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Under smoky skies, the border opening is in sight A few days before we completed production of this issue, Canada announced that fully vaccinated travelers will be able to enter the country beginning August 9. As of this writing, the U.S. hasn’t announced when or how Canadians will be allowed to enter the country. We will share more information on northernwilds.com and our Facebook group Outdoor Adventures on Lake Superior’s North Shore as it becomes available. We do suggest potential border crossers become familiar with the ArrivCan app, which you will be required to use to provide your covid-related health information in order to enter Canada.
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Hopefully, we’ll have received at least a couple of inches of rain by the time you read this, because the Northern Wilds is suffering from severe drought. An absence of blueberries and other wild foods will lead to difficult foraging conditions for black bears and other creatures. Bone-dry creeks and high water temperatures will tax trout and other fish dependent on cold water. Everyone living here is on edge about the growing risk of wildfire. We’ve endured many days where smoke from distant wildfires creates an acrid haze.
everyone is out and about participating in activities that were put on hold for the pandemic. We have a full-page calendar of upcoming events and three pages of event announcements—the most since the pandemic began. The Grand Marais Fisherman’s Picnic is back, although it will remain somewhat unusual due to ongoing construction along Highway 61. Still, residents, former residents and lovers of Cook County will be able to meet and catch up with one another as they have for 92 years. We think you’ll enjoy this issue, where we’ve paid special attention to Lake Superior with stories about ship-watching, sailing, photographing waves, shore-casting and more. We’re introducing a new dining columnist, Kitty Mayo of Two Harbors, with a tip-of-the-hat to outgoing Chuck Viren for his excellent work on the food beat. We also have an inspiring story about a new program to bring young people from the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation in South Dakota to work seasonal jobs along the Gunflint Trail and in Grand Marais. We even have the first winner in our new Trophy Trash section! So, turn the page. You’ll find a lot of fun inside.—Shawn Perich and Amber Pratt
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Celebrating 125 years of the Edna G TWO HARBORS— In 1896 in Cleveland, Ohio, a tug boat was being built for the Duluth & Iron Range Railway. Now, 125 years later, that tug, the Edna G, is one of the most iconic and beloved tug boats of Lake Superior. From towing ore carriers in and out of the harbor to being used for tours—and now undergoing a restoration project—this summer marks a celebration of her past and future on the waters of the Big Lake. The all-steel Edna G was built to assist ore carriers into and out of Agate Bay in Two Harbors, a job she held until her last tow in December of 1981. Named for Edna Greatsinger, the daughter of the Duluth & Iron Range Railway’s president, the all-steel Edna G not only towed ships but also assisted in icebreaking and helped rescue ships from storms. Like many of her time, she was called to service in World War I, and spent two years on the East Coast hauling coal barges. Apart from those two years, however, the Edna G has remained in Two Harbors, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. She officially retired from service in 1981 and was open for tours to the public until 2015, when needed maintenance brought tours to an end. Concerns began to grow about the structural integrity of the tug, including corrosion to the steel hull. Kathy Glenn is the chairperson of Friends of the Edna G, a nonprofit organization that was formed to preserve and promote the Edna G for future generations. “The Friends of the Edna G started in 2018 as a response to a letter in the local paper about the poor condition that the tug was in,” Kathy Glenn said. “A group of us held a meeting in the library to discuss what to do about it. The outcome of the meeting was the formation of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit group. Since then, we have worked at promoting the tug and informing people about her condition and history.”
A celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Edna G will be held in Two Harbors August 28-29. There will be artists, crafters, live music, contests, activities for the kids, and tours. | BECKY NORLIEN
When the organization was formed, it was initially thought that the Edna G was in much worse condition than it was. The Friends of the Edna G had a marine surveyor do an inspection, and the inspection showed that, while there was certainly work to be done, she was not at imminent risk of sinking as had originally been feared. “We are limited on what we can do physically to the tug since we don’t own it,” Glenn said. “The Edna G is owned by the City of Two Harbors. We have a contract in the summer with the city to give tours of the tug. We do decorate her for Christmas every year and do some cleaning and general light maintenance.” In addition to the Friends of the Edna G, the Edna G Commission, appointed by the city council, also assists in maintenance and needed work for the tug. Glenn said that the Commission is having electrical work done, and is getting the wood around the pilot house repaired. The Friends of the Edna G hopes to get more involved in her restoration, including having an inspection done by an expert in historical boats who can assess the Edna G with new eyes and give recommendations for next steps.
[LEFT] The Edna G in 1923. | SUBMITTED [RIGHT] The Edna G won the bicentennial 1976 tug boat race, competing against a diesel-powered Coast Cutter and
another diesel-powered tug. |SUBMITTED With the dedication of community members, the future of the Edna G is looking upward, and a celebration for the tug’s 125th anniversary will be held in Two Harbors August 28-29. “The reason for the Edna G 125th Anniversary Celebration is the tug is an icon of the city of Two Harbors. Her work bringing the ore boats into the harbor was partly responsible for the city’s financial growth. We like to say that it’s ‘the tug that helped build
America’ since about half of Minnesota’s iron ore in the late 1800s and first half of the 20th century was shipped out of Two Harbors to the steel mills out east. Almost anything made of steel was made in America during that time period,” Glenn said. The 125th anniversary celebration will feature artists, crafters, information about the Edna G’s history, and tours. The event will also have an art contest and a writing contest, with both contests open to all age
groups. There will also be music from local bands, including the Northwoods Band, the Fish Heads, Steve Solkla, THUGs, Eddie Ojard, and D.J. Bill Rabold. Those interested in learning more about Friends of the Edna G can visit their Facebook page or their website: friendsofednag. org.—Rae Poynter
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Iconic Silver Islet General Store and Tea Room is re-opening SILVER ISLET— Good news for history buffs, boaters, paddlers, summer community and destination travellers; after being closed for six years, the famous 150-yearold Silver Islet General Store and Tea Room—located about an hour’s drive east of Thunder Bay—is re-opening with new owners Jeff and Sandy (Saxberg) Korkola.
Sandy and Jeff Korkola are the new owners of the Silver Islet Store. | SUBMITTED
They’ll be carrying on the Saxberg family legacy that began in 1985 when the family purchased the historic but dormant store, renovated it and re-opened three years later, developing
it into a popular gathering place for residents, campers, boaters, paddlers and tourists from all over the world. In 2015, the store closed due to family health reasons. But this summer, the iconic landmark store—which first opened in 1871—is ready to welcome everyone again. Silver Islet is situated at the end of Sibley Peninsula, adjacent to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Silver was discovered here in 1868 and in 1870, the Silver Islet Mine became operational on a 90-square-foot rock island, three-quarters of a mile off-
the original colours of the store back in 1871. Back in 1999, the Saxberg family added to the first floor the President Sibley’s Billiard Room with the Brunswick pool table originally housed in the President’s mansion. Visitors will be pleased to know the famous 153-yearold pool table is out of storage and featured again on the first floor. Built in 1868, the Brunswick Balke Collender “Saratoga” model features 1.5-inch Vermont slate, golden oak body, ivory diamonds and rosewood rails. A bonus for boaters and paddlers is that directly behind the General Store is the Silver Islet government dock for small craft. Closed in 2013, the dock has been rehabilitated, upgraded and re-opened to the public in 2020.
Visitors will once again be able to enjoy a cinnamon bun in the renovated Tea Room. | SUBMITTED
And something to put on next year’s calendar—the store’s 150 th anniversary celebrations have been rescheduled from this year to the summer of 2022.—Elle Andra-Warner
shore in Lake Superior. For 14 years, it was the world’s richest silver mine (1870-1884). At the height of its operations, the mining town site had more than 600 residents with 80 houses stretched over a mile along the shore.
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The mine was built and developed largely by Americans. Major Alexander H. Sibley, president of the Silver Islet Mining Company from 1870 until his death in 1878, was the son of Detroit’s first mayor and the brother of the first governor of Minnesota. Major Sibley lived in Detroit and came to Silver Islet for the summer with his family and their servants, living in a three-storey mansion which became known as the “White House.” Today’s newly-renovated Silver Islet General Store still carries staple groceries, works by local artisans, souvenirs and other items. Their popular Tea Room will again be offering light lunches and homemade baked goods like pies and delicious signature cinnamon buns (people travelled from all over just to buy them). A new addition is the take-out window for things like ice cream bars and cappuccino. Visitors will find a spruced-up look at the iconic store. The original 22 single-pane hand-blown windows that protected the store for 150 years have been replaced with double-pane windows plus two windows have been
The adjacent government dock has a launch and safe harbor for small craft. | SUBMITTED added to the second floor. Besides the snazzy new windows, the Korkolas have installed a new metal roof with skylights and an off-grid solar power system. The large “STORE” sign over the entrance is getting a re-paint, keeping though its reddish-brown colour with white letters and trim, which were
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Dogs in the BWCAW BOUNDARY WATERS— I was sitting on the rock shelf by the shore enjoying the end of another day in the BWCAW, when I glanced to my left. My yellow Lab Rose was sitting quietly. She had joined me to watch the sunset.
risk of capsizing with a dog in the canoe so whenever possible I paddle near the shore, especially on solo trips. A good idea anyway as it is not only safer; there is more to see.
I had just retired after 28 years on the job and Rose and I headed to the border for six days, to relax, reflect and hopefully catch a few brook trout. Many of my co-workers had written notes for me to read around the fire. Most evenings I would pour a camp cup of Red Breast Irish Whiskey and read a few of their messages. All were heartfelt and a few brought tears. Several were quite clever. One was written on birch bark to use to start a fire, another on toilet paper.
Bring extra in case you are wind bound. Pack the food in several different bags. Not that your well-trained pet would ever snuffle into your pack, but your camp mouse or chipmunk would love to. Follow the Forest Service rules, pick up after your dog and always leave your campsite better than you found it.
One night Rose and I stayed up late listening to the wolves howling across the lake. Another night we crawled into the tent at 7 p.m. with a pot of mac and cheese just before an all-night thunderstorm rolled down the lake. We did not emerge until seven the next morning when we were greeted by a crystal blue sky. Most days we would hike into my favorite brook trout lake to catch our dinner. I would toss out a bobber and watch her chase frogs along the shore. During our mid-September adventure Rose was the perfect companion. She never complained, didn’t talk much and always cleaned her plate. After 30 plus canoe trips with Rose, I would like to share a few tips for others who would like to bring their best friend to the BWCAW. First, if you are unable to control your dog, please do not bring it to the BWCAW. If your dog can’t be off leash at home, leave it at home. Other campers want to hear loons call, not dogs bark. And they certainly don’t need a strange dog yipping at their heels on a portage with a canoe and a Duluth Pack on their shoulders.
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I always have my dog sit in front of me in the stern of the canoe and always wearing a collar so I can control her with my hand. Never tie your dog to the canoe. I load my canoe first and have the dog jump in just before I leave a landing. There is more of a
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Dogs, hooks and a flopping walleye in a canoe is a bad combination. Try to find a campsite where you can fish from shore. Depending on the time of year there always seems to be a walleye, northern or smallmouth that would like to join you and your dog for dinner.
BEARS
I have never had a bear in camp when I have had a dog with me, but I still take the same bear precautions. I do try to pick a campsite on an island, not that it would deter a hungry bear, but it does give a sense of comfort that your pup has less room to wander off.
WOLVES
I personally have not seen a wolf on a summer trip but judging from stories there is a concern. If a wolf will attack a dog in Grand Marais, why not on Saganaga Lake? Here again, the dog needs to stay near you and your campsite. Twice in the last few years during winter trips I have spotted a wolf. Rose pulls the sled, so I am sure they were following her trail down the lake. Both slowly veered off when they were about 300 yards away. I was six years old when I first headed up the Gunflint Trail. Sixty years later I have not lost the same sense of awe and wonder I felt then for this magical place. I can only imagine the BWCAW though Rose’s eyes.—Dan Russell
During our mid-September adventure into the Boundary Waters, my yellow Lab Rose was the perfect companion. | DAN RUSSELL
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Getting a handle on Lake Superior fish diets ST. PAUL—The Minnesota DNR Lake Superior Area Fisheries crew has teamed up with other agencies and anglers to better understand the feeding ecology of Lake Superior fish—basically, what eats what, when and where. Healthy food webs are important to ecosystem health. Lake Superior natural resources agencies that are members of the Lake Superior Technical Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission also serve as the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement’s Lakewide Action and Management Plan Aquatic Community Committee. State and tribal partners have been conducting long term monitoring programs on fish populations to support progressive fisheries, ecosystem and lake-wide management. A key component is monitoring ecosystem health through the analysis of fish diets. Fish diet data provides managers an understanding of the status of prey resources for fish production and sustainability. Predator and prey abundance is routinely measured through natural resource agency surveys in Lake Superior and diet data provide the mechanism to link the trophic levels and determine whether there are limitations in prey resources. However, diet data are not collected comprehensively by agencies because of funding limitations to analyze the samples. The Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative provides an opportunity for agencies to coordinate surveys and research through collaboration and provide a comprehensive status of the lake ecosystem. In order to effectively manage fisheries and the ecosystem, mapping trophic transfer through the ecosystem can help identify bottlenecks that can limit production, sustainability and the health of the system. Knowing the status of the food web will aid natural resource agencies with the management of the fisheries by providing information on potential limitations or enhancements to production, particularly as it relates to the ongoing maintenance of a rehabilitated lake trout population.
Project staff around Lake Superior collect stomachs and muscle plugs from all fish species collected in standardized surveys. In addition to these samples, the DNR also recruited more than 60 volunteer anglers to provide carcasses (all but the fillets) from fish they catch in the sport fishery. So far, anglers have provided more than 1,050 samples from 11 different species of fish: brown trout, Chinook (king) salmon, Coho (silver) salmon, lake trout (lean and siscowet), northern pike, pink salmon, rainbow trout (clipped Kamloops), splake (stocked brook trout-lake trout hybrid), lake herring (cisco) and walleye. The project will continue through the winter of 2021-2022. Contact Nick Peterson, DNR fisheries specialist, at nick.peterson@ state.mn.us for more information and to get involved.
Lake Superior fisheries biologists are collecting fish entrails from anglers to learn more about what fish eat. | SHAWN PERICH
$1.6 million available in local grants for emerald ash borer management ST. PAUL—The Minnesota DNR encourages local governments and Tribal nations to apply for grants to help manage and reduce the impacts of emerald ash borer (EAB). The preparing for EAB grants program application period is open through Monday, Aug. 9. Tribal nations and all local units of government in Minnesota, including cities, counties, regional authorities, joint powers boards, towns, and parks and recreation boards in cities of the first class (more than 100,000 residents) are eligible to apply. With $1.6 million in total funding available, applicants can request a maximum of $100,000 (there is no minimum). Applicants must also include a 25 percent match of the total project funds. Emma Schultz, DNR community forest project specialist, said EAB is a statewide
threat, even in areas where it hasn’t yet been discovered. “Every Minnesota community, government and Tribal nation has its own needs in the ongoing fight against EAB,” she said. “Whether it’s continuing the diversification and climate resiliency of an urban forest, or taking the first steps in inventorying trees and developing management plans, these grants are designed to meet communities’ needs.” Grant-eligible activities include removing ash trees and replanting new trees on public land, conducting public tree inventories, and developing management plans. Priority will be given to projects that manage ash for EAB, including those that address significant public safety concerns stemming from dead and dying ash trees and those that benefit
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When water levels are low, boaters are more likely to back their trailer past the ramp’s end into a prop-wash hole. | KRISTAL LOWRIE
Low water, tough launch ST. PAUL—The abnormally dry to drought conditions occurring across Minnesota are creating challenging conditions for people trying to get their boats into or out of the water at public boat launches, according to the Minnesota DNR. When water levels drop during extended dry periods, the concrete ramps at boat launches may no longer reach all the way into the water and hazards such as propwash holes can become more problematic. Prop-wash holes are caused by “power-loading” the boat onto the trailer instead of using the preferred method of cranking it on the trailer by winch. When water levels are low, people are more likely to back their trailer past the ramp’s end and into a propwash hole if one is present. “It can be pretty difficult to get a trailer unstuck from a hole like that,” said Nancy Stewart, DNR water recreation consultant. “And just beyond the prop-wash hole, there’s often a mound of material that boats
may get stuck on after launching, preventing them from getting to deeper water.” Extending ramps can help in some places, but not when shallow water persists beyond the boat ramp. Stewart offers the following tips for launching boats in low water conditions: • Check the ramp, especially the firmness of the gravel at the ramp’s end, and the water depth. • Visit an alternative access site, or a different lake or river altogether, if water levels are too low to safely launch your boat. • Watch for obstructions in the lake, like large boulders or tree stumps. • Expect delays at public boat launches and be patient with boaters who are having difficulty launching. You can also #BeGoodNatured and offer assistance. • Visit the DNR website for boat launching maps and information on power loading.
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An urban boreal treasure to explore THUNDER BAY— Have you ever driven by an interesting public green space and thought to yourself, “I should stop and have a look at that someday?” I’ve had that thought many times over the years as I drove past a small park-like area on Central Avenue in Thunder Bay. That is until recently when I stopped, parked and took time to wander. The urban park setting is the Central Natural Environment Gardens, open to the public and managed by EcoSuperior volunteers. Even though there’s a busy road beside it, the Gardens offer a peaceful retreat with the trees, shrubs and plants. There’s even a sheltered picnic table area and benches. The Gardens were developed on the empty road base left behind when Central Avenue was re-routed in the early 1990s. Twenty-six years ago in 1995, EcoSuperior (formerly Thunder Bay 2002 Clean & Green) partnered with City of Thunder Bay to make the space into a biodiverse garden space. Credit for the original garden design goes to Janet Rice-Bredin of Morning Glory Designs. EcoSuperior is a non-profit organization offering environmental programs and services in the Thunder Bay area. Their mission is “To build a healthy future for people and the planet.” The Gardens’ purpose was to be a demonstration garden where visitors can learn about native plant species and organic gar-
Central Natural Environment Gardens is an urban park-setting in the middle of Thunder Bay, a short distance from the Thunder Bay Police station on Central Avenue. There’s a sheltered picnic area to stay and enjoy the green space. | ELLE ANDRA-WARNER dening. An on-site interpretive panel reads, “The natural landscape is an example of how natural species contribute to the biodiversity of the neighbourhood, provide food and shelter for wildlife and create a uniqueness where people can connect with nature.” So, what’s in an environmental garden? This one has a winding hard-packed gravel trail that weaves through features like the bird and butterfly garden; interpretive
A winding trail loops around the site beside popular features like the naturally sculptured tree formations and wooden bird houses on old tree trunk. | ELLE ANDRA-WARNER wildflower garden; edible food shrub garden; pollinator garden; solar-powered water pump, human sundial; and, a timber frame shed with living roof. There’s also weathered tree formations placed in a mulch garden and the wooden bird houses are set on skyward-projecting branch stumps of an old tree trunk which is surrounded by plants and trees.
The Central Natural Environment Gardens is a boreal treasure right in the middle of the city. Glad I finally stopped to explore. —Elle Andra-Warner
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DULUTH—The Fond du Lac Band recently submitted a proposal to the Minnesota DNR to expand the state’s elk numbers and range by moving 100-150 elk from existing herds in northwest Minnesota to the area of the Fond du Lac Reservation and Fond du Lac State Forest in Carlton and southern St. Louis counties. Elk are native to Minnesota with historic numbers once estimated in the thousands and whose range encompassed most of the state. Known as omashkooz by the Ojibwe, they were important to the diet and culture of Native Americans. Today, Minnesota’s remaining elk are confined to two small herds in the far northwest comer of the state where one of the primary uses of land is agriculture. As part of an effort to balance wildlife conservation with agricultural production needs, elk numbers are held in check through regular hunting seasons. In 2014, the Band initiated an effort to explore the feasibility of restoring elk to three different areas in or near their historic range in northeast Minnesota. The Band partnered with the University of Minnesota and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. In 2016 the University received a grant from Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to research levels of public support and potential suitable habitat for elk in northeast Minnesota. The University completed these feasibility studies in August, 2019, and results indicated strong support for elk amongst landowners and the general public. The studies also analyzed habitat suitable for carrying approximately one elk/ square mile, which indicates the proposed restoration area has a biological carrying capacity of approximately 287 elk. “The Band’s Reservation Business Committee believes restoring a wild elk population to areas where band members retain their historic treaty rights is in the Band’s best interest,” says Fond du Lac Tribal Chairman Kevin Dupuis Sr. “Elk have historically been, and continue to be, an intrinsic part of our culture and traditions.” The majority of land in the proposed restoration area is forested and in state, county or tribal ownership. Large farms and row crops like com and soybeans don’t dominate the landscape as they do in northwest Minnesota. Elk are proposed to be moved over a period of three to five years as their numbers exceed established population goals in
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Points North From Pine Ridge to the Gunflint Trail By Shawn Perich
What’s happening this summer actually began on a cold winter night several years ago. Sitting in her warm home, Sarah Hamilton, owner of Trail Center Lodge on the Gunflint Trail, received an email from Bob Deschampe, then Cook County commissioner and now tribal chair of the Grand Portage Ojibwe, with a link to a HuffPost story about a firewood shortage on the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation in western South Dakota, where many homes are heated with wood. Hamilton decided to do what she could to help bring firewood to Pine Ridge. She contacted One Spirit, a charitable organization working with the Lakota that was mentioned in the news story, and began raising money to help them obtain firewood and distribute it across the reservation. In doing so, she became friends with Jeri Baker, the executive director of One Spirit. A frequent conversation topic with the two women was economic development on the reservation. With unemployment hovering at 80 percent on Pine Ridge and a constant shortage of seasonal employees on the North Shore, Hamilton thought she could help.
Standing on the deck at Trail Center are Donovan [WITH PADDLE], Zach and Maya. | SUBMITTED “It’s a big step to go away from home,” Hamilton said. “They are so family-oriented that it’s actually very hard on them. One young man went home, because it was just too hard for him.”
“The chronic shortage of seasonal employees on the North Shore is not new,” she said. “Many employers hire J1 foreign workers, which can be a hassle, an expense and difficult because of Covid. Why not hire American kids instead?” Hamilton hired two young men from Pine Ridge to work at Trail Center. As word of the employment opportunity on the Gunflint Trail got around on reservation, she began hearing from other young people who were looking for work and an adventure away from home. She and Baker began developing an employment program. Hamilton found other Cook County employers who were willing to hire the Lakotas. She and Baker worked out the logistics of transportation so the young people are driven to the Rapid City airport and picked up by someone at the Duluth airport when they arrive. Baker’s grandson, Quentin Badie, built a website for One Spirit where employers could advertise jobs with specific information about duties, wages and housing. While some young people on Pine Ridge wanted to head north for work, their parents and grandparents needed assurance 18
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Hamilton and Baker had high hopes of bringing 20 or more workers to the North Shore this year, but just six arrived. They discovered this was a blessing in disguise, because they’ve been able to work out some of the kinks in the program. “What we’ve learned this year will help us be more organized in the future,” Hamilton said. “We’ll start offering the jobs earlier and move the young people here in groups, so employers know when they are coming.”
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the jobs were on the up and up. One Spirit brought several of them to the North Shore to see the place and meet Hamilton. All were impressed with the employment opportunities and graciousness of the community.
Hamilton had two young people from Pine Ridge working at Trail Center the first two years. While they required some support to deal with homesickness and adapting to a culture very different from their own, she discovered they were eager to learn and willing to work.
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She’s also going to limit the job opportunities to a closer radius to Trail Center, essentially the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais. This makes it easier for her to provide support to the young people when they need it. They also remain in close contact with family members and others on Pine Ridge. Hamilton will also get support she needs from individuals and various community entities. Badie, Baker’s grandson, has been working summers at Trail Center and provides companionship and support to the young people. The county government,
chamber of commerce and Economic Development Authority have agreed to help with the program.
basic needs on the reservation such as food and heat, the nonprofit works in partnership with the Lakota. They provide and distribute food and firewood. The organization built the first meat-processing facility on reservation to process locally produced bison, wild game and cattle. They also built a youth center in an area of the reservation that is statistically considered the most impoverished community in the U.S. The employment program builds upon One Spirit’s previous work.
Hamilton is excited the young people are learning skills they can bring home to Pine Ridge.
“One of the absolutely important things we can do is provide employment training,” Baker said. “The young people have an opportunity to experience life away from the reservation, do something for themselves and bring skills back to use on the reservation for their people. They learn to trust others and know what it is like to be treated with respect by people who are not Native Americans.”
“The YMCA and the Grand Marais Public Library are on board and we are utilizing both,” she said. “One young man is going to take classes at the Grand Marais Art Colony.” Hamilton is excited the young people are learning skills they can bring home to Pine Ridge. She thinks it is unlikely any will decide to move to the North Shore on a permanent basis, due to the strength of the Lakota culture. She is determined to provide them with opportunities that will give them good memories along with new working skills to take forward in life. One young man wants to learn how to cook professionally, while another is an artist and may want to become a tattoo artist. What they need to make their dreams become reality is mentoring. Hamilton contacted Minneapolis restaurateur Sean Sherman, aka the Sioux Chef, and asked if he would be willing to take on the two young men over the winter and provide mentoring for them. Sherman, who is from Pine Ridge, readily agreed to do so and offered to help them with hous-
She is impressed not only with Hamilton, but also the people she’s met while visiting the North Shore. Quentin, Maya and Donovan enjoy some paddle time on Poplar Lake. | SUBMITTED ing and getting settled in the city.
she has met and worked with.
“It’s unbelievable,” Hamilton said. “There couldn’t be a better next step for these two young men.”
“They are beautiful, soft-spoken, loving people,” she said. “I’ve had grandpas and grandmas call me just to make sure the kids are ok and safe.”
While taking on the Pine Ridge employment program has presented plenty of challenges for the already busy Hamilton, such moments are her reward. She’s also been touched by the people of Pine Ridge that
“I must say thank you to Sarah and everyone who was open to doing this,” Baker said. “It’s quite a thing the way the whole community has greeted these young people with warmth. There is a tremendous potential for this program to have a great impact on the reservation.”
Baker said Hamilton’s involvement has allowed One Spirit to expand upon the opportunities it already provides on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Begun in 2005 to meet
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The Light Between Waves By Eric Weicht
Two Harbors photographer Christian Dalbec specializes in wave and water photography “in and around the lake.” This piece is titled “Spooky Glass.” | CHRISTIAN DALBEC PHOTOGRAPHY
Fire on the Rim. Chasing Away. Morning above. Raven.
the ocean, but it is the smaller, more subtle waves that define Dalbec’s work. As one of the preeminent photographers on the North Shore, Dalbec specializes in wave and water photography “in and around the lake.” Dalbec has also recently gotten into drone work, and his collection now includes stunning shots of Lake Superior from above—a perspective that contrasts beautifully with his close-up work on the Lake’s surface.
Titles like these ring-out like lines from a well-written poem. They sound as if they might be inscribed on neat little placards in a modern art gallery beneath some abstract work of art, but what they denominate is much more subtle, much closer to home.
Dalbec finds beauty in the minutiae of the Lake, in Superior’s details. Scrolling through his digital gallery is seeing the Lake through the eyes of someone who knows it intimately. What is most striking about his work is that it’s not the largest, most dramatic waves that stand out and instill a sense of awe, but rather the gentle crests that are so often overlooked.
These are a few of the titles that North Shore photographer Christian Dalbec has given to his photographs, photos that capture the interplay of water and light, a relationship that Dalbec has devoted the past decade of his life to exploring on Lake Superior through the lens of his Nikon. “I grew up along the Lake Superior shoreline,” says Dalbec, who has been living in Two Harbors ever since he was adopted from the Twin Cities as a 6-month-old. “I used to love playing in and around Superior as a kid, especially in the Stewart River area there.” “I think that that’s when I first started appreciating the Lake,” continues Dalbec. “I guess, in a lot of ways that hasn’t changed, 20
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Dalbec is a self-described “gear head,” so underwater photography with all of its required, specialized equipment played right into that side of his personality. | CHRISTIAN DALBEC PHOTOGRAPHY I still love to ‘play’ along the Lake.” Lake Superior is known for many things—for its incredible size, for its frigid waters and rugged shore—but perhaps its most outstanding features are its waves.
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Lake Superior’s waves can be as tall as 30 feet, perhaps even larger depending on whether ship captains’ accounts can be believed. Superior’s waves are as magnificent as anything that you would find out on
“I’ve been up here living in Two Harbors basically all of my life,” says Dalbec, “but it wasn’t until 2011 that I got into photography and started getting out on the Lake like I do now.” “A big part of my story,” continues Dalbec, “is that I got into drinking young, and that kind of took over like it does for a lot of people. I was a heavy alcoholic up until
For Dalbec, photography has become the means through which he is able to explore Lake Superior; it has allowed him to see the Lake in a way that he had not been able to before. The titles for the following photos are “Framed in Fall” [TOP LEFT]; “Bottoms Up,” [TOP RIGHT]; “Million Miles,” [BOTTOM LEFT]; and “Man Alive” [BOTTOM RIGHT]. | CHRISTIAN DALBEC PHOTOGRAPHY 2011 when I finally cleaned up, and honestly that’s how I found the camera.” Dalbec was always interested in photography, but had a hard time finding the energy to pursue the craft while working through his addiction. So, when he did manage to “clean up” in 2011, he set to work turning his interest in photography into a passion. “What got me started,” says Dalbec, “was a free workshop that I was able to take part in that John Gregor with ColdSnap Photography put on through the Arrowhead public library system.” “After [the workshop] John and I stayed in touch,” continues Dalbec, “and I continued stopping by his studio in town, bugging him with questions about this and that, and as I developed and improved as a photographer, so too did our relationship. Eventually he became more of a friend than a teacher.” Dalbec was quick to pick up his new craft, and before long he and Gregor were getting out to “shoot” with one another, work together on projects, and co-teach workshops. According to Dalbec, Gregor even started to “look up to” him in some ways, something that Dalbec describes as “an incredible honor.”
Dalbec is a self-described “gear head,” so underwater photography with all of its required, specialized equipment played right into that side of his personality. “It started when I used to play guitar in a rock band,” continues Dalbec. “I used to record with the band and tinker with our sound and what-not. And then for a time I got really into motorcycles... so all of the different gear that I use with my photography plays right into that, especially all of the housings and gear that I need to be in the water.” It takes more than just a waterproof housing and a fancy camera, however, to photograph Lake Superior from within its frigid 39-degree water. It takes nerves. In order to keep from freezing, Dalbec sports a thick neoprene wetsuit while taking photos from within the Lake. He has also found it necessary to wear a helmet to stay protected from Superior’s often rough and unpredictable swells. Dalbec had been living close enough to the Two Harbor ore docks that he could look out of his bedroom window and “watch the boats come in” since 1989. That being said, it wasn’t until he discovered photography that he really started to get out and appreciate the Big Lake.
Photography, for Dalbec, has become the means through which he is able to explore the Lake; it has allowed him to see the Lake in a way that he had not been able to before.
“All of my little spots change throughout the year,” says Dalbec, “because in some ways it’s like I’m chasing the sun as it rises in different places with the changing seasons.”
To get his preferred shots of the Lake, Dalbec wakes up hours before sunrise, sometimes motoring across Lake Superior through the dark on his 16-foot boat to get to where the light will be at its best. At other times he will swim over a mile off shore to catch the sunrise and the waves in just the right spot.
“The fall is so beautiful with the colors and the cliffs,” reflects Dalbec, “but winter has the ice, and there is nothing like seeing the ice on the Lake in winter.”
“I get out most days in the year for sunrise,” says Dalbec, “which in the summer means I’m up by 3 a.m. I mean, sometimes I’ll get the suit on and walk out into the water and decide that the lighting isn’t right or the Lake isn’t what I’m looking for that day, so then I’ll take the camera inland and look elsewhere for my shots.” “Honestly though,” continues Dalbec, “I love getting to know the Lake in this way. I just can’t wait for the next day to see what the sunrise is going to do.”
One of Dalbec’s favorite experiences on Lake Superior is swimming through the caves in the winter. “They’re always so full of icicles that are continually dropping and splashing all around me as I float,” Dalbec explains, “and I love how the caves are both over and under, above the water and below the water. It makes for some great photos.” You can find Dalbec’s work on his website, christiandalbecphotography.com, or by appointment at his studio in Two Harbors.
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I Saw it First!
Ship Spotting on Lake Superior Those looking to spot a ship along the North Shore will have the most luck the closer they are to Duluth. | SARA SUMMERS-LUEDTKE
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While the term “ore boat” is colloquially used as a catchall for a freighter spotted on Lake Superior, ships in the region carry more than just taconite. The second largest export from the Twin Ports is coal, sourced from western states like Wyoming and Montana. | SARA SUMMERS-LUEDTKE 22
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hat do windmills, road salt and Italian pasta have in common? In essence, probably not much, except for one leg of their journeys: Lake Superior. When the locks at Sault Ste. Marie opened in 1855, the first load of iron ore was carried by ship on the Columbia from Lake Superior to the steel mills on the lower Great Lakes. While the sight of the Columbia—with its billowing sails and load of ore shoveled by hand—was a far cry from the freighters we know today, that first passage of iron ore through the Soo Locks marked the new beginning of a maritime heritage that has created one of the busiest ports in the U.S., dotted Lake Superior with lighthouses, and each day draws crowds of eager spectators to Duluth’s canal to watch 1,000-footers pass beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge. Those looking to spot a ship along the North Shore will have the most luck the closer they are to Duluth. The Duluth-Superior port is the farthest-inland freshwater port in the U.S., and according to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, more than 35 million tons of cargo pass through the port each year. The main export from this region of the Northern Wilds is iron ore pellets, or taconite, which are mined in northern Minnesota and brought to the Twin Ports by train. The final destination of iron ore pellets are steel mills in areas like Gary, Indiana and Detroit, Michigan. While the term “ore boat” is colloquially used as a catchall for a freighter spotted on Lake Superior, ships in the region carry more than just taconite. The second largest export from the Twin Ports is coal, sourced from western states like Wyoming and Montana and taken by ship to power plants in the Detroit River region. After coal, the third largest export is grain from Midwestern farms, taken by train to the Twin Ports and loaded onto international vessels. Some of the grain-carrying ships that leave the Duluth-Superior port are bound for destinations in North Africa and Southern Europe, regions that do not have the expansive farmland that is so emblematic of the Midwest. (Much of the pasta from Italy is actually made with grains grown in the Midwest.) Ships on the Great Lakes can be divided into two groups: “lakers” and “salties.” Lake freighters, or “lakers” are ships that travel only among the Great Lakes, while “salties” are ocean-going ships that also enter the Great Lakes by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway. There are currently 13 lake freighters that are 1,000 feet or longer, all of which are U.S. ships. This is because international vessels need to pass through the Welland Canal, the canal that bypasses Niagra Falls and connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and the rest of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The maximum length of a vessel that can pass through the Welland Canal locks is 740 feet, thereby limiting the size of international vessels that can reach Lake Superior. Incoming cargoes include limestone, which is used in the production of iron ore
pellets as well as for farming. Some lake freighters also bring in salt from Michigan, which is used for road salt in the winter. International vessels also import wind turbine parts from Europe, which are then used in the wind fields of South Dakota. Sara Summers-Luedtke is the director of the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth, which recently reopened to the public after being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Summers-Luedtke, Duluth provides many prime locations for ship spotting. “The location here drives a lot of tourism, and is the main reason people come to Canal Park,” she said. “Wisconsin Point is also a good place to watch the ships coming through.” Farther up the shore, Two Harbors is the best location to watch ships loading and unloading. The breakwater gives visitors a close-up view of ships entering Agate Bay and the loading docks. Though a less busy stop than Duluth or Two Harbors, freighters also visit Silver Bay, and can be seen from the nearby Silver Bay Marina. For those who are interested in discovering more about what the ships are carrying, or pinning a name to a distant freighter on the horizon, Summers-Leudtke said there are several online resources where people can learn more about the ships. One of these is a website called Marine Traffic, which is a world map showing the real-time location of all vessels. Users of the site can filter the results to only include certain kinds of ships or zoom in on a specific location. Marine Traffic also allows users to search for vessels, so those curious about a particular freighter can search to find its location. Another helpful site is Harborlookout.com, which provides an upcoming schedule of vessels that will be passing through the Duluth-Superior port, as well as information on the cargo that each vessel is carrying. The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center also provides visitors with a wealth of information about shipping on the Great Lakes. The free museum is located in Canal Park next to the lift bridge, and is free for all visitors. The artifacts in the museum are on loan to the Army Corps of Engineers from the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and educating the public on Lake Superior’s maritime heritage. According to Konnie LeMay, director of the LSMMA, in addition to supporting the museum the organization also supports the Lake Superior Maritime Collection at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and hosts annual event fundraisers such as the Gales of November, where speakers and authors from across the country come to give talks on maritime-related subjects. The shipping season comes to an end each January when the Soo Locks close for maintenance. For 10 weeks the Duluth canal is quiet, until late March when those first freighters begin to dot the horizon again, ringing in yet another season of shipping on Lake Superior.
The shipping season comes to an end each January when the Soo Locks close for maintenance. For 10 weeks the Duluth canal is quiet, until late March when those first freighters begin to dot the horizon again. | SARA SUMMERS-LUEDTKE
Ships on the Great Lakes can be divided into two groups: “lakers” and “salties.” Lake freighters, or “lakers” are ships that travel only among the Great Lakes, while “salties” are ocean-going ships that also enter the Great Lakes by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway. | SARA SUMMERS-LUEDTKE
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Art Exhibits & Shows
The Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais is full of new artwork, starting with a combined exhibit by Hazel Belvo and Marcia Cushmore, on display until Aug. 15. Reid Thorpe will showcase his work Aug. 20 through Sept. 12. And an exhibit by John A. Spelman III is currently on display through Sept. 5. This is also the last month to see the exhibit But It Was Still There at Studio 21 in Grand Marais. And don’t miss the Two Harbors Art Festival (Under the Spreading Walnut Tree) held Aug. 13-15, as well as Art in Bayfront Park, held Aug. 21-22 in Duluth.
Photographer William Hurst will be at Art in Bayfront Park. This piece is called “Summer Solstice Sunrise,” taken at Park Point in Duluth. | WILLIAM HURST
Mosaic artisan Shelley Beaumont will be attending Art in Bayfront Park. This piece, created with glass, mirror, gemstones, minerals and metal, is titled “My Authentic Self.” | SHELLEY BEAUMONT Linoleum-block print by John A. Spelman III, titled “Untitled [Erickson’s Fish House].” | JOHN A. SPELMAN III
Photographer Vince Quast will be attending the Two Harbors Art Festival, held Aug. 13-15. | VINCE QUAST 24
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“White Amaryllis,” by Marcia Cushmore [TOP PIECE] and Hazel Belvo [BOTTOM PIECE]. Their exhibit is titled Two Artists—Two Stories; Juxtaposition During a Covid Conversation. | MARCIA CUSHMORE & HAZEL BELVO
This piece, titled “The Draw of the Lake” by Nick Wroblewski, is part of the Grand Marais Art Colony’s Studio 21 exhibition, But It Was Still There. | NICK WROBLEWSKI
This triptych is the largest piece Pillsbury has painted; it is 30x90 inches and is hanging at Lakeview Hospital in Two Harbors. | SANDI PILLSBURY
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she said that in many ways it came naturally for her. Her process has come to involve a combination of outdoor and studio work. Pillsbury typically starts a new project by doing a thumbnail sketch, which helps her zero in on the composition. After that she does a small study, usually 8x10 or 9x12 inches, and then brings those elements into the studio to paint the larger scene. The largest piece she has painted is 30x90 inches, a triptych which is hanging at Lakeview Hospital in Two Harbors.
CREATIVE SPACE: By Rae Poynter Life along the North Shore is never dull. From long, quiet winters to vibrant summers teeming with life, the dramatic contrasts found on this northern shore provide a wealth of inspiration for artists. One such artist is Sandi Pillsbury of Castle Danger, whose paintings capture the majestic beauty of the North Shore found throughout all seasons, from encounters with wildlife and spring flowers to Lake Superior seascapes. Each piece is a snapshot of a life lived in close connection with the Lake and its surrounding areas. Pillsbury’s interest in art began when she was in 4th grade and her parents gave her a paint by number set. She describes being fascinated with how the different colors made the painting look real, and began in her a lifelong love for drawing and painting. She went on to study fashion illustration and design before moving to California and completing her BFA. It was while she was in California that she developed an interest in teaching and started to do postgraduate work at San Jose State. The death of her grandmother brought her back to Minnesota, where she finished her teaching degree through the College of St. Catherine, and it was while Pillsbury was student teaching at the St. Paul Academy that she met the head of the art department, artist Hazel Belvo. “I met Hazel and it was life changing for me,” Pillsbury said. “I jumped in with both feet and started to help her with classes. Over lunch one day she asked, ‘What do you do with your art?’ At the time I wasn’t doing a lot of my own art because I had been teaching, and she suggested that I come up to the Grand Marais Art Colony. That began a 33-year mentorship with Hazel, which was life-changing. I found my voice as an artist, and Hazel’s classes were what honed me as an artist.” Pillsbury taught art for many years in the Anoka-Hennepin School District and later in the Lake Superior School district.
Pillsbury’s paintings capture the ever-changing beauty found throughout the different seasons on the North Shore, from Superior sunrises to evocative clouds to encounters with wildlife right outside her front door. In some of her paintings, Pillsbury paints an underpainting in acrylic, painting areas in the opposite color of what will be painted over it. After the underpainting is done, she uses oil paint over the acrylic and adds in the details to create the finished piece. One example of this technique can be found in her painting of trillium, where beneath the different shades of green are reds and oranges, and the creamy white of the flower petals are underlaid with lavender acrylic.
In some of her paintings, including this one and the one above, Pillsbury paints an underpainting in acrylic, painting areas in the opposite color of what will be painted over it. She then uses oil paint over the acrylic and adds in the details to create the finished piece. | SANDI PILLSBURY She also continued to pursue her own art, taking classes from George Morrison, Elizabeth Erickson, and Mary Pettis. Despite living in the Twin Cities, the pull to Lake Superior and the North Shore remained strong. Pillsbury’s family had a cabin at the Encampment Forest Association, which had been in the family for three generations.
round home in Castle Danger. But after spending just one night in their home, they decided they didn’t want it to merely be a vacation place: they wanted to move there permanently, and would find a way to make it work. Pillsbury then found a teaching position in the area, and her husband was able to move to the area a few years later.
“I would teach during the school year but then I’d spend a lot of the summer up here at the cabin, so I’ve been coming to the Two Harbors area since I was a baby,” she said.
“Lake Superior and its watershed has always been a part of me and my art,” Pillsbury said. “I love living up here, I love the lake and how it’s ever-changing.”
Eventually she and her husband decided to find their own “cabin” on the North Shore, and they ended up finding a year-
In 2004 Pillsbury started participating in the Plein Air event through the Grand Marais Art Colony. At the time, painting outdoors was a fairly new experience, but
Though her work is rooted in Minnesota’s North Shore, Pillsbury’s art has attracted interest from around the country. A videographer from New York discovered her paintings and flew to Minnesota to create a video about her work and the relationship between her art and her surroundings on the North Shore. She then had the opportunity to send some of her paintings to a private showing in New York City. All four of the paintings she sent sold in January 2020. Throughout her career as an artist on the North Shore, Pillsbury has been active in the local arts community. She has been one of the curators for the 20/20 Lake Superior Studio and Art Tour since its inception, and this year will be one of the jurors at Plein Air in Grand Marais. Looking ahead, Pillsbury says that she hopes to teach once again at the Grand Marais Art Colony. “I really love the Grand Marais Art Colony, and I don’t know where I would be as an artist without that experience,” she said. Pillsbury’s work can be found on her Facebook page, or at: sandipillsbury.com.
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BEHIND THE CRAFT: Christine Novotny In 2020, I grew my first crop of flax up at the Cook County Community Garden in Grand Marais. Flax is the fiber used to make linen yarn. Flax is a bast fiber, which means that its fibers come from the inner bark of the plant. Other bast fibers include ramie, jute, hemp and nettle.
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As a weaver, I love working with linen because of its luster, crispness and absorbency. The textiles created with linen will last over a century with proper care. As an environmentalist, I appreciate linen’s low water consumption (almost half the amount of cotton), and its ability to outcompete weeds with its dense seeding, negating the need for harmful herbicides. These qualities inspired me to grow and process flax myself, under the mentorship of experienced growers and flax aficionados. Flax is an annual plant, well-suited for Grand Marais’ short growing season. Last year, I seeded my flax bed at the end of May and harvested it by hand at the beginning of September, which is a typical timeframe for harvest—roughly 100 days. Flax grows well in moderate soil, and its high seeding rate and tall stalks naturally suppresses weeds. Once flax is planted, it needs very little tending or watering. It has beautiful blue flowers that bloom in the morning, follow the sun throughout the day, and drop
their petals in the evening. It’s a gorgeous, lush crop that can grow up to 4 feet tall, with the length of one fiber spanning all the way from the blossom end to the roots. After I pulled the flax from the ground, I had to ret the flax to loosen the fiber from the stem. I chose to dew ret the flax, which means I laid the flax stalks on my lawn and let the morning dew and rain wash over the plant for several weeks. The fibers are attached with pectin, and the retting process literally rots the pectin away so that the fibers can be extracted from the stalk. After the plants are done retting, they are removed from the field and dried until ready to process. I’ve spent the last few months building processing tools for extracting the flax fiber and spinning it into yarn. The flax stalks have to be broken to remove the woody part of the plant and the outer layer, called chive. Then the broken straw is scraped with a wooden knife to remove the chive that still clings to
I’ve been processing my 2020 flax by hand this summer as I watch my 2021 crop grow. Every year I will learn something new that will improve my fibers: the proper time to harvest them, how to know when they are properly retted, techniques for breaking and scutching that will remove the most plant debris but leave the most fiber. I look forward to seeing these little blue flowers bloom year after year, growing closer to the plant and the process of creating our textiles. Through demonstration and education, I hope to instill wonder and curiosity in others to remain connected to the textiles in our lives, and the fibers that create them.
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The family-friendly Kraus-Anderson Bike Duluth Festival will take place Aug. 6-8 at Spirit Mountain. | SUBMITTED ed lawn mower race. Admission to the fair is $5 for ages 6 and up and $3 for ages 65 and up or in the military; free if under 6 years of age. The ticket office opens at 8 a.m. daily. thelakecountyfair.com
BREWHA! CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
Aug. 6-7 Enjoy delicious craft brew paired with local food and music at the annual BrewHa Craft Beer Festival, held at Prince Arthur’s Landing in Thunder Bay. The festival is broken up into three four-hour sessions and your ticket includes a commemorative sample glass and four sample tokens. This event is for ages 19 and over and tickets can be purchased online. facebook.com/brewhafestival
OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AT THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY
July 2-Sept. 5 This summer, experience art outside the Thunder Bay Art Gallery with a large mural by artist Sharon Hunter. Kwewog Giiwednog—Women of the North is a large mural that depicts three female figures dressed in regalia who are mother, Dana Boyer, and daughters Brenna and Brooke Chiblow Boyer of the Mississauga First Nation. Artist Sharon Hunter has known these women for a long time and painted them standing along the Mississagi River at the pow wow grounds, looking across the horizon. This work speaks to the women’s prayers and respect to the water. Bright ribbons and red bear berries connect Dana to her clan and home territory. The fish in the river represent her daughters, who belong to the pike clan. The women physically and spiritually inhabit this place and its past, present and future. Visitors to the Gallery can also experience other public works of art situated outside. theag.ca
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FISHERMAN’S PICNIC
Aug. 5-8 The 92nd Annual Fisherman’s Picnic festival in Grand Marais is back and there’s lots to look forward to. There’s live music daily, artisan vendors, kiddy rides, street dances, the DQ Medallion Hunt, a raffle drawing, the fish toss and loon calling contests, a trail run for all ages, and of course, the fishburger stand. There will also be the Big Fish Contest sponsored by Buck’s and Northern Wilds, held July 31Aug. 7. Don’t miss the fireworks over the harbor at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday and the parade at 1 p.m. on Sunday. facebook. com/grandmaraislionsclub
LAKE COUNTY FAIR
Aug. 5-8 The Lake County Fair in Two Harbors provides four days of non-stop fun for the whole family, from the 3k Dirty Dash Obstacle Race, live music and entertainment, and the annual pie contest and auction, to an amateur talent contest, daily prize drawings, and MWA Professional Wrestling. There will also be kid games and activities, vendor and commercial booths, free popcorn and ice cream, the annual RRSC Open Barrel Race, a 4-H horse show, karaoke, Midway rides and inflatables, free bingo with prizes, and various contests such as the watermelon eating contest, hay bale toss, frying pan toss, and a blind-fold-
Aug. 6-8 Whether you’re a cross-country spandex warrior, free riding adrenaline junkie, or a family that craves adventure, good times are guaranteed with the Bike Duluth Festival. Held at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, this family-friendly festival will include races of various distances and categories, including both a sport and open enduro race, a youth downhill race, an advanced downhill race, a partial and advanced northern exposure trail race, and more. Saturday events also include a silent auction, kids and youth activities, and the closing ceremony and awards. Be sure to stop by Expo Village and Demo Town from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday for booths from Trek Bikes, Ski Hut, COGGS, Spirit Mountain, St. Lukes Orthopedic &
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BAYFRONT BLUES FESTIVAL
Aug. 13-15 The annual Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth is back this year, featuring more than 20 acts on two stages, making it one of the biggest outdoor music events in the area. Held in Bayfront Festival Park, this year’s performers include Brian Naughton, The Good Time Gals, Danielle Nicole, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tab Benoit, CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band, Bette Smith, Squishy Mud, and more. The gates open at 11:45 a.m. each day. All tickets are sold as general admission and tickets can be purchased online or at the gate. bayfrontblues.com
UNDER THE SPREADING WALNUT TREE ART FESTIVAL
Aug. 13-15 The annual Under the Spreading Walnut Tree Art Festival will take place over the course of three days in Two Harbors and feature roughly 25 fine artists. Held on the grounds of the P.K. Anderson House, the festival will feature artwork of all kinds: photography, ceramic, glass, jewelry, mixed media, wood and more. Folk musician Thea Ennen will provide live music on Saturday and Sunday. The festival will take place from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and
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TORI FINNISH MARKETPLACE
Aug. 14, Saturday In Finnish, Tori means “open marketplace,” and the annual Tori Finnish Marketplace in Finland will have fun for all ages. Held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Finland Heritage Site, there will be food booths, crafters and vendors, a silent auction, blacksmithing, historic buildings open to tour, games, and a cash raffle at 5 p.m. The Two Harbors Ukulele Group and Tom Schramm will also provide live music all day. And don’t miss the pancake breakfast on Sunday, Aug. 15 from 8-10 a.m. facebook.com/finlandmnhistoricalsociety
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INTERNATIONAL UKULELE CARNIVAL
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Aug. 20-22 The annual Silver Creek International Ukulele Carnival will be held Aug. 20-22 at the Silver Creek Music Pavilion in Two Harbors. Open to all beginner and experienced ukulele players of all ages, the event will include strum sessions, open mic and instructional seminars. There will also be food trucks available for meals. You can register for this free event online. twoharborsukulelegroup.com
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JOHN SCHROEDER DAY
Aug. 21, Saturday Visit Schroeder for the community-wide celebration of John Schroeder Day, held Saturday, Aug. 21. The day begins with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Schroeder Fire Department,
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held from 8-10 a.m. at the Schroeder Town Hall. The Cross River Heritage Center Museum will be open and hold walking tours from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. You can also see the Canadian Mountie Paintings and Ojibwe Culture exhibits. And the Schroeder Area Historical Society will hold a 25th anniversary celebration, featuring a free presentation from 5-8 p.m. at the Schroeder Town Hall. crossriverheritage.org
GGTA NORTH SHORE BIKE RIDE
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Aug. 21, Saturday The 21st Annual Gitchi-Gami Trail Association North Shore Bike Ride will take place on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 9 a.m. The recreational ride will offer 55-mile, 34-mile and 28-mile route options, as well as an 8-mile family ride on the trail, all starting at Gooseberry Falls State Park near Two Harbors. Refreshments will be provided at rest stops and post-ride. The 8-mile family ride will also provide treats and special events. All adult riders will receive a t-shirt and younger riders will receive a water bottle. All riders must sign waivers and wear helmets. Registration required. ggta.org
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ART IN BAYFRONT PARK
Aug. 21-22 Held on the beautiful Lake Superior waterfront in Duluth, Art in Bayfront Park features over 100 juried artists, as well as food and drink vendors, a vintage and vinyl market, and a culinary arts market. Artwork includes jewelry, photography, paintings, ceramics, glass, metalwork and more. The festival is free to attend and will take place from 10 a.m. to
We also want to offer community learning experiences related to food at the market, so it’s time to get creative. Want to be involved? Have an idea? Contact us! 218-353-0300 or email Market Coordinator katee@friendsoffinland.org We are able to accept credit cards, EBT and SNAP
ICE CREAM SOCIAL Celebrating Care Partners’ Volunteers
Sunday, August 29, 2-4pm at Sydney’s Frozen Custard
The Edna G 125th anniversary celebration will feature live music, artists and crafters, and tours of the Edna G. | MATTHEW PASTICK 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday. artinbayfrontpark.com
EDNA G 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Aug. 28-29 This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Edna G tug. Located at Paul Van Hoven Park in Two Harbors, the celebration will feature live music and entertainment, artist and crafters booths, tours of the Edna G, games for kids and adults, a history booth, food, a raffle, and contests for writing, coloring (for ages 1 to 13) and art. Activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. friendsofednag.org
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Aug. 29, Sunday The annual Care Partners Ice Cream Social is back. It will be held on Sunday, Aug. 29 from 2-4 p.m. at Sydney’s Custard in Grand Marais. No frills, just those wonderful sundaes and a chance to re-connect with the Care Partners community (suggested donation of $5 for a sundae). If you are a Care Partners volunteer or sign up to become one, the sundae is on the house. All proceeds go to support Care Partners programs to provide support and companionship for those on the journey of ageing and serious illness. carepartnersofcookcounty.org
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Tori Finnish Marketplace
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Saturday August 14 10 a.m to 5 p.m.
• Crafters and Vendors • Silent Auction • Food Booths • Historic Buildings open • Games • Blacksmithing • Cash Raffle at 5:00 p.m. Continuous music all day: Two Harbors Ukulele Group, and Tom Schramm.
Sun. Aug. 15, 8 to 10 a.m.
Pancake Breakfast! Sponsored by the Finland MN Historical Society
5653 Little Marais Rd or Cty Rd. 6, Finland 3 1/2 miles from Hwy 61 or Hwy 1 on Cty Rd 6 (Little Marais Rd).
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Northern Wilds Calendar of Events Thru Aug. 8 Gunflint Trail’s Biggest Blueberry Contest Gunflint Trail, visitcookcounty.com/events
Thru Aug. 15 Hazel Belvo & Marcia Cushmore Exhibit Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org
Thru Aug. 29 Scandi Bijou: Norwegian Rosemaling Exhibit by Tara Austin Nordic Center, Duluth, nordiccenterduluth.org
Thru Aug. 31 But It Was Still There Exhibit: Moira Bateman, Annie Hejny, Moheb Soliman & Nick Wroblewski Studio 21, Grand Marais, grandmaraisartcolony.org
Thru Sept. 5 John A. Spelman III Exhibit: Artist & Printmaker: From Appalachia to Minnesota’s North Shore Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org Kwewog Giiwednog: Women of the North Mural Thunder Bay Art Gallery, theag.ca
Thru Sept. 6 Chesley Antoinette: Tignon Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, duluthartinstitute.org
Thru Sept. 12 Tia Keobounpheng: Defuse Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, duluthartinstitute.org Dakobinaawaswaan (Baby in a Cradleboard) Exhibition Thunder Bay Art Gallery, theag.ca
Thru Sept. 27 Karlyn Atkinson Berg: Nature Re-envisioned and Reality Transformed Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, duluthartinstitute.org
Thru Sept. 30 The Art of Reciprocity Outdoor Exhibit by Sean Connaughty Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center, Schroeder, grandmaraisartcolony.org
Thru Oct. 16 Tweed Museum of Art’s Royal Canadian “Mountie” Paintings & Ojibwe Cultural Heritage Exhibits Cross River Heritage Center, Schroeder, crossriverheritage.org
Thru Nov. 21 Piitwewetam: Making is Medicine Exhibition Thunder Bay Art Gallery, theag.ca
July 27-Aug. 3 Elise Kyllo’s Fully Felted Finale 10 a.m. North House Folk School: Boat Barn, Grand Marais, northhouse.org
July 31-Aug. 7 Big Fish Contest Cook County, buckshardware.net
Aug. 1, Sunday
Music by the Lake with Southpaws 4 p.m.
Skyport Lodge, Grand Marais, skyportlodge.com
Aug. 3, Tuesday Artist Talk with Hazel Belvo & Marcia Cushmore 5 p.m. Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org
Aug. 4-6 Spirit Valley Days West Duluth, spiritvalleydays.com
Aug. 5-6
Feed the Dog 9 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
Aug. 5-8 Fisherman’s Picnic Grand Marais, facebook.com/grandmaraislionsclub
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Lake County Fair Two Harbors, thelakecountyfair.com
Aug. 6-7 BrewHa Craft Beer Festival Prince Arthur’s Landing, Thunder Bay, brewhafestival.com City on the Hill Music Fest Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth, cityonthehillmusicfest.com
Aug. 6-8 Kraus-Anderson Bike Duluth Festival, Spirit Mountain, Duluth, bikeduluthfestival.com Day Out with Thomas Duluth Depot, duluthtrains.com
Aug. 7, Saturday Virtual Presentation & Film Screening: Reverence 1 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org
Aug. 8, Sunday
Rod & Al 1 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
Aug. 10, Tuesday Skate & Sip Munger Trailhead, Duluth, northshoreinline.com
Aug. 11, Wednesday
Live from the Waterfront: Parkade Sessions & Virtual Performances 7 p.m. Thunder Bay, thunderbay.ca/live
Aug. 11-12 American Red Cross Blood Drive Noon, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, facebook.com/millerhillmall
Aug. 12, Thursday
Billy Johnson 8:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
Aug. 13-14
Simons Dance Rave 9 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
Aug. 13-15 Under the Spreading Walnut Tree Art Festival 10 a.m. (3 p.m. on Friday) P.K. Anderson House, Two Harbors, Facebook: Two Harbors Under the Spreading Walnut Tree Art Festival Bayfront Blues Festival Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth, bayfrontblues.com Day Out with Thomas Duluth Depot, duluthtrains.com
Aug. 14, Saturday Nice Girls of the North Second Saturday Marketplace 10 a.m. Masonic Lodge, Duluth, nicegirlsofthenorth.com Tori Finnish Marketplace 10 a.m. Finland Heritage Site, Finland, facebook.com/ finlandmnhistoricalsociety Indigenous Food & Art Markets 11 a.m. One Roof Parking Lot, Duluth, indigenousfirst.org Ely Rotary 100 Year Anniversary Celebration & Auction 1 p.m. Whiteside Park, Ely, elyrotary.org Michael Monroe’s Log Cabin Concerts 6:30 p.m. Grand Marais, michaelmonroemusic.com
Aug. 15, Sunday Kakabeka Falls Legion Half Marathon & 8k 7 a.m. Kakabeka Falls Provincal Park, Ontario, facebook.com/runkbfalls Music by the Lake with New Salty Dog 4 p.m. Skyport Lodge, Grand Marais, skyportlodge.com
Aug. 19-28 Daddy Long Legs Zeitgeist Renegade Theater Company, Duluth, zeitgeistarts.com
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Aug. 20-Sept. 12 Reid Thorpe Exhibit (Reception Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.) Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org
Tuesdays
Aug. 20-21 Free Range Film Festival 7 p.m. Free Range Film Barn, Wrenshall, freerangefilm.com
Aug. 20-22 International Ukulele Carnival Silver Creek Music Pavilion, Two Harbors, twoharborsukulelegroup.com Duluth Superior Film Festival Zeitgeist Theatre, Duluth, facebook.com/dsfilmfest
Aug. 21, Saturday John Schroeder Day: Community Celebration 8 a.m. Schroeder, crossriverheritage.org GGTA North Shore Bike Ride 9 a.m. Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two Harbors, ggta.org Artist Talk: The Fragmented Landscape as Print & Drawing 10 a.m. Grand Marais Art Colony’s Studio 21, grandmaraisartcolony.org
Aug. 21-22 Art in Bayfront Park 10 a.m. Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth, artinbayfrontpark.com
Aug. 22, Sunday Taste of the Trail BBQ Picnic Adventure 12:30 p.m. Gunflint Trail, northshorehealthcarefoundation.org Music by the Lake with WunderDogs 4 p.m. Skyport Lodge, Grand Marais, skyportlodge.com
Aug. 24, Tuesday Skate & Sip Munger Trailhead, Duluth, northshoreinline.com
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Thursdays Bird Banding Demonstrations 7 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center, Schroeder, sugarloafnorthshore.org Local Food Market 4:30 p.m. Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais Finland Farmers Market 5 p.m. Clair Nelson Community Center, Finland, finlandfarmersmarket.com Live Music on the Patio 6 p.m. Skyline Social & Games, Duluth, skylinesocialandgames.com Date Night at the Winery with Live Music by Gordon Thorne 7 p.m. North Shore Winery, Lutsen, northshorewinery.us The Wandering Naturalist 1 p.m. Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center, Schroeder, sugarloafnorthshore.org Live Music 5 p.m. Birch Terrace Supper Club, Grand Marais, visitcookcounty.com/events Movies in the Park Leif Erikson Park, Duluth, facebook.com/greaterdowntowncouncil
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Aug. 27-29 Lotus Creek Events Craft and Vendor Show 10 a.m. Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, facebook.com/millerhillmall
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Thunder Bay Country Market 8 a.m. CLE Dove Building, Thunder Bay, tbcm.ca Bay Area Craft and Farmers Market 9 a.m. North Shore Adventure Park, Silver Bay, facebook.com/finlandproducestand Cook County Market 10 a.m. Senior Center Parking Lot, Grand Marais, facebook.com/ccfarmandcraft Muffin Man Story Hour for Kids 11 a.m. Drury Lane Books, Grand Marais, facebook.com/drurylanebooks Harbor History Tour (Weather Permitting) 1 p.m. Cook County Historical Museum, Grand Marais, cookcountyhistory.org Tour the North House Campus 2 p.m. North House Folk School, Grand Marais, northhouse.org
Sundays North Shore Geology Walk 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center, Schroeder, sugarloafnorthshore.org Free Family-Friendly Presentation 2 p.m. Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center, Gunflint Trail, gunflinthistory.org Weekend Wine Down Music 3 p.m. North Shore Winery, Lutsen, northshorewinery.us
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Farmers Markets are flourishing along Minnesota’s North Shore, with new vendors and markets adding a fresh infusion of energy. In addition to the steady standbys at Grand Marais, Duluth, and Finland, new off-shoots have sprouted at Silver Bay and in Clover Valley. After 10 years, Two Harbors Farmers Market co-founder Bianca Seay says upcoming vendors are showing growing interest. “We’ve seen huge growth, we’ve never had this many new vendors,” with nine new vendors out of 26. Three Two Harbors market first-timers shared how their ancestors inspired their baking and how the pandemic gave them time to realign some priorities. The Copper Spoon Bakery by Jolene Brink is delicious in its simplicity: Homemade donuts. Building on good dough, Brink lets fun reign as she mixes and matches glazes, sprinkles and toppings on old fashioned potato, raised and vegan donuts. “There’s a donut for everyone, it’s such a simple treat that most people love,” said Brink. Why the Copper Spoon? In a case of “truth as strange as fiction,” researching her family genealogy led Brink to a Unesco World Heritage site in Norway: the spot where her 10th-great grandfather Hans discovered a massive surface copper deposit while hunting reindeer. How could she not have copper in the name? Playing with ideas is part of the fun for Brink, saying it feels wonderful that the stakes are not too high, with the pleasure-factor based on quality ingredients. “It’s a donut, just enjoy it” are some excellent words Brink lives by. After a new baby and a job ending during the pandemic, Brink and family moved back to Minnesota from Montana last summer, realizing they had always wanted to return. Brink’s husband worked at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center near Finland about a decade ago, and they had good memories of the North Shore. So, they shopped for a house in Two Harbors online, had her parents check it out, and bought it sight-unseen. The reality has been a blessing, according to Brink, “We love it, it has a huge
The Copper Spoon Bakery by Jolene Brink is delicious in its simplicity: homemade donuts. | KRISTEN PLESS kitchen,” calling their move next to the Big Lake “the best decision we’ve ever made.” It’s the happiness factor that motivates Brink to come up with baked delights, saying, “In the middle of this dark-Covid winter, it made me happy to bake something that made people happy.” Discovering her great-grandmother Bertha’s recipe for bismarks is her next challenge: learning how to create the “just right” filled donut. A longer vision has Brink imagining a small commercial kitchen-retail space to sell her donuts a couple days a week. In this version of her future, the space could be rented for a variety of food related projects, from cooking classes to processing garden harvests, or other foodie entrepreneurs.
As Brink sees it, Two Harbors gets passed by too often. “We are really betting on this town, it’s a pretty sweet, little place and we’d love to pull people downtown with hot, fresh donuts.” Sierra Kryzer of Drifted Stone Homestead sells small-batch buns and scones, with items like apple cider scones and rosemary-garlic buns in her rotation. Moving back to Duluth in early 2020 after five years away, Kryzer prepped for her launch into the local farmers market circuit by putting in vegetable and fruiting beds, planting nut and fruit trees, and raising chickens on her “just-shy-of-two-acres market garden.” “I get a great feeling from sustainable living, growing my own food, and sharing it with others in the community,” Kryzer said.
Kryzer learned from her grandma, “an amazing cook” from a young age, and during the pandemic found herself with the time and will for baking experimentation. Finding variability in yeast reaction and dough rise times depending on Duluth elevation and relative humidity of different seasons, Kryzer fell in love with the wild nature of baking and its surprises. A biologist by trade, Kryzer says connecting her passions of nature and sustainability through foraging wild ingredients and growing produce to use in her baked goods is a joy she wants to share. Shay Campbell of Spilled Sugar Sweets and her husband moved from North Dakota to Two Harbors in late 2019 when recruited as paramedics. Ready to leave the flatland of
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their upbringing, Campbell says the North Shore was a welcome change to an outdoors lifestyle “with hiking and scenery.” Six months later, the pandemic hit and she had a baby. Campbell chose to give up her job as childcare became challenging and looked for a way to integrate her love of baking, art and home-sourced ingredients. Nostalgia firmly in hand, Campbell took her special memories of baking with her mother and got to work learning how to produce professionally decorated cookies. Tapping into her love of painting, Campbell quickly found her palette and was churning out custom orders, and signing up for the market. She soon added another popular goodie with family ties. “Grandma’s recipe for coffee cake was something mom always made for our birthdays, and I have really good memories of that,” said Campbell. Growing her own berries and herbs to use in baking, along with eggs fetched from her own hen house, Campbell feels satisfaction when she takes a home-sourced lavender-blueberry cake out of the oven. Looking ahead Campbell sees a storefront in her new hometown where cookie baskets for every occasion are found. “Two Harbors is growing and getting a younger crowd, it needs stuff like this to draw and keep new people,” said Campbell. The Two Harbors market is found each Saturday morning through October at Burlington Station on Highway 61.
Shay Campbell of Spilled Sugar Sweets and her husband Wes moved from North Dakota to Two Harbors in late 2019 when recruited as paramedics. | BIANCA SEAY
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2 (1 ounce) slices of white bread 1 tablespoon butter, softened 3 tablespoons pie filling of your choice
Spray a hobo pie toaster (pie iron) with nonstick cooking spray. Evenly spread one side of each slice of bread with softened butter. Lay a slice of bread, butter side down, into the toaster. Spoon on pie filling, and top with second slice of bread, butter side up.
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Preheat the grill for high heat, or start a campfire. Spray 4 sheets of aluminum foil, large enough to wrap bananas, with cooking spray. Slice the peel of the banana from stem to bottom, while slicing the banana inside lengthwise. The bananas can be cut into slices instead if you like, (while still in the peel) for easier handling later. Carefully open the banana just wide enough to place the chocolate chips and marshmallows inside the peel with the banana. Stuff with as much of the chocolate chips and marshmallows as desired. Wrap the bananas with the aluminum foil and place on the grill or directly in the coals of a fire. Leave in long enough to melt the chips and the marshmallows, about 5 minutes. Unwrap bananas, open the peels wide, and eat with a spoon.
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1/4 cup ground cinnamon 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated biscuit dough
Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl. Pour melted butter into another bowl. Separate biscuits and form each piece of dough into a rope 4 to 5 inches long. Wrap the dough pieces around sticks. Hold sticks over campfire and slowly turn until the biscuit dough is browned and set, 8-10 minutes. Dip biscuits into melted butter and then into cinnamon sugar. Eat biscuits from sticks.
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Got Motivation? By Hartley Newell-Acero & Amy Schmidt Have you ever had a time in your life when it felt like the best you could do was to trudge? When you were depleted of the energy you needed to move, whether that was literal physical activity or metaphorical growth and change? This last year has taken a lot out of all of us. As we shift into whatever is next, how can we find ways to get motivated to move? There are two types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic (internal) motivation flows from the pleasure of doing whatever it is that we’re doing. It’s the curiosity that leads us to explore something new, and it’s the satisfaction that sustains us even when what we’re doing is difficult. Extrinsic (external) motivation is spurred by outside incentives. It’s what makes us strive for rewards and try to avoid punishments. If those rewards or punishments disappear, so will the behaviors they motivate. If you’re struggling to find the gumption to get going, pause and ask yourself, “Does this feel like something that I have to do or something that I want to do?” If you’re feeling stuck, it’s most likely a “have to.” Take that big “have to” and break it down into smaller components. Is there any part of it that’s intrinsically appealing? Shift your focus to that part and see if you’re able to find a “want” that has more energy inside it. For instance, we all know that physical activity is necessary for good health. But how many of us struggle to find the motivation to actually make ourselves exercise? What would happen if you flipped the script? Instead of exercising to avoid illness or reach a goal weight, what if you
got active and went for a walk just because it feels good to be outside or simply because you sleep so much better at night? Whether you call it exercising or getting active, when the motivation that feeds it comes from inside you, it’s much more likely to endure. Just as we have internal and external motivations, we also have internal and external expectations about how we’ll respond to those motivations. In general, we react to those expectations in one of four distinct ways. Upholders readily meet both inner and outer expectations. They’re highly disciplined and can sometimes stray into rigidness. Their motto is, “Discipline is my freedom.” Obligers have a much easier time meeting the expectations of others than they do motivating themselves. Their motto is, “You can count on me, and I’m counting on you to count on me.” Questioners only willingly do what makes sense to them. Their motto—“I’ll comply, if you convince me why.” Rebels resist both inner and outer expectations. Their motto—“You can’t make me, and neither can I.” Having an idea of your “tendency” helps you to purposefully create circumstances that play to the strengths of both your intrinsic motivations and how you react to expectations in general. To find out more about the Four Tendencies, visit author Gretchen Rubin’s website: quiz.gretchenrubin.com. For more information about getting geared up, check out bit. ly/motivatetochange or make an appointment with a Behavior Health Therapist at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic.
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Northern Trails Casting Lake Superior Shorelines: W5 By Gord Ellis
There is no lake more intimidating than Lake Superior. It is the Big Kahuna, a seemingly endless ocean of fresh water that disappears beyond the horizon. Most boat fishermen find Superior intimidating, so who in their right mind would try to fish it from shore? That is a reasonable question. But didn’t David take down Goliath? There is something deeply satisfying about standing on the edge of Superior, casting out as far as humanly possible and feeling a steelhead or lake trout thump your spoon. It is a feeling that never gets old. Here are the W5 of casting Lake Superior shorelines.
Why? Lake Superior is massive and daunting, but many of the fish species most desired by anglers are at least occasional shore huggers. These species include coaster brook trout, steelhead, coho and chinook salmon and brown trout. Fish that are most often found in deeper basin areas, such as whitefish and lake trout, will also make forays into shore depending on the season, water temperature and wind action. Warm water species like pike, walleye and perch can also be caught along Superior shores. Shoreline fishing can be even more productive than boat fishing in certain places and under the right conditions. Finding those conditions is the trick.
Where? You can shore fish anywhere the spirit moves you on Lake Superior. On the Canadian side, we are blessed with long stretches of shoreline that has public access. The problem is not every rocky shoreline has fish. Most of it won’t. That does not mean you can’t fluke a fish, but you need to pick spots that have the highest potential. On Lake Superior, some of the key places to look for are river mouths, points that extend into deeper water, narrows or neckdowns between shore and islands, manmade berms and piers or docks. This is a small selection of things to look for but gives you a good starting point. Some popular shore-casting spots are well known. Many more are out of the way and off the beaten path. I’d recommend looking closely at a map of Superior’s shoreline, then looking for access points to any spots that have potential. You may have to bushwhack a
Casting the cold clear water of Superior. | GORD ELLIS bit, or walk a beach, but the further you are from easy access the more likely it is you will find a jewel.
When? Shore-casting by design requires open water, but on Superior, that doesn’t rule out winter. Most of the lake doesn’t freeze, although on the Canadian side, many of the bays and inlets do. The shore bound angler’s best bets are found during the spring and fall. Spring is when steelhead will begin nosing around river mouths and in bays that are adjacent to those rivers. Steelhead are at the peak of brightness pre-spawn, but the spawned-out fish in late May and June often hit the hardest and jump the highest. Lake trout, whitefish and brook trout are also quite active along shorelines in the spring, as are warm water fish such as pike and bass. Summer is the most difficult time as water temperatures, particularly close to shore, tend to be too warm for salmonids. There are parts of the lake that simply never warm up, and here you can cast shore through the dog days. Bring a thermometer and use it. If the water temperature is less than 55 F., you have a shot at trout. Bass, pike and walleye, on the other hand, like
Author Gord Ellis with shore caught steelhead. | GORD ELLIS
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warm summer water, so it is a great time to target them. Late summer and fall are my favourite time of year to shore cast Superior. The water is cooling, the air is fresh and salmon, lake trout and steelhead begin to stage. Although river mouths are the main draw, you can be a long way from a river and still connect with chrome trout and salmon. These fish cover water and often use shoreline as they head to the spawning rivers. Lake trout will be schooling off rocky reefs and berms and can be very aggressive after summer begins to wane. I recall one September day a few years ago, when casting a spoon off a rock shore east of Nipigon was met with one laker strike after another. The fish were practically fighting each other to nail it. No, it doesn’t always work that way, but when it does, it is memorable.
What? Gear for shore-casting doesn’t need to be fancy, but there are a few tweaks that will allow for maximum range. I’d recommend a medium/heavy spinning rod of at least 8 feet in length. Match that with a high-capacity spinning reel spooled up with a quality 20-pound test braid. Attach an 18-inch leader of 15-pound fluorocarbon line and a metal clasp. Spoons are a great choice for shore casting as they are wind cheaters and flashy. The Little Cleo, Kro-
codile and Williams Bully spoons are all a good choice. The heavier the spoon, the further it will cast, but the faster it will sink. A 3/8-ounce is a good all-around weight. Crankbaits can also be deadly when cast, especially heavier ones like the X Rap. I’ve also had great luck casting jigs, both bucktail and rubber bodied, and then swimming them back to shore. Fly anglers can also cash in on shore fish, although it takes willpower and commitment. Winds are the norm on Superior and casting long distances can be difficult if you are not able to wade. Sinking line and streamers are the norm. Speaking of wading, I’d recommend that anyone who is serious about exploring shore-casting Superior buy some quality chest waders, insulated if possible. You will appreciate the extra insulation as you wade deeper than your knees in Superior’s often ice-cold water.
Who? Anyone with an adventurous spirit and the willingness to angle in tricky conditions can shore fish. Take the chance and enjoy the excitement of connecting with a fish from the shore of Superior this year.
Every advantage is needed when fishing Lake Superior. | GORD ELLIS
EAST TWIN LAKE BY JOE SHEAD WHY GO: East Twin has a very high, naturally reproducing walleye population, although the fish tend to be small. The lake has no cabins, providing an undisturbed setting without the restrictions of the Boundary Waters. ACCESS: Head up the Gunflint Trail and turn left onto South Brule Road. Turn left on the Lima Grade. The road runs between East and West Twin. The boat landing is on the west end of the lake, straight across from the access to West Twin. There’s a concrete ramp with a dock and parking for about six vehicles with trailers. There’s also a three-site campground. VITALS: East Twin Lake is 172 acres with a maximum depth of 19 feet. West Twin lies adjacent (although you’ll have to pull your boat out of the water and re-launch). West Twin is 133 acres with a maximum depth of 37 feet. The water in West Twin is clearer because East Twin sometimes develops algae blooms in summer. GAME SPECIES PRESENT: Walleye WALLEYE: East Twin has a simple fish community consisting of walleyes, suckers and some minnow species. That’s it. In fact, walleyes weren’t even native to the lake. Matthew Weberg, assistant area fisheries supervisor in Grand Marais, says the DNR only knows of one walleye stocking back in 1928, and apparently, they took. Weberg says the lake has always been known as a high-density walleye lake with small average size. “There are high numbers and slow growth,” Weberg says. “It kind of indicates they’re not only competing with white suckers, but also with themselves. Most of the fish tend to be in the 10- to 15-inch range.” Weberg says walleyes likely eat invertebrates and minnow species, the most abundant of which is creek chubs. Due to the high population of small walleyes, they may also cannibalize. There are a few cabins 42
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on West Twin, and some property owners have expressed interest in stocking perch to give walleyes an additional food source, but Weberg says so far, no action has been taken. There’s good walleye structure in East Twin, including a few islands and a bottom consisting mostly of rubble and boulder. East Twin gets some algae blooms in summer, which may improve the daytime bite. West Twin doesn’t.
much appeal to most anglers, but they do provide some harvest opportunity in the spring when they run in the creek between the two lakes. Suckers may be speared or collected by hand during their spring spawning run. At other times, a nightcrawler fished on bottom may take fish. Suckers generally run 15 inches or so in the Twin Lakes.
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Trophy Trash This is my daughter Shylah Schamberger with a stash of “trophies” we found together while snorkeling at a lake in the Superior National Forest. We went out for a short weekend camping trip and she was having fun learning how to snorkel and swim with the fish, which turned into a treasure/trash hunt for the two days we were there. We had an opportunity to make the lake just a little more beautiful. This picture is our haul from the first day of the cleanup. We ended up removing an entire large garbage bag’s worth of trash from the lake, and finding some pretty cool old bottles, cans, fishing lures, a two-way radio, pair of Oakley sunglasses, some nice scissors, and a “No Spearing” sign. | ANDREW SCHAMBERGER
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From Lake Bum to Rail Bait Your Guide to Becoming a Lake Superior Sailor By Holly Watson
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feel when you grow up in Thunder Bay, on or near Lake Superior, you walk a line. You either spend your childhood on one of the thousand inland lakes with an aluminum boat and an outboard motor, or on a sailboat to battle the beast of the greatest lake in the world. It is not often you have both. In my case, I was a lake hopper until my late 20’s. I walked by the sailboats at the marina at least once Thompson Island—a popular destination for all a week not thinking too boaters, 11 nautical miles from Thunder Bay. much about them—aside | KELSEY HERGLOTZ from maybe they were out of my league. It was when This was a Wednesday night race, which my love of sports started to become more I found out later is the night of all nights technical and my adventure friend circle that the most dedicated sailors race for started expanding that I was hearing of blood (aka points), and mean business. these incredible racing stories between sail- With the boat keeled way over and a lot of boats. I became envious I had never tried. yelling happening from neighbouring boats But how do you start? Weren’t we all just on all fronts, I was full of anxiety, adrenalake bum shoe stringers with no assets? line and pure bliss. After a heart-pumping This was in 2017. race and having a shakedown of beer and The word on the street was a few beers, snacks with some great instructors, I knew some snacks, and sitting on a lone bench I was hooked. at the marina might get you an up-front It was a few weeks before I had the conseat on one of these seemingly untouchable fidence to go down to the docks and wait sailboats. on the bench alone. Five minutes went by I was nervous. I knew my friend Tuija’s and a tall man with obvious sailor appeal Dad sailed, Chip Hansen, so I got him to showed up and introduced himself as Bob walk me down to the marina and explain Vander Ploeg—skipper of S.V. Bobsled, the ropes to me—with my backpack clang- member of the Yacht Club, former Fleet ing of beers and some charcuterie I could Captain of race nights and a retired captain barely afford. No one was at the bench yet, in Fire Prevention. A mouthful? Absolutebut he spotted a friend of his named Ken ly. As most skippers do tend to have some Lang—skipper of Airborne—a yellow mel- kind of safety background and mannerisms low boat known to have a laid-back crew. that people enjoy learning from, it is not All it took was a wave and, “Ken! You want surprising. Bob is a well-known instructor some rail bait for tonight’s race?” He waved who captains a fun and welcoming crew us over and so my first race began. I wasn’t that often does well in the race fleet. I had just rail bait on this tiny crew, a term sail- no idea I would become a some-timer crew or’s usually use for new crew who basical- for his boat over the next two years and a ly help to balance out the boat from side to permanent member in 2021. side and hang over the rail. He showed me Like a lot of advanced sailors who teach how to work the winch which pulls in the us late bloomers, he started off sailing as sheets that control the sails. Usually, this is a teenager on a small boat called a Lazer a beginner position that comes with a lot of and took lessons from the Ontario Sailing adrenaline and more than expected cardio. Association ran by a bunch of admirable
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looking surf bums in Geraldton one summer. Enamored by the sailing lifestyle, these guys were living out of their van and spreading good vibes, that was it for him— it would be a life-long adventure of sailing to come. In 1998 Bob bought a Sirius 28, a performance cruiser that would take him and his wife and three young sons all across Lake Superior and into all of our hidden little gems dispersed along the shores. Aside from adventure cruising, Bob also raced this boat for four to five years and embedded himself in our sailing community. It wasn’t long after that an upgrade was needed for a bigger, faster boat. After patiently waiting for the right boat to come along, an owner of a J35 performance racer that Bob contacted a few years prior decided it was time to sell. Bobsled was born and has been a key piece of Thunder Bay’s sailing community ever since. I asked Bob what he enjoys most about sailing in our community and having your own crew on the boat. The answer is obvious, but something you don’t realize until you take that first plunge and delve into the sailing subculture of the Great Lakes. “There is a commonality between many sailors that they often have an adventurous spirit. Generally, those in the community don’t mind working hard and are eager to learn things. There is an old law of the sea that I stand by. ‘You have to give help if you can do it without putting yourself in danger.’ There is a comradery of trust and sharing among sailors.”
Bob sees his boat as welcoming and usually has a crew that is friendly, eager to learn, teach, and known for a good laugh. They aren’t always at the top of the fleet but there isn’t a soul out there that would deny they are having the best possible time on the water. In 2018 and 2019 I crewed with Bobsled on Lake Superior offshore races for fun. Offshore races tend to be much longer and have straighter trajectories so it is a great time for beginner crew to join. There are often long lags in between the action where you get to sit back and view our shoreline for all that it is. It became a completely different world for me. To me, it is like being in Fantasia or Waterworld—this unbelievable commune with a backdrop you simply can’t see from land. During 2020, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic where the race season was late to start, I managed to reconnect with some old crew of Bobsled. I became the double hander of Chris Hache’s boat S.V. Sillage, a Ticon 30 that would take me to hidden islands, saunas and shipwrecks. Ending the season with some incredible races on Bobsled, you wouldn’t think the season could get any better. That is until a Tanzer 22 was up for grabs (yes, for free) in our sailing community. Now here we are in 2021, I am learning to be one of the skippers of a Tanzer 22 named Mars, and in training for North American Championships with an up and coming all-female team, helmed by Audrey Dallaire Gagnon, on a Viper 640 named Surf. All it took was a few beers and some charcuterie.
Bob Vander Ploeg’s crew and race boat named Bobsled. A fun finish of an offshore race. | MIKE MACDONALD
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Jupiter and Saturn are at their best of the year this month, thanks to Earth lapping them in the race around the sun. When Earth laps a planet, the event is called opposition because Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun, making the planet appear opposite the sun in the sky. Therefore, a planet at opposition rises around sunset and sets around sunrise. Saturn is at opposition on the 2nd, Jupiter on the 19th. On those dates, the respective planets will be up all night. They will also be near their maximum brightness for the year, although the difference will hardly be noticeable, given how far out Jupiter, and especially Saturn, orbit. The planets’ average distances from the sun are 484 million miles for Jupiter and 886 million miles for Saturn. Traveling the night sky below and slightly east of the planets is Fomalhaut, dubbed “the loneliest star” for its status as the only bright star in its patch of sky. Its constellation—Piscis Austrinus, the southern fish— ranks among the dimmest.
Venus still hovers close to the horizon after sunset, coming out slightly farther south from night to night. And in the morning sky, the familiar winter constellations rise earlier every day en route to their annual comeback. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak the night of the 11th-12th, but the nights on either side of it may be just as good. The best time is usually after midnight. With no moon to interfere, this is a favorable year for the shower. August’s full moon arrives shortly after moonset the morning of the 22nd. This one qualifies as a blue moon according to one definition: the third of four full moons in a season. Why the third, rather than the fourth, was designated special is complicated, but what’s not to love about a summer with four full moons? The University of Minnesota’s public viewings of the night sky at its Duluth and Twin Cities campuses have been curtailed due to the pandemic. For more information and viewing schedules, visit: d.umn.edu/planet.
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Maang at Dawn (Loon) By Sam Zimmerman It is such a magical mandioo (spirit), the maang (loon); a doodem (clan) animal of the Ojibwe representing spiritual leadership with its haunting song traveling across the waters of Gitchi Gami (Lake Superior). I saw niizh (two) maang diving recently and surfacing closer and closer to where I was sitting on the shore with my morning makademashkikiwaaboo (coffee). I wanted to capture the gwanaaj (beauty) of it surfacing during the mookise giizis (rising sun). The phases of the moon represent the passing of time reflecting the generations of those who have enjoyed its song. The middle full moon is the Miin Giizis (berry moon) of July. Follow my studio on Facebook and Instagram @CraneSuperior or if you have ideas for a North Shore painting, you can email me at: cranesuperiorstudio@gmail.com.
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CURRENT EVENTS Hazel Belvo and Marcia Cushmore created a visual conversation around the post-modern concept of Juxtaposition. Each work consists of two paintings, a square and a rectangle, observational and abstract, glazing and impasto and two entirely different expressions by two very different painters.
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Strange Tales Duluth Connection to Hollywood Walk of Fame By Elle AndraWarner
If you visit Hollywood and stroll along its famed Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring icons in the entertainment industry, you’ll find embedded in the sidewalks the coral-pink terrazzo stars awarded to two Duluth-born legends: Marguerite De La Motte and Peggy Knudsen. Beatrice Marguerite De La Motte was born June 22, 1902, the eldest of two children of Joseph and Nellie De La Motte. They lived in a Munger Terrace townhouse, later moving to a home on 16th Avenue East. After her father was disbarred from practicing law in Minnesota, the family moved to San Diego, California where Marguerite—who had studied dance at Duluth’s Old Masonic Temple—continued with her dance performances. In 1918, while dancing at the Miller Dollar Theatre in Los Angeles, she was ‘discovered’ by silent actor/producer Douglas Fairbanks Sr. who offered 16-year-old Marguerite a role in his upcoming movie, Arizona. Marguerite developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, the famous Canadian actress Mary Pickford, and starred in several films with Fairbanks including The Mark of Zorro (1920), Three Musketeers (1921) and The Iron Mask (1929). In the next 24 years, Marguerite made more than 60 films, ending her movie career in 1942 when ‘talkie’ films became popular.
John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 8, 1928, examining a Canadian Vickers-built Avro 504NW. | PUBLIC DOMAIN plant, then moved to San Francisco and worked in a Red Cross office. She died on March 11, 1950 at age 47 of cerebral thrombosis. Ten years later in 1960, her Hollywood Walk of Fame star was posthumously awarded.
While having a successful film career, there was tragedy in her personal life. Both her parents had died by August 1920, leaving Marguerite and her 12-yearold brother Robert to be cared for by silent movie producer J. L. Frothingham, who became their legal guardian. And it’s here that her story takes a twist. According to a report in the Oakland Tribune (September 6, 1920), she could not spend any of her salary without her guardian’s permission, noting that “Each week the paycheck of the movie and they must total a million a year, will go into the hands of Frothingham.” She later gained control of her money. Tragedy struck again after 1924 when 21-year-old Marguerite married her second husband, John Bowers, one of the most popular silent film actors of the time. As a couple, they acted together in 12 films. However, it was a rocky marriage. They separated but were still legally married when in 1936 Bowers committed suicide. The coroner’s report stated that Bowers “Drowned as a result of suicide—jumped 50
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Duluth’s other Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Margaret “Peggy” Ann Knudsen of Irish-Norwegian descent, was born April 23, 1923 to Helen and Conrad Knudsen, a Duluth firefighter and later its fire chief. She studied violin as a child, acted in school plays, and graduated from Stanbrook Hall High School.
[LEFT] Of Irish-Norwegian descent, Peggy Knudsen was discovered by Douglas
Fairbanks Sr. and offered a role in his upcoming silent film, Arizona. | PUBLIC DOMAIN [RIGHT] This publicity photo from 1924 of Marguerite De La Motte appeared in Photoplay magazine’s “Stars of the Photoplay.” | PUBLIC DOMAIN off sailboat; boat discovered later adrift.” Some historians believe their stormy marriage and Bower’s dramatic suicide by drowning in the ocean was the inspiration
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for the 1937 classic movie, A Star is Born. After her career ended, Marguerite took on an inspector’s job at a California war
After her father died in 1940, the family moved to Chicago, where Peggy’s first acting role was in the CBS daytime radio program “The Woman in White,” followed in 1942 with her Broadway debut in “My Sister Eileen.” Years later, when movie columnist Louella Parsons asked Peggy how she came to Hollywood, she said “It sounds so trite and dull to say a talent scout saw me—but that’s exactly what happened when I was in ‘My Sister Eileen.’ A Warner Brothers representative invited me to make a screen test which brought me here. My first pic-
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John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte pose beside a car in Vancouver on May 8, 1928. | PUBLIC DOMAIN ture was Shadow of a Woman.” (Waterloo Daily Courier, Feb. 15, 1948). In the same article, Parsons wrote “One thing I liked particularly about Peggy is the absence of all conceit and affectation.” During her career, Peggy had more than 50 movie and TV credits, co-starred with many major stars like Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan and with Errol Flynn in her final film Istanbul (1957). She was also a guest star on many TV shows like Perry Mason, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Bat Masterson and it was her contribution to television for which she received her Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1960. Peggy was married three times. First, eloping in 1942 with radio executive Adrian Samish; they had one daugh-
ter Peggy. In 1949 she married Jim Jordan, son of radio’s famous Fibber McGee and Molly; they had two daughters Janice Colleen and Marian Lou. And her third husband was an electrical contractor she wed in February 1962 and divorced eight months later in October. Chronic arthritis brought a premature end to Peggy’s career in 1965. During the next 15 years, her long-time friend actress Jennifer Jones (they had met in NY, lived and job-hunted together) is reported to have helped provide care for her. Peggy died of cancer in Encino, California on July 11, 1980 at age 57. Carrying on Peggy’s movie legacy is her grandson, John Orloff, a screenwriter nominated for an Emmy for HBO’s Band of Brothers (2001) and for an Independent Spirit Award for A Mighty Heart (2007).
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New townhomes, total coastal luxury right on the shore of Lake Superior. 3,000 s/f, 3BR, 3BA. Quarter-share ownership w/ flexibility for personal use & rental income. Excellent family retreat or investment property. Prices from $174K-$215K, includes furnishings.
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Let Eric, exclusive sales agent for Bluefin Bay Family of Resorts, provide the details about each property and guide you through the process. Contact him today to learn more.
218-663-6886 | eric@bluefinbay.com
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NEW! COZY CABIN WITH SPECTACULAR LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS! Over 7 acres of fantastic views of Lake Superior that will take your breath away. Power is at the highway, but the cabin has all you need with a Lopi wood stove for heat and propane lights. Close to cell towers so your phones will work great and enable you to use a hot spot for your computer and a Generator to help in case the need arises. The Open floor plan has one large room and 240 square feet to enjoy with open beam ceilings and custom paneling, but little defined areas for the kitchen, great room and bedroom. Soak in the views of from the deck and start planning your next adventure!
NEW! BIRDS NEST UNIT AT EAST BAY SUITES ON LAKE SUPERIOR! 2 bedroom unit with Top floor privacy. Serene balcony overlooks a sweep of pebble beach stretching into the distance. Great rental history, Located in the heart of Grand Marais. Enjoy the 500ft of shared Lake Superior Shoreline or walk down the street to your favorite restaurant!
MLS#6095992 $335,000
MLS#6097909 $99,900
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NEW! INNISFREE ON LUTSEN’S LAKE SUPERIOR!! MLS#6097085 $695,000
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INLAND LAKE GETAWAYS! NEW! PIKE LAKE GETAWAY LIKE THE OLDEN DAYS!
Super accessible, shared 282ft of shoreline on Pike Lake! The cabin sits very close to the Lake and offers wonderful Lake Views, or sit on the deck and listen to the loons. Very functional floor plan, all on one level and wood burning fireplace to take away the spring chills.
MLS# 6096148 $255,000
NEW! LUTSEN WILDERNESS LAKE RETREAT!
This Lindal Cedar Home is a Classic, from the large foyer entry leading into the accommodating living room with a wall of windows overlooking the lakeshore and forest to the gas fireplace adding to the ambiance. Overlooking Tait Lake with a babbling creek and over 300ft of shoreline all in the midst of the boreal forest! From the Screen porch, the Spa room and the Main Level Owner’s Suite you won’t want to leave your personal Oasis, and who can blame you! Two car attached garage makes this home perfect for year round living in the Northwoods! With the Crib style year round dock in place you will be ready for all the seasons!
MLS#6095596 $895,000
WILDERNESS HOMES, LAKE VIEWS, AND IN TOWN…READ ALL ABOUT ‘EM!
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THE HERITAGE AT LUTSEN MOUNTAINS!
The home’s charm is enhanced by being surrounded by dedicated open space . A tranquil pond at the edge of the property opens to the well-manicured, world-class Superior National Golf Course! A sprawling deck is for gathering, grilling, birding, snoozing. Inside is all shined up and ready for comfort, family time, meals, living tastefully in the great Northwoods near the shores of Lake Superior. High-end finishing materials are throughout, including granite countertops and oak flooring. Great room is all the greater with cathedral ceilings and stone fireplace. The kitchen is a dream. Plenty of bedroom space for the whole crew or make an office overlooking the pristine landscape, with cool, pure air drifting in. New garage with apartment above and man/she-cave shop in the back. This home is just waiting for you to live your dream on the North Shore!
MLS#6097591 $559,000
NORTHWOODS CABIN IN FINLAND! MLS#6097254 $120,000
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SPACIOUS THREE BEDROOM HOME IN PEACEFUL LOCALE WITHIN GRAND MARAIS CITY LIMITS. MLS#6096339 $310,000
E SA L ING D N E P GRAND MARAIS TO-BE-BUILT HOME! BEAUTY BY THE RIVER IN FINLAND! MLS#6096554 $275,000
Great opportunity to purchase a New Construction To Be Built home in Grand Marais on a lovely wooded lot. Plans for a two bedroom home with tuck under garage already drawn up and ready for your design input!
MLS#6095517 $480,000
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CAMPN’, HUNTN’, FUN GETAWAY LAND, INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! GRAND MARAIS AREA
SILVER BAY TO SCHROEDER AREAS
Great lots in the heart of Grand Marais with city water and city sewer at the street!
24 acres on Blackwoods Drive, approx. 8 miles up the Cramer Rd from the Cross River in Schroeder! Southern sloping maples, beautiful build sites! Electric, fiber, year round access.
.24 ACRES $96,500 MLS#6095459 .22 ACRES $90,000 MLS#6095460 .27 ACRES $70,000 MLS#6095461
$99,900 MLS#6094707
NEW! 19.23 acres with views of Isle Royal on a clear day, building area identified and Flute Reed River frontage!
NEW! Seclusion at 8271 Blackwoods Drive! 16+ acres of maples with driveway in place and year round access!
MLS#6096200 $99,900
MLS#6097285 $84,900
LUTSEN AREA
TOFTE AREA
Beautiful building site in Lutsen! Driveway in place and waiting for you to build your dream getaway! MLS#6095877 $49,000
South Sloping parcels at LeVeaux Mountain! Beautiful build sites, one parcel has a wildlife pond and the other views of Lake Superior from the top! Yr Round access, electric and fiber along the road, sensible HOA makes this a gem to build your dream North Shore home!
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Jonvick Creek RARE FIND with creek bordering common land, beautiful build site with distant Lake Superior view!
MLS#6089001; MLS#6089003 $67,000 EACH! NEW! Outdoor Enthusiast Dream Location with 17+ acres to explore! Zoning is resort/commercial/residential so you could build a home or a business that you always wanted to have.
MLS#6094704 $57,500 SOLD!
Lutsen Build sites with shared septic and well just waiting for your little cabin ideas! Looking for a site to build without spending an arm and a leg? These sites are it! Well and Septic in place, just Build and Enjoy!
MLS#6097866 $179,900
MLS#2309328 $39,000 AND OTHERS, JUST ASK ABOUT MINK RANCH!
80 acres in Lutsen! Nice for hunting and camping or to build your wilderness retreat! Wish we could say it was all high ground for this price, but it’s not but who cares, it’s 80 acres of your own land! Awesome wildlife!
MLS#2312987 $99,900 SOLD!
MOUNTAIN R ESORT HOMES NEW! RELAX AT CARIBOU HIGHLANDS!
1 bedroom condo with balcony overlooking resort. Relax and unwind while planning each season’s adventures! Relax by the indoor or outdoor pools and soak up the views of Moose Mountain!
MLS# 6098169 $145,000
RUSTIC CABINS NEW! JUST OFF THE BEATEN PATH!
This is not your typical Rustic Cabin- Only three miles from Highway 61, the Cabin has all the feelings of home without electric or water. The open floorplan gives you the feeling of more space and the large windows give you a new view every time the seasons change. With a loft and 3 season porch you have plenty of space to relax and unwind in the quiet woods. Listen to the birds sing while you plant your gardens or just roam on the 19+ acres!
MLS# 6097509 $195,000
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317 ft. of magnificent ledge-rock Lake Superior shoreline, located minutes west of Grand Marais. Numerous outcroppings and rock formations that create incredible wave action together with the accompanying sounds of crashing water.
This 2 bedroom cabin on 200+ feet of private Lake Superior shoreline is perfectly charming. Surrounded by mature spruce forest and sitting only steps from the rock and pebble beach. It is so cozy, but it is really all about the view and the sound of the waves!
This is what it’s all about! Enjoy the views and sounds of Lake Superior from inside or out this lovely 2-bedroom/2-bath home located on over 300 ft shared frontage on the Big Lake AND over 600 ft of Reservation River!
MLS 6095857 $359,900
MLS 6096668 $649,900
MLS 6096249 $299,900 REDUCED
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This sweet two bedroom, one bath cabin is surrounded by towering pine trees and located on the shores of Gunflint Lake, which is a very desirable lake because of the size & quality, fishing and direct BWCA access right out your front door. The cabin is situated on a USFS leased lot.
MLS 6097578 $349,900 REDUCED
NEW 108 Sag Lake Trail
Talk about a sweet spot on legendary and iconic Lake Saganaga. With 345’ of gorgeous lakeshore frontage this property consists of a well built and well cared for main cabin with great lake views from almost every room. Also on the property is a one of a kind historic log cabin that was built in 1950 on Ferrier’s Island on Sag. When the BWCAW was created the owner disassembled the cabin log by log and transported to this property where the cabin was lovingly reassembled.
MLS 6098007 $595,000
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Relax and enjoy cabin life in this sweet 3BR, 1BA cabin, located on the shores of Poplar Lake. The property features 150’ of shoreline with 1.35A filled with mature trees that provide plenty of privacy. The location mid-Gunflint Trail is phenomenal with access to great fishing, canoeing, miles of hiking/biking/skiing/snowmobiling trails.
MLS 6097305 $489,900
Your Luxury Property Expert 7120 Two Moose Trail True solitude can be found on Wilson Lake in this stunning Mulfinger, architecturally designed 4 bedroom, 5 bath home that takes advantage of the many attributes of lake living. This exquisite home is tucked away on a gorgeous 4.5 acre lot filled with trails, gardens, and multiple water access points along the 284.17 feet of user-friendly shoreline. Escape to this peaceful retreat where you can enjoy the great outdoors, explore trails summer and winter, or just enjoy the views…. This is a truly special place!
MLS 6096401 $899,000
190 N Loon Lake Rd Majestic forest surrounds this equally majestic 3 bedroom, 3 bath home all set on 14 acres with over 650’ of Loon Lake shoreline. Open concept, granite counters, beautiful fireplaces, large attached garage…it has it all! Can you imagine having your own stunning forest, complete with walking & snowshoeing trails, majestic old growth cedar trees and plenty of wildlife? Cabins like this rarely come on the market and this home is being sold basically turnkey, making it easy to start living the dream!
MLS 6097081 $969,900
NEW 191 Needham Road Are you one of the many people intrigued by this gorgeous, contemporary home located on 160 ft of shoreline on West Bearskin Lake? This quality built, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath cabin focuses on the lake and outdoors with large windows providing tons of natural light, creating a very open & sunny space on a relatively small footprint. It is such a fun home to explore because of the design features, special finishes & furnishings that meld together to create the feeling of a minimalistic cabin with all of the modern conveniences you desire. Check it out – you won’t be disappointed!
MLS 6097767 $819,000
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1466 Tom Lake Rd
419 5th Ave W
Here is the log cabin in the woods you have always dreamed about! This charming cabin sits on nearly 80A with tons of trails for exploring and lots of wildlife to discover. Great location for the outdoor enthusiast with Tom Lake across the road.
Check out this well built affordable priced home! In City limits and situated on a large sunny lot. Looking for one level living? Here you go! This home has a spacious kitchen, a generous living room, 2BR, 1BA, mudroom and detached garage.
MLS 6097425 $299,900
MLS 6096141 $209,900
1292 Golf Course Rd
NEW 136 W 9th Street
Grab your clubs and play a round--this 3 bed/2 bath bright and sunny home is just down the road from the 8th tee at Gunflint Hills Golf Course on beautiful Maple Hill. Five acres with a large lawn, mature trees, and a pond.
Country living within the City Limits of Grand Marais! This 3BR home on an oversized lot will provide peace and quiet, room to explore, and easy access to downtown Grand Marais! Large deck with a distant Lake Superior view.
MLS 6097502 $315,000
MLS 6097748 $379,900
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This is a gem of property for someone looking for an affordable Gunflint Trail get-a-way with 2 one room cabins. The property consists of 9A, with USFS land to the south for added privacy. There is a spacious log sauna building complete with wood burning heater.
MLS 6097956 $324,900
MLS 6097307 $149,900
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Must see this 3 bedroom 3 bath home! Conveniently located within walking distance all Grand Marais has to offer. Great layout, attached garage, and an amazing backyard to enjoy.
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LAND 918 Cutoff Rd Beautifully wooded lot with garage and drilled well already completed. Close to town and the Pincushion Ski Area. What a location for your recreational getaway or year round home! MLS 6096726 $129,900 NEW 189 Arrowhead Trail Very affordable 1 acre building site with YR access on a paved county road only a couple of minutes outside of downtown Hovland. MLS 6098214 $19,900 NEW County Rd 6 Lots 3 lots available from 4.78 – 4.92 acres Own your own space in the country and only 10 minutes from Grand Marais and numerous recreational opportunities. Great mix of birch, balsam, pine and spruce. Check out these great Lots! $57,000 - $59,900 XX Camp 12 Road 40 Acres located right off of the Irish Creek Road. Land is surrounded on three sides by State Land for added Privacy. Irish Creek flows through the property. MLS 6095948 $49,900 106X Devil Track Road Nine wooded acres 9 miles from Grand Marais fronting on a paved road makes for a great site to build your North country home or cabin. Deeded Devil Track Lake access. MLS 6095671 $74,900 1X Brandon Lane Beautiful lot just outside Grand Marais. Fall River runs through this property. Dramatic frontage! MLS 6095813 $62,000 XX County Road 67 Breathtaking views from this 2.7A lot that directly abuts State Land to the east and there is DNR owned Lake Superior shoreline to the south. Quite accessible to year-round access and all utilities. MLS 6095245 $39,900 1X South Shore Drive So many options with this 5+ acre lot! Mature trees in a country setting close to popular Devil Track Lake, the airport, and only minutes to Grand Marais. MLS 6091923 $45,000 19XX Camp 20 Road Are you looking for an affordably priced 20 acre chunk of land? This property has added privacy since it directly abuts Federal land to the north. MLS 6096381 $32,900 XX County Road 67 Gorgeous year round view of Lake Superior on this 2.7 acres with gently rolling topography with a gradual slope towards the lake. Truly a wonderful location to build that dream home! MLS 6095244 $82,000 1XX Ski Hill Rd Dreamed of a getaway on the North Shore? Over a half acre on Lutsen’s Ski Hill Road with the west side of the property overlooking Superior National Golf Course. MLS 6093169 $59,900
NEW Grand Marais Condos – UNIT 12
10X County Rd 6 Top of the world views from this gorgeous property! Look to the West to see the Sawtooth Mountains, East to see Grand Marais and Everything in between is Lake Superior! MLS 6097090 $199,900
Totally renovated with quality materials and workmanship, this 2BR, 1BA immaculate ground floor condo is move-in ready. The unit is close to all downtown Grand Marais has to offer. Complete the package with a heated under-ground garage and storage space and enjoy worry free living
MLS TBD $289,900
15X County Rd 6 Easy drive to downtown Grand Marais from this private lot on County Road 6. Fall River/Rosebush Creek frontage. MLS 6097095 $64,900
INLAND LAKE LOTS
12X-C County Rd 6 Private 10 acre lot with Lake Superior views--privacy at its best. Plenty of land for your oasis, hobby farm, cabin, home, retreat. MLS 6097096 $99,900 12X-D County Rd 6 Out in the country, but close to all the activities in Grand Marais! This peaceful 10A parcel will have you dreaming of easy living in a rural setting. MLS 6097097 $99,900 14XX Camp 20 Rd Terrific 55 acres with an amazing mix of forest. Balsam, spruce, birch, aspen and some maple and white pine. Want room to recreate? This is it. MLS 6097013 $60,000 1142 Camp 20 Rd 170+ acres of heavily forested land that has been replanted with many beautiful pine trees, poplar & cedar trees. Features gravel pit and pond and abutting State land. MLS 6097348 $159,900
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Tom Lake lot with over 200 feet of frontage and an easy slope to the lake! There’s a shed and a dock waiting for you to start your adventure. MLS 6083377 $69,900
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4YYYS E Highway 61 This parcel has many great building sites, all with panoramic views of the Big Lake, Beautifully wooded 20 acre parcel with wonderful views of Lake Superior. MLS 6097721 $119,000 4XXXN Highway 61 E Beautifully wooded 20A parcel with wonderful views of Lake Superior. Tree cover includes healthy balsam, fir and terrific Jackpines. MLS 6097659 $99,900
Tom Lake
Just a little off the beaten path this 3.5 acres and 134ft of lake shore sits on Deeryard Lake. Build your cabin among the BEUATIFUL maples over looking the lake or close to the waters edge. MLS 6095803 $155,000
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Great 25 acre parcel right across the road from Tom Lake. The DNR owns the narrow strip of land between the road and the lake but you get all the views. MLS 6097232 $59,900
Greenwood Lake
Gorgeous south facing 2+ acre with 276’ of shoreline. Features YR access, driveway in, picnic area and walking trails. Development shared ownership includes private boat launch and surrounded by federal lands. MLS 6097422 $149,900
92XX Hwy 61 W 40A of healthy forest with Highway 61 frontage is ready for your idyllic place on the North Shore. Attractive tract with a potential Lake Superior view. MLS 6097501 $149,900 Jonvick Creek Sites 10 lots available from 1.5 - 4.8 acres In the heart of Lutsen, just off the Caribou Trail. Maples, Pines, and cedars in varied arrangements will make a great back-drop for your home or cabin. Each property adjoins public land making your space seem even more private. $29,900 $49,900
Greenwood Lake
Here’s your chance to have property on the incomparable Greenwood Lake. Over 200 feet of rocky shoreline. A cleared building site on a rocky knoll gives an awesome view down to the lake. MLS 6095672 $129,900
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Tom Lake
Wishing for an affordable inland lake lot? Here it is! Over 20A with 300’ of shoreline on Tom Lake. All the privacy you long for and close to the BWCA and Superior Hiking Trail. MLS 6095017 $95,000
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REALTORS®: Mike Raymond, Broker • Linda Garrity, Realtor • Cathy Hahn, ABR/GRI • Larry Dean, Realtor Jake Patten, Realtor • Jess Smith, Realtor • Sue Nichols, Assoc. Broker • Gail J. Englund, GRI
Red Pine Realty • (800) 387-9599 (218) 387-9599 • Fax (218) 387-9598 • info@RedPineRealty.com PO Box 938, 14 S. Broadway, Grand Marais, MN 55604
LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES NEW! AMAZING LAKE SUPERIOR LOT
Property features 1,850 feet of magnificent shoreline enveloped by a seemingly infinite expanse of fresh water, and dense, moss-laden forest. Take the long boardwalk through the woods to 3 observation decks with vantage points of the scenery. Follow the driveway to the lake view building site with electric and fiber optic access. Or preserve its natural serenity and leave the property as it is. MLS#6097902 $1,500,00
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Immaculate 3 bdrm/3 bath home within a short walk to downtown. Features timber frame cathedral ceiling with large open floor plan, stone fireplace and expansive windows overlooking the shoreline, and moods of the big lake. Full lower level has great views from 2 bedrooms and family room. Covered screen porch, with a stone fireplace, is the perfect place for 3-season outdoor entertaining. Views to the lighthouse are spectacular! Comes completely furnished, including kayaks! MLS#6096604 $1,325,000
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THREE GENERATIONS – LAKE SUPERIOR COTTAGE
Tucked peacefully into the dense woods, only feet from the craggy ledge rock shore of Lake Superior, lies this charming old family cabin. Well cared for, and simple, the small structure has everything you’ll need for your summer stays on the shore. Power and Broadband are there. The 350+ feet of dramatic shoreline and 8 acres provides protection and many great sites for a future home or additional cabin.
MLS#6097560 $489,900 LAKE LOVER’S PARADISE
Lake Superior views that will take your breath away. In addition to dramatic cliffs and mature birch that characterize this property, there is ample acreage above the north side of Hwy 61, with a variety of lake view building sites. 510 feet of shoreline with 46+ acres. Shown by appt only, listing agent must be present, buyer must provide lender’s pre-approval letter or proof-of funds to secure appt. MLS#6097546 $450,000
PREMIER LAKE SUPERIOR LOT
Spectacular views of the big lake from a slightly elevated build site. Very secluded and private, a one of a kind opportunity with 332 ft of ledge rock shoreline! Right in the neighborhood of Lutsen Mts., Superior National Golf course, dining and recreation. MLS#6096904
$299,000
INLAND WATER PROPERTIES NEW! GUNFLINT LAKE LOT
LAKE SUPERIOR – LEVEL LOT, GREAT VIEWS
This 1.76 acre lot has 214 feet of rugged rocky shore. Building site close to the water’s edge in mature spruce trees. South and east views of sun rises and moon rises. Secluded area adjoining state land. A great home site from which to watch the crashing waves. MLS#6095526 $199,900
Property ready for a house to be built on 16.9 acres. Includes garage with loft, power and high speed internet. Enjoy 677 feet of calm, sandy shoreline on Gunflint Lake. Southern edge of property borders an inlet, occasionally animated by moose, beaver and waterfowl activity. Unique opportunity to establish yourself in a quintessential location in northern Minnesota, and take advantage of its many activities and sights. MLS#6097781 $599,000
BIG BAY – BIG VIEWS
Lake Superior lot with 206 ft of shoreline, deep spruce forest, adjoining state land and outstanding sunrises and sunsets with east view of the lake. Enchanting forest with huge mosscovered boulders. Build your home or cabin here and enjoy seclusion with the charm and
peacefulness of the Hovland area. MLS#6097037 $199,900
INLAND WATER PROPERTIES MILLION DOLLAR WILDERNESS VIEWS
A fantastic stand-alone luxury home on the edge of the BWCA on remote and scenic McFarland Lake. A full wall of windows brings the stunning scenery into all 3 levels, with 6 bdrms, 4 baths and full lower level kitchen. Custom built home shows quality throughout, including 2 fireplaces, sunroom, large loft, sauna and laundry room. Spend summer evenings on the expansive deck and outdoor spaces, or in the screen house off the patio. Huge 3-bay floating dock system, detached 2-car garage with workshop and generator room, and a 4-stall garage. Comes fully furnished. MLS#6097293 $1,100,000
LARGE TWO ISLAND LAKE RETREAT - GRAND MARAIS.
This 46+ acre property includes a peninsula with outstanding lake views. Wide creek and tons of wildlife. Privacy assured with over 1600 ft of lake front, plus over 2000 ft of creek. Literally walk to the BWCAW. Charming 4-season, 2 bdrm cabin with large dock and easy lakeshore access. Property can be sub-divided. MLS#6087574 $845,900
NEW! LOG HOME SERENITY – WILSON LAKE
This 2 bedroom lake home is situated on the quiet & pristine Wilson Lake. Log framed home features vaulted ceilings, wood stove, loft bedroom, natural woodwork, screened in porch & broadband Internet. Spacious bonus room above the 2-car garage features a wood burning stove and extra sleeping area. Screened-in boat house to store your water toys or enjoy an evening without bugs. Protective covenants protect the peace and quiet. MLS#6098278 $449,900
TOM LAKE ESCAPE.
This cabin boasts 195 ft of gorgeous shoreline on Tom Lake, manicured lawn, and covered deck space on two sides of the house for relaxing and entertaining! Lake draw water, a mound septic system and generator power. Additional land and lakeshore available for purchase. Year round access. MLS#6092306 $339,000
LARGE, PRIVATE RETREAT – TOM LAKE.
This original family cabin is well built and in good shape, tucked into a large private tract on beautiful Tom Lake. 52 acres of pine and cedar with 1287' private shoreline. Adjoining state land for plenty of room to explore. This is a rare find.
MLS#6092390 $299,000 MUSH LAKE CABIN
Imagine escaping to this 44+ acres of peace and serenity surrounded by Superior National Forest. A cabin in the woods, a yurt, a sauna and what feels like your own private lake since this is the only cabin on the lake, the rest of the shoreline is USFS land.
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Quality 2-bdrm cabin, built in 2012, featuring large windows, cathedral ceiling in the great room, loft, and beautiful kitchen. There is a well and a holding tank sewer system. Unique location, at the far end of the South Shore Dr of Devil Track Lake, surrounded by state and USFS lands. 150 ft of lake frontage in a protected and sheltered bay. The 4.78 acre parcel adjoins thousands of acres of remote public lands for exploring. MLS#6096616 $235,000
BORDER LAKE BEAUTY Gunflint Lake lot with mature
trees, 170 ft of classic rocky shore and spectacular views of the Canadian wilderness across the lake. Gunflint Lake is large, clear and a gateway to the BWCAW. Lot is on a year-round maintained road. Power and broadband available. Septic sites located. Retire, recreate or work from your lake home on this rare vacant parcel at the edge of the wilderness. Additional land available. MLS#6096406 $199,900
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Tofte and Finland known for its recreational opportunities. 2.9 acres very near the BWCAW. Good snowmobile access to the Tomahawk Trail and miles of trail riding. MLS#6085601 $59,900
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MLS#6093661 $53,900 SECLUDED LOT W/ LAKE ACCESS LOT. This
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3.8 acre densely wooded lot has good access off a county road, and the Tomahawk Snowmobile Trail. Includes a 1.2 acre lot on Hare Lake. Perfect place to keep your boat and water accessories. The 2 lots are permanently joined by deed restriction. There is power and cell phone service..Only 20 minutes to Lutsen ski and golf! MLS#6094774 $44,900
HOMES & CABINS TOP OF THE LINE LIVING.
LEVEL LOT, NICE WOODS, EASY SHORE This Devil
Track Lake lot has easy access from a county road, power, phone and great building site. South shore, 200+ ft. frontage, great views. Build your home on the lake here! MLS#6078259 $198,000
NEW! TOM LAKE LOT WITH DOCK
Imagine owning over 650 ft of shoreline on a fantastic walleye lake! Driveway is built and the dock is at the shoreline. Slope to the lake is gentle with nice building sites. Electric and Broadband are on Tom Lake Rd or you can use a generator/solar panels. Road association plows the road in the winter. MLS#6097952 $169,900
NEW! NINEMILE LAKE LOT 2.30 acres with 548' of
gorgeous inland lakeshore in one of the most lovely and private areas of Lake County. Includes a beautiful point of land that naturally offers quiet and peacefulness. Lot adjoins MN State lands. Proximity to hiking and snowmobile trails, ATV trails, other amazing fishing and wilderness lakes nearby. Year-round access. MLS#6098089 $150,000
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NORTH FOWL LAKE CABIN. Only a lucky few get
to own cabins here. Remote water access from the US side, or drive in to the landing on Ontario side. Stunning views, easy access to the BWCA. The 2 bdrm cabin is one of the nicest remote cabins you'll find. Includes a great sauna.
MLS#6023214 $139,900
TWO EXCEPTIONAL TOM LAKE LOTS.
These special properties offer opportunities. One lot is a beautiful forested peninsula with cove, and the other has a nice mix of tree cover and open build sites. Accessible, yet away from it all. Build your dream here! MLS#6092307 $97,000,
MLS#6092308 $129,000 WOW, LAKE PRIVACY AND HUGE REDUCED PRICE! 20 acres on beautiful Lost Lake, a private, remote wilderness
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lake with only a few parcels. It holds the mystique of a hidden lake full of hungry trout. Privacy is guaranteed because all lots are 20 acres in size. This outstanding lot has huge white pines, a cabin site on a knoll looking south over the whole lake, and great accessible shoreline for your dock. Seasonal road access. MLS#6094952 $99,900
SOLITUDE ON LOON LAKE. Two great lots on the south
side of Loon Lake. Fantastic shoreline, beautiful views, many nice trees. Located near the Gunflint Trail on a private road. Driveway in with power on the lot line.
MLS#6089604 $96,000, MLS#6089606 $88,000
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BEAUTIFUL LOT387-9598 ON HARE•LAKE (218) 387-9599PRIVATE • Fax (218) info@RedPineRealty.com Deep, private lot with maple, spruce and cedars, accessible shoreline Box 938, Broadway, Grand Marais, MN 55604 andPO nice elevated building14 site. S. Power and cell phone service. This area is surrounded by U.S.F.S. lands near Finland and Isabella. Priced to sell!
Secluded 30 acres. Magnificent 2 bdrm, 2 bath home features: marble tile floors, soaring cathedral ceilings, stone fireplace, a master bath with hot tub and sauna, marble stairs and local artist's work etched in the glass surrounding the loft. Incredible elegance and outdoor appeal. Attached 2000 square ft garage has huge boat storage bay, perfect workshop space and a guest space in the 2nd level. MLS#6094773 $599,900
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Beautiful property with 4.45 acres and a nice Lake Superior view. Both levels suitable for single-level living, complete with all amenities and a 2 stall garage. Lower level is freshly remodeled, and rented out for $1,500/month. Finely finished and equipped for entertaining, includes a wrap-around deck with lots of room for grilling and enjoying the outdoors.
MLS#6096238 $489,000
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Classic log home with custom made doors and hand-picked local logs. 2 bdrm, 2 bath home on 2.88 acres. Enjoy sunrises from balcony off bedroom loft, sunsets from back deck, and cozy evenings on the porch. Includes custom kitchen island and cabinets, cedar railings, split-log stairs and rich wood flooring. Detached garage with finished space. Adjoining federal land gives privacy, with Broadband to keep you connected. Comes fully furnished. MLS#6097279 $459,900
LUTSEN 2-STORY HOME Immaculate 4 bdrm/2 bath home on 4.4 acres, a mile off Hwy 61. Step onto the covered-farmer’s porch into the warm living room with gas stove perfect for chilly evenings. Main bedroom, with dressing room and full bath (with jet spa tub). Large kitchen, with walk-in pantry. Family room, with built-in bar, pool table, and gas-fed fireplace. Plenty of storage with 2 garages and a barn.
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NEW! LIVE WHERE YOU PLAY Beautiful SIPS panel
home with detached 2-car garage, on 20 secluded acres of maple forest close to Tom Lake. Open concept main floor with soaring beamed ceiling. Large, open kitchen features Schrock solid maple cabinets and Italian stone tiled floor. In-floor heating and passive solar gain. Independent home with solar system and panels, but connecting to the grid is at the driveway. Includes Broadband, well & septic system, and a dual fuel outdoor wood boiler. MLS#6098199 $349,900
TUCKED-AWAY HOME – GRAND MARAIS
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Secluded property just outside of town. The small 2 bedroom, 1 bath home is in like-new condition, well maintained and updated. Large wrap-around deck is perfect for evening grilling, or morning cup of tea. Detached 2-car garage with heated shop. Large wood shop building with adjoining garage-storage and an inside/outside dog kennel. Furnishings included. MLS#6097942 $289,900
& BUSINESS 3 bdrm., 2 bath home & business space with many updates. Fantastic heated shop spaces & garage, lovely garden space, pretty & peaceful wooded setting near lakes, trails, dining! On the famous Gunflint Trail. Home & business options...or just call it “home.” MLS#6097559 $289,900
REMOTE HIDE-A-WAY. Charming custom built 2 bdrm, 2 bath cabin tucked in the woods overlooking a beaver pond. Screened porch for summer dining. A cozy Franklin stove warms the whole building. The full basement is a complete guest space. Generator power and over 100 acres to explore. MLS#6029349 $244,000 NEW! S. GUNFLINT LAKE RD CABIN
Great off-grid camping or starter cabin, with access to power. Possible view of Gunflint Lake with selective tree removal. 10+ acre property abuts public land to the south. Really nice, simple getaway, or a good place to come to after a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters or a long weekend hike. Smaller building has storage space and a composting toilet. Come take a look, and have a seat on the screened porch. MLS#6097930 $199,000
HOME ON DEVIL TRACK RIVER
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This home is conveniently located only 6 miles from Grand Marais and just off of the Gunflint Trail. Includes 5+ bedrooms, a large yard and open floor plan on the main level. There are 230' of river frontage on the beautiful Devil Track River which is great for fishing stream trout or perhaps to find a place to sit and enjoy the sounds and views of the flowing river.
MLS#6096272 $180,000 REDUCED
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OUTSTANDING LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS
Three bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a lower level walkout flexible space used for additional sleeping and lounging. Two fireplaces, a comfortable main level open layout, a fantastic deck with spectacular views of Lake Superior! Successful vacation rental, walk to dining, ski hill, winery, Superior Hiking Trail. MLS#6097395 $425,000
COMMERCIAL NEW! FORMER AIR FORCE BASE.
Formerly operated as an Air Force Base years ago and now somebody can bring their ideas and creativity to create something special. Endless possibilities w/ the existing structures, the sewer/water already in place, power, internet, sidewalks and streets. It'd be tough to beat the panoramic views, too! Complete with a beautiful trail system. Some structures potentially salvageable. New roofs on some.
MLS#6097816 $800,000
BIG OPPORTUNITY, MANY POSSIBILITIES
Prime commercial location in Hovland with 1000 feet of Highway 61 frontage. Large commercial space, with a small 2 bedroom home and 1 functioning rental cottage. Many new improvements and upgrades. Two other small cabins could be rented. Large 2-car garage plus 2 sheds. This site has been a centrally located historical business location and has many options for your entrepreneurial pursuits. MLS#6095045 $287,000
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Fantastic business/commercial opportunity right in the heart of downtown Grand Marais. Bring your ideas and become part of a supportive and welcoming community!
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MLS#6094481 $189,000
GRAND MARAIS OPPORTUNITY. This is a rare opportunity to acquire vacant commercial property in Grand Marais, and your business options are nearly endless! Zoned Service Commercial/Industrial, any type of business is possible here. Property includes a paved driveway and frontage on Highway 61.
MLS#6092309 $168,000 LARGE GRAND MARAIS LOT. Nice 3.60 acre commercial
lot with potential for multi family housing subject to city approval. Good location on the west end of Grand Marais just off Hwy 61. Easy access to the bike trail. MLS#6089284 $149,500
RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE
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LARGE TRACT WITH CREEK.
This 319 acre parcel has ponds & creek frontage on the Flute Reed River. Great for hunting or homesteading. Access is by unimproved easement from the Camp 20 Road, near county maintenance. The land may be split - take your pick of "40's"! MLS#6095106 $258,000
GREAT HUNTING LAND
Easily accessible via the logging road at Casper's Hill Rd and runs east through the 158 acres. Includes creek front footage, aspen, balsam and spruce stands. Abundant deer sign, and good grouse habitat. East side of property abuts Judge Magney State Park. Property is subject to SFIA land use covenants. MLS#6094370 $199,000
COYOTE RIDGE LOTS WITH POWER
Acreage close to Grand Marais with an out of town feel. Lots 10 and 11 on E Coyote Ridge Rd. are beautiful 5+ acre parcels with power on site and 1000’ - 1400’ of frontage on Lone Pine Creek. Potential for big lake views with selective clearing. Affordable yearly association fee to cover plowing and road maintenance. MLS#6096717 $64,900 REDUCED,
MLS#6096707 $75,000
RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE PEACEFUL LOTS ON LONE PINE CREEK
Peaceful lots on a private road with an affordable yearly association fee to cover plowing and road maintenance costs. Both parcels have power available nearby and include 400’ – 520’ of frontage on Lone Pine Creek. Close to Grand Marais, with nearby access to all the north shore has to offer including, but not limited too biking and hiking trails, inland lakes and more!
MLS#6096709 $40,000, MLS#6096716 $55,000 NICE HOME SITE NEAR GRAND MARAIS.
Nice elevation and views from this 6.75 acre lot off of County Rd 6 just minutes from town. Frontage on Little Devil Track River.
MLS#6031740 $51,000
WOODS, WATER & SECLUSION.
Two 40 acre lots with easy road access, good building sites, mature trees and open water views of Mons Creek. Has private deeded access to Lost Lake, a short drive away. Lost Lake is a beautiful lake with no public access and wilderness views and wildlife. The walk-in landing provides easy access for a canoe or small boat. Roads are gated for security and privacy and minimum lot size is 20 acres. MLS#6089089, 9090
Mixed topography of beautiful rolling land with many great build sites on 25 acres. Old growth cedar, spruce, pine and birch. Abuts state land. MLS#6029353
$37,000
$69,900 each
FINLAND 40 ACRES
40 beautiful acres surrounded to the N/S/E/W by state lands, compete w/ its own creek/ stream and trails running adjacent to the east. Water, woods & winding roads for miles! Enjoy downtown Finland, the Baptism River & more. MLS#6096627
$65,000 DEEP WOODS, MONS CREEK.
Nice “40” with good tree cover and creek frontage, where you could launch your canoe. There's a great building site overlooking Mons Creek from a high point. Good road access, but private and secluded. The property has private deeded access to Lost Lake, which is a short walk away. Wilderness feel. New trail cut into the property so you can see the potential! MLS#6089091 $58,900
500’ ON MONS CREEK.
LAND/BUILDING SITES NEW! VIEW THE LAKE & PRIVACY
This 40 acre tract is a few miles from Grand Marais on a blacktop county rd with power and broadband available. Fantastic views of Lake Superior, with possible 100+ degree views looking up and down the shore. Mature forest with diverse landscape. Many great building sites with great lake views. Potential for buyer to do a residential subdivision.
MLS#6098102 $324,900
HOVLAND HOMESTEAD 117+ ACRES
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Hurry out and pick up this 117.83 acre property that has lots of potential for a homestead or recreational getaway! Located about an hour from Grand Marais, it has access to electricity and broadband internet just at the end of the driveway. Make your dream of living and working in the north woods a reality. MLS#6095932 $139,000
LAND/BUILDING SITES SPECTACULAR LAKE VIEW. Expansive lake views
and enchanting forest make up a unique 13 acre parcel. Just 15 minutes from Grand Marais, and a short walk to Lake Superior's shore. Power and Broadband are available. Shared driveway leads almost to the property line. MLS#6090230
$132,000
INCREASINGLY RARE, LARGE RECREATIONAL PARCEL. 234 arces fully surveyed. The perfect retreat. Has a rich
variety of trees, ponds, high and low lands, some meadow land and wetlands. MLS#6029820 $129,000
LARGE WOODED ESCAPE. A rare 80 acre retreat or home site just off county road with power and Broadband nearby. Great location in remote area of Cook County with close proximity to Lake Superior and miles of trails and back roads to roam. Many good building sites. MLS#6090145 $99,900
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HUGE POND-HUGE PRIVACY.
Large 45+ acre wooded parcel located across from Tom Lake. Huge pond/ lake in the very center of the acreage. MLS#6083920 $90,000
LARGE PARCEL NEAR SHORE.
This heavily wooded 12 acre parcel is within a short walk to the shore of Lake Superior. Great lake affect and plenty of privacy. Rough shared driveway in place. Close to Broadband and power. Older travel trailer included. MLS#6090231 $87,900
LOCATION, RECREATION, FOR VACATION These 33 acres
are in a great location for your escape cabin. Close to the BWCAW and within walking distance to Cascade Lake. Year-round road access in a secluded part of Cook County. No power, or Internet - you’ll need satellite for that. But, maybe this is the time and place to leave it behind. MLS#6096618 $79,900
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LAND/BUILDING SITES MATURE WOODS, LAKE VIEW, CLOSE TO GRAND MARAIS.
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Great 20 acre parcel on County Road 14 with mature forest and Lake Superior views. Good area for a home or recreational property. Could be subdivided.
COYOTE RIDGE LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS Two
lots only 3 miles from Grand Marais. Lot 17 is a beautiful 5+ acre parcel with an amazing view of Lake Superior. Potential for views of the big lake from the top of Lot 18, with 6.43 acres. Broadband and power nearby. Features nearby access to all that the north shore has to offer. A peaceful lot on a private road with affordable yearly association fee to cover plowing and road maintenance costs. MLS#6096676 $89,900
REDUCED, MLS#6096674 $70,000 40 OF PINES NEAR TOM LAKE.
40 acres with good road access and an easy walk to the Tom Lake boat landing. Year-round road, power is possible here. Many great building sites. Nice forest of plated pine. Great recreational area. Adjoins state land. Easy access to trails and other lakes.
MLS#6095108 $69,900
10 ACRE LOT NEAR GRAND MARAIS
10 Acre lot only 41/2 miles from Grand Marais. Potential for great lake views! Frontage on both County Rd 48 and Bally Creek Rd. Property has new culvert, new survey and a separate driveway into the southerly portion. Nice corner lot, with buried electric cable along the Northern border. Nice home site or retreat location. Site has had soil and boring tests for septic. MLS#6091811
$69,500 REDUCED
LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS – GREAT LOCATION. Five heavily wooded acres with
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driveway to a beautiful building site. Great lake view! Only minutes to Grand Marais. Nice mix of trees, quiet dead-end road, south exposure, power and Broadband nearby. Perfect for your home in the woods.
MLS#6086767 $63,000 TOFTE LOTS
These 3 lots offer electric and walking distance from downtown Tofte! This would be a perfect location to build a year-round home from which to launch all of your north shore adventures. Or you could work remotely from here and have immediate access to hiking, mountain biking and other outdoor activities during your leisure time. MLS#6096868
PENDING, MLS#6096869, 6873 $59,000 - $69,900
GREAT LOCATION HOME SITES.
Just minutes from Grand Marais on black top County Rd 7 are two 5+ acre lots with easy access to power and Broadband. Good building sites. MLS#6094098
$62,900, MLS#6094099 $42,900
NEW! FORTY IN GREAT LOCATION
This 40 acre parcel adjoins thousands of acres of Superior National Forest lands, minutes from Devil Track Lake boat landing. Close to Grand Marais, MN State Trail, Superior Hiking Trail, many great lakes and Cascade River. An old logging trail goes through the mature timber property. Road to property is rough, but not far off of public roads. Live with off-grid power, or a recreational cabin.
MLS#6097817 $62,000
HIDDEN GEM IN HOVLAND.
Explore 40 acres of seclusion with dramatic views from the south facing bluff. Beautiful mixed forest and abundant wildlife. Small gravel pit for your future building needs. The neighbors have electricity and the road has been kept open all winter through a road association. MLS#6076192 $60,000
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LARGE ACREAGE NEAR TOM LAKE.
Two parcels with 40 acres near year round road access and power. An easy walk to the Tom Lake boat landing. Shared easement granted to build driveway into property. Many great building sites. Great recreational area. Easy access to trails and other lakes.
MLS#6095113, 6095114 $60,000 each LARGE LAND, POND, LAKE RIGHTS. Densely wooded 60 acre parcel with beaver ponds and access to Lost Lake. Good seasonal road access, many great building sites and southerly exposure.
MLS#6086104 $59,900 GRAND MARAIS VACANT LOT.
Nicely wooded parcel on quiet street in the west end of town. Three full city lots facing south with city street, curb and gutter, utilities near by. Short walking distance to the harbor. MLS#6093024 $59,900
LARGE LAND, MAPLES, LAKE ACCESS. This 67 acre parcel has high maple ridges,
a pond, and an easement to walk to Tom Lake. Many trails to ride and forest to explore. MLS#6085291
$59,900 WOODS, VIEWS AND PRIVACY
Nice lot only 4 miles from Grand Marais on county road. Potential Lake Superior views from a high lot with dense forest. Great location for your home or cabin. Close to trails and all the recreational opportunities in the area. MLS#6096711 $56,900
HOME SITE NEAR GRAND MARAIS
Nice 5 acre property close to town on black-top county road. power and phone at the lot. Broadband available. Dense woods and potential Lake Superior Views. Close to hiking, bike trails and all the wilderness adventures you desire. MLS#6096706 $54,900
COYOTE RIDGE LOTS Acreage
END OF THE ROAD PRIVACY
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This deeply wooded lot has 6.08 acres and sits at the end of the road adjoining federal land. Good road access, power and Broadband. Only 10 minutes from Grand Marais. Nice high site for a home or cabin with plenty of privacy.
MLS#6095433 $54,900 DEEP WOODS LOT – CLOSE TO TOWN Five acre lot adjoining USFS land with
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power/phone/Broadband at the lot. Great location near Grand Marais, good road access and very secluded location. MLS#6095430 $53,900
GREAT LOCATION – 5 WOODED ACRES Only 10 minutes to Grand Marais, this 5
acre parcel is heavily wooded with good road access. Power and Broadband at the road. Nice mature forest. A perfect home site!
MLS#6095435 $52,900 BEAUTIFUL HOME SITE – NEAR GRAND MARAIS This 5.61 acre lot has
adjoining USFS land, mature trees and lots of privacy. Just minutes from town on Maple Hill. Power/phone/ Broadband at the site. Ready for you to build your country home. MLS#6095429 $51,900
DEEPLY WOODED 5 ACRES
This nice 5 acre parcel has many good building sites, easy access to power and Broadband. Good road access and only 10 minutes to Grand Marais. A great location for a home or cabin near lakes, trails and wilderness.
MLS#6095434 $50,900 WOODED SECLUSION IN GRAND MARAIS.
Several great wooded lots on the west side of Grand Marais, a mile from down town. Close to the bike trail with privacy on a dead end road. Septic and wells allowed, power and broadband available. MLS#6087223, 26, 28
$49,900 – 58,500
BUILDING SITE 10 MINUTES FROM GRAND MARAIS Deep wooded
close to Grand Marais, but with that out of town feel. Nearby access to all that the north shore has to offer including, but not limited too biking and hiking trails, inland lakes and more! Lot 12 is 7.5 acres and has an absolute breathtaking view of Lake Superior. Lot 15 on Lone Pine Rd. is a great 5+ acre parcel and includes power nearby. Peaceful lots on a private road with an affordable yearly association fee to cover plowing and road maintenance costs. MLS#6096712
$45,000, MLS#6096714 PENDING
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BUILDING SITE OVERLOOKING MCFARLAND. This pine studded 7 acre
property has easy walking access to the county beach on McFarland Lake. Nice elevated build site with easy county road access. MLS#6085111 $43,000
GREAT LOCATION FOR HOME OR CABIN
Just minutes west of Grand Marais on a black-top county road with power at the site, Broadband nearby. Five acre parcel with southern exposure. Potential Lake Superior views. Very affordable building site! MLS#6096700 $42,900
NEW! LUTSEN MAPLE LOTS
Beautiful 5+ acre wooded lots, covered in Maple forest. In the fall this beauty will be ablaze with stunning colors. Caribou Lake Public Access nearby, hiking trails, Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort, Gitche Gumee bike trail and all the things the North Shore has to offer. MLS#6098003 $39,700,
lot with 5.31 acres. Power and Broadband. Good road access. Easy access to trails and lakes. Great spot to build your home in the woods.
MLS#6098012 $42,350
NATURE LOVERS PARADISE
Private & peaceful location in Lutsen, MN with its own hiking trails, outstanding views/ settings, maintained roads, year-round accessibility, access to power, a calm and serene overall vibe and deeded lake access to Tait Lake!! Close to the Superior Hiking Trail, many more inland lakes and trails, Lutsen Ski Resort, Superior National Golf Course and access to food/beverage. 2+ acre lots are priced to sell. MLS#6098275
MLS#6095432 $49,900
Broadband and electric on a year round, school bus route! This is a mature, wooded 5 acre lot with spruce, poplar, birch, cedar and Balsam. There is ample space for building your new home. Notice the huge National Forest land on the back side of the property. This is a nature lovers paradise, deer, grouse, wolf and fox hanging out in your backyard. MLS#6095674
$49,000
20 ACRES WITH LAKE VIEWS
Beautiful 20 acre parcel with lake views!! If it's hunting you want, good luck finding 20 acres that can compete. Property borders reservation land on the north and east sides and Federal land to the south. The land is covered with beautiful trees and wildlife! Currently there is no road to the property, which is factored into the asking price. MLS#6094977 $49,000
NEW! TAIT LAKE PINES LOTS
$39,250, MLS#6098276 $39,400, MLS#6098277 $38,400 FORTY ACRES NEAR FINLAND
Old homestead property in “Cramer” adjoining state land, and very close to Cramer Lake. No road access.
MLS#6095233 $34,900
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Talk to Terry! Terry R. Backlund Broker/Owner Phone: 218-387-1501 Cell: 218-370-8977 Email: Terry@BacklundRealty.com
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109 TOM OVERLOOK TRAIL TOM LAKE , HOVLAND, MN
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2 Bedroom 2 Bath 1000+ sq. ft. Lake Superior view. Underground parking. MLS# 6095221 Price: $289,000
4 Bedroom 4 Bath 2500 sq ft Log Home 2 Car Garage with hobby space. MLS#6096400 Price: $412,500
Sweet Log Cabin with Bunkhouse and Sauna, 191 Ft Lakeshore on 3.31 Acres MLS# TBD Price: $299,90
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XXX SUCKER LAKE RD, BIG SUCKER LAKE, NASHWAUK, MN
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17.81 Acres. Rolling parcel with seasonal creeks. Private and close to town. MLS# 6097455 Price: $99,900
6.88 Acres. Lake Superior view. Driveway in. Power at the road. Close to town. MLS# 6097459 Price: $89,900
XXX E 7TH AVE W GRAND MARAIS, MN
X20 CTY RD 6 GRAND MARAIS MN
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Sweet lot. 90 x 120 Dead end street. MLS# 6098146 Price: $59,500
Great Location. 20 Acres. MLS# 6095181 Price: $64,900
5 N BROADWAY GRAND MARAIS MN
Commercial Building 2578 sq. ft. Restaurant. Great location. Possibilities MLS# 6095312 Price: $399,000
9 N BROADWAY GRAND MARAIS MN
New Listing 15.9 beautiful acres with 840 ft of lakeshore on Big Sucker Lake MLS# 6096525 Price: $139,900
Commercial 50 x 82 lot. Fab location MLS# 6095295 Price: $139,000
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damselfly My best guess is this is an ebony jewelwing. They are related to the dragonfly family and they have the coolest iridescent colors. I usually find them along lake shorelines and swampy areas. I have a spot up the Gunflint Trail where I watch them; the water is so low now that I can wade along the shoreline and look for them, trying to get the perfect shot. — David Johnson NORTHERN WILDS
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elcome to Golden Eagle Lodge, a family oriented, year-round resort located on the Gunf lint Trail of Northeastern Minnesota, only 30 miles north of Grand Marais. As the only residents on Flour Lake, and nestled in the 3 million acres of the Superior National Forest, you can look forward to the quiet and solitude offered only from a true wilderness setting. Each season has something special to offer; excellent fishing, canoeing, and hiking in summer and nationally-renowned Cross-Country Skiing
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