicious, right? Then there’s the Hawaiian Burger, a juicy patty topped with jerk sauce, a pineapple ring and cheddar cheese. Boo said their key to success is that they flame broil burgers, which seals the flavor

Carmody 61 head night cook Brian Godding preps burger plates. | KELSEY ROSETH in. “Burgers on the flat-top just aren’t the same as the charbroiled burger,” said Boo. “Everyone wants

a juicy burger. It makes it that much better.”

Sun-Thurs: 11am - 8pm Fri & Sat: 11am - 9pm 218-387-1915 401 E. HWY 61, GRAND MARAIS, MN NORTHERN WILDS

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NORTH SHORE BEERS perfect for a warm summer day By Javier Serna

Hoppy IPAs and heavy imperial stouts have their place among craft brew drinkers, but the heat of summer time begs lighter offerings. Sometimes you want to drink more than one, but might not want too strong of a beer. Yet you still want a tasty brew. Thankfully, the brewers up and down Lake Superior’s North Shore, from Duluth to Thunder Bay, have plenty of offerings to fit the bill. Here’s eight of them:

Ankle Deep Pilsner (5.0 ABV)

Apricot Wheat (5.0 ABV)

CANAL PARK BREWING, DULUTH

FITGER’S BREWHOUSE, DULUTH

This German-style lager, with an almost lemongrass flavor, is perfect for a hot day, especially after a long hike or after some heavy paddling. That’s the opal, Hallertau and Strisselspalt hops coming through. While Canal Park Brewing certainly brews up a variety of beers worth trying, many might be content to stick with Ankle Deep. You’ll have to head over to Canal Park to get one, since the beer is only sold inside the brewery—but growlers are also available to take home or into the woods.

This hazy, orange-colored ale has been around for a while for good reason. It’s delicious. It’s citrus, lightly-hopped flavor should satisfy many a beer drinkers — even those that don’t care for run-of-the-mill, hardly-hopped wheat beers. It can be found beyond Fitger’s Brewhouse, where pints and growlers can be had. Burrito Union, Redstar Lounge, (also in the Fitger’s complex) and Tycoons Alehouse— all Duluth watering hole—serve up the stuff.

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This tasty brown ale is one of the few beers made in Minnesota using wild rice. It’s a light-bodied, yet flavorful beer that embodies the flavor of wild rice without being overpowering. There are plans to bottle the beer by the end of the summer. Aside from the brewery’s taproom, where you can also dine, it’s available on tap at several places along the North Shore: Duluth, Lutsen, Two Harbors and Hungry Jack Lodge off the Gunflint Trail.

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This light beer has been around probably longer than any beer on this list, and despite being the lightest beer on the list by ABV, it’s still a beer worthy of mentioning. Kayak Kolsch is a refreshing beer with a nice floral hop flavor. It’s also the only beer on this list that is bottled and is widely distributed, not only along the North Shore, but also in the Twin Cities.

This offering, from Thunder Bay’s Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, is the second of two Kolsch-style beers on the list. This crisp lager has slight hoppiness, light enough to be enjoyed by those who aren’t into heavily-hopped beers. Northern Logger, which is available year-round, is probably the brewery’s best-seller, according to Kevin Brewer, Sleeping Giant’s sales and logistics coordinator. It’s available in growlers, in 16-ounce cans (sold at the brewery’s retail store) and on taps, mostly in Thunder Bay, but with future plans to put it on tap on Minnesota’s North Shore.

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Since opening in 2013, Bent Paddle has quickly made a name for itself that’s resonated throughout the state and beyond. This Belgian-style blonde ale is one of two seasonal beers canned at the brewery. It’s the strongest beer on this list, but it’s as drinkable as many beers with less alcohol (be careful!). Find it on draft, at the Duluth taproom, where it can be poured in a glass or growler, in 12-ounce cans on the North Shore, down and some specialty beer shops in the Twin Cities. 46

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This pale ale is the hoppiest on the list, but it’s no bitter IPA. This beer balances out piney hops with the malt, meeting brewer Paul Gecas’ goal. It will be brewed yearround and serve as the brewery’s flagship beer. It’s a thirst-quenching brew that’s perfect for summer. “It’s bold enough to complement a kayak trip, but not too overpowering that you wouldn’t want another,” Gecas said. It’s available by the pint or growler.

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The first time I had this beer was a few years back, after a long trip into the BWCAW, and it was so good that I had several. I’ve gone back to it many times, and it still holds up. Castle Danger’s rich and malty take on a cream ale balances slight sweetness, with a bit of bitterness. The Two Harbors taproom sells it by the glass or growler, and it can be found on tap at many places on the North Shore. Also look for it in area bottle shops.

BEER DEFINITIONS ABV: Alcohol by Volume —A Standard measurement of alcohol contained in an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a percentage of total volume. HOPS: Hops are present in all beers, in some form, and can be used at different times throughout the brewing process. Hops affect flavor, aroma and bitterness. LAGER: Beer that is fermented and served cold. It can be pale, golden, amber or dark in color. It is the most popular beer consumed and commercially available. STOUT: A dark beer that is made by using roasted malt or roasted barley, hops, water and yeast. It is generally the strongest in terms of ABV.

IPA: India Pale Ale—a style of beer within the broader category of pale ales. Its first appearance was in England during the 19th century and was originally brewed from pale malt. KOLSCH: A style of beer brewed in Cologne, Germany. It looks similar in hue to a standard German pale lager. It is warm fermented and then lagered, or conditioned at a cold temperature. GROWLER: A half-gallon container, such as a jug, that can be refilled. It is generally made out of glass, ceramic, or stainless steel. It was named in the late 1800s. The the sound of CO2 escaping through the lid on a pail full of beer, creating a “rumbling” or “growling” sound.

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got a handful of friends, confidants they can lean on, kindred spirits they trust, right? Well, again, sort of. Recent studies have shown that loneliness is on the rise, especially in the U.S. A sociological study revealed that in 1985, Americans claimed a total number of three “close others” (defined as someone you feel comfortable sharing a personal problem with). When this study was repeated in 2004, that number dropped to the devastating sum of zero (McPherson et al. 2005). That means more than 25 percent of Americans (1-in-4) feel they have no one to confide in. Similar research is also finding that loneliness is one of the top reasons people seek psychological counseling. Friends, looking at this information, a sort of crisis should start to form in our minds. If this information is true, we are failing to access the full potential of our health because we aren’t engaging in meaningful ways with the family, friends and neighbors in our midst. Medicine has its place, don’t get me wrong, but what if a smile and a quick wave to your neighbor could lower your blood pressure? What if a smile could help lower your neighbor’s blood pressure? And what if that neighbor, because of your smile, finds the time to chat with an acquaintance that secretly needed someone to talk to? She walks away happy, feeling more alive. And the story goes on and on. It is that simple. So let’s do it. Let’s rewrite the story of health together.

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If you are a trout angler, the 100th anniversary of the world record brook is kind of a big deal. On July 21, 1915, the 14-pound, 8-ounce monster brook trout was plucked out of the Nipigon River by Dr. J.W. Cook of Fort William, Ontario. Many stories have been told about what happened that day, but here is what Dr. Cook said in a CP story printed 34 years after he caught the great trout in Rabbit Rapids, on the Nipigon River. “The river that day was covered with brown flies,” Dr. Cook recalled. “I was fishing with a minnow. When it had settled below the surface, the big fish took the bite and was away.” Dr. Cook played the giant brookie for some time on his 5-weight bamboo fly rod and it was finally netted after a great struggle. He thought it might be a lake trout, but the First Nations guides said it was a brookie. When he opened the fish, it was found to have a stomach full of brown flies, likely caddis. “He was greedy enough to take the minnow too,” said Cook, in the piece.

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World record’s rise and fall with some regularity, yet Dr. Cook’s record has never been seriously challenged. Although it was caught in 1915—long before three Hydro dams tamed the greatest trout river in history—the fish created such excitement, it was sent away and verified as a brook trout by the Royal Ontario Museum. Even for the time, this was an abnormally huge brook trout. The fish measured 31.5 inches long with a depth of 11 inches. There was no girth measurement taken, but a good estimate would be about 23 inches around. Cook’s 5-weight bamboo rod, now owned by Jim Donaldson, of Thunder Bay, remains a Holy Grail item. I had the good fortune to hold this legendary rod a couple of years ago and feel a little bit of the magic from that day. The rod, reel and line were in miraculously good shape. Dr. Cook’s fly wallet can be found at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum (thunderbaymuseum.com). On July 17-19 of this year, the town of Nipigon will celebrate its most famous historical figure with a full weekend of events. The Nipigon River Brook Trout Festival will be the first celebration of its kind for the town, and will establish the pre-eminence of the region for brook trout angling. Much activity is planned

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for the weekend, including boat tours on the Nipigon River, guided hikes and kayak adventures. There will also be live music and some brook trout-centered angling workshops. I’m honored to be taking part on Saturday, and will be on hand with fly fishing personality Rebekka Redd, from Thunder Bay, and the legendary writer, angler and tackle manufacturer Dan Gapen. The Gapen name is synonymous with the Nipigon River, as Dan’s father is credited with developing the famous Muddler Minnow fly on its banks.

tandem fly set up and hooked not one, but two 6-pound brook trout at the same time! The double mount of those fish now resides at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum, but negotiations are underway to have this unusual and mostly unknown piece of Dr. Cook’s story on display in Nipigon for the anniversary celebration.

Dr. Cook’s great brook trout will be the star of the weekend. Although the original skin mount was largely destroyed by a fire 25 years ago, a couple of impressive replicas will be on display. There will also be a recently discovered picture of Dr. Cook with the great fish shortly after it was caught, and a display of a lesser known brook trout mount that’s also of historical significance. While Dr. Cook was on his legendary July, 1915, foray down the Nipigon River, he made another record-breaking catch. The good doctor was working a

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By Joseph Friedrichs An accomplished fly caster and fly tier, Bob Nasby was recently inducted in the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. When the arrangement was finalized for Bob Nasby to visit the Gunflint Trail for a few days of fishing this summer, I envisioned a man showing up wearing an Orvis fishing hat, the trendiest $300 fishing vest available and weatherproof pants, with the word Patagonia emblazoned on them. After all, Nasby was a fly fisherman. A hall-of-fame, legendary, one-in-a-million type of fly fisherman, in fact. However, much to my delight, Nasby showed up to Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters, located on Poplar Lake, wearing dirty jeans, an old sweatshirt, well-worn boots and looking overdue for a shave. He looked like the type of fly fisherman I always wanted to be. “This whole elitist concept behind fly fishing is nonsense,” Nasby said. “That secretive type of stuff, that behavior of being some kind of holier-than-though type of angler is complete junk.” I learned the ropes of fly fishing in Missoula, Montana. My first trout on a fly rod came out of Rock Creek, just east of Missoula. During my collegiate days at the University of Montana, it was not uncommon to see people walking across campus with fly rods in hand.

But in Minnesota, it’s often a different story. Diehard fly anglers like Nasby are not commonplace, though fly fishing is popular along the North Shore and in southeastern Minnesota. Head over to Leech Lake, or Mille Lacs, and you’ll be lucky to spot a fly angler on any given day. Throughout the Midwest, Nasby explained, there remains an intimidation factor when it comes to fly fishing. “Look,” Nasby continued, “there are so many theories on fly fishing that if you listened to them all you’d probably never go. The reality is, find out what is comfortable for you and go out there and try to have some fun.” Nasby has been fishing for most of his life. His father died during WWII and Nasby’s mother was left with three young children to care for. The family moved from house to house, depending on where they could afford. Most of their homes were north of the Twin Cities, such as Forest Lake and other nearby towns. But wherever they moved to, Nasby’s mother always made sure there was water nearby. Fishing became a means of eating, not just a way to pass a casual summer day. “I was about five or so and bringing home buckets of bluegills and bullheads for us to eat,” Nasby said. “Sometimes we ate them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.”

Never keen on educational institutions, Nasby decided his schooling days were over after eighth-grade, opting instead for an early career in the military. “I was one of those rarities who joined the Air Force even though they hate flying,” he said. After his time in the service was complete, Nasby worked for a time in the iron industry. The days were long and the work brutal, and eventually Nasby realized fishing needed to be more than a hobby. So in the late 1970s, he opted to turn it into a profession. And for the next 30-plus years, Nasby has done just that. During the past three decades, he has guided fishing trips from the Gulf of Mexico, to the North Shore, with most of his guiding time spent on the St. Croix River, about 15-miles east of his home in St. Paul. The work of a fishing guide isn’t always easy. Clients occasionally arrive with outrageous expectations. There can be rain, wind and all manner of natural elements to face on a daily basis. Being a fishing guide in Minnesota takes a certain toughness, and in Nasby’s case, perhaps this can be traced back to his now-deceased mother, who at age 92 once called him at 5:30 a.m. and insisted on going to the casino. “Move it or lose it, Bob,” she simply stated.

Now 76 and coming off a recent knee-replacement surgery, Nasby isn’t the everyday, hardcore angler he once was. However, his career is not without its accomplishments. His service and expertise as a fly fishing guide and casting instructor landed him in the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame earlier this year. Nasby has tied thousands of flies over the years, built rods, landed trophy fish from Lake Michigan to the Atlantic Ocean and essentially mastered the St. Croix River as a fishery. The first two fish to ever appear on Minnesota’s trout stamps, back in the early 1980s, were both caught by Nasby. His credentials go on and on with continued brilliance. And yet, it was a statement Nasby declared within the first 10 minutes of meeting him that put me at ease. “The people I like to fish with know how to have fun when we’re not catching fish,” he said. “And most of us swear and chew Copenhagen.” Dennis Anderson, an outdoor columnist for the Star Tribune, has often witnessed what makes Nasby so dynamic as a fisherman, guide and casting instructor. “Although he’s well known in fly fishing circles, Bob Nasby lacks the media visibilNASBY cont. on page 52 NORTHERN WILDS

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he continues to visit and fish the Northern Wilds is for the serenity he feels upon arriving. “It’s the beauty up here,” he said. “The quietness of it. The lack of crowds.” Despite his penchant for gruffness, Nasby maintains a certain innocence about him. When he shared a story about his mother on her deathbed, he said chills shot up his spine. “Just a couple days before she passed,” Nasby said, “she looked at me and said ‘remember Bob, fight, fight, fight.’” During our final hour spent on Poplar Lake chasing fish, Nasby missed what must have been an 18 or 19-inch smallmouth. The episode happened after one of those perfect Nasby casts, the type where his yellow popper with the red skirt landed just inches from the shoreline. After two strips of his line, a magnificent fish lunged at his fly, only to miss its target. Almost instantly, the fish returned, and again it missed, this time showing its thick bronze back. “That fish is big,” Nasby said quietly. After a third charge from the fish failed to place the hook where it needed to be, the fish vanished to the depths of Poplar Lake. Nasby sat with his shoulders slumped in the front of the canoe. The hall-of-fame fisherman had been defeated that night, proving that no level of expertise assures every fish will be caught and landed. “That’s why I keep coming out here,” Nasby said later that evening. “It’s those stories of the ones we miss that are often the most interesting. And you know what, just being out here for another day is what this is still all about.”

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WHY GO: It’s a large Ontario lake with the chance to catch a trophy lake trout or walleye, thanks to relatively low fishing pressure. It’s also a lake with beautiful surroundings, described as diabase cliffs and talus slopes by Ontario Parks. ACCESS: From Thunder Bay, it’s about a 90-minute drive to the lake, where there are two boat accesses. To get to the Arrow Lake Narrows Access from Thunder Bay, follow Hwy. 588, to Arrow Lake Provincial Park, taking a slight left onto W. Arrow Lake Rd. To get to the Arrow Lake East boat ramp, follow Hwy. 588 and take To Rose Lake a left onto East Arrow Lake Road. Take a slight FISH SPECIES PRESENT: Lake trout, left onto Kuusela Rd. down walleye, lake whitefish, smallmouth bass, to the access. Technically, the lake can cisco, yellow perch, eelpout, brook trout, be accessed from the U.S. border via the rock bass and northern pike. Rose Lake — a lake inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — with LAKE TROUT: Jeff Black, management a Remote Area Border Crossing Permit, biologist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), said Arrow but more regarding that below. isn’t considered a destination lake by VITALS: This 8,189-acre Ontario lake many, with most of the pressure it resits less than a mile from the U.S. Bor- ceives coming from area residents, private der and is connected via stream to Rose camps, and guests of the only resort on Lake. It has a maximum depth of 180 the lake. But there’s some decent-sized feet, and an average depth of 58 feet. fish in the lake, mostly lake trout and

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walleyes, he said, as was shown by the latest survey of the lake conducted in 2008. That survey, using large and small mesh nets, caught lake trout up to 32 inches, with the average laker measuring 22 inches. “There’s a few bigger fish in the lake,” he said. In the spring and fall, they can be found shallow, but summer time requires baits that can get down to the depths. WALLEYE DOING OK: Walleyes were introduced to the lake by the Ontario MNR, probably in the 1960s, according to Black, and they are self-sustaining now. The 2008 survey turned up fish up to 31 inches, with an average size of 21 inches, so the species isn’t doing too badly. Both walleye and lake trout likely utilize the cisco population as their main forage, he said. CROSSING FROM THE BORDER: Nancy Seaton, co-owner of Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters just north of the Gunflint Trail, said it used to be much easier to cross the

border from Rose Lake, where a BWCAW permit would also be required. Nowadays, a Remote Area Border Crossing permit, from the Canada Border Services Agency, is required, and they aren’t available on the Gunflint Trail. The permits, which require a $30 application-processing fee, can be obtained through the mail. For those planning in advance, the application recommends mailing it in at least three weeks in advance. The application can also be presented in person at the Pigeon River Port of Entry. For more information on obtaining one of these permits, go to www.cbsa.gc.ca. CAMPING: Arrow Lake Provincial Park has a 40-site campground on the north shore of the lake, but last year, 30 of those sites were put into a program that allows campers to reserve them for the entire summer season. However, 10 sites can still be rented on a first-come, first-serve basis. To contact park management, call 807-4739231. — Javier Serna NORTHERN WILDS

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Homemade Root Beer BY ERIC CHANDLER

The author enjoys a glass of homemade root beer. | COURTESY OF ERIC CHANDLER When I was a kid, I remember walking through my grandmother’s house in Maine and hearing an explosion. I asked my dad, “What was that?” “One of Grammie’s root beer bottles just blew up.” This made me sad since it meant less root beer to drink. I bet it made the grownups sad too, since they had to clean up the sticky mess. Now, as an adult, my family and I make homemade ice cream in the summer. So with this memory in mind and summer on the way, I thought it would be fun to make homemade root beer floats. Filled with enthusiasm, I took the kids to the grocery store and bought some McCormick’s Root Beer Concentrate. Then we went to Fitger’s Brewhouse and bought four big glass beer growlers to bottle our root beer. I jumped on the internet when we got home to look for a recipe. While scouring the homebrew forums, I discovered that bottling root beer in glass was the same as making a grenade (you’d think I would’ve known that). The experts suggested that we make the homemade soda in plastic bottles. Much safer. However, procrastination took over and time passed by, leaving our project unfinished. Later, in August, my son said, “Yesterday was National Root Beer Float Day.” I thought, you have GOT to be kidding me. There was a day built for my idea, and I missed it. Since we still had some leftover homemade ice cream in the freezer, I ran to the computer to find a recipe. There is an easy way to make root beer and a hard way. You can find both recipes via the McCormick’s website. We made it the easy way, which involves carbonated club soda. We mixed it with the homemade ice cream and, lo and behold, it tasted

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great. We salvaged an important national holiday. Now I was still stuck with four giant glass growlers I couldn’t use and we were about to leave town to visit my parents in Maine. Another brainstorm: We’ll make homemade root beer the hard way at Grammie and Grampie’s house. And what a production it was. First, my dad and I drove about 50 miles to three grocery stores to find the proper root beer concentrate. Then, we had to buy two-liter bottles of…wait for it…root beer so we could use the bottles. It was 69 cents per bottle; only the good stuff when all you want is the bottle itself. When we got home and prepared to launch, we took a closer look at the recipe. “5 gallons of spring water.” Five gallons of root beer? No way. So we had to do math to make a quarter of a batch, which was funny watching the old people do fractions. Eventually, we bottled up our creation and hoped the yeast would eat the sugar to make suitable bubbles. We enclosed the two bottles in a plastic bin (to protect from any ka-boom) and put it on the porch for two days in the summer sun. This got the yeast cooking. The bottles expanded under pressure and became tight as a drum. We moved them to the fridge and waited four more days. The tension was unbearable.

Easy way ingredients. | ERIC CHANDLER

Making a batch the “hard” way. | ERIC CHANDLER

Finally, with lots of family and cousins around, we opened the first bottle. My daughter sarcastically remarked that it “smelled like bread.” But, she also said it tasted good. It had a gentle carbonation, not the harsh scouring bubbles you sometimes get from the store. Success. Thirty years later, it was neat to have homemade root beer in Maine at Grammie’s house again, with 100 percent less explosions. Easy way float customers: Grace and Sam. | ERIC CHANDLER

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By Deane Morrison— MINNESOTA STARWATCH

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35 miles from Grand Marais up the scenic Gunflint Trail 372 Hungry Jack Road [ www.hungryjacklodge.com July opens with Venus and Jupiter forming a close pair low in the west after sunset. As usual, Venus outshines Jupiter. The two planets took months to get together, and now they uncouple and sink into the sun’s afterglow. Relatively sluggish Jupiter drops because Earth is leaving it behind in the orbital race, but our sister planet is speedier than Earth and has plans of its own. In the second half of July, Venus dives into the sunset as it hurtles toward its next passage between Earth and the sun. By month’s end, Venus will be lost in the afterglow while Jupiter, though higher, will be a real challenge to find. Try looking for the planets about 50 minutes after sunset on the 18th, when a young crescent moon appears with them. You may even spot Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, above Venus. Binoculars will help. July evenings are great for enjoying Scorpius and the Teapot of Sagittarius. Sinuous Scorpius rears up from the

south, extending its claws westward toward Libra while the scorpion’s red heart, Antares, glows softly. As a bonus, Saturn shines above the claws. Just east of Scorpius, the spout of the Teapot is poised to pour its contents onto the scorpion’s tail. Moving east again, we see the handle of the Teapot and the little Teaspoon of stars hanging above it.

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This year, July has two full moons. The first comes at 9:20 p.m. on the 1st and rises, round and beautiful, approximately half an hour before sunset. The second arrives at 5:43 a.m. on the 31st; look for it in the west around 5 a.m. Also in the early hours, look eastward on the 12th to see a waning crescent moon near Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus, along with the lovely Hyades and Pleiades star clusters. The University of Minnesota offers public viewings of the night sky at its Duluth campus. For more information and viewing schedules, see the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at www.d.umn. edu/planet

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The Millers Make Music on “Date Nights” By Shawn Perich For Jim and Michele Miller, performing music is like a date night. The Hovland couple has two boys, ages 5 and 12, so they have to line up a sitter anytime they’re scheduled for a gig. But that’s ok with them. “It gives us a reason to get out,” Jim says. The Millers play a mix of American roots, folk, bluegrass, country, a little blues, traditional Irish, Appalachian music and some rock ‘n’ roll; in short, a little bit of everything. Jim plays guitar and banjo. Michele, who Jim calls “the backbone of everything,” plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and harmonica. The couple’s trademark is their tight vocal harmonies, which Jim likens to the Everly Brothers. While they enjoy playing with other musicians, the couple often performs as a duet. Why? Because it is difficult to coordinate schedules and sitters with other family–oriented musicians. The Millers are part of the group Blueberry Jam with Andy and Amy Schmidt and Pat Flack, all of Hovland. The Schmidts also have children, so the two couples have trouble getting together to practice and play. The Millers also perform as Wild Berry Jam, with Michele’s children and Flack. Jim, the more outgoing of the two, says he enjoys meeting people in the intimate settings of many Cook County venues. He likes to engage and interact with the audience. Sometimes, Michele says, he gets “silly” and she needs to rein him in. The interplay between the couple becomes part of the show. “Music gives you an opportunity to connect with people in a moment of time,” Jim says. Michele, on the other hand, likes the way music crosses through time. The traditional music she loves keeps getting recycled as it passes from one generation to the next. She says traditional songs often have universal themes, such as love, family and the land, which every generation holds in common. She recently returned from visiting her daughter in Northern Ireland. There, she was able to fulfill a dream: playing traditional music in an Irish pub. If you want to hear the Miller’s music, you’ll have to catch a live performance. They’ve only recorded one song so far, but are endeavoring to do more. They’ve set up a bedroom “studio,” but the challenge remains of finding time to record.

Jim and Michele Miller perform throughout Cook County. They are pictured here at the 2012 Radio Waves Music Festival. | FILE

If you want to hear the Millers live, watch for their performances in the calendar section of this publication. If you live in Cook County, chances are they will play somewhere near you. They typically perform at Cascade Lodge, Gun Flint Tavern, Lutsen Resort, Moguls, Voyageur Brewing Co., Bluefin Grille, Hovland Town Hall, Birch Terrace, Radio Waves and Fisherman’s Picnic.

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Strange Tales Building a Highway Over History By Elle AndraWarner

Walk the woods along the north side of divided Highway 11/17 (Trans-Canada Highway) near the Mackenzie River and you’ll be following the footsteps of the Paleoindians, ancient people who trekked this same landscape (once the shoreline of the Glacial Lake Minong) more than 9,500 years ago. Pretty amazing that North America’s earliest people lived and worked here, leaving behind stone tools and evidence of stone tool making, steps away from the highway leading northeast from the city—a highway that has since paved over some of the Paleoindian sites. Thousands of artifacts, most made of rock found only in the region and parts of Minnesota, have been found at archaeological sites (collectively part of the Lakehead Complex), giving it claim as the largest Paleoindian site in Canada, and maybe North America. But don’t look for any signs on the “highway over history”—there are none. About 10,000 years ago, glacial space that covered much of North America was melting, creating the huge Glacial Lake Minong. Shortly after the glaciers retreated, the first humans, the Paleoindians, arrived on the newly-opened grassy tundra-like land. They came to hunt, fish and live, making stone tools and weapons from jasper taconite, a rare mineral elsewhere, but abundant in the Lake Superior basin. At the time, the water levels were 150 feet, or 46 meters, above present-day Lake Superior, submerging the land where today’s City of Thunder Bay is located. As

Mackenzie River as it flows south to Lake Superior; the Paleoindian sites Mackenzie I and II are named after the river. the glacial Lake Minong retreated northward, its waters filled the Lake Superior basin, which had been formed roughly one billion years ago through shifting and rifting of rock. Lake Superior has only been at its current elevation for about 2,000 years. The Paleoindian, or “ancient Indian” people are still a mystery, in that virtually nothing is known about their lodging, clothing and transportation, or their use of wood, leather, bone or other perishable material. The leading theory is that the first people arrived in North America by walking across the land bridge, Beringia,

between Asia and America about 12,000 years ago (figures vary on the timeline).

Mackenzie I and II; Electric Woodpecker 1, 2, and 3; RLF; Naomi and Hodder.

In 2009, the Ontario government gave the green light to continue making the existing Highway 11/17 into a divided highway from Thunder Bay east about 40 kilometres. Construction began in 2010, but was halted after new Paleoindian sites were discovered along a corridor in the proposed construction zones. Archaeologists, including Lakehead University faculty, were called in to examine the sites and retrieve artifacts in 2010 and 2011 before roadwork continued. The site names are

The largest Paleoindian site is Mackenzie I (100 meters by 60-75 meters) located on the west side of the Mackenzie River, about 20 km northeast of Thunder Bay. It appears to have been used for long-term habitation. Excavations yielded hundreds of projectile points, bifaces, cores, scrapers and knives, as well as large amount of stone material representing each stage of the stone tool- and weapon-making PALEOINDIAN cont. on page 58

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PALEOINDIAN cont. from page 57

Travel on the Voyageur II to get to various camping/ canoeing points on the island, OR travel on the Sea Hunter III for a day-trip to Isle Royale. All trips depart from Grand Portage, MN. Reservations strongly suggested.

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A Paleoindian site discovered over 30 years ago in the Lakehead Complex: The Cummins Pre-Contact Site, was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. Located on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, it sits along the Minong beach ridge that once formed the shore of Glacial Lake Minong, and is considered one of the most “significant and representative examples of Plano cultural occupations, which existed during the late stages of the Paleo-Indian period (7000 B.C.E.–3000 B.C.E.).

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750 sq. ft. fully-insulated for year-round use cottage built in 2003. Only 30 minutes from Thunder Bay off Hwy 61 and 12 miles from border. Features open-concept living room and kitchen, 1 bedroom, 3 pc. bath, sunroom that can be used as a bed/sitting room, utility room & mud room. All furnishings included. Dug well & septic field. Short 100 yd stroll brings you to your dock. $145,000 USD. 807-577-3060

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Mackenzie River empties into Lake Superior. The Sleeping Giant can be seen in the background. process. Mackenzie II is a smaller site, situated directly across from the Mackenzie I site, on the east side of the river. It is considered to be a small hunting camp or “lithic reduction site,” (removing flakes from a stone to make a tool). Both were named for the adjacent Mackenzie River, which flows into Lake Superior. Most of the recovered items were made of iron-rich local jasper taconite, though small amounts of toolstone were found of Hixton Silicified Siltstone from Wisconsin,

Knife River flint from North Dakota, and Knife Like Siltstone from Quetico Provincial Park. The archaeological project was a partnership between cultural management company Calgary-based Western Heritage, Lakehead University, First Nations of Rocky Bay and Red Rock, and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation. Strange indeed that here in our Northern Wilds we have evidence of the arrival of North America’s earliest peoples, yet we pave it over with a highway.

“Set on a treed landscape, the fenced-in site includes Cummins Pond and Minong beach ridge, which was once the shoreline of Glacial Lake Minong. The site is part of a regional pattern of Paleo-Indian sites, collectively known as the Lakehead Complex, that is associated with taconic lithic assemblages, Gunflint formation outcrops, and proglacial lake strandlines. Tactonite debitage and stone tools lie scattered along the strandline and the surrounding area. Official recognition refers to the 7.3-hectare property owned by the Province of Ontario. “Like most sites in the Lakehead Complex, Cummins Pre-Contact Site was developed because it was located near water supplies, it was along caribou migration routes and it provided access to fish, small game, and waterfowl. The site is at the core area of archaeological intensity, directly on the taconite, and served as a major quarry, workshop and habitation area in the Lakehead Complex.” Parks Canada, National Historic Sites of Canada, www.pc.gc.ca.

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Well-built with modern conveniences, this efficient 2007 home has 2 large bedrooms, a full bath, infloor heat and woodstove. Sits on 10 beautiful acres with a creek, sauna, and gardens. Trails all around. $172,000 Call: (218) 475-0142 58

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Enjoy a spectacular panoramic view from your 2,400 sq ft, 2-story all-season home. This unique home with vaulted ceilings, contemporary open concept kitchen, living room, dining room includes, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths with dock house on 190 ft shoreline on crystal clear Oliver Lake just 25 minutes south of Thunder Bay, Ontario or 40 minutes north of the US border. See ThunderBayHouses.com (search by Property Type: Waterfront 181A South Bay) and/or PropertyGuys.com (search #151494.) $560,600

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MALCOLM CLARK, Broker Enjoy a spectacular panoramic view from either front or rear great rooms, both have vaulted ceilings & fireplaces. Nestled among the pines and cedar, the 2300 sq ft. home has 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, kitchen, laundry room and bar. This summer retreat is situated on a crystal clear, spring fed lake, with your own private white sand bay, great for bass, northern and trout fishing. Adjacent to Quetico Prov Park. Contact: Greg Fraser (780) 838-1693, (780) 404-1540, pamalama2@gmail.com $250,000 CND

FOR SALE: Remote cabin on Kemo Lake

near Two Island Lake north of Grand Marais MN. 16 acres and 500 ft. shoreline. Mixed timber. Moose, deer, grouse, and great lake trout fishing. 20 x 24 furnished cabin, shed, 14' Lund boat w/ 7.5 HP Evinrude motor. A great place to relax and enjoy nature.

2 to 95 acres. buildings, sand beaches, sheltered Starting at $90,000 USD mooring area, more building sites

and southern views of Scotch Lake. Surrounded by crown land and largest of only a few private parcels on this huge lake. Very secluded and private. Great fishing/hunting retreat. $850,000 CDN

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120 acres $179,000 80 acres $149,000 40 acres $99,000 20 acres $79,000

Independent Hotel, 36 rms, Rev. $550,000, Asking $1,400,000 Franchise Hotel, 30 rms, Rev. $410,000, Asking $1,200,000

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Tremendous Lake Superior building sites. Lakefront and interior lots for sale with docking facilities. Causeway opened year round. Power and phone. Starting at

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LAKE SUPERIOR LOTS

Little Trout Bay, 20 minutes north of the Minnesota/Ontario border, 3 large estate-sized lots, very sheltered with southern exposure. Tremendous views. Power and telephone available. Priced beginning at $199,000 USD

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Almost 400 feet on the north side of the Kam River with southern exposure. total of 12.36 acres - all high ground. Right in the city of Thunder Bay.

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HARRY LAKE LODGE

The ultimate fly-in fishing resort. Totally outfitted with all the modern conveniences. 80 miles north of Thunder Bay. Incredible fishing! Main lodge, beach house with sauna and hot tub. Diesel generator, fish cleaning house, boats, motors. Harry Lake is a very large lake with no road access and Harry Lake resort is the only improvement. $295,000 CDN

NORTHERN LIGHTS LAKE ISLAND Exceptional log home on over 2 acres with over 500 ft of shoreline. Cathedral ceilings, beautiful stone fireplace, guest camp, boathouse, large deck and more. Great views!

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200 Whipporwill Lane, Hovland MN • 23 + acres 1 bedrm rustic home with electricity • Large pole building and detached 1 car garage • Nature trails, ponds, seasonal lake view, private retreat • Price $179,900 MLS # 6004087

18 Crosswind Trail, Tofte MN

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.

RMLS# 4590545 $249,900

• 3 bedrm-1.75 bath home built 2007 • Large wood burning fireplace • Granite counters, slate flooring • 2 acre lot adjacent to state land • Price: $239,900 MLS # 6004088

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 MLS # 6004296

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The Blueﬁn Bay Family of Resorts is unmatched in its intimate proximity to Lake Superior. We oﬀer three distinct ownership opportunities to achieve what you’ve been dreaming of for years.

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3BR, 3 BA. Brand new units! 3BR, 3BA. End-unit w/ incredible views. One of Master craftsmanship. most requested. Pure elegance.

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3BR/2BA home with commercial zoning on Hwy 61. New Bathroom, New Laundry Room, New Mudroom, New Flooring, New Dishwasher-this is a lot of house. New Septic. Remodeled outbuilding could be used for guest house, art studio, office, the opportunities are endless!! Close to Downtown Grand Marais. Owner/Agent MLS# 6001300 $219,900

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Temperance Landing On the shores of Lake Superior in Tofte, Minnesota

2067 W Hwy 61

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Vacant Land Devil Track Rd & South Shore Drive 5 acre parcels located on blacktop road with electric service at road, close to Grand Marais. Adjacent to public land. Prices start at $47,900

MLS# 6003962 MLS#30047 MLS#30049 MLS#30050

SQUINT LAKE Two beautifully wooded lakeshore lots on a quiet mid-Gunflint Trail lake. South facing lots for plenty of sun. Mature red and white pines, power and phone at property. Close to many BWCAW access points, lots of good fishing lakes, ski, snowmobile and hiking trails. Priced to Sell-way below county valuation. Lot 4 2.03 acres, 234’ shoreline $89,900 Lot 5 1.92 acres, 225’ shoreline $89,900

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Dowtown Grand Marais. Prime location - ready to build. Broker/Owner MLS # 6003982 $199,000

Rare Private Escape - Buffered Retreat 4 bed 3 bath 2200 sq ft Stonegate Rd $699,999 MLS #4476646 or #6016038

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6548 Aspenwood Dr 2 bed 3 bath 1400+ sq ft in Tofte $389,900 MLS# 6015950

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845’ of Lake Superior on 13+ Ac 3 bed 1 bath on Cty Rd 34 in Lutsen $999,000 MLS# 4544543

Amazing Home: 60 Ac, 6 car garage 4 bed 3 ba 4300+sq ft 3 Decks, Duluth $499,900 MLS# 6015874

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1000+ ft lakeshore ON 2 LAKES $84,500 Priced below tax value! MLS# 6015996

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460 ft of pristine coastline $378,900 MLS# 6015948

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

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LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES LOG CHARM, SUPERIOR SECLUSION. Lake Superior charm and

seclusion awaits on this private retreat property. With over 28 acres & 866 feet of shore privacy is assured. Two classic North Shore log cabins have historic warmth and attention to detail, with outstanding lake views along the dramatic, unspoiled shoreline. Each cabin sits secluded from the other. Trails, bridges and scenic overlooks make the whole property accessible. It's a rare large property that's so unique on Lake Superior. Main cabin has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and spectacular views. Guest cabin has a main room and porch. MLS#6003618 $1,250,000

STUNNING ARCHITECT DESIGNED HOME - LAKE SUPERIOR.

Beautiful timber framed, Mulfinger designed home. Ideal layout is suitable for a couple or a sizable crew. 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. Hear the crackle of the fire & the roar of the waves at the same time! The screen porch is a favorite place to spend time. The over-sized heated 2 car garage has a 3 bed bunkroom/guest room above with a 1/4 bath. MLS# 6003860 $945,000

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, STUNNING SHORELINE.

Elegant and comfortable contemporary home, architecturally designed and built to fit into the ledge rock hillside of Chimney Rock. Beautifully wooded, exceptionally private, with lichen-covered dramatic rocks and panoramic lake views on 223 feet of Lake Superior shore. Easy access to water's edge. The great room is shared with the gourmet kitchen, formal dining, and living area centered around the Finnish fireplace. The master suite is lovely, open space for rest, private office plus quiet reading corner. The master bath suite is exceptional. Upgrades throughout, beautiful maple flooring, fabulous storage on all three levels. MLS# 6003965 $750,000

ONE OF A KIND LAKE SUPERIOR PARCEL.

This Lake Superior lot has ledge rock, coves, creeks and a spectacular view of the lighthouse in Grand Marais and the Sawtooth Mountains. Septic installed and built to accommodate 5+ bedrooms. End of the road privacy, private bridge over a bubbling creek to access the site. MLS# 6003042 $729,000

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# 6000590,

$600,000 and MLS# 6001067 $300,000 LAKE SUPERIOR -BEAVER BAY LOT. Elevated site with slope to lake. Rugged shoreline. Towering white pines, spruce, birch and cedar. Must be seen to be appreciated. Views to offshore island. Great building

site. MLS #6002594 $379,000

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# 6003937 $365,000

LAKE SUPERIOR, FINISH TO TASTE. This new lake shore home sits on 110 feet

of North Shore ledge rock with great views. The 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is quality constructed and partially completed inside. It's ready for you to use now and finish to your own taste and time frame. Kitchen, floor coverings, and master suite are waiting for your input. Build sweat-equity while enjoying a usable home, or complete the details before you move in.

MLS#6003520 $369,500 NEW! LAKE SUPERIOR COTTAGE. Exceptional 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. Older north shore 2 bedroom cabin with large living area, large kitchen for cabins of this era, large storage area, and bathroom. The cabin could be refurbished or this could be the build site for the north shore getaway cabin you’ve dreamed about. MLS# 6004262 $349,000 CHICAGO BAY HOME. Located along coveted Chicago Bay Road, this charming Lake Superior cottage has fresh paint, new carpet and counters. Roomy spaces with large windows for great views of the lake. Plus private shoreline. MLS# 6002611 $174,900 SHARED LAKE SUPERIOR. This spectacular building site has pristine views of the shoreline from a nicely elevated lot. The site was prepared and is ready to build your dream home. Water, sewer, electric and broadband are ready for hookup. Only 8 owners share a park-like setting. Secure and private with owners association to share expenses. A garage site included. MLS# 6003400 $119,900

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES NEW PRICE! CASCADE LAKE RETREAT. Just you the lake

and the wilderness. Tired of crowded wilderness camp sites and permits? Here's your own wilderness retreat. 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, well-maintained 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# 6004187 $669,000

GUNFLINT LAKE HOMECEDAR 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. Two bedrooms, 2 baths, large living/ dining room, office/den and a large family room with wood stove make for plenty of room for family or guests. The 3-season porch is where you'll while away the summer evenings. The large detached garage has plenty of room. MLS# 6003825 $482,900

NEW! 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 cabin w/ cedar-siding & knotty pine. Main flr bdrm, plus loft to sleep more. ¾ BA w/stackable laundry. Lg kitch w/brkfst bar, open concept dining/living. Propane furnace, wood-burning stove, wraparound deck, fire pit & dock complete this terrific cabin. MLS# 6004140 $395,000

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INLAND WATER PROPERTIES SEA GULL LAKE - WILDERNESS VIEWS. This large and rare parcel

on Sea Gull Lake has 488+ feet of frontage with high building site and beautiful southerly views down the lake. Dramatic exposed bedrock, wild flowers, blueberries and thousands of new growth pines on the 10+ acre property. The shoreline is easily accessible with a dock and perfect place for swimming. The driveway and power are in place. There's even a shed ready to store you gear for wilderness adventures, and lake water system already installed. There's a perfect south-facing high point just waiting for your cabin. MLS# 6003847 $339,900

LOG CABIN, TOWERING PINES, WEST BEARSKIN LAKE. Totally charming Charlie Boostrom

log cabin sits in a forest of towering pines. The cabin has been lovingly maintained. The 2 bedroom cabin is a summer-use place to reflect and escape. Hardwood floors, beamed ceilings and large kitchen. It comes furnished and is ready for you to move in. The BWCAW is just a short paddle.

MLS# 6003448 $299,000 PRICE REDUCTION HARRIET LAKE RETREAT. Want

seclusion? Here is a classic homestead property at the end of a private road. It has 87 acres and 1300 feet of shoreline on a peaceful bay of Harriet Lake. There is no other private land on the bay, and adjoining on two side of this property. It's just you and the Superior National Forest! There are two older cabins that can be swept out and put to use.

MLS# 6003484 $310,000 PRICE REDUCTION CARRIAGE HOUSE Solitude On

Wilson Lake. The log sided "carriage house" has great views overlooking Wilson Lake. Building site has been prepared down by the shore. There is even a private sandy beach on part of the shoreline. The well and septic for a 4 bedroom home are in. There’s a private driveway to enhance your seclusion. MLS #6003767 $310,000

TROUT HAVEN Six lots at Trout Haven at Hare Lake. Excellent investment opportunity. Lots platted and ready to sell. Great location within 20 minutes of Lutsen/Tofte. Power and phone, county road, good home or cabin sites. Starting at $59,000. Or entire plat of lots at a package price

MLS#6003161 $295,000 MCFARLAND LAKE CABIN

Beautiful cedar log cabin on McFarland Lake. Cozy hide-away with sauna building, Log guest cabin, storage building. Great shoreline with new dock. Partially furnished. Large deck, nice cedar trees. Great view of palisade. MLS #6002033 $273,900

WILSON LAKE-READY TO ENJOY. Wilson Lake is a magnificent layout

of 29 private, pristine, and premier lake shore home sites. The driveway is in and the electric is at the site ready for your custom get away. Sparkling waters. Lot 11 Boasts great building sites near the lake or tucked around the bluff for gorgeous views. True Solitude! MLS# 6004182 $259,500

LARGE PARCEL - HARRIET LAKE. Tons of privacy with 92 acres

and approximately 1300 feet of west facing shoreline. Many great building sites with views, mature mixed timber and lots of land to ramble around on. Adjoins thousands of acres of state and federal land. Good seasonal road access.

MLS #6003810 $250,000

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES GUNFLINT TRAIL--TUCKER LAKE LOT. Have tons of privacy on this

3.68-acre lake lot with over 550 feet of shoreline, plus 237 feet more shore across the private road, in a protected bay. Nice trees, great building site. Pristine views, and direct access to the BWCAW.

MLS #6003363 $239,900 PERFECT LAKE CABIN MCFARLAND LAKE. This custom

built cabin shows quality and detail and feels just right. It has custom built-in cabinets and bookshelves. There is 1 bedroom plus a loft, nice kitchen and dining area with a cozy living area with wood stove. The deck and views overlook the palisades through a forest of mature cedar trees. The lot feels private and peaceful. There’s a large shed, with beautiful cedar sauna. Comes furnished and includes the dock, boat, canoe and kayak for your wilderness adventures waiting just a short paddle away in the BWCAW. MLS# 6004080 $237,900

NEW! BEAUTIFUL, LARGE LOT ON /GULL LAKE Over 342

feet of shoreline and 4 acres A great location and many excellent building sites. There is magnificent panoramic view of the lake. Easy access to the waters edge. The property is perfect for a Sag and trophy walleye fisherman.

MLS# 6004098 $220,000 DEVIL TRACK LAKE - LOT. This Devil Track Lake lot

has easy access from county road, power, phone and great building sites. South shore, 200 ft. frontage, great views. Build your home on the lake here. MLS #6001771 $198,900.

GREAT POPLAR LAKE CABIN. Large 2.11 acre parcel w/charming

cabin sitting at water's edge has long view down the lake to west. Redone kitchen; one BDR with huge windows, living room with great view and stone fplc w/wood stove. Room to build new house overlooking lake, and garage site. Composting outhouse plus shower house. Septic sites located. Great sand bottom and drop off for swimming. MLS #6003945 $194,900

PIKE LAKE - SHARED EXPENSES. This clean and neat 2 bedroom cabin sits privately

within a common interest community shared with 4 other cottages. The Pike Lake views are great, large deck, 8 x 16 storage shed which sits on a garage lot if you want to build one. The shared 300 feet of shoreline is great for boats, canoes and swimming. MLS# 6003678 $194,900

BIRCH LAKE CABIN. Two bedroom cabin plus charming log bunkhouse, small garage and shed on 150 feet of shoreline. Boat dock/platform and cart path to lake to launch the boat. Comfortable but simple accommodations with permanent lake water system and graywater septic system, generator power. MLS# 6004206 $194,900 SOLITUDE ON LOON LAKE. These lots are located on the

south side of Loon Lake and offers great lake views. The main road is in place and power is on the lot line. These lots offer a great shoreline and many nice trees. MLS #6001605, 6002124, 6002128 $192,000

LAKE PRIVACY ON 20 ACRES.

Beautiful Lost Lake is a remote wilderness lake with only a few privately owned parcels on the water. It holds the mystique of a hidden lake full of hungry trout. Even more privacy is guaranteed because 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. The lake has no public access and is quiet and peaceful with a motor restriction and nearly half the shoreline protected by a conservation easement. MLS# 6004231 $179,000

SPECTACULAR BUILDING SITE W. BEARSKIN LAKE.

Beautiful views, dense forest and direct BWCAW access. High building site affords spectacular views, level shoreline has lots of room for the dock and boats. Newly installed stairway system makes for easy access to the shore. MLS#6003655 $178,000

NEW! GREENWOOD LAKE LOT.

Private and secluded Greenwood Lake lot with spectacular views of the Big Bay and islands. Driveway and building pad are in. A pristine 2100-acre lake provides great sport fishing for lake trout, bass and whitefish. Flyfish the many bays for rainbow and

brook trout. MLS# 6004183 $162,500 NEW! GREENWOOD LAKE LOT. Nice affordable lot on Greenwood

Lake. Southwest location with astounding views down the lake. Surveyed and ready to build your dream home or cabin. Easy year round access and only about 20 minutes from Grand Marais.

MLS# 6004078 $159,500 CHARMING COTTAGE - POPLAR LAKE. A sweet, small original cabin

on a quiet and private bay. Built in 1945, it was a homestead then. The charm is in every room. With 2 bedrooms, open living room great view of the lake and picturesque bay. Has an outhouse that is heated with a woodstove and propane heater. Would make a neat rental property. It's a great mid-Trail location and jumping off point for your wilderness adventures. MLS# 6004081 $159,000

QUALITY DEVIL TRACK LAKE LOT.

Heavily wooded south shore lot with 150’ of shore. Easy shoreline, great views, excellent building sites. Power/phone. More shoreline available. MLS #6001770 $149,900.

NEW! CHARMING WEST BEARSKIN CABIN with 2 bed-

rooms, all knotty pine, beautiful new deck with panoramic view of the whole lake. No maintenance exterior siding and metal roof.. Sweet spot on a boundary waters lake. Firewise sprinkler system added in 2011. MLS# 6004258 $129,000

GREENWOOD LAKE Lovely,

wooded lot on desirable Greenwood Lake. High elevation with spectacular views of the whole lake, bays and islands. This lot is surveyed, has a new driveway and turn

around. MLS#6002946 $119,000

LOT 8, NINEMILE LAKE Enjoy expansive views from

this parcel that features a spectacular point with 548' of shoreline. Property features 2.3 acres with ledgerock outcroppings, mixed tree cover, and outstanding views. For added privacy, lot adjoins State of MN lands for undeveloped shoreline as your neighbor to the south. MLS #6003205 $97,900

MID-TRAIL SOUTH FACING LOT In a private development of 11 lots

surrounded by US Forest land. Heavy tree coverage of mature of red and white pine and cedar. Minutes from the amenities of the mid Gunflint Trail area.

PRICE REDUCTION MLS #6003402 $94,900 TOM LAKE CLASSIC. The original "Grandpa's Cabin" nestled in the woods right at the water's edge. Cute, the perfect getaway from town or work on those lazy days of summer. MLS #6003936 $89,900

SISTER LAKE PARCEL. Nice lake lot with good tree cover, high and level building sites. High point has awesome views. Excellent shoreline, partial driveway already in place. MLS #6003499 $89,600

LOT 1, NINEMILE LAKE

End of the road, large lot adjoins Superior National Forest and Cabin Creek Unit Roadless area. Great trees, views and building site. Power, year-round round access.

MLS #6003203 $89,300

CASCADE RIVER PROPERTY.

If you're looking for peace, quiet, and beautiful wilderness views, this could be the location for you. Off the beaten path, yet good access. Good building sites on 25 acres overlooking the beautiful Cascade River.

MLS #6002440 $74,900 NEW! TOM LAKE PRIVACY. Just

a great opportunity, only four lots behind the gate. The driveway is in and the owner is looking at all offers. Oh so quiet and very private.

MLS# 6004293 $70,000 GREAT LOT – TOM LAKE. End of road

privacy on Tom Lake. Lot 16 on Wilderness Shores. There is a long curved driveway to a cleared build site. Beautiful wooded lot that has its own bay/cove. The lake is a great walleye fishery and a wonderful getaway for family

with kids. MLS #6003955 $50,000

FLUTE REED RIVER PROPERTY

Very nice property for your homestead or retreat. The river meanders through with a perfect build site. Heavily wooded. Electric at the road. Year round access. MLS #6003200 $45,000

SNOWSHOE RUN LOTS

Snowshoe run is set along a high ridge overlooking Hare Lake in a mature northern hardwood forests. 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# 6003206 thru 6003212 Prices start at $24,900

CONDOMINIUMS SEA VILLA-LAKE SUPERIOR

Walk into this Sea Villa and you'll feel as if you're walking right into Lake Superior it's so close to the water's edge! The entire main floor has been tastefully remodeled inside and out. Over $35,000 worth of improvements make this home stylish, comfortable & inviting while still holding onto the North Shore charm. Successful rental revenue is a big plus, too!!

PRICE REDUCTION MLS #6003518 $235,000

PANORAMIC VIEWS Unit 11A and 11B at Terrace Point offers buyers an opportunity to enjoy panoramic lake views and Lake Superior experiences. Architectural designs inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and John Howe. There areL E built in SA numerous furnishings built to a high standard. MLS#6002759 NG & I$235,000

! MLS#6002760 SOLD$215,000

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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 #6003522 $100,000

COASTAL CHARM This gorgeous lower level unit walks right out to Lake Superior and has been updated and refreshed with quality finishes like cork flooring, rainfall shower head and a cool spa bathroom. Open concept floor plan with a seashore cottage vibe and lovely furnishings. MLS #6003574 $81,900

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LOG CABIN CHARM This gorgeous lower level unit walks out to Lake Superior and has been updated with top-notch finishes. Open concept floor plan, bamboo flooring, stainless steel appliances, and stunning log cabin walls in the bedroom. Beautifully decorated--for the right price this unit could come fully-furnished, allowing new owners to begin earning rental revenues immediately. MLS#6003575 $81,900

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HOMES & CABINS

CONDOMINIUMS NEW! LAKE SUPERIOR CONDO.

Stunningly remodeled condo w/perfect end unit location. Quality finishes including granite counters, stainless steel, wood-look plank flooring, and spa-like bathroom. Open concept plan with terrific views of Lake Superior, from every room in the place! Or, walk out to a private patio and enjoy the morning sunrises over the big lake. Chateau LeVeaux has many amenities including pool, sauna, billiards, spectacular common deck and a lovely yard with stairs to the lake.

MLS# 6004177 $79,900 UNIT 11, CHATEAU LEVEAUX.

This lower level unit is priced to sell! Beautiful views of Lake Superior, and walk right out andShear ALtheE ING sounds of the surf. One-bedroom, one bath unit, D N E space for with futon in living room to allowP flexible overnight guests. MLS# 6003472 $54,500

HOMES & CABINS COUNTRY HOME WITH HUGE SHOP AND APARTMENT. Quality

home on secluded 20 acres in maple forest. Sunny living/kitchen area. Expansive master loft-suite. Huge deck with large yard and open mature woods. 3-car garage. 3100 sq ft. shop/office/apt. perfect for cottage "industry" or other creative use. More land available. MLS# 6002767 $599,000

LOG HOME PRIVACY - FLUTE REED RIVER. Tucked away on 10 heavily

!acres is your dream log home and hide-a-way. D wooded L is a charming studio cabin for your hobbies or for SO There guests, a large 2-car detached garage with attached

living space, and a 24 X 30 pole building. Lovingly built by the seller, you'll notice the quality, care and custom details. MLS# 6003351 $336,500

BEAUTIFUL GRAND MARAIS DUPLEX Stately fam-

ily home in Grand Marais, with large rental income unit. Total of 5-bedrooms, 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# 6003600 $324,900

NEW! REMOTE HIDE-A-WAY.

Charming custom built cabin tucked in the woods overlooking a beaver pond. Shows TLC room by room. 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 with bedroom, bath, storage and a propane wall heater for cool nights. This is a one of a kind retreat. Powered by a generator housed in its own building and turned on by the flip of a switch inside. A wildfire sprinkler system guards the property "in case" of fire. MLS# 6004064 $299,500

LARGE HOME - GREAT VIEWS. This recently remodeled home

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has it all. It’s conveniently located in town with incredible views Lake Superior. The home features 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. MLS#6003563 $247,000

COUNTY ROAD 60 - GRAND MARAIS. Earth home with over 5 acres and a

creek. South exposure with stone hearth and charming details. 4 BR, 3 BA with a 2-car detached garage. Updated and remodeled with many custom features. This home is designed for the person who wants to live the rural, energy-efficient lifestyle.

PRICE REDUCTION! MLS #6001812 $219,000 SUNNY DISPOSITION.

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 bedroom with bath, 2 lower level bedrooms with family room. Large open and private yard. Large 2-car garage with workshop.

PRICE REDUCTION! MLS#6003557 $198,000 BRIGHT AND SUNNY HOME – LUTSEN. Large windows bring the southern

light into this Lutsen country home. Enjoy the eat-in kitchen plus the formal dining area. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has a nice yard on a quiet road in a great location. Seller has made many upgrades and improvements. Now with a new price! Owner/Agent. MLS# 6003953 $199,000.

COUNTRY LIVING ON 2 ACRES. Minutes to Grand Marais. Well built

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and well maintained rambler. 3 bedrooms, One level living with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, and a full basement for future expansion.New steel siding, exterior doors and gutters. Very nice deck off the living room. 30 x 40 detached garage for all your storage needs. MLS# 6003401 $195,000

SECLUDED RETREAT CAMP 15 LOOP. This 2 bdr, home sits

on 77 acres and features all the creature comforts with solar power and shower house, There’s a large 2-car garage with workshop plus 2 guest cabins that provide plenty of space for the whole family or group. Trails, solitude and wilderness – a perfect place to live remotely or as base-camp for your adventures.

MLS# 6001657 $174,900. GREAT TOFTE LOCATION.

Quality built one-level home has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, full basement and attached heated garage. New tile and carpet flooring. Nice deck off the dining room with a large private back yard. Huge spruce trees give lots of privacy. Commercial zoning if you want to run your business here.

MLS# 6003116 $159,500 NEW! COTTAGE IN THE MAPLES.

This cute and totally unique getaway cabin is located on 20 acres of bright red maple forest. Walls of glass and custom features, along with a wrap-around deck, bring the outdoors inside. The high ridge-top location has spectacular views through the trees. Great new cedar sauna and wood crib lie just below the hill top. Solitude and seclusion on a dead-end road. Power available. MLS# 6004112 $159,000

CABINS IN THE WOODS. Here is a

charming spot to spend your weekends on the Gunflint Trail. Only a stones throw to Gunflint Lake with nice views of the lake and Canadian shore, this 9 acres is nicely wooded and feels 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, too. It adjoins federal land and you could walk to the BWCAW, or drive to the public landing just down the road. A simple escape located in the heart of the Trail. MLS# 6003821 $132,500

LOG CABIN - ROILING RIVER. This log home sits on the scenic Flute

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Reed River in Hovland, just a short walk to Lake Superior's shore. The seasonal cabin has a great screen porch, modern kitchen and comes furnished with cabin-style furnishings and sportsman's décor. +/- 400' of dramatic river frontage. You can't beat the sound of a North Shore river!

MLS #6003153 $129,900.

TUCKED AWAY SECLUSION.

This well built, one story, one room cabin is tucked away on 40 acres, and just a stones throw from Magney State Park. There's a small creek with some beaver ponds; Good seasonal road access.

PRICE REDUCTION! MLS#6003580 $124,900

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THE GUNFLINT MOTEL IN GRAND MARAIS is a long-established

business located just a block from the harbor and downtown shops and restaurants. There are 5 large motel units with kitchens, plus a full lower apartment in the motel structure. All are in great shape. There is also a 4 bedroom, 2 bath owner's home that has had many recent updates and enhancements. It features views of the harbor and provides a comfortable and private residence. This home and business are a great situation for a couple wanting to supplement their income and enjoy living in beautiful Grand Marais.

MLS# 6003528 $419,000 BIG OPPORTUNITY, MANY POSSIBILITIES. Prime com-

mercial location in Hovland, 1000 feet of Highway 61 frontage. Large commercial space operating as a gift shop, 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, also. This site has been a centrally located historical business location and has many options for your entrepreneurial pursuits. MLS# 6003889 $299,900

GRAND MARAIS PROFESSIONAL BUILDING. The options

here are endless and the opportunity is great. The building has most recently been occupied by law offices. Ample parking, grassy, yard-like grounds and a nice sized storage building create a nice setting for a variety of business ventures. Several of the offices walk out to the back yard and the overall feel is one of warmth & professionalism. Own/occupy the entire building, rent out one side & offset your ownership costs, create "condo offices" & offer space to a variety of entities....so many avenues one could take!! The building is in wonderful condition and is ready for business. MLS# 6003947 $269,900

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# 6003506 $179,000

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LAND/BUILDING SITES

RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE STUNNING RIVER - PINCUSHION TRAILS. A unique opportunity for skiers and hikers. Trail easement runs through the property. The RC zoning allows for a resort/lodging type business. MLS #6003390 $103,900. 40 ACRES - MONS CREEK FRONTAGE. Easy road access. Good building sites. Mature trees. Deeded access to Lost Lake. MLS #6002120 $74,900 40 AC – LOST LAKE RETREATS. Mons Creek flowage with

great views and tons of wildlife. Private and secluded location. Includes deeded access to private lake. MLS #6002121 $74,900. WOODS, WATER & SECLUSION. Nice ‘40’ with good timber and 1000’ frontage on Mons Creek. Great building site. Private deeded access to Lost Lake. MLS #6002119 $64,900. 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# 6001830 $63,900 LAND ON THE FLUTE REED RIVER Enjoy privacy and seclusion in a deep 13 acre parcel with over 300 feet of trout stream. County road with power, phone and broadband available. Good sites to build your home or cabin in the woods. MLS# 6002960 $49,900

LAND/BUILDING SITES NEW! LOCATION, VIEWS, PRIVACY, 80 ACRES. Sweeping views of Lake Superior and

Pincushion Mt from expansive open meadows. This former homesteaders property has it all: rolling topography, ravines, grassy meadows, mature timber, flowing creek and expansive views. Great property for horses or crop production. Minutes from Grand Marais on a county maintained road. Adjoining USFS land for even more privacy. You could build a dream home here on a site like none other. MLS# 6004264 $279,000 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# 6003751 $179,900

NEW! BIG LAND, BIG CREEK, BIG TREES. This 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 looking over its meandering flowage rapids, pools and trout habitat everywhere! Many trails are cut so you can walk the whole property. It's a land baron's paradise. There's good gravel soils to work with and many fine places to build your dream home or cabin. Even some Lake Superior views. MLS# 6004009 $159,900

NEW! INCREASINGY RARE, LARGE RECREATIONAL PARCEL. accessed by Powers Lake Road (logging road system). Fully surveyed. This property would be a

perfect retreat, church camp, summer school, or outdoor learning center. Has a rich variety of trees, ponds, high and low lands, some meadow land and wetlands. The property is bound by USA lands to the west and south and State lands to the east.

MLS# 6004255 $150,000 EIGHTY ACRE RETREAT. Schroeder. 80

acres of prime hunting land in Schroeder, MN. Rolling land with wonderful wildlife habitat including stream, beaver dam with large pond, and a good mixture of trees and low vegetation. Good access on Zeke's Trail which divides the 2 40 acre parcels. Older 2 bedroom cabin in a beautiful park like setting overlooking large beaver pond and distant horizons. Call today to make this piece of Hunter's Heaven your own. MLS 6003804 $142,500 LARGE PARCEL Lake Views. 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. Priced way below assessed value. Good location close to Grand Marais. MLS 6003976 $124,900 INTRIGUING PROSPECT.How often can one buy a build site that has all of the sub-structure in place? 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, beauty and solitude. Priced well below what the seller has put into this property. MLS# 6003658 $119,900

READY TO BUILD Sugerloaf Road. 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. Also a mix of birch & gorgeous cedars. Walk to the Superior Hiking Trail or Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center & stroll the shore of Lake Superior. MLS# 6003876 $99,900 MAPLES, VIEWS, PRIVACY. 85+ acres near Hovland. Good end of road access, adjoining tons of federal land., great view of pond. South exposure and views. MLS#6003156 $99,900 NEW! HUGE POND-HUGE PRIVACY. Large, wooded acreage located across

from Tom Lake. The highlight of this parcel is the huge pond/lake in the very center of the acreage. May be subdivided into 2 parcels or just one lovely parcel for your home and cabin. Year around access and will have broadband/ electric in place at the road by 2016. MLS 6004073 $99,000 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.185' of lake frontage. PRICE REDUCTION! MLS# 6002756 $95,000 DEVIL TRACK AREA PARCEL. Very nice 10 acre lot with direct access to South Shore Dr. Driveway to a cleared area that could be used as a building site. Slightly rolling terrain with moderately heavy growth that includes every type of Boreal Forest tree! MLS#6003184 $89,000

NEW! GREAT LOCATION, QUALITY FOREST, BUILD HERE. This 10-acre parcel has a mature

and mixed forest, southerly exposure, easy county road frontage and is just minutes from Grand Marais. There are many great building sites and loads of privacy. Easy access to power, phone and broadband. Hiking trails are close by and access to the Gunflint Trail or Lake Superior are just a short drive away.

MLS# 6004295 $72,900 MLS# 6004276 $74,900 MLS# 6004299 $74,900 MAPLE HILL - HOME SITE. Heavily wooded parcel with great

privacy, county rd frontage, power and phone. Super location for your home or vacation retreat. Walk to golf course, easy access to Gunflint Trail or Devil Track area. MLS# 6002601 $64,500 THIRTY ACRES - PANORAMIC VIEWS. Here is one of those rare mountain tops with a 180 degree view of distant Lake Superior and the ridge to the north. It's spectacular! Trails are in place to walk the whole perimeter. There is a cleared easement in place to get to the property.

WOODED 2.4 ACRE Tait Lake back-lot with driveway in and cleared building site ready for your cabin get-a-way. Electric is on site. Owner/ Agent. MLS# 6003727 $49,000

GREAT 4-ACRE HOME SITE NEAR HOVLAND. Close to Lake Su-

perior, with some views, nice forest, easy access off of Highway 61 on shared driveway.

MLS# 6003692 $47,900 BUILD YOUR HIDE AWAY. Wooded 20 acres, it's a short walk to Magney State Park. Adjoins listing #6003580 with small cabin on 40 acres.

MLS #6003581 $42,000 REMOTE 40 – POWERS LAKE ROAD. This is the beautiful '40' that you have been

waiting for. Easy access off Powers Lake Road. Electricity and broadband scheduled for 2016-a real bonus! This is a fine opportunity for the person seeking a remote retreat

with some modern amenities. MLS #6003811 $42,000 HOVLAND PARADISE. Mixed topography of beautiful rolling land with many great build sites. Old growth cedar, spruce, pine and birch. Mons Creek meanders through the property border where it abuts State land.

MLS #6003078 PRICE REDUCTION! $39,900 OFF THE BEATEN PATH. Can't beat this property for remote-

ness. If it's seclusion you seek, this wilderness 19-acre recreational property is for you. Surrounded by State & USFS lands. Hike in access from Devil Fish Lake.

MLS#6002961 $37,000. RECREATIONAL PARCEL IN HOVLAND. 43+ acres

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close to the public landing on Tom Lake. Survey complete; may subdivide into two 20+ acre parcels. Road plowed year round in special taxing district. Owner/Agent.

MLS #6001471 PRICE REDUCTION! $30,000 FIVE SECLUDED ACRES. One

of eight secluded and heavily wooded 5-acre parcels bordering on thousands of acres of US and State of Minnesota Forest land. Yet, only 20 minutes from the amenities of the Lutsen area. An additional 5 acres may be available.

MLS #6003981 $28,000 REMOTE PRIVACY. Remote is what you're looking for, look no further.

Forty beautiful acres abutted by thousands of acres of Federal land. Adjoining property is currently listed (MLS# 6001657). Buy it all and assure maximum privacy.

MLS #6003593 $26,500 HOME SITE – TOFTE. A nice lot in a residential development near the the business and services hub of Tofte. Surrounded by thousands of acres of US and Minnesota State Forests. Minutes from Temperance River State Park. A great location to build your North Shore getaway. MLS# 6003954 $24,750

MLS# 6003353 $62,500 10 ACRES - GRAND MARAIS. Great piece of property located

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minutes from Grand Marais, on Pike Lake Rd. Seasonal view of Lake Superior. Many nice build sites. MLS #6001078 $64,900 HOME SITE - COUNTY ROAD 6. Beautiful 5-ac lot just minutes from town. Meadow. Shed and pond. Driveway in. Power/phone.

MLS #6003084 $59,900. NEW! GREAT LOCATION NEAR DEVIL TRACK. Nice wooded parcel, survey,

septic site evaluations, and access road in place. Ready to build your home, cabin or recreational activities. Private access to snowmobile trails, administrative subdivision in place. MLS# 6003999 $59,900

BUILDING LOT - GRAND MARAIS. A rare find. This lot is located on

8th Ave W in the heart of town with easy walking distance to the harbor and business district. All city services are at the street. There's even good potential for a lake view. Build your home here and enjoy living in the heart of "America's Favorite Small Town".

MLS# 6003862 $54,900 NEW! READY TO BUILD - NEAR DEVIL TRACK. Nice wooded parcel, survey,

septic and access road in place. A quality site for your home, cabin or recreational activities. Private access to snowmobile trails. Great location just off the Devil Track Road. MLS# 6004076 $49,900

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Aspen Ridge - 5 Acres Lake Superior Views

59 Leveaux Ridge - Tofte Great Lake Superior Views

Great location near Tofte & Lutsen, bike, xc ski & hiking trails. 5 acre parcel with Lake Superior views. Guest quarters above garage. MLS 6002027 $228,000

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WOW!! Beautiful 5 BDRM cabin on 300’ shoreline, two docks, stone fireplace, garage, attached screen porch... a must see family retreat. MLS 6003886 $885,000

3 BDRM home on 15 acres bordering state land. Inland lakes & trails nearby. MLS 6001981 $245,000

Located between Tofte/Lutsen, spectacular lake views, borders Superior National Forest, Must See!! MLS 6003159 $69,000

1 Norwood Shores - Lutsen Lake Superior Townhome

Lake Superior 5 Acres 7974 W Hwy 61 - Schroeder

34 White Sky - Lutsen Caribou Lake Cabin

Must see! 5 BD, 3 BA, gourmet kitchen, owners suite, fireplace, accessible & beautiful shoreline MLS 6001652 $699,000

One BDRM cabin with loft and all the amenities to enjoy the lake. Dock to launch watercraft, patio & deck. MLS 6003660 $222,500

7072 Two Moose Trail Wilson Lake - Finland

Four Seasons Guest House 6374-78 W Hwy 61 - Tofte

Enjoy your days on Lake Superior in Lutsen with this 2 BR, 1 BA four season low maintenance Townhome. MLS 6002488 $249,000

7 acre parcel, 280’ shoreline, driveway, electric, storage shed, modern outhouse & more. MLS 6003698 $259,900

Accessible Lake Superior shoreline sits this 3BD local craftsman home plus 3 rental units. 5+ acres great location! MLS 6003622 $399,900

Land Listings

124 Bridge Run - Lutsen Caribou Highlands Resort

Devil Track Lake Lot Walter Rd - Grand Marais

Near Paradise Beach 5 acre parcel to enjoy life near the shore with Lake Superior views. MLS 6003891 $39,900 20 Acres - Lutsen Caribou Trail. MLS 6001675 $149,000

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Wooded lot, nice shoreline, views, power, phone ,near Grand Marais. MLS 6003904 Only $99,500

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

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Condo sleeps 4, oversize deck, rental revenue offsets owner costs, WIFI, fireplace MLS 6003853 $114,000

Commercial hanger, heated, electric, insulated, rental income. MLS 6001751 $249,900

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116 Willard Ln Cabin 225’ Pike Lake - Lutsen NEW 1990 Cabin, unfinished addition - lots of potential, 2.7 A, beautiful lake & great fishing right from the dock. MLS 6003964 $282,500

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NEW LISTINGS, NEW LISTINGS, READ ALL ABOUT ‘EM! NEW! LUTSEN CONTEMPORARY LIVIN! Stylish home, small

NEW! LUTSEN- “OLDIE BUT A GOODIE”! Original Maple & Douglas

NEW! LUTSEN LAKE SUPERIOR CASCADE BEACH RD LAND! Very

footprint energy efficient! New construction, lake views, 5 ac of wilderness bordering fed land across the private road. 2 car attached, WOWSER of a home! MLS#6004137

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#6004058 $299,000

$268,500

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!

NEW! LUTSEN DEERYARD LAKE 175 FT SHORELINE, Sweeter

NEW! WEST GRAND MARAIS! Welcoming homestead nestled on 40 acres of rolling hills and high ground! Located a hop skip and a jump from the new Pike Lake Boat Access, you can spend your days fishing on Pike and your evenings listening to the breezes blow across the hilltops!

MLS#6003998 $169,000

than the sap flowing in the abundant maples on the property! View across the lake is miles of public land! Roughed-in driveway and dock materials. 15 min. to Lutsen for skiing, food, music, golf. Owner is licensed MN REALTOR®

MLS#6004071 $193,000

MLS#6004016 $225,000

NEW! GREENWOOD LAKE HOME SECLUSION, Peace,

NEW! LUTSEN LOG LODGE!

Lake. Quality Built by fine local craftsmen, End of the road location bordered by State land! Mature White Pines, level access in to Greenwood Lake. Hand Hewn Log Siding, and TONS of Lake Views! Move in Mint Condition!

3 bdrm 2 bath, SWEET FOUR SEASON PORCH, Just a hop skip and a jump to the Lutsen Mountains! Low maintenance living, all you need to worry about is where to go recreate. Great income property or keep for your own!

MLS#6004123 $249,900

MLS#6004219 $499,900

NEW! WEST GRAND MARAIS! Beautiful Lake

Superior Views from this gorgeous log style home with huge wraparound deck to soak in those Lake Superior views! 10 acres, end of road location, interior full log accents, a MUST SEE home!

MLS#TBD $370,000

NEW! 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!

NEW! COUNTY RD 7 GRAND MARAIS! Solid home on 10 acres, 28x40 garage, 13x14 heated work shop! Excellent location minutes west of downtown Grand Marais! Some recent updates, this home is perfect for a handyman, good bright living space! MLS# TBD GREAT VALUE

MLS#6004101 $359,000

AT $199,900

NEW! TOFTE NEAR TEMPERANCE RIVER! Lovely home is set up as a Duplex, an upstairs

home and a lower level apartment, which could be a perfect rental for extra income. Hike to Lake Superior’s Temperance River State Park, just a stone’s throw from the bike trail.

MLS#6004211 $199,000

NEW! GUNFLINT TRAIL GREENWOOD LAKE! Incredible

Lake cabin on a Peninsula on Greenwood Lake, over 580 ft of meandering Peninsula shoreline where you can cast in to 50 feet of water from one of many huge ledge rocks that surround the shoreline. Mint condition cabin, Must see!

MLS#6004220 $429,000

NEW! LAKE SUPERIOR LUTSEN CASCADE BEACH RD! Lovingly restored, quintessential, main home and guest cottage. Move in Ready, mint condition. Overlooking all is a lofty studio, with garage space under. There’s details and love here like the old days: a Must See!

MLS#6004118 $529,000

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

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!

MLS#6004104 $269,000

NEW! 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#6004057 SUPER VALUE!

$279,000

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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., Just Show up, Relax, and Explore!

MLS#6002475 REDUCED! $299,000

SERENITY ON LAKE SUPERIOR’S CASCADE BEACH RD! Lovely home thoughtfully designed for year round

CRAFTED IN TO THE LEDGEROCK! Sprawling ledge rock

FAMILY FUN ON LUTSEN’S LAKE SUPERIOR! Level gorgeous shoreline, easily accessible from a beautiful home that has it all…Owner’s Suite, Vaulted Ceilings, Owner’s Lock out space…attached garage! Tons of value at

MLS#6003870 $579,900

living or Lutsen Vacation Getaway! Vaulted ceilings, Corner Fireplace welcomes you in to the Great Room…Soak in the Big Lake just feet from the floor to ceiling windows! Gourmet kitchen, large island and custom cabinetry! Awesome Owner’s Suite, add’l 2 bedrms. Your guests will LOVE the Mint guest cottage. Attached garage plus Gardner’s garage perfect for boat storage and lawn care.

shoreline captivates you while this CASCADE BEACH RD Lutsen Lake Cottage will cradle you in its history and warmth! Functional space perfect for the family, but it’s all about the Big Lake! Come See the shoreline!

SPECTACULAR SUPERIOR LAKESHORE!

MLS#6004141 $399,000

MLS#6003640 $699,900

Rolling terrain, lots of Elbow Room, Accessible & View Worthy!

MLS#6003980 $438,900

WOWSER OF A LAKE SUPERIOR HOME IN TOFTE! Wrapped in the history of

the North Shore! Accessible and SPECTACULAR 177 ft of Lake Superior in Wilderness Setting! Staggering views of Lake Superior from the kitchen and dining area! You’ll love having your morning coffee on the new deck surrounded by mature spruce and pine! 3+ Bdrms, 3 garages! Sweet location just west of Tofte, walk to Blue Fin, Bike to Lutsen!

MLS#6003473 $475,000

KARMIC CABIN ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Great vibes resonate from this

ELEGANCE & COMFORT on Lake Superior’s Cascade

Beach Rd! Lovingly remodeled, the owners focused on Luxury and Style in the Northwoods: a massive stone fireplace for the ages; a master bath filled with natural stone, steam shower and soaker tub; and a living room noble as the Big Lake! Separate Glass Studio with Billiards, Foosball & darts! Rustic guest cabin captures the Old Time North Shore.

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#6003759 $349,000

MLS#6003535 $899,000

PERCHED ON THE EDGE OF LAKE SUPERIOR! Architecturally

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!

MLS#6002529 $699,000

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#6003598 REDUCED! $389,000

STATELY LAKE SUPERIOR HOME! Over 11 ac and 317 ft of shoreline, big Granite Chunks perfect for laying around on, while dipping your toes in the Big Lake! Prowl design maximizes the views up and down the shore, and you’ll love the elbow room this home offers! Two car attached garage, A Must See!

MLS#6003874 $799,900

BEST LAKE SUPERIOR LOCATION AT THOMSONITE BEACH! Super location

DRAMATIC SHORELINE AND INCREDIBLE VIEWS! Must see Lake Superior home, main level master bedroom, very cool cobblestone fireplace, open kitchen to family floor plan! Great Tofte location, walk to Coho Café!

MLS#6001714 $650,000

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#600899 $679,900

between Grand Marias and Lutsen with Incredible views of the Big Lake! Meticulously Maintained, move in ready, Great Opportunity to make this Your Dream Lake Superior home!

MLS#6001226 $549,000

WATER AND WILDERNESS ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Fab location on Cty Rd 34 in Lutsen, Classic Northwoods Cabin alongside a rambling creek dropping in to Lake Superior, accessible shoreline!

MLS#6003653 $399,000

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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#6001066

$139,000

CRAZY CUTE RUSTIC LOG CABIN ON CHRISTINE LAKE!

HONEYMOONER’S ERETREAT IN SAL INLUTSEN! G D MLS#6003498 PEN $449,900

Located just off a designated Mountain Bike Trail system, enjoy year round access, electric at street and a TOTAL SENSE OF SECLUSION! But you’re in the heart of Lutsen, Recreation Central! Canoe on Christine, Fly Fish in the Poplar or just go for a hike in the Superior National Forest!

MLS#6003989 $165,000

NEW! LAKE GEGOKA ISABELLA! 4

TAIT LAKE HOME IN LUTSEN! Enjoy

Fall leaf color from the breezy deck overlooking the 260 ft of shoreline! Tons of light flows through the Living Room focusing on Wilderness lake views. Well maintained year round home is totally dialed in and the garage boasts a roomy workshop with spacious guest suite! MLS#6002868 REDUCED!

$289,000

RUGGED TERRAIN AND SECLUDED BUILD SITE ON CARIBOU LAKE! Lutsen location, Quiet build site tucked into the mouth of the Sawmill Bay!

MLS#6002791 $250,000

condos that share common access to a sweet dock on Lake Gegoka just 6 miles outside of Isabella’s Stoney Creek Café! Rental program in place to off set ownership costs! Very nice accommodations to come back to after a full day of fishing, boating, hiking, biking, snowmobiling and cross country skiing! MLS#6004247 $132,900

NEW! LUTSEN BWCAW AREA FISH CAMP ON GUST LAKE! Half hour from down town Lutsen, while

still being part of a nice little neighborhood that Gust Lake Rd is! Cabin is on a peninsula point jutting in to the lake, yr round access, possible power! MLS#6004096 $299,000

COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN LUTSEN 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#6003550 $1,575,000

LUTSEN MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA AND LAKE SUPERIOR VACATION TOWNHOMES! NEW! HOLY SMOKES, WHAT A GREAT DEAL!

One Bedroom Two bath Sweet Condo Ski In & Out, Great location and Views at Lutsen Mountains! Seller Says All Assessments for Renovation Upgrades paid at Listing Price!

MLS#6003638 $105,000 MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, BIKE OR HIKE IN AND OUT AT CARIBOU HIGHLANDS! 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. Call TimberWolff today, we are your Condo Experts!

FROM $115,000 MLS#6002881 #620 MOOSE MTN 4-5 bedrm mint townhome! REDUCED! MLS#6002082 $325,000 #605 MOOSE MTN 4 bedrm mint townhome!

MLS#6002557 $297,000 #526 MOOSE MTN, Mint Condition! REDUCED! MLS#6002963 $168,900

WINDSONG ON LAKE SUPERIOR OFFERS IT ALL IN BEAVER BAY! Up and Coming Beaver Bay boasts an easier drive to the cities and really good Value! Amazing layout to soak in the Views, this home won’t disappoint! MLS#6002658

$339,000

SKIPPING STONES ON LAKE SUPERIOR AT THE VILLAS!

If you haven’t seen the Villas in a while, you better look again! Most have been updated, especially K3! Let us show you the NEW LOOK in the Sea Villas and you will LOVE them! AT WATERS EDGE K3

VILLA, SUPER BARGAIN AT $177,500 REDUCED!

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! $199,000 MLS#6003491

LOVELY BLUEFIN BAY

Lake Superior home! Modern and functional space from the kitchen overlooking the lake and Great Room, flowing through a newly remodeled upper level, you’ll fall in love with this Townhome! Nice rental revenues makes this vacation home a keeper!

MLS#6002385 $554,900 #70 BEHIND COHO! Must See!!

MLS#6003372 $560,000

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

LOCATION, LOCATION, HOME! Super Grand Marais home a Skip to the Harbor! Family Style with lots of elbow room, detached garage and TONS OF Style!

SA L E NG I D N PE

MLS#6003844 $254,900

TIMBER FRAME DREAM HOME ABOVE GRAND MARAIS! Old Ski Hill Rd locale, Gorgeous

home in the maple forest. 200 yr old recycled timbers, recycled Barn Wood, but oh so Modern! MLS#6003905 $575,000

FAMILY FRIENDLY HOME IN TOFTE in between Lutsen and

Tofte, just a minute to the Ski Hill or Sugarbush XCountry trails! Garage, tons of space!

GREAT VALUE!

MLS#6002213 $189,000

WELCOMING FAMILY HOME WITH RENTAL APARTMENT! 4

bedrm home is great for the growing family! Offset your mortgage with rental income from a nice one bedrm attached apartment. Great value at MLS#6003097 $199,000

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!

STRUGGLING TO DECIDE?

In town or a place with a woodsy feel? You 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 $325,000

MLS#6003021 BARGAIN PRICE! $189,900

SA L E NG I D N E HOME IN PLOVELY

COUNTRY SETTING MLS#6003299 $165,000 REDUCED!

TUCKED ALONG SPRINGDALE RD. Developed

STUNNING WILDERNESS HOME ON 20 ACRES! Guest Cabin, pole barn and Sweet home complete

MLS#6003229 $52,700

TO SELL AT $309,900! MLS#6003788

build site with drive, sheds, sauna and drilled well! Older trailer home.

SA L E ING D N E P

this hobby farm setting! Lots of elbow room in the home, great views and awesome deck. Must see home, PRICED

TUCKED IN TO THE TREETOPS OF LUTSEN!

Small footprint living at its best! Functional main level bedroom, tasteful bath! Open vaulted ceilings welcome you to the serene views through the maple forest tops, astounding in the fall! Gourmet Wolf stove is the center of the kitchen! Must See! MLS#6003770 $185,000

DEVIL TRACK RD HOME! Nice home for someone looking for sweat equity, desirable location on 10 ac of nice land! Tons of potential! MLS#6000256 REDUCED! $174,000

CABIN LIVING WITH ELBOW ROOM! Great

location between Blue Fin Bay and Lutsen Mountains, make this your winter getaway retreat! Easy access to hiking, biking, snowmobiling…you name it and it’s within minutes! 4+ acres, nice Lake Superior views and a two plus garage!

MLS#6000042 $140,000

CRAZY BIG LAKE BIG MOUNTAIN VIEWS! Epic Home with Sprawling views, too Incredible to Imagine, you MUST SEE! Main Level Living, huge deck, loft bedrooms and lower level family/guest space. Over 6 acres! MLS#6002052 $275,000

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#6001636

$240,000

RUGGED TERRAIN CRADLES THIS SHOWBOAT CABIN! Towering Pines silhouettes the view toward Lake Superior from the upstairs deck, a nice functional design with open kitchen to family room, newer construction with garage! MLS#6002692

REDUCED! $199,000

SA L E NG I D N PE STARTER, KEEPER! Zippy Grand

Marais home, large yard and Neat Home! A Must See at MLS#6003099 $99,000

GORGEOUS NEWER CONSTRUCTION HOME

on five acres of rolling terrain with wild life pond! Located a few miles up the Gunflint Trail from the Grand Marais harbor for easy commute to town! Open Great room designed for family and entertaining, huge decks, main level bedrooms and walk out guest space! Super two car garage! A MUST SEE!

MLS#6003801 REDUCED! $279,000

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CAMPN’, HUNTN’, FUN GETAWAY LAND, INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! SILVER BAY TO LITTLE MARAIS TO FINLAND & ISABELLA! Rocky Wall Overlooking Lake Superior just outside Silver Bay PRICE REDUCED!

MLS#6003239 $99,000

80 acres for $79,000 Blesner Lake Rd!

MLS#6003110

New! Rock Road in Silver Bay area! Great build site with creek frontage!

MLS#6003859 $45,000

Rocky Wall land with Driveway in place, HUGE views of Shovel Point!

MLS#6002434 $99,000 Sonju Lake Road in Finland! Several large parcels from

MLS#6001324 $44,900

Huge Lake Superior views, build site surrounded by cliff wall and creek! MLS#6001295 $89,900 160 acre parcel of upland maples and boreal forest. Beautiful forest, absolute quiet, total seclusion. Owned by the same family since 1904! MLS#6002612 REDUCED! $129,000 New! Lakeshore on Ninemile Lake at the Village, common water and septic, build ready, borders common land! MLS#6004249

$45,000

SCHROEDER AREA NEAR THE CROSS RIVER!

Sugarloaf Retreats on High Ridge Drive, located New! 80 Ac with Poplar River Frontage on the up the Surgaloaf Road from Sugarloaf Cove Honeymoon Tr! MLS#6003850 $95,000 Naturalist Area, Enjoy large acreage parcels at rock Lovely 20 acre parcel located on the outskirts bottom prices! From $62,000! MLS#25701-4 of Lutsen, only minutes to Bigsby and Caribou Lakes! Nice mixed forest with high ground TOFTE AREA NEAR BLUEFIN BAY RESORT! for choice building sites. Great price for your Northwoods getaway! MLS#31531 $29,900 LeVeaux Mountain, Super Views and Gorgeous Views of Williams and Wills Lake in Wildlife Ponds! FROM $52,500 Year Round Access, electric, Mountain MLS#6002929 & MLS#6002995 Lutsen! Top site bordering USFS land. A Wonderful Just Up the Sawbill Trail Grab your little place to build your Northwoods home! piece of the Northwoods, rolling terrain and MLS#6001685 REDUCED! $70,000 small community feel with year round access, great build sites! MLS#6001347 Prices GRAND MARAIS LOCATION from $24,900!! LOCATION LOCATION! Toftevaag on the Sawbill, Nice Lake New! 7.26 ac south facing land west of Grand Marais. White Pine, Maple forest Views! Walk to the Coho, great location! in the Deeryard Lake area- East Deeryard FROM $53,000 MLS#29252 Rd. Power/broadband. All high ground. Wowser Lake Superior views on MLS#6004007 $49,000 Overlook Tr! MLS#6003716 $82,900 New! SUPER Views on Birch Drive! Cool Spot for your Dream Home! Complete with swimming pond on high ridge Driveway is in place leading to a drop dead gorgeous building site with ledge rock vertical ledgerock setting, unique! MLS#6004089 drop water fall! MLS#6002624

REDUCED! $54,900

Mature Spruce and BIG Lake Views! Walk to Blue Fin Bay, drilled well in place!

$49,900 MLS#6003482 LUTSEN LAKE VIEWS & WILDERNESS LANDS!

New! Lake Superior View, Prime Lutsen location. Located a half mile from the Ski New! Maple forest with meandering creek, Hill Road in Lutsen, and about the same from nice sized pond. Electric/broadband Yr Round “downtown” Lutsen! Well buffered from hwy, nice access. 15 min from Hwy 61 in Schroeder. wilderness feel! MLS#6004090 $65,000 20 ac $49,900 MLS#6004106; 40+ ac 20 acres of Wilderness with Bigsby Lake $109,900 MLS#6004105 shoreline! MLS#6003828 $79,000 40 Ac of Maples and boreal forest meandering toward a sweet moose pond and Over 15 ac of Wilderness on Turnagain Trail creek, with driveway in place and cleared build in Lutsen! MLS#6002934 $69,500 site! MLS#6002822 REDUCED! $110,000 Prime Build Site(s) just off theCaribou at Jonvick Creek! MLS#6003188 $49,000 Thoreau’s Cabin on Rolling 10 Ac of Maples! Just perfect getaway Deluxe Camp Gorgeous 5 acre parcels in the Heart of Lutsen Cabin, newer construction, fire pit, outhouse, paved Caribou Trail locale bordering USFS lands! All you Need to enjoy the Northwoods! MLS#6002383 From 54,900-$77,500 MLS#6002164 $87,900 Creek Build Site just off the Caribou Trail Gorgeous Acreage at Jonvick Creek! Rare and Unique Build site! Overlooking Sawtooth Range! Yr Round, MLS#6003633 $59,500 Electric. MLS#6003185 $35,000 DRAMATIC Mountain Top Views, Rolling Hills, What an opportunity! 30 plus acres on Lutsen’s Ski Hill Rd, just down the hill from the Midwest’s Maple Forests fading in to Spruce and Pine and best ski area: Lutsen Mountains. Great views year round access…simply said a magnficent piece of Lake Superior and toward Moose Mountain. of land…tons of acreage available, or just pick up MLS#6002951 REDUCED! $250,000 a 40 for $70,000! MUST SEE, call Emily today! MLS#6001560, multiple#’s call for full map and Honeymoon Trail Wildlife Lands! prices! FROM $70,000 MLS#6001560-66 10 Ac nearby Poplar River in Lutsen, great hunting or hiking land at a SUPER GREAT 10 Ac Parcels of Maples! Scramble price! MLS#26729 $39,900 across the Rolling Terrain of Mature Maples (Breathtaking in the Fall) to a Sweet Building 30 acres of Prime Wilderness Land site Perched Over a Mixed Boreal Forest, Good with year round access and electric at street with Views of Lutsen’s famed Clara Lake! Levels of Serenity For Sure! Year Round Access and Electric at Road! MLS#6000676 $56,900 MLS#6001462 $137,500

$79,000

60 Acres Minutes to Grand Marais near Devil Track Lake! Easy walking/biking access across Fed land to Monker Lake!

MLS#6002586 $95,900

Birch Drive, West of Grand Marais! Wilderness Setting with 5 ac HUGE Value $42,500 MLS#6002349 or HUGE Lake Superior views MLS#6003805

FOR $75,000!

A River Runs Through It! 160 Acres of Upland and River Frontage on the Cascade River near Eagle Mountain, a Rare Find with tons of opportunity. Whether Hunting land or Wilderness Retreat, this is a Great Opportunity! MLS#31732 $140,000 Own your own park in the heart of Grand Marais!

MLS#6002396 $17,000

New! 20 Ac With Lake Superior Views! Awesome locale Cty Rd 56, minutes to Grand Marais, yr round access & Elec at Rd!

MLS#6003835 $79,900

New! Peaceful 40 acres with Flute Reed River frontage. Borders Judge Magney State Park on the west. MLS#TBD $44,900

LAKESHORE BUILD SITES! SWEET PARCEL ON SWALLOW LAKE IN ISABELLA AREA! 220 ft of shoreline, 2.5 ac! MLS#6003766 $64,900 NEW! 150 FT ON CARIBOU LAKE, driveway roughed in, electric at street, dock in place with outhouse, Log bunkhouse! Great Summer Camp!

MLS#6003787 $179,500 SWEET CLARA LAKE LUTSEN SHORELINE!

Level Access from Build Site to Rocky Shores, your Future Cabin will overlook Superior National Forest Lands! Electric, yr round access, Old Cabin in place to use now and build later!

MLS#26055 $199,000 VOYAGEUR POINT ON POPLAR LAKE!

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#6002494 $159,000

BARGAIN CLARA LAKE SITE!

Yr Round Access, Electric at street and cleared build site perfect for your Getaway Cabin on Coveted Clara Lake!

MLS#6001680 $150,000

LARGE LAKESHORE LOT ON CHRISTINE LAKE

in Lutsen, year round access with over 10 acres and 200 feet of shoreline! Hilltop building site with cleared path thru cedar forest to Christine Lake, a super wilderness lake great for paddling your days away!

MLS#28961 REDUCED! $119,900

County Rd 7 Murphy Mountain Lake View lands! Bargain Buys in young 400 FT WITH 14 AC Poplar Forest, easy clearing for Sweet ON DEVIL TRACK LAKE! Lake Superior Views for as little as What more can we say? Oh yes, there is a nice $39,900! Or Enjoy Hilltop Build Site with meandering driveway through mature red pines driveway in place, creek bordering site for leading to level access beach shoreline. Quite nice!

MLS#25633 $89,900

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

MLS#6002721 $375,000

MLS#6002841 $124,900

Parten Way on Pike Lake Rd! Panoramic Vistas of the Sawtooths, road rough in, a five minute drive to new Pike Lake Landing! Yr Round access! UP

MLS#6003047 $39,900

Wild Plum Drive, East of Grand Marais! Nice level build site, yr round and electric avail. MLS#6003492 $49,900

DREAMY LAKE SUPERIOR land and

lakeshore! Several acres of privacy and way more than 200 ft of Level Access Lake Superior shoreline in Schroeder, near Sugarloaf Cove Naturalist Area!

MLS#6001554 REDUCED! $275,000

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LAKESHORE HOMES AND CABINS

Lutsen Real Estate Group

Grand Marais 241 Mile O Pine Rd MLS#6003228 $390,500

Gunflint Lake 3 Season Home on 200’ of prime frontage, 3 BR, 1 ¾ baths, big rock fireplace, guest cabin, boat dock, well and approved septic. Living and dining area is nicely paneled with a paneled ceiling. Excellent Lake and woods views with 11 picture windows. The porch wraps two sides of the house and is 6” wide. The house comes with most furnishings including a big moose head, bearskin rug and flint musket to complete the North woods life. Enjoy days by the lake on a new aluminum dock. Call Bruce Kerfoot today.

Using a fundamental business approach for all your real estate needs Office 218-663-7750

Grand Marais 391 Gunflint Narrows MLS#6003477 $279,000

A comfortable one bedroom authentic log cabin hand crafted by the owners with a nice view of Gunflint Lake. There is also a log outbuilding for storage and showering. This property is located on a nice quiet bay in the northwest corner of Gunflint Lake with very clear water and a rocky shoreline. Small mouth bass can be caught right off the dock at times. The view from the cabin includes a picture window looking east which catches the morning sunrises. This property is 3 miles in from the main Gunflint Trail, with an easement along the private Gunflint Narrows side road. Call Bruce Kerfoot today.

Lutsen 48 County Road 34 MLS #6003287 $999,000

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It’s unusual or likely simply unavailable to find nearly 850’ of Lake Superior shoreline spread over 13 acres in the heart of Lutsen. 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 fire place. 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 examining land considerations for Administration Sub-Division. Application is in process showing the possibility for one or two additional shoreline lots with back lots for protection.

Mike Larson 218-370-1536

SOLD Katterine Payer 218-663-7080

Grand Marais 51 Clearwater Road MLS# 6002596

This beautiful custom built Senty log home is one of the finest homes to become available along the entire Gunflint Trail for many years. Great room with huge log fireplace, Large master bedroom w/walk in closet,Two guest bedrooms with bathroom, Designer kitchen with marble counters, Fabulous views of the Clearwater Palisades and the wilderness.Large garage, Wood fired hot tub, Sauna

TOWNHOMES RE FEATU G N LISTI

Bruce Kerfoot 218-388-2294

Steve Surbaugh 218-663-7080

Lutsen Sea Villas The Lutsen Sea Villas have withstood the test of

time. Nowhere else is there a shoreline like this on the entire coast of Lake Superior. The owner’s and management company have upheld excellent standards and quality while maintaining the unique integrity of this original seaside coastal development, and they are well run by Lutsen Resort.

H5 Sea Villa MLS#6003387 $184,000 G2 Sea Villa MLS#6003385 $159,000 G5 Sea Villa MLS#6003386 $172,000 D3 Sea Villa MLS#6003900 $159,000

Caribou Highlands Unit #541

SOLD

MLS#6002145 $159,000

Newer and beautiful 2 BR townhome ski in/ski out at Caribou Highlands Lodge. Modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Perfect location for all the activities that Lutsen has to offer!

Grand Marais 78 Island Road MLS#6003556 $329,000

Beautiful log home on Sea Gull Lake engineered wood style flooring through the house with carpeted bedroom. Quality kitchen cabinets, Jenn Aire stove, laminated hard wood kitchen counters. Cedar paneling walls and pine paneling ceiling. The bathroom has an ADA toilet, which can be changed to the standard height. Double doors leading to a beautiful porch (+/- 10x30) including 6x30 deck. ADA ramp for access in addition to the standard entry steps. Baseboard electric heat and wood stove/fireplace in living room. There is a lit path between cabin and dock. Garage has a bunk room with sleeping for 4 people; insulated and cedar paneling. There is no plumbing in the garage. Call Bruce Kerfoot today.

Grand Marais 517 S Gunflint Lake MLS#6000932 $599,000

Gunflint Lake home on nearly 12 acres of forest land with 619’ of private shoreline on Gunflint Lake. Two stall detached garage, guest cabin, boathouse and woodshed. Priced below taxable market value! Call Bruce today for showing.

21 Tall Timber Trail

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 – simply a great location. 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. The lower level walk-out basement in Unit A has been converted to a larger sleeping and rec room currently hosting two bunk beds. The same area in Unit C is currently set up with four large storage rooms – perfect for storage of skis, golf clubs, used a wine cellar, work shop and more. It can otherwise, be converted to a private studio suite as well., The Master Bedroom is located on the upper level with in-room fireplace and again out-of-the world views. A second level guest bedroom is comfortable and roomy. There is a main level bedroom that provides access to all necessary property features – kitchen, bathroom, laundry and main level living area and walk-out deck. This is a wonderful property and is currently managed for vacation rentals. Property will be sold furnished excluding some personal items.

EARN MONEY WHEN YOU ARE AWAY BY PLACING YOUR HOME IN OUR VACATION RENTAL PROGRAM. Give Mike or Tala a call today 218-663-7750 72

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HOMES AND PROPERTIES WITH A VIEW Lutsen 261 Caps

Trail Tait Lake

NEW NG LISTI

MLS#6001233 $324,500

Tait Lake in Lutsen. Wonderfully appointed and extremely well maintained 2 bedroom, loft and 2 bath south facing home on a 2.9 acre parcel and 190’ of shoreline with dock. Abundance of natural light throughout the home. New addition in 2006 includes second bedroom, bathroom hallway and laundry. Office added in 2011 (could be converted to third bedroom). Excellent value. Call Katterine or Mike today for your private showing.

921 1St Ave W Grand Marais MLS#6004156 $249,500

Beautiful west-end Grand Marais home on meticulously landscaped corner lot with mature conifers and gardens including covered backyard patio entry. Solid 2 bedroom 2 bath home in park-like setting including new windows throughout, Carlton Peak stone fireplace, high efficiency furnace and numerous other up-grades. Full unfinished basement - clean and solid. Home is complimented with a 26’x28’ detached year-round studio with separate meter and heat. Use opportunities include private office, artist studio, separate living quarters and more. This is a very nice home and wonderful property.

Lutsen Tait Lake Lots 16 & 17 MLS#6002024 $99,950

Owner - Agent. Two sub divided parcels. Lot 16 is 2.8 acres, Lot 17 is 3.3 acres. Towering White Pines on upper lot w/numerous beautiful building sites. Tait Lake views w/deeded access to private boat landing. Both for $99,950 O\A

HOMES AND CABINS

NEW NG LISTI

84 Maple Hill Dr Grand Marais

Lutsen 1044 Caribou Trl

This is a well built hand crafted log cabin of native timbers. It has an open room design with a sleeping loft. Heating and cooking is done on a wood burning stove. The lot is a combination of forest (mostly aspen and birch) and some meadows. The house has a nice view of Lake Superior from a distance, and is up on the hillside of the Maple Hill area north of Grand Marais. Based on the acreage available and the success of adjacent home owners with their septic systems. This property has road frontage on both the west and south sides, with a current driveway to the house coming in from the west (about a 150’ level access road).

Excellent Caribou Lake opportunity. 3 br/1 bath, open area kitchen and dining, large open deck area, permanent dock. New improvements include: septic, windows, siding, roofing, Insulation & more.

MLS#6000638 Price: $319,900

MLS#6004102 $179,900

Grand Marais 1817 W Hwy 61

ED EDUC

MLS#6002458 $139,900

Hwy 61 West from Grand Marais, located close to town on a private wooded lot. This home has 4 bedrooms and plenty of options for a new owner to add sweat equity. Property may be divisible. Mix of residential and commercial zoning.

Lutsen 5295 W Hwy 61 MLS#6002804 $129,000

Two+ bedroom manufactured home located downtown Lutsen. New septic and deck summer 2011. Newer roof, furnace and dishwasher. Great location with convenient horseshoe driveway and level lot. Solid foundation. Walking distance to “downtown Lutsen” and close proximity to area employers and related businesses. Very nice floor plan with well appointed furnishings included.

ED EDUC

Lutsen, MN 5170 W Hwy 61 MLS#6003083 $349,000

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. Drilled well providing seasonal water use. Septic functional but non-compliant. Cool cabin, cool piece of real estate, mutli-options present themselves for future use consideration. An all around cool place.

Hovland 90 Stonegate Rd

MLS#6003364 $259,000

This 3 bedroom 2 bath Lutsen Log Lodge has been carefully maintained. Main level has 2 bedrooms and a private bathroom. Second level has a private master bedroom and master bathroom with jetted tub. Open kitchen area to main great room with fireplace. Its location on the Ski Hill Road offers the convenience to year round activities in the Lutsen area. Find this opportunity as year round residence, a private vacation home and/or vacation rentals.

Tofte 90 Hoaglund Drive

Lutsen 11 Wildflower Ln

Drop dead gorgeous Lindal Cedar home with substantial upgrades throughout entire home Owner will complete kitchen, flooring throughout and master bath to buyer suit - or new owner can complete based on own design criteria.

Newly constructed large home with both woodland views and wide open Lake Superior views. Large lot. Top notch interior finish details. Large kitchen with stone countertop. Large decks with amazing views of the lake.

MLS#6002703 $699,000

This home blends pure quality restating an original Lake Superior homestead with a Clarence Kemp addition that seamlessly ties two areas under one roof with masterful eloquence. Kitchen with custom made cabinetry, high-end appliances, gas stove, granite countertops and a custom designed brick-oven. An open living space with the Great Room with vaulted ceilings with Lake Superior view. Kitchen, great room and dining room are all connected.

Lutsen, MN 44 Lodge Lane

MLS# 6002328 $545,000

MLS#6000729 $529,000

GREAT VACANT LAND VALUES

xxx Mile O’Pine Road Grand Marais

NEW NG LISTI

MLS#6004103 & MLS#6004115 $126,500

These are spacious Gunflint Lake lots, with beautiful views, flanked with majestic white pines, and untouched so an owner can build their dream home. The lots are located on the south shore of Gunflint Lake. There are two lots which can be purchased separately or combined. Each lot has176’ of lake frontage with 1.63 acres. Lots are heavily forested with nice Cedar, Aspen, Balsam and a few large White Pine. Both lots have a reasonable slope down to the lake with good building sites.

Jonvick Creek

Beautiful home sites in mature Maple, Spruce and

$29,500-54,900

Birch forest.

xxx Sawbill Trail

120 Acres located up the Sawbill Trail. Large

Maples

MLS# 27551 $199,900

xxx Mountain Ash Ln Cedar covered hillside overlooking Lake Superior in Lutsen.

xxx Leveaux Ridge View.

MLS#60000147 $649,000

3.45 acres Birch Forest, pines, Lake Superior

MLS#6002548 $29,500

Johannes Toftey Homestead Sites Beautiful hillside lots in Tofte with Lake Superior and Carlton Peak views.

Tofte Airport Home Sites Located between Lutsen and Tofte. Convenient Location with outstanding values.

$24,750-33,000

Tait Pines Nestled hillside adjacent to Tait Lake in Lutsen, just 13 miles up the Caribou Trail.

Caribou Hillside of Caribou Lake.

$37,950-$57,750

Outstanding homesites tucked along the hillside

342 Rd Schroeder

$52,250-$126,500

160 acres covered in Maples, Birch, and other mixed forest. Can be sold as parcels.

MLS#6000143 $199,000

$35,750-55,000

Lutsen Real Estate Group · Office: 218-663-7750 · www.lutsenrealestategroup.com

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JUNE 2015

NORTH SHORE

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On Lake Superior

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(218) 387-2131 (800) 732-2131

101 West Hwy. 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 info@cbnorthshore.com

92A Tom Lake Rd - $79,900

Rolling, wooded, lots of potential for recreation or building. MLS 6002723

110A W Highway 61 - $649,900

110A wooded, year round land with multiple zoning.

MLS 6002185

200A Camp 12 Rd - $159,900

Surrounded by state and federal land. Mature trees, gently rolling topography. MLS 6004110

40A Camp 12 Rd - $42,900

40A off of Irish Creek Rd, surrounded on 3 sides by state land. Creek frontage. MLS 6004109

156 Stonegate Rd

2580 E Hwy 61

1658 Croftville Road

3BR, 2BA with a large multi vehicle garage. Excellent 212’ shore with wrap around deck on 6.5A. Gorgeous kitchen with granite counters and quality custom solid wood cabinets. What a gem!

Quality built, custom designed, 3 BR, 2BA home with tons of windows and 175’ shore. Granite fireplace, walkout lower level, attached garage.

One level home with 3BR, 2BA, gas fireplace and cozy, warm sunroom; an ideal year round home or a seasonal paradise. Detached 2 car garage.

MLS 6002724 $599,900

MLS 6003907 $447,500 PENDING

MLS 6000697 $419,000

43A County Road 7 - $299,900

Seasonal Lake Superior views, multiple zoning, electric at road. MLS 6002300

25A Tom Lake Rd - $49,900 25A close to Tom Lake. Enjoy the lake without the high lakeshore taxes. MLS 6002625 115+A Arrowhead Trail - $84,900

Excellent property priced right. Electric and phone at street. Private access from Co Rd 69. MLS 6002839

Forest Rd 304 - $159,900

2554 E Hwy 61

606 Old Shore Rd

4556 Cascade Beach Rd

Truly stunning 3BR, 3BA home on 2.43A with 200’ shoreline. Angled walls, lots of glass, vaulted ceilings, stunning stone fireplace and much more.

3BR, 4 BA home close to town with 100’ shore. Gorgeous kitchen, cherry floors, granite counters, and passive solar heat. Lovely, extensive gardens.

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 6003589 $799,000

MLS 6003603 $559,900

MLS 6003910 $649,900

80A of maples, spruce and balsam, Durfee Creek and beaver ponds. Bordered on two sides by public lands

Com m e r c ia l

MLS 6003013

Reason Rd - $109,900

120A wooded with trails, wildlife and State land on 2 sides. 1.5 miles from public Tom Lake boat landing

MLS 6003857

Lima Grade Rd $159,900 NEW

40A with solid tree coverage. Rolling land, abundance of wildlife, public land on all sides for maximum privacy!

MLS 6004168

L a ke S u p e r i o r Lots

Stonegate Road - $219,900 - $249,900

3 lake lots with 2+ acres and 200’ shore. Private and wooded. MLS 6003950

57XX East Hwy 61 - $129,900

4.1A, 280’ shore. Driveway, septic mound and electric in place. MLS 6003726

3800 Manitoo Trail

Fantastic opportunity!! All three homes are rented. Part of this property is zoned Service Commercial/Industrial and part is zoned Permanent Residence. Do the math, it works!!!!

MLS 6004164 $995,000 NEW

63 Chessie Trl

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 6003800 $275,000

Nelson Trail

The Attic

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!!!!

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!

108 Gunflint Trail

Beaver House

MLS 6002154 $244,900

MLS 6003924 $249,000

MLS 6004150

$100,000 NEW

MLS 6003594 $279,900

4BR, 2BA home right on the Gunflint Trail. This Dreaming of owning your aown business? The iconic lot is commercially zoned with great visible location Beaver House in Grand Marais could be yours! at the beginning of the Gunflint Trail. 2.5 car Great location and strong seasonal repeat business. garage could be converted to retail space. Fantastic business opportunity.

14 Stonegate Rd - $199,900

1.17A of nicely wooded, 200’ shoreline in an unspoiled location. MLS 6003695

318X E Hwy 61 $87,500 NEW

EXTREMELY private Lake Superior lot with 7+A south of 61, 4+A north of 61. 318’ Lake Superior Shoreline! MLS 6004015

2888 W Hwy 61 $327.500 NEW

views of Artist Point and the Sawtooth Mtns on 1.24A with 200’ of ledgerock shore. MLS 6004222

2884 W Hwy 61 $327,500 NEW

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

MLS 6004223

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Harbor Light Restaurant

1800 W Hwy 61 4+A zoned commercial and 5.57 residential. 4 room Nordic Lodge and 5 cabins.

MLS 6003691 $159,900

1.79A zoned commercial. Newer restaurant building, 17 unit motel, 3BR, 2BA owner’s quarters.

MLS 6003693 $259,900 Or purchase it all together

MLS 6003689 $399,900

Restaurant in prime location, on top of the hill with frontage on Hwy 61 in Grand Marais 2.5A with, maximum exposure as tourists flock to town. Incredible amount of commercial equipment!

MLS 6003968 $369,900

Broadway Ave

Rare vacant commercial land in downtown Grand Marais. Special find with excellent location just north of the Beaver House offering high visibility and heavy seasonal traffic.

MLS 6003922 $99,900

15 W Hwy 61

Great commercial opportunity in downtown Grand Marais! Large well maintained commercial building with excellent location on Hwy 61 and over 2500 square feet. The commercial kitchen equipment updated in 2007

MLS 6004302

$245,000 NEW

Homes & Cabins Facebook.com/ cbnorthshore61 Coldwell Banker North Shore 2117 E Hwy 61

Exceptional 2BR home with fantastic Lake Superior views on +7A. Just minutes from town, open floor plan, large thermo-pane windows with beautiful views from every room and deck.

MLS 6003424 $349,900

6 Mopar Tr

1000 Camp 20 Rd

38A in great hunting country with deer, grouse, bear and perhaps a moose or two. Trails and old logging roads for hiking, snow shoeing or cross country skiing.

2138 County Rd 7

Open, bright, inviting and warm, impeccably maintained home. 3BR, 3BA on nearly 8A with Lake Superior views. Large pole barn, sauna, storage shed and garage.

MLS 6003590 $245,000

MLS 6003614 $344,900 PENDING

120 Brule Valley Tr

Charming, spacious 3BR, 2BA year round manufactured home on 5A with Lake Superior views! Being sold fully furnished so it is literally move in ready; all it needs is you. Expansive deck.

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.

MLS 6004131 $147,500 Pending

MLS 6003565 $74,900

364 Birch Dr

Wildwood Acres

at ColdwellBanker NorthShore. wordpress.com

MLS 6003564 $49,900 PENDING

2BR home just outside the city limits. 5A for lots of privacy, with sheds and outbuildings galore. The 38 by 56 pole building even features a heated “man cave!!!”

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22 Lima Grade Rd

328 Ball Club Rd

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 6002565

$129,900

Co Rd 7

Pick your own floorings, colors, materials! Borman Construction will build this 2BR,1BA home on 5A to suit your needs. Lovely southern exposure a nd beautiful views.

MLS 6004271

$315,000 NEW

96 Hoaglund Dr

Lovely 2BR home on 5A just minutes from Grand Marais! Huge, detached 2-car garage, abuts federal land and has an end of the road location. Freshly landscaped yard and a great front deck.

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.

Beautiful 4BR, 2.5BA home is move-in ready! Modern and efficient, this 3 story home has open floor plan. In-floor heat and a beautiful wood stove in the living room. Detached 3-car garage.

MLS 6004202 $289,900 NEW

MLS 6004053 $164,900 NEW

MLS 6004253 $489,900 NEW

1650 W 5th St

Privacy AND convenience! Lovely 4BR, 3BA home with open floor plan, stone fireplace, family room & Lake Superior views! Beautifully landscaped & attached garage!

MLS TBD $337,500 NEW

108 7th Ave W

Practically brand new energy efficient 2BR home. Lots of windows, laminate floors, patio doors leading to deck with Lake Superior views, plus it is on a large city lot!

MLS TBD $174,900 NEW

NORTH SHORE

115 11th Ave W

Very charming 2BR, 1BA home with a large kitchen, deck & lots of windows for plenty of sunlight. Private backyard complete with a fire pit and detached garage.

MLS TBD $149,900 NEW

101 West Hwy . 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 info@cbnorthshore.com

Gunflint Trail

3BR, 2BA home on .97A in Tofte. Quality throughout; open great room, many windows, wrap around deck and Lake Superior views. Directly abuts government land.

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 6003872 $329,900

MLS 6003944 $299,900

723 County Rd 6

Well-built 2BR home on 11A. Open floor plan, large brick fireplace and windows overlooking a creek. Walk-out, unfinished basement, sauna; abuts Federal land

MLS 6003967 $319,900

45 Casper Hill Rd

415 E 4th Ave

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.

MLS 6003429 $265,000

260 County Rd 48

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.

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 6003112 $229,900

MLS 6003519 $289,900

7249 Hwy 61 - Tofte

415 E 3rd Ave

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.

Well built 2BR home with park like setting in a quiet part of town. Massive wood burning fireplace insert, all one level living, but upper level also now being used as artist studio.

MLS 6003375 $199,900

MLS 6002974 $249,900 PENDING

2291 County Rd 7

Spacious, open custom built and designed country estate showplace with 3BR, 2BA on 10A. Large horse arena, artist’s/writer’s cabin, and Lake Superior views. Total quality!

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MLS 6002681 $779,000

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Devil Track Lake

McFarland Lake

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Greenwood Lake

Poplar Lake

Gunflint Lake

3BR, open layout with unique kitchen and master bath. 150’ shore on 1A with two porches, two storage sheds, and a fully furnished 3BR cabin, all with great views of the lake!

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.

Picturesque, low maintenance cabin on 2 acres & 400’ shoreline. Nice size main BR, sleeping loft, open LR/DR with lots of windows. enticing deck overlooks the lake. Fire pit and shared boat launch.

Very quiet 1.8A with over 200’ shore. Driveway in place with a newly built (2011) garage on site! Close to Trail Center, but the ultimate in BWCA access with multiple portage routes out of Poplar lake.

Year-round access to charming log cabin on 7.78A and 150’ of shore! Wood interior with pitched/cathedral ceilings and propane lights, stove and fridge. There’s also a detached garage, outhouse and 12x12 storage shed!

MLS 6003002 $199,900

MLS 6003902 $379,900

MLS 6003430 $199,900

MLS 6004001 $179,900

MLS 6003855 $199,900

Greenwood Lake

McFarland Lake

3BR, 2BA cedar cabin with open floor plan and 4 season porch that overlooks the lake. Private boat landing, 200’ shore, dock and multiple off grid operating systems.

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 6003741 $349,900

MLS 6003636 $259,900

McFarland Lake

Pike Lake

250’ shore with great sand beach, gentle drop off for the kids. 1.52A protected from weather and a large deck. Much potential here, just needs some elbow grease!

Turnkey1BR cabin on 5+A. Open floor plan, propane appliances, spacious loft, large deck and path down to 300’ shore. Abuts federal land for maximum privacy.

MLS 6002626 $274,900

MLS TBD $249,900 NEW

Clearwater Lake

Birch Lake

Charming 2BR manufactured home with wood stove, loads of comfort and 180’ of shore on one of the premier lakes in Cook County. Call for your private showing today!

Two Island

2BR, 2BA home on 5.96A with huge deck overlooking the dock & boat-slide. 275’ shore, heated bunkhouse, sauna, garage, garden sheds, and outhouse all just a paddle away from the BWCAW. Broadband available.

MLS TBD $195,000 NEW

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.

MLS 6003427 $399,900

McFarland Lake

MLS 6004207 $249,900 NEW

Poplar Lake

Iron Lake

Spacious northwoods cabin on 20A tucked away in the woods. Private 10’ lake access easement for your dock! Main level BR, open great room, vaulted ceilings, large loft and covered porch.

Spectacular Island Property! 2 vacation homes, each has 2BR, spacious kitchen, cathedral ceilings, lots of glass and a breathtaking view of the lake.

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!.

MLS 6003901 $149,900 PENDING

MLS 6003758 $589,500

MLS 6004257 $149,900

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

Unit 17 MLS 6003906 $218,900 2BR, 2BA with large loft, new appliances and excellent views of Lake Superior.

Gunflint Lake

685’ prime shoreline on both Gunflint and Magnetic Lake. 2BR cabin, 2.65A, wood fireplace, screen porch, log beams and loft. End-of-road location, direct access to BWCAW.

MLS 6003595 $399,900

Year round 1BR log cabin nestled in the forest on 1.5A. Overlooks beautiful and private Iron Lake, trail down to the 200’ of shore. Abuts federal land to the west.

MLS 6003775 $198,500

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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 6003978 $239,900

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Unit 20 MLS 6003916 $199,900

Iron Lake

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2BR, 1BA, walkout patio, surrounded by trees , headed garage and storage space

Bluefin Bay - Tofte

Unit 8 MLS 6003682 $139,900

Bluefin Bay has stunning Lake views and accessaward winning amenities and restaurants! Excellent rental potential. 2BR, 2BA units with stunning views

Unit 2 MLS 6003747 $297,000 Unit 41 MLS 6003996 $299,000 Unit 16 MLS 6000300 $309,000

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

Unit 64 MLS 6003609 $585,000 Unit 65 MLS 6003558 $550,000 Unit 45 MLS 6002761 $455,000 Unit 49 MLS 6004266 $475,000 NEW

Surfside on Superior

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 6002764 $189,000 MLS 6003432 $215,000

101 West Hwy . 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 info@cbnorthshore.com

Temperance Ldg 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.

MLS 6003885 $240,000

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Inn at Terrace Point

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 6001369 $199,000

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Land Squint Lake

Diagonal Rd

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.

5A surrounded on 2 sides by government land. Convenient midtrail location with easy access to many recreational activities.

MLS 6003242

$69,900

$59,900

MLS 6004017 $44,900 - $74,900 NEW

Raven Feather Rd

6.65A of nicely wooded land just west of Grand Marais. End of road location with federal land to the west PLUS incredible views of Lake Superior.

MLS 6003776 $129,900

Silver Fox Rd

MLS 6003893 $48,000

Roman’s Rd Close to Devil Track Lake and lots of recre-

Conveniently located near public access to Lake Superior, Kadunce Wayside, Kadunce River, Superior Hiking Trail and more.

MLS 6002323 $29,900

MLS 6003752 $18,000

Stonegate RD

2A with lots of potential uses. Power, phone, and broadband are a stones throw away.

Wooded 4+A near Pike Lake! Nicely elevated build sites, survey in place and septic sites identified. Just a short walk to the lake.

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 6003093 $49,900

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 6003854 $42,500 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.

MLS 6003176 $62,800

Kemo Lake

MLS 6003969 $89,900

Chester Lake The only private parcel on Chester Lake. One of a kind opportunity! 40A, 300’ frontage! Rough cabin sold “as is” MLS 6004004 $149,900

Sag Lake 1+ - 7+ acres with 191-611’ of shore on year round county road with phone and electricity. Direct BWCA and Canada water access MLS 6004019 $69,900 NEW

Two Island 5+ A of wooded land with

MLS 6004001 $179,900

500+’ of shorelineand state land on two sides! Year round access; great recreational area.

Park like .94 A, 291’ shore. Cleared building site, utilities available. Healthy mix of huge trees.

MLS 6004214 $89,900 NEW

MLS 6003028 $169,900

Pike Lake

Tom Lake Year round, 1.10A, 171’ shore, nicely wooded, driveway and cleared building site.

MLS 6003815 $54,900

3.7A, 200’ of accessible shoreline. Healthy tree coverage; abuts federal land to the south for added privacy

MLS 6004165 $69,900 NEW

Devil Track Lake Beautiful lake lot

11A of year round, quiet, private, nicely wooded land on County Road 48. Close to town, Lake views.

MLS 6004252 $99,900 NEW

Camp 20 Rd

MLS 6004300 $43,900 - $46,900 NEW

Lake Superior View

MLS 6001709

Silver Fox Rd - $69,900 5+ acres, located east of town, easy year round access, and utilities are all available. Very peaceful & quiet lot, perfect setting for building your dream home.

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MLS 6002966

County Rd 67 - $69,900 4.16A with Lake Superior so close you can see the waves rolling in to the state-owned shoreline, meaning you’ll have walking access to the lake!

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MLS 6002892

Leo Lake

Large, private parcel close to town with elevation, meaning panoramic views of Lake Superior! Large building site has been leveled.

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MLS 6004005

Murphy Mtn Rd - $59,900

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

View of Lake Superior, 5A, within 10 minutes of town. Surveyed, pins are all clearly marked, utilities in place and septic sites are identified.

MLS 6003833 $199,900

MLS 6003425

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

East Highway 61 20A - $54,900

MLS 6004265 $134,500

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Bloomquist Mtn. Road 5.8A $44,900

MLS TBD $179,900 NEW 169’ shore, on 3.70A, mid trail location, with public access to other lakes nearby.

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

MLS 6004290 $40,000 - $42,000 NEW

Squint Lake Nicely wooded 2.13A

MLS 6002478 $99,900

Very quiet 1.8A, over 200’ shore. Driveway and garage are in. Multiple portages into BWCAW.

Two 5A parcels with potential spectacular views of Lake Superior. Close to town, but very private!

MLS 6003311 $33,900 SOLD

with some lovely old White Pine trees! Excellent Mid-Gunflint Trail location, 221’shore, gentle topography AND directly abutting USFS for added privacy

MLS 6002116 $52,500

MLS 6004132 $40,000 NEW

38-41A with excellent building sites. An abundance of wildlife, close to the Superior Hiking Trail and State forest land.

2 20A pieces, remote with exceptional privacy close to town.

Inland Lake Lots

Convenient mid-trail location with deeded lakeshore access. Building site cleared, driveway in, utilities available.

Beautifully wooded 6+A in a great neighborhood. Easy drive to Grand Marais but feels ultra private.

Co Rd 58

Solberg Lane

MLS 6002301 $149,900

Poplar Lake

MLS 6004272 $74,900 NEW

Quist Rd

Pike Lake Rd

MLS 6003282 $21,000

MLS 6002735 $159,900

MLS 6004124 $49,900 NEW

31 Bloomquist Mtn Rd

E Hwy 61

ational activities. 1.72A

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

5A to build your home or cabin, close to town. Close to Pike Lake and has lots of wildlife!

5A, with year round access. Power on sight, phone close by. Beautifully wooded and privacy but only 12 minutes from town.

$49,900

Birch Lake Heavily wooded 1.54A, 150’ of frontage on great trout lake. Direct, year round access off the Gunflint Trail.

County Rd 7

Wooded 5A, with seasonal Lake Superior Views! Nice mix of trees and quality build sites.

Pendant Lake Tr

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 6002967

10-20A nicely wooded year round lots. Electricity and phone, abuts Federal land providing access to incredible amount of land.

MLS 6003602 $27,500

116 Overlook Dr 3.33A with Lake Superior view, privacy, and is user friendly for building. Located at the end of Overlook Trail in Tofte, utilities available & year round access. MLS 6003380

4018 County Rd 14

101 West Hwy . 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 info@cbnorthshore.com

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Talk to Terry! Terry R. Backlund Broker/Owner

Lori A. Backlund Real Estate Agent

Phone: 218-387-1501 Cell: 218-370-8977 Terry@BacklundRealty.com 120 E. 3RD ST. GRAND MARAIS

387 MOOSE VALLEY RD. HOVLAND

10 HAMMER RD. HOVLAND MN

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Classic Mid-Century Modern 1900 Sq. ft. 2 Bed 1 Bath 1 Car MLS# 6003984 Price: $224,000

4 Bedroom 3 Bath 2 Car Garage plus large heated 40 x 32 garage/ workshop on 7.76 Acres MLS# 6003983 Price: $227,750

Super charming north shore bungalow 18 x 12 shed, sauna and gazebo MLS# 6003973 Price: $98,900

167 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE DEVIL’S TRACK LAKE GRAND MARAIS

50 GRACE DRIVE LAKE SUPERIOR GRAND MARAIS

253 SOUTH SHORE DR. DEVIL’S TRACK GRAND MARAIS

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419 N. BROADWAY GRAND MARAIS

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4 Bed 2 Bath 2 Car 1238 sq. ft. plus basement MLS# 6003637 Price: $184,500

310XXX SODERBERG LN. BIRCH LAKE 202 ft. lake shore lot on 5 acres. Driveway and build site. MLS# 6002970 Price: $129,000

PRICED TO SELL!

474X SOUTH SHORE DR., GRAND MARAIS 1915 sq. ft. 3 Bed 2 Bath 2 Car Beautiful Devil’s Track lake shore MLS# 6003933 Price: $344,000

4 Bed 3 Bath 2 Car 3500+ sq. ft. 250 ft. Lake Superior shore MLS# 6003894 Price: $624,900

4 Bed 2 Bath 3 Car 2900+ sq. ft. home Plus guest cabin all on 200+ ft. lake shore MLS# 6004085 Price: $379,950

135 BALLY CREEK RD GRAND MARAIS

79 CTY. RD. 44 GRAND MARAIS

1010 E 7TH AVE GRAND MARAIS

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2 bedroom, 2 bath log home. Wraparound deck on 10 acres. MLS# 6003651 Price: $219,500

10 acre parcel with 24 x 24 garage with rustic studio apt. and well MLS# 6003780 Price: $119,900

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4 bedroom 2 Bath 2 Car Garage 2800 sq. ft. of quality craftsmanship. MLS# 6003607 Price: $337,750

Very nice 5 acre parcel near Devil’s Track abuts Fed land. MLS# 6002390 Price: $42,500

181 OLD SKI HILL RD. GRAND MARAIS

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2 Bedroom 2 Bath 2 Garage 20+ Acres with a large pond MLS# 6004178 Price: $259,900

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CATCHLIGHT

black bear As I was taking his picture from my sliding door, the bear tried to tear my whole feeder down. When I yelled, he crawled down the railing and over the side, but couldn’t bring himself to leave. He kept looking at the feeder and would climb back up on the deck. He did that four times before he finally took the hint and climbed down and slowly walked off. I took the feeders in, but he still came back that night looking for seeds. I haven’t seen him since. —Trisha Bloomquist

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Serenity Spoken Here

Welcome to Golden Eagle Lodge, a family oriented, year-round resort located on the historic Gunflint Trail of Northeastern Minnesota. We are on the north shores of Flour Lake surrounded by the Superior National Forest; as we are the only residents on the lake, you can look forward to the quiet and solitude offered only from the true wilderness setting. We offer modern, housekeeping cabins to ensure comfort during your stay in the North Woods. Each season has something special to offer; excellent fishing and canoeing in Summer and nationally-renowned Nordic Cross-Country Skiing in Winter. Our website describes in detail how each season can help shape your vacation. Try our 9-site campground which offers a quiet and personal service; each site comes equipped with water and electric hookups. We go out of our way to ensure every aspect of your visit will convince you to come back and see us again. We know much time, effort, and expense is invested in a vacation, and we would be honored if you considered us as your vacation destination. You won’t be disappointed!

Placid and tranquil. Enjoy cabins, camping, fishing, hiking, and canoeing.

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