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As a golfer you are always working to improve your game and so are we. Superior National at Lutsen is currently undergoing a $4.5 million renovation led by renowned golf course architect Jeffrey Brauer.

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Here is a summary of improvement updates : • Golf course architect is now on-site on a weekly basis • “Ohio’s Best White Sand” is laid on River holes 3-8 on newly sculpted bunkers • New asphalt cart paths on the River 9 are completed • USGA grade blended greens mix have been applied to River holes 3-8 and are ready for grassing • The waterline from Lake Superior to Lutsen Mountains is completely buried • Canyon 4 and the driving range have been reseeded over the buried line • Seeding of River holes 3-8 have been seeded; seeding of River holes 1, 2 and 9 have begun

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Northern Wilds Reaches a Milestone

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This is a month of anniversaries. The Wilderness Act, which led to the formation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, is now 50 years old. Unplugged, the annual North House Folk School music fest, is celebrating its 13th year. Another Grand Marais music festival, Radio Waves, is seven years old. You’ll find stories and information about each of these anniversaries inside.

SERVING THE N OR TH SHORE A ND THE WILDERNE SS BE YOND PUBLISHERS Shawn Perich & Amber Pratt EDITORIAL Shawn Perich, Editor editor@northernwilds.com Erin Altemus, Managing Editor erin@northernwilds.com

The big anniversary, at least in our office, is that Northern Wilds magazine is now 10 years old. We’ve come a long way in a decade, from humble beginnings as two freelancers producing a quarterly tabloid to small local company that publishes a monthly magazine, and produces regional books, guest directories for lodging properties, and tourist maps and menu guides. We also do commercial printing jobs such as catalogs, brochures, business cards and more.

ADVERTISING Amber Pratt, Advertising Manager apratt@northernwilds.com Sue O’Quinn, Sales Representative sue@northernwilds.com Jane Shinners, Sales Representative jane@northernwilds.com

Amber and I joke that the most amazing part of this 10year milestone is that we haven’t killed each other. A business partnership definitely involves lots of give-and-take, as well as open lines of communication. Sometimes, that communication occurs at high volume. But it happens and we move the company forward. In this issue you’ll find a feature story about the evolution of Northern Wilds and the strong supporting roles of our staff, advertisers, contributors and readers. Ultimately, dozens of individuals are involved with the creation and production of each issue. In addition to the aforementioned folks, there are our printers at Forum Communications Printing in Detroit Lakes, driver Rich LeDoux of Hibbing (who delivers the magazine), Duluth distributors Derek Breemeersch and Cathy McKinnon, Thunder Bay distributor Glenn Warner and Postmaster Frank Lehto and his staff at the Grand Marais Post Office. These are the people who are crucial in getting this and every issue of Northern Wilds to you. Over the last 10 years, we’ve made dozens, if not hundreds of friends and acquaintances from Duluth to Nipigon—and well beyond. All of them have been happy to give us advice or moral support when we need it. Very often they are willing to go the extra mile at the drop of a hat. It’s encouraging and humbling to know these folks believe in us and in Northern Wilds.

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12 Fifty Years of Wilderness

The Past, Present and Future of the BWCAW.

18 Radio Waves

Dining 31

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20 Northern Wilds Turns 10

What a long strange trip it’s been.

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28 Fall Color

September Maples Steal the Show.

real estate 50-70

On the Cover Gillis Lake in the BWCAW by Paul Sundberg

50 Bayview Realty, Penny Schuppel, Superior Escapes 51 Keller Williams 52 Backlund Realty 54 Lutsen Real Estate Group 56 Timber Wolff Realty 61 Coldwell Banker Northwoods 62 Red Pine Realty 65 Bluefin Bay 66 Coldwell Banker North Shore 70 Grand Marais State Bank

7 Along the Shore 22 NorthShore ArtScene 23 Artist Spotlight 25 Events 30 The North Shore Dish 33 Health 34 Northern Trails 36 Calendar 40 Fishing Hole 40 Reviews 41 Northern Sky 43 Travel 46 Strange Tales 49 Living in the North

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The FISH Project—mercury and fish in Cook County GRAND MARAIS—The FISH Project (Fish are Important for Superior Health) continues to enroll women of child-bearing age (age 16-50) in Cook County in a study that assesses the levels of mercury and healthful fatty acids in each participant’s blood, as well as educates women on the risks and benefits of eating fish. The FISH Project stems from a 2010 Minnesota Dept. of Health (MDH) study that found 10 percent of northeastern Minnesota babies tested had mercury in their blood above the level considered to be safe, and notably, higher than any of the other regions tested in the Lake Superior Basin. So why did babies in northeastern Minnesota have higher than average levels of mercury in their blood? Babies born in summer months were most likely to have higher levels of mercury, suggesting that fish consumption was at least partially responsible (as fish consumption is higher in summer months). Those of us who live in northeastern Minnesota think of our waterways as being pristine, and they are, but that pristine water actually contributes to higher levels of methylmercury in fish, according to Bruce Monson of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Pristine biological systems, such as the lakes and forests in Cook County, are actually better at collecting mercury from the environment than less pristine systems. As plant material is broken down, organic carbon is dissolved, which often gives our waters that tea-stained look. Organic carbon is good at holding on to mercury. The mercury is carried downstream to lakes and wetlands where natural bacteria promote the methylation of the mercury. So, it’s not that there is necessarily more mercury found in northeastern Minnesota, or even arriving in the rain, it’s just that our wetlands are extremely efficient at methylating mercury. Methylmercury binds to an amino acid, a building block for proteins. So organisms (algae, plankton, fish) accumulate it as a source of protein. Once the methylmercury has bound to the proteins in muscles of fish, it stays there. The older the fish, the more likely they are to have higher levels of mercury, which is why the FISH Project and the MDH have recommendations about fish consumption that are largely based on size of the fish. They have their guidelines posted online that are based on sampling they have done of fish in lakes all over Minnesota. In general, the larger the size of fish, the less frequently you should eat it. And where is this mercury coming from? According to Monson, some of the highest levels of mercury in the state have been found in fish in Voyageur’s National Park, where there are no direct human-caused sources of mercury. Surprisingly, 90 percent of the mercury that gets into our fish comes from outside the state, large-

The Minnesota Dept. of Health has guidelines on their website about how much of any given fish is safe to eat for most lakes in Cook County. | ERIN ALTEMUS ly, Monson says, from coal-burning power plants, and also researchers are finding that artisanal gold mines where elemental mercury is used to extract gold from the ore, is a large source of mercury emissions. This mercury comes here from other parts of the country and even around the world.

tuations of water levels—and that all of this has an effect on the methylation of mercury. In the Canadian Arctic, researchers are seeing the same trends—that despite the pristine waters, methylmercury levels in fish are rising, and researchers believe this is due to the effects of climate change.

Trends for mercury levels in fish are somewhat difficult to interpret. In 2007, an analysis of trends from 1982 to 2006 showed that average concentrations of methylmercury in fish were going down. Looking very closely at the data, however, revealed that levels went down until the mid-90s and then went back up until 2006. The last six years show a trend of methylmercury levels in fish going down again.

Will the FISH Project do anything about methylmercury levels in fish? No. But healthcare providers at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Grand Portage Health Service will speak with project participants about the fish they eat, how much fish is safe to eat, and which fish are safe to eat. The MPCA does have a mercury reduction plan, however, that is reducing mercury emissions from local sources, including coal-fired power plants and iron mining.

Monson pointed out that in northeastern Minnesota, the downward trend of methylmercury levels is not keeping up with the rest of the state. The lakes along the Canadian border are trending upward, based on Monson’s research, which he says is not yet published. His hypothesis is that this is explained by changes in climate—warming, changes in precipitation, greater amounts of rain, more flushing of the watershed, more transporting of mercury, greater fluc-

By September, FISH Project coordinator Joyce Klees estimates that 100 women will have signed up to participate in the project, but they are hoping to get 500 participants. To sign up, you must be between the ages of 16 and 50 and be a resident of Cook County for more than 9 months of the year. You can call the clinic in Grand Marais, Grand Portage or Tofte to make an appointment. At the appointment,

which takes up to an hour, you answer a questionnaire about your fish consumption and give a blood sample. All results will be shared with the participant but kept confidential. An overall report on the project will be shared with the community at the completion of the project. Participants will receive a $50 Visa gift card after completing their one-hour appointment. You do not have to eat fish regularly or ever to participate in the project, and to date, some women have said they eat fish very regularly through the summer, while at least one vegetarian has also signed up. Two events in September offer easy opportunities for women to sign up. On Saturday, Sept. 13, there will be a walk-in participant enrollment at the lower level of the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Grand Marais from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (refreshments provided) On Wednesday, Sept. 10, there will be an event coinciding with the West End Pizza Bake at the Birch Grove Community Center from 3 to 7 p.m. It will allow women an opportunity to sign up for the project on the West End.—Erin Altemus

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New moose license plate “This is a unique public-private partnership formed to help pay for wildlife research and habitat work that we hope keeps moose on Minnesota’s landscape,” said Lou Cornicelli, DNR wildlife research manager. The partnership offers Kouba’s moose imagery as incentives for individuals and organizations to join Call of The Moose Minnesota as a member, sponsor or licensee. Les Kouba Outdoors will direct a significant portion of the proceeds to Minnesota’s moose research and management. Information about the partnership is available online at www.callofthemoose.com.

The late Les Kouba’s art often depicts wildlife in Minnesota settings. | DNR

ST. PAUL—Minnesota motorists can support conservation with a new critical habitat license plate featuring moose art by a renowned wildlife artist, the late Les Kouba. “Moose are synonymous with Minnesota’s north woods and its outdoor heritage,” said DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr. “Nothing captures the essence of being up north better than a bull moose feeding in the shallows of a boreal lake, and that’s exactly what this new license plate depicts.”

The new moose license plate will raise money to purchase wild lands throughout Minnesota. | DNR The new moose plate, which displays a never-before-published painting by Kouba, is the eighth critical habitat plate offered. Other plates display a loon, pheasant, chickadee, showy lady’s slipper, a fishing scene and whitetailed deer. Motorists who purchase a critical habitat plate make a minimum annual contribution of $30 to the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program. Every dollar generated through the sale of the license plate is matched with private donations of cash or land. Revenue from the sale of the

The new license plates are now available at deputy registrar offices statewide. For questions about ordering critical habitat license plates, call the Department of Public Safety-Driver and Vehicle Services at 651297-3304.

new moose plate will go directly to RIM Critical Habitat and not be used for moose research and management. However, Kouba’s artwork will be used to raise money for moose research. The DNR worked with Les Kouba Outdoors to design the license plate using previously unpublished art. The two organizations also signed a partnership agreement that will use some of the proceeds from the sale of Kouba’s moose imagery to help fund research and management projects.

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New digs for Visitors Bureau GRAND MARAIS—Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB) purchased the former Gunflint Realty building on Hwy. 61 in downtown Grand Marais to relocate its visitor center and staff offices. The organization hopes to complete its move before winter. Remodeling work will be done by Glen E. Peterson Construction of Grand Marais. “By combining operations of the CCVB administrative and marketing teams with the Grand Marais Info

Wayside improved for bikers, hikers TOFTE--The family of Ray Berglund, a St. Paul businessman who cared passionately about conservation, has been keeping his memory alive at the state wayside named after him on Lake Superior’s North Shore. Over the years, donations from the R.R.W. and Florence Berglund Family Foundation have funded several improvements to the 54acre site, but restroom facilities remained an unmet need, until this summer. In July, representatives of the Minnesota DNR and the Berglund Family Foundation celebrated the opening of a new building that includes public restrooms and information for travelers. “The site is well-used by cyclists, anglers and other visitors, but neither the DNR nor MNDOT had funding for restrooms at this location,” said Mark Kovacovich, DNR Parks and Trails Division district supervisor. “The Berglund Family Foundation’s donation is helping us provide these much-needed facilities and will be a welcomed amenity for people who use this site.” The Ray Berglund State Wayside is located at the mouth of the Onion River on Hwy. 61, just north of Tofte in Cook County. Following Berglund’s death in 1948, friends contributed to a fund for the purchase of the land, which was deeded to the state in 1949 and established as a state wayside by the Minnesota Legislature in 1951. A short hiking path from the parking lot leads to a waterfall on the river. In 2009, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reconstructed Hwy. 61 in the Onion River area, which included redesigning and rebuilding the wayside’s parking area and constructing a section of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail—a paved multipurpose recreation trail—through the wayside.

Center, we’ll be able to work together more effectively as a team,” says CCVB executive director Linda Kratt. The CCVB was formed in 2010 to encourage tourism and marketing collaboration throughout Cook County. “Cook County’s unified tourism voice affords us more political leverage at county and state levels, as well as a combined pool of marketing dollars, which allows for additional buying power,” says Kratt.

DNR to hold meeting on Sag, Seagull walleye reg GRAND MARAIS—The Minnesota DNR is seeking public input on experimental walleye regulations being considered for Saganaga, Sea Gull, and Gull lakes, and the Sea Gull River. A public meeting will be held at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais on Saturday Sept. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Area fisheries staff will be on hand at that meeting to take comments on this proposal only. The DNR will also continue to take input on the proposal through October 7, 2014. Regulations may include a 17-inch minimum size requirement and a limit of three fish, with only one fish over 20 inches allowed. The regulations are being considered in response to concerns from anglers over a lack of smaller walleye in these waters, coupled with DNR assessment data showing declines in the number of walleye of all sizes present. The minimum size limit is intended to protect younger fish from harvest and maximize returns from natural reproduction and stocking. The lower bag limit is intended to prevent harvest of too many fish. The restriction on the number of fish over 20 inches has been included to be consistent with statewide walleye regulations, and to prevent overharvest of the largest walleye in these waters. Questions and comments can be directed to the DNR fisheries office in Grand Marais at 218-387-3056, by email to Grand Marais area fisheries supervisor, Steve Persons at steve.persons@state.mn.us, or by mail to DNR Fisheries, 1356 E. Highway 61, Grand Marais, MN 55604.

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Officials break ground for Gitchi-Gami trailhead BEAVER BAY-- In August, officials held a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Beaver Bay Trailhead and Wayside Rest. The new facility will serve as a trailhead for the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, which includes a newly completed portion of the trail connecting the West Road in Beaver Bay to the City of Silver Bay. It will also serve as a key wayside rest for visitors traveling on Hwy. 61. The trailhead will include parking, paved pathways, picnic tables, plumbed restroom facilities, and interpretive signage. All facilities will be ADA accessible to accommodate visitors of all abilities to enjoy this new resource along the North Shore. Construction of the trailhead will commence in August, with expected completion in the late fall of 2014 or early 2015. The trailhead facility will be open for public use in spring, 2015.

Breaking Ground for the new Beaver Bay trailhead are (from left to right) Maggie King, Bay Area Historical Society member, Bryan Anderson, MnDOT District One Planning Director, Bonnie Hundrieser, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC), (hidden behind Hundrieser) Krysten Foster, Lake County Engineer, Joe Litman, LHB Inc., Rich Sve, Lake County Commissioner, Alan Goodman, Former Lake County Engineer, Kent Shamblin, Mayor of Beaver Bay,Mark Kovacovich, MN DNR District Supervisor, Division of Parks and Trails NE Region, and Lee Radzak, Historic Site Manager at Split Rock Lighthouse. | COURTESY ARDC

The project effort was led by the North Shore Scenic Drive Council and and included the partnership of many different groups and agencies, including the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC), City of Beaver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota DNR, MNDOT, Lake County Historical Society and the Bay Area Historical Society. ARDC serves as staff to the North Shore Scenic Drive Council, which coordinates grassroots citizen involvement in activities along the North Shore Scenic Drive, promotion of the byway, and leadership on design projects to enhance and improve the visitor’s experience while traveling the byway. For more information about the North Shore Scenic Drive please contact ARDC at 1-800-232-0707 or visit www.superiorbyways.com.

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Fifty Years of Wilderness By Erin Altemus

Before there was wilderness…

As this 1921 photo shows, the Boundary Waters has long attracted paddlers seeking solitude. | COURTESY OF USFS 12

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In 1909, 500,000 acres of land in northeastern Minnesota became the Superior National Forest. And in 1922, Arthur Carhart produced a recreation plan for the Superior National Forest that emphasized wilderness canoeing. From then until 1964, there were congressional acts to limit logging along lakeshores, ban float planes from the area, limit construction of resorts and cabins in the roadless areas and even buy-out and destroy some of the existing ones. As each new threat surfaced, wilderness advocates moved into action.

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Pictographs on the granite rock outcroppings attest to early human history of the Boundary Waters. When the glaciers receded, native people inhabited the area for thousands of years. Eventually European explorers, then fur-traders and trappers, made their way into this land of interconnected waterways. Pioneer settlers, miners and loggers came into the area in the 1800s, putting down roots. As more people moved in with competing interests, battles over how to use the Boundary Waters and its natural resources began.

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A wilderness...is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man... —The Wilderness Act

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accounts from the Forest Service, locals and wilderness advocates tell a story rife with controversy. Perspectives vary of course, depending on which side of the wilderness issue you find yourself. Bill Hansen, owner of Sawbill Outfitters, and age 11 at the time of the 1964 Act’s passage, recalled that his parents started the outfitting business in 1957 as a spin-off from a lodge. The Boundary Waters was already being called canoe country, and there was demand for outfitting from folks wanting to go on canoe trips. “My parents didn’t comment much on it [the ‘64 Act],” Hansen said. “Once the Wilderness Act passed, the Boundary Waters became more popular. It raised people’s consciousness of it—they perceived it to be of higher quality. Things took off after that.” When asked about how the new law changed things, Hansen replied, “The ‘64 Act didn’t change much—motors were still allowed on most of the routes here.” The initial passage of the Wilderness Act created 54 wilderness areas across the U.S, and though the BWCA was one of these areas, special amendments within the Wilderness Act allowed for motor boat use, logging, snowmobile use and mineral exploration in the BWCA. In fact, a special line went into the 1964 Act that stated in regards to the BWCA: “nothing in this act shall preclude the continuance within the area of any already established use of motorboats.”

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For Dave Zentner, the process was a little slower, but he, too, recalls becoming a “true believer” in wilderness. Zentner’s first foray into the Boundary Waters was to go fishing. He had read some of Sigurd Olson’s

Camping restricted to designated sites on all routes.

Cans and bottles prohibited in BWCAW.

1973

Nixon Executive Order prohibits snowmobiles and recreation vehicles in Wilderness areas.

1972

Camping restricted to designated sites on heavy use routes.

1971

Group size limited to 10 people. (Changed to 15 in 1969, reduced to 10 in 1975 and then 9 people and 4 watercraft in 1993 management plan.)

1968

BWCAW permits required (no quotas).

1966

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

1964

Key events that shaped the

Wilderness Act is passed. Motors restricted to 62% of water surface.

Forest Officers making a portage, likely in the 1920s. Typically a pack for two men for a two-week trip would weigh from 70-90 lbs. A new wood canvas canoe weighed 75 lbs. and increased as it was continually repaired. | COURTESY OF USFS

But the quiet reaches of wetlands, oldgrowth white pine forests, and calm waters on a summer evening we know and love today have not always been so. Historical

Kevin Proescholdt, who later became executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, began taking trips into the BWCA, leading trips of high school and college students. Proescholdt recalled that for “wilderness advocates, it was a real time of crisis, because there were timber sales that were about to be re-opened. I had been guiding trips for three or four years and felt strongly we needed to do all we could to protect the area. I was asked to testify and lobby in Washington, which was a real educational experience in the political process and also showed me how fragile the political process was.”

1975

Fifty years ago, in 1964, as the war in Vietnam escalated and the civil rights movement gained steam, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a monumental piece of conservation legislation that protected 9.1 million acres of land across the U.S. as designated Wilderness, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Today, the Boundary Waters spans over 1 million acres and extends nearly 150 miles along the Canadian border. Flanked by the Quetico Provincial Park to the north and Voyageurs National Park to the west, the great span of lakes we know as “canoe country” is a part of Minnesota’s identity, and a place that old and young alike cherish for solitude, beauty and spiritual replenishment.

MPIRG and Sierra Club bring suit to halt cutting of virgin forest in BWCAW. District Court (Judge Lord) bans logging of virgin timber in 1975 decision. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses the decision in 1976.

A Rocky Start

For the next 14 years, the discrepancies between the language of the Wilderness Act and the realities of human activities in the BWCA drew people apart. For some, the canoe country was meant to be a place of quiet and solitude, where one could paddle away from the trappings of civilization.

1974

Teamwork is just one of the values learned on a canoe trip. | COURTESY YMCA CAMP MENOGYN

Campfire scene, Ottertrack Lake, Windigo Point, 1936. | COURTESY OF USFS

In recent years, the Forest Service estimates that 250,000 people visit the Boundary Waters annually, including both overnight and day-use visitors. But these numbers are not completely accurate. From October through April, you are only required to have a self-issued free permit to enter the BWCAW. Still, it seems as though usage has been fairly steady from year-to-year, with a slight increase in overnight permits from 2002-2004. The Forest Service attributes variation from year-to-year on a combination of factors including campfire restrictions, bugs, weather and the economy, especially gas prices.

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Pagami Creek Fire burns more than 90,000 acres, almost percent of the BWCAW. Started by lightning strike.

In July and August, permits for most Boundary Waters entry points are unavailable—especially for the most-popular entry

2011

A timeline of management changes from the Forest Service illustrates how the wilderness management evolved to what it is today. According to Forest Service spokesperson Kristina Reichenbach, the BWCAW is among the most-heavily used wilderness

areas in the U.S. “We’re usually in the top five, depending how you define it,” Reichenbach said. “And that is one of the challenges for wilderness managers, because the usage is so high.”

Ham Lake Fire burns more than 75,000 acres of forest and damaged or destroyed 140 structures along or near the Gunflint TrailStarted by unattended campfire.

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Transportation Equity Action allows operation of motorized vehicles to transport boats across Prairie Portage and Trout Lake Portage. Removes Canoe and Alder Lakes in Cook County from the list of where motorized use is allowed.

1998

Overnight user fees established for the BWCAW.

“It was really unpopular to be a prowilderness person in 1978,” Drabik said. “It wasn’t that I thought the resorts should go to hell, it’s just that the compromise wasn’t working.”

In the end, a new bill put forth by California’s Phillip Burton and Minnesota Representative Bruce Vento prevailed as the 1978 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act. Motorized use allowed dropped from 62 percent of water surface to 33 percent, with more phase-outs dropping use to 22 percent in 1999. Logging and mining were completely banned, and more than 56,000 acres were immediately added to the wilderness area. The area became officially known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

2007

Longtime Hovland resident, Harry Drabik, once a Boundary Waters guide, was also on the side of the wilderness.

State bans mining on waters of BWCAW and state lands within the BWCAW.

Quotas established for BWCAW visitors.

Fraser introduces new BWCAW bill to give full Wilderness status. (Congress fails to act on either bill).

1976

Oberstar introduces new BWCAW bill which includes extensive National Recreation Area concept.

Wilderness advocates found themselves increasingly at odds with the many ways in which the BWCA wasn’t being managed like true wilderness. Two bills sought to fix these problems—one, a rigid wilderness bill put forth by then Twin Cities Rep. Don Fraser to eliminate motorized use and log-

BWCAW Act passed.

A Battle in Congress

“I remember when my dad got home, he got out of the car and he had an odd expression on his face. When asked how it went, he said it was the first time he got spit on, and four guys followed him out to his car and threatened to burn down his business,” Hansen recalled.

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Zentner did find his lake trout haven in the Boundary Waters and would often drive through Ely for a weekend of fishing in the BWCA. He came to realize wilderness attributes—providing the physical challenge for young people, a wild respite for business people and a spiritual sanctuary for lovers of the wild—were more important than the multiuse approach that the ’64 Act allowed for the Boundary Waters.

At the height of the congressional debates about these bills, a hearing took place in Ely where folks could voice their opinions about the issue. Bill Hansen’s father attended. At this meeting, some participants hung Sigurd Olson, an Ely resident, in effigy.

Introducing young people into the wilderness is a priority for outfitters, camps, and the Forest Service. | COURTESY CAMP MENOGYN

Cavity Lake Fire burns 31,000 acres south of Seagull LakeThe first of three major fires that burned extensive amounts of downed trees after the 1999 windstorm.

Northeastern Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar’s bill took a more multiple-use approach, protecting some of the motor-use routes already in place, and creating a National Recreation Area from 400,000 acres in the Boundary Waters, while leaving part of the wilderness intact.

2006

“I struggled with those things, (multiple-use versus hands-off management) and at Izaak Walton meetings, I appeared to be too pro-multiple use ... so I had a personal evolution. I didn’t show up and say ‘kumbayah, high-five’ but over time I began to appreciate wilderness and its equally important role,” Zentner said.

Storm in July with straight line winds in excess of 90 mph caused extensive blowdown on nearly half the BWCAW.

ging. The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness formed in 1976 and threw their support behind Fraser’s bill, and, in one notable marketing maneuver, created a button for supporters to wear that bore the slogan “I Like it Wild.”

1999

work and decided to give Olson a call to ask where he might catch a large lake trout. Zentner was active with the Izaak Walton League, which supported wilderness, but also greatly valued a multiuse approach to managing lands.

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are a lot of great programs—Menogyn, Widgiwagan, Wilderness Canoe Base—but it’s worrisome to me that we have not been doing as good a job introducing our kids to the Boundary Waters. There is lots of talk about kids today not as connected to the outdoors as they were 20-30 years ago ... there is truth to that.” Climate change, proposed mining near the Boundary Waters and technology are potential threats the BWCAW may face in the coming decades. Reichenbach reiterated that mechanical devices are not allowed, but will that include drones? Will there be hovercrafts? We likely don’t even know what some of the new threats to wilderness will be, said Reichenbach.

Time to celebrate There is much to celebrate about how far the BWCAW has come in 50 years. The Forest Service points to the wide support they now feel both from communities near the wilderness and outfitters and advocacy groups.

Fishing has been and remains a popular way to enjoy a quiet morning in the BWCAW. | ERIN ALTEMUS

The next 50 years

points. Users in July and August and even September often report difficulty finding open campsites.

Across the board—between wilderness advocates, outfitters and Forest Service personnel—one of the biggest concerns about the Boundary Waters is that there are fewer young people on trips. And statistics back this up.

Ann Schwaller, wilderness specialist for the Boundary Waters, explained that recreational use is just one aspect that the Forest Service looks at when managing the wilderness. “The wilderness area is managed for wilderness character first and human desire second,” Schwaller said. “Sometimes users and outfitters want us to bump the quota for a certain entry point, but we [the Forest Service] have to think about the resource questions first.”

According to a report by the Forest Service from studies completed in 1969, 1991 and 2007, the average age of respondents to the surveys rose from 26 in 1969 to 45 in 2007. Similarly, 47 percent of respondents were students in 1969, dropping to 11 percent by 2007.

Another aspect that the Forest Service manages in the BWCAW is research. Wilderness is perhaps the only place where researchers can observe how natural systems work without human interference or manipulation of resources.

Doug Nethercut, director of YMCA Camp Menogyn, a wilderness tripping camp for youth ages 12-18 located on the Gunflint Trail, was first introduced to the wilderness himself as camper at YMCA camps in Minnesota. Five years ago, he accepted the position at Menogyn because he was excited about introducing young people to the wilderness.

“With wilderness there are accountability standards from the Act [’64 Wilderness Act],” Schwaller said. “There’s other areas outside the wilderness that give a sample of the wilderness, but the management can change outside the wilderness.” With adjacent national forest and state lands, for example, management styles and plans may change depending on who is appointed to be Secretary of Agriculture or who is in political office. With wilderness, there is more consistency. But it’s not handsoff either. “Just because it’s wilderness doesn’t mean we put a line around it and walk away,” Schwaller said. “We just manage to a different set of standards.” One of the successes over the last few decades of wilderness management has been more and more emphasis on education about Leave No Trace (LNT) and a wilderness ethic. It used to be that visitors would come upon piles of trash at campsites—leftover food, cans, bottles, fish scraps, etc. To16

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Ranger with pack and “tump line” on head—old way of balancing heavy loads. | COURTESY OF USFS day, clear rules about what you can bring in to the wilderness have made a difference. But it’s far from perfect. Schwaller says she is seeing more and more vandalized trees at campsites. Also, people are bringing more tents than they used to. “Our tent pads are pretty big,” she said. “But now people bring a lot of tents and the tent spaces are spreading out. A lot of times it seems like one action won’t make a difference, but some of these things really multiply.”

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“I had a real belief that getting small groups of young people in to wild places is a magical experience for them,” Nethercut said. “They gain self-confidence, an appreciation for beauty, silence and wildness, traditions, conservation, taking responsibility for their own actions, hard-work, and being part of a team. They learn creative problem-solving and leadership.” Nethercut and others surmise that there are more alternatives for youth these days—sports camps, international travel—all sorts of programs. “All of us involved in wilderness programming are concerned that the younger generation is plugged in 24/7,” he said. Kevin Proescholdt, who now works for Wilderness Watch, agrees. “I think we need to reintroduce younger generations to the Boundary Waters. There

“We meet with the co-operaters (outfitters and business that can distribute BWCAW permits) two or three times a year ... and there is always a question of money versus resource protection. If we change something that will significantly affect their business, we talk about it with them, sometimes for hours.” Reichenbach said. “There is a lot of support from them—they are our eyes in the field. That is very important.” Bill Hansen stressed the importance of the Wilderness Act. “It was one of the more landmark pieces of enlightened legislation that Congress has ever passed, right up there with the Voting Rights Act. The wilderness system is the only land-use policy that is striving for sustainability, overtly. Let Nature take its course and preserve it until perpetuity.” Hansen said. “I give a lot of credit to the visionaries who said ‘Hey, these are important areas and we need to set them aside.’ The opposition must have looked insurmountable.” Hansen also acknowledged that the wilderness isn’t for everyone, but he had an opportunity to take Dessa, a popular hiphop artist from the Twin Cities, and her boyfriend, out for a little paddle this summer. She just wanted to see the Boundary Waters, but wasn’t necessarily interested in a multi-day trip. “I said to her, there are times out here where its completely silent and you can hear the blood in your ears. And she said, ‘Yeah, like in a vocal booth.’” Harry Drabik perhaps best summed up that feeling that many have about the Boundary Waters. “There are two things—the nature of the terrain, the lake and lands. It’s a special kind of place. You breathe it in your lungs, but you feel it in your soul. That never goes away. I have yet to un-love the Boundary Waters.”

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Having found our combined skills as a writer (me) and a graphic designer (her) gave us extra power as freelancers, we started working on projects together. One day, she said, “I think the North Shore needs an outdoor publication.” Her idea was to publish a quarterly newsprint tabloid, with local advertising, as a way to make some extra money. It scared the heck out of me.

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“We’ve got credit cards,” she said. So I thought about it and discussed with my other half, Vikki. She thought it sounded like a good idea. So I took a deep breath and told Amber I’d give it a shot. We roughed out the idea for the new publication on a sheet of paper. Then, after much thinking and research into existing business names, we decided to call it Northern Wilds. Amber came up with the advertising rates. SEPTEMBER 2014

We sold enough advertising to publish the first, 16-page issue of Northern Wilds, dated Fall 2004. Then we began to grow. A year later, our Fall 2005 issue was 40 pages. We were well on our way. In 2006, we won the bid to produce the weekly Cook County real estate guide. Now we were in a pickle, because the workload was more than the two of us could handle.

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April Fools! In April, 2009, we created a stir with a Hwy 61 cover story about a fictitious oil strike near Grand Marais.

Then we headed up the Gunflint Trail to see if anyone would bite. Our first sales call was at Golden Eagle Lodge, where we chatted with Danny Baumann. He knew Amber because she used to babysit for his brother. And he knew me because we were both

active in our volunteer fire departments. He listened to our idea (it wasn’t really a sales pitch) and bought the back page. Since then, Golden Eagle has advertised in every issue of Northern Wilds.

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Then Laurie Johnson walked through the door. Having recently moved to Grand Marais from Montana, she was looking for work and became our first employee. Laurie handled the real estate guide and much more, such as our bookkeeping. When Northern Wilds “went corporate” in 2007, becoming Northern Wilds Media, Inc., Laurie set up the bookkeeping system we still use. While Laurie was our first employee, we’ve had many others since then. We are proud to say we’ve hired many young people who gained experience at Northern Wilds that allowed them to land better jobs. We remain in touch with most of them. In 2008, due to requests from our readers and advertisers, we changed Northern

A kayak tour at Rossport in 2012 proved Shawn and Amber make better business partners than paddling partners.

We couldn’t do it without the support of many others, including (left to right) graphic designer Katie Viren, managing editor (and dog musher) Erin Altemus, and Amber’s husband Mike Pratt.

A 2010 Christmas shows past and current members of the Northern Wilds team. From left to right are Dominique Holz, Shelby Gonzalez, Joan Farnam, Calie Vannet, Shawn Perich, Amber Pratt, Jim Boyd, Breanna Super and Sue O’Quinn. Wilds from a quarterly to a bimonthly publication. Not long afterward, we transformed the real estate guide into a monthly tabloid called North Shore Highway 61, which included arts, entertainment, community stories and real estate. Highway

61 was mailed to every household in Cook County and available, like Northern Wilds, at news racks along the North Shore. In 2009, we had some fun with the April edition of Highway 61. Our cover photo

Northern Wilds has crossed paths with the stars. From the top, Shawn with Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods, Vikki Elberling (Shawn’s partner) with Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea and Amber with Paul Schaffer of The Letterman Show.

showed a massive oil tanker entering Grand Marais Harbor and inside was a story about an oil strike near Devil Track Lake and how a oil company planned to build a giant pipeline to the harbor so they could load the crude into tankers. Some of our readers were horrified and thought quaint Grand Marais was about to be destroyed. If they’d read the whole story, they would have discovered at the end that it was an April Fools prank.

lication. We launched the new Northern Wilds magazine in January—a fitting start to our 10th year. We mail a copy to every household in Cook County and distribute it at over 150 North Shore locations from Duluth to Thunder Bay. The overwhelming positive response we received from our readers and advertisers has been humbling. This summer we published our largest issues ever.

Producing two publications—North Shore Highway 61 monthly and Northern Wilds every other month—meant there was always a publication deadline looming for our staff. We also had to find room for two magazines on the news racks and shelves where our publications are distributed. For a long time, we considered combining the two publications, but we weren’t sure if we could successfully do so. In 2013, we finally decided the time was right to take a big step forward and create a new, better, and bigger publication.

Northern Wilds has been and will continue to be a community endeavor. In other words, we couldn’t do it without you—our advertisers, readers, staff and contributors. We’ve come to know many wonderful people through Northern Wilds, including more than a few who have been with us since the early years. While we would love to name everyone who has been involved with Northern Wilds, we’d inevitably leave someone out.

We gave the task of creating the new design to Kyle Sobanja, who worked with our staff to build a framework for the pub-

So instead we’ll say, “Hey, you know who are.” From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You! for being a part of Northern Wilds.

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Radio Waves By Joan Farnam

dance floor, but the audience is still close to the musicians, making for great listening. “We shoot for a multi-generational mix that gives you diversity … from having a swing band to Whurl, playing for everyone from high school students to people in their 70s, Quinn said. “It’s like if you don’t care for this band, the next band you’ll probably like.”

The Radio Waves Music Festival rocks. The festival, which started as a one-day celebration to thank supporters of WTIP Community Radio for being on the air for 10 years, is now a three-day event anticipated by fans and musicians alike from as far away as Minneapolis, Duluth and Thunder Bay as well as lots of local residents.

Quinn tries to keep it as local as possible, too. “We have 33 groups booked this year and had to turn people away,” she said. “I really try hard to include as many local acts as possible, but we’re starting to get a lot of interest from outside the area. It’s kind of tricky. I have to be careful how many outside folks I bring in.”

“It’s totally unique, really,” said Cathy Quinn, co-director of the festival, which is held at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Rec Park in Grand Marais the weekend after Labor Day. The bluff is tucked into one corner of the park below the sledding hill, surrounded by pine trees and only a short walk from Lake Superior.

There are some nationally known bands included in the mix—The Carpenter Ants return again this year, and Sam Miltich and the Clearwater Hot Club will play. Regional groups like Rich Mattson & the North Stars and Minneapolis singer/songwriter Gina Lee are performing as well. But the line-up includes great representation from the local music scene. Everything from blues, country, jazz and rock will be played over the weekend to an enthusiastic crowd.

It’s a beautiful space, and the festival is held at the perfect time of the year to sit outside, or under the big tent, visiting with friends and listening to music. “People are coming down off their summer, and local people can get out a little instead of working,” she said. “There’s back-to-back music on two stages, and it runs continuously. You can come and go as you want, bring your own food and drinks, or buy from our vendors. There’s no agenda, no strings attached. It’s just listening to good music with friends and neighbors. It’s super cool.” The three-day festival has expanded hours this year. It runs from 4-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. (For the complete music schedule, see page opposite.) So far, vendors include Lola’s Sweet Life Bakery, Fika Coffee, Double D’s BBQ and Great Expectations School. Melanie Steel, development director at WTIP, said more than 1,500 people came to the festival last year. Not only is the event affordable ($5 a day, $10 for the whole weekend), but it’s definitely family friendly. “There’s something for everyone here,” she said. The Kids’ Tent, for example, which is organized by Jana Berka, is a big draw for children and their parents. “There aren’t that many places that children can just

The musicians love it. “They like playing for this type of crowd,” Steele said. James Jupiter “Jupie” Little, drummer with The Carpenter Ants, returns with the band this year. They headline on Saturday night and play a gospel show Sunday morning. | CARAH THOMAS enjoy the day, listen to music, play and hang out, being safe and having fun,” Steele said. The tent is open on Saturday and Sunday. It’s an intergenerational event, too. Deb Benedict, station manager, noted that Radio Waves “is an opportunity for folks who don’t stay up late and go to bars and clubs to hear the music, and this includes all ages in our community, from youth to the elderly.” And the music is wonderful. The tent is large enough so there’s plenty of room for a

The Radio Waves Music Festival draws hundreds of people for a weekend of listening to great music and enjoying neighbors and friends. | CARAH THOMAS 20

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John Gruber, who plays with the SplinterTones and Shoot from the Hipsters, agrees. The SplinterTones is a big, 8-piece band, and there aren’t many places in the county where they can play. “Radio Waves is an opportunity for us,” he said. Radio Waves also gives musicians a chance to hear each other perform, Benedict said, and Quinn notes that new collaborations have developed from the festival. “One of the things that’s really cool is seeing the musicians perform with each other in different collaborations,” she said. Gruber, for example, said that his band, Shoot from the Hipsters, came together specifically to play at Radio Waves. “We only play for one hour, and we can rehearse, get it it right, and play to a big audience. It’s a gas,” he said.

Marco Good and Don Noyce enjoy a laugh at the festival. | PATRICK KNIGHT

Radio Waves music schedule FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 4 p.m.

North Shore Community Swing Band

5:10 p.m. Fred Anderson 5:40 p.m. Oversize Load 6:25 p.m. Jim & Michele Miller 7:05 p.m. Viton, Lavigne, Mills & Hand 7:45 p.m. Pushing Chain 8:30 p.m. Rich Mattson & The North Stars

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 10 a.m. Larry Carpenter 10:30 a.m. John Silliman 11 a.m.

Earth, Wind & Todd

11:50 a.m. Maria Nickolay 12:20 p.m. Trails End Band 1:10 p.m. skyBLuetrio and the ORANGEgirl “That’s What You Get” performed at Radio Waves last year. | CARAH THOMAS

2 p.m.

The Curry Family Band

2:50 p.m. D’Merritt 3:40 p.m. Portage 4:30 p.m. Frozen Britches 5:05 p.m. Bughouse! 5:45 p.m. Gina Lee 6:20 p.m. Cook County’s Most Wanted 7:10 p.m. Ric Gillman & Bruce Bowers 7:50 p.m. Al Hedstrom & Don Bauer 8:30 p.m. The Carpenter Ants

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7 10 a.m.

Amanda Hand performed with Zababo at Radio Waves.| PATRICK KNIGHT

Gordon Thorne with the Carpenter Ants

11:30 a.m. The Spruce Roots 2:20 p.m. Whurl 1 p.m.

Shoot from the Hipsters

1:50 p.m. Joe Paulik Band 2:40 p.m. Briand Morrison & Roxann Berglund 3:15 p.m. The Pete K Group 4:05 p.m. Blues Galaxy 4:55 p.m. Sam Miltich & the Clearwater Hot Club 5:45 p.m. The SplinterTones

Emma James likes her face paint. | CARAH THOMAS

Musa Abdel-rahman plays his congas. | CARAH THOMAS NORTHERN WILDS

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NorthShore ArtScene By Joan Farnam

September is the month for music and art on the North Shore. There are some outstanding events and art exhibits scheduled for this month, so pull out your calendar and pen them in. The first weekend of September begins with the Grand Marais Art Colony’s Plein Air Competition and the Radio Waves Music Festival, which is held throughout the weekend at Sweetheart’s Bluff at the Grand Marais Rec Park. The 12th annual Plein Air Painting Competition sponsored by the Grand Marais Art Colony is held Sept. 5-12. In all, 60 artists have entered the competition this year, where they will have the opportunity to paint landscapes everywhere in Cook County for a week. The competition is followed by an exhibit and sale at the Johnson Heritage Post, which continues through Sept. 28. There are several special events organized during the plein-air painting week as well, including the Sugarloaf Paint Out (Sugar Loaf Cove, Sept. 6 from 1-4 p.m.) and the very popular Quick Paint at Artists’ Point (Thursday, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 p.m.). The public is invited to observe the artists at work at both events. An Artist Scavenger Hunt is also offered during the competition, where the public can scope out artists at work. The Art Colony provides a scavenger hunt map to aid in the search. The juror for the show this year is Bonnie Paruch, an internationally known pas-

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“Boreal Spring,” a painting by Thunder Bay painter Linda Dell. is on exhibit at the Baggage Building Arts Center in Thunder Bay. tel artist, who will give a lecture at the Art Colony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. She will also teach a class while she is here. On Saturday, Sept. 6, poet Ken McCullough will be featured at a Writer’s Salon at Drury Lane Books. He will read from his work and discuss poetry at 5 p.m. All invited. There will be a Full Moon Reading with Erin Huggins at Drury Lane Books Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. The next week is also very busy in Cook

“Doug in Action,” oil, by Lee Englund, a plein air painter.

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County and Thunder Bay. Unplugged XIII opens at North House Folk School Sept. 11 and runs through Sept. 14. Mountain Stage Radio will present concerts Thursday and Friday nights, and the classic Unplugged concert featuring singer/songwriters and hosted by the creator of Unplugged, Jon Vezner, is Saturday night. Performers at the Mountain Stage concerts include David Wax Museum, Dan Wilson, Chris Smither, Tony Trischka’s Great Big World, and The

“Flora,” metal, by Caroline Kajorinne will be on exhibit at “Precious Metals” in Thunder Bay Sept. 13.

Don Juans Thursday night and David Lindley, Pert Near Sandstone, Carrie Newcomer, Judith Owen and Bill Miller Friday night. Tickets can be purchased at www.northhouse.org. Unplugged also features a number of community gatherings, including a square dance (music by Pert Near Sandstone), craft beer tasting and jam sessions. Also that weekend, the Grand Marais Art Colony will hold the opening reception for the Plein Air Competition at the

“Hidden Falls,” oil, by Neil Sherman. It was selected for the Fine Arts Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair.

Art’s Gallery includes two studios: Hide 5 Leather and the Pike Lake Forge. Lorna Landvik will read from her newly released book, “Mayor of the Universe” at Drury Lane Books at 2 p.m. Sept. 17. The next weekend, Walking With Our Sisters, a national tour honoring the lives of murdered and missing indigenous women of Canada and the United States, opens at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery with a special ceremony at noon. (EST) Sept. 19. The exhibit is a commemorative art installation of more than 1,000 moccasin vamps (tops) created and donated by hundreds of individuals to draw attention to this injustice. A special film screening will take place Sept. 20 from 7-9 p.m. (EST) and a sharing circle will be held Oct. 2 from 6-7:30 p.m. All are welcome. The exhibit continues at the gallery through Oct. 12.

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Also that weekend, the Lake Superior 20/20 Studio Art Tour begins, featuring open studios in a 20-mile loop from just outside Duluth to Two Harbors. Artwork from the 20 artists participating in the tour includes everything from ceramics and fiber art to printmaking, painting, woodworking and photography. The event also includes live music and refreshments. 20/20 will be held Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28. For more information, hours and maps, visit www.lakesuper2020.com. .

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On Saturday, Sept. 20, poet Kate Hallett Dayton will read from and discuss her poetry from her books “Salt Heart” and “Catalpa” in a Writer’s Salon at Drury Lane Books at 5 p.m. That evening, Briand Morrison & Friends will hold a CD release party at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the An angel from the former St. John’s Catholic Church graces the North Shore Music Association. studio of Sharon and Steve Frykman. Their home will be one ofthose in the Art Colony’s Tour d’Art this year. | CAROLYN FRITZ The last week of September is one of the highlights of the season for artists on the North Johnson Heritage Post Friday, Sept. 12, from 5-7 p.m. Shore as The Crossing Borders Studio Tour Winners of the competition, as well as the Red Suspender & Sale opens Sept. 26. Artists along the North Shore from Invitational will be announced. All invited. Refreshments just outside Duluth to Grand Portage are featured in this will be served. tour and include Michael Tonder, Jody Freij-Tonder, On Saturday, Sept. 13 in Thunder Bay, “Precious Met- Dick and Debbie Cooter, Tom Christiansen, Betsy als,” an all-day event featuring a showcase of metal workers Bowen, Dan and Lee Ross and Marcie McIntire. Guest will be held at the Art’s Gallery, 12 St. Paul Street. The artists will also show their work at a number of studios. show also features live blacksmithing, music and more. The

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Jazz guitarist

Grand Portage Have you always lived on the North Shore? No I haven’t. I moved here in 2000 to settle the estate after my dad passed away, and then I ended up staying. I was born in New York and raised in Rhode Island and moved to St. Paul in 1970.

What projects are you currently working on? I’m working on a blues CD through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant. The CD is called “Blues Galaxy.” Technically, I’m partnered with the North Shore Music Association. The grant calls for a CD and a performance. The idea was to do blues rock, a style of music that’s more palatable for the general public and fun for me as well, and to collaborate with local musicians. At last count I had 17 local musicians that are going to be on the CD. And I’m working on jazz recording made in my studio, MMI Studios, which will be used in a documentary about my father, (George Morrison) produced by Minnesota Public Television.

What about your art continues to attract and fascinate you? The joy of playing and the ability to be able to make music that I enjoy and then to share it with people. That keeps me playing. Jazz is king. That’s my first and foremost thing. But I also like playing Celtic, folk and classic 70s rock.

Where can we hear you play?

“Nipigon Bay,” oil, by Tom McCann.

“River of Rock,” acrylic, by Heidi Sobanja.

Fridays at The Pie Place at 6 p.m., the Grand Marais Public Library, Aug. 27, 6 p.m., Radio Waves Music Festival, Sept. 5-7 and my CD Release Party at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. See www.briandmorrison.com for more.

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RADIO WAVES MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Funded in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and supported by funds from the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association and Visit Cook County.

Plein Air

Watch artists at work during The Quick Paint on Artist’s Point from 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 11. | KJERSTI VICK

Hymers Fall Fair Aug. 31-Sept. 1

Each summer the village of Hymers near Thunder Bay hosts a classic country fair. This year’s theme is “Country Roots and Cowboy Boots.” The fair’s purpose is to encourage an awareness of agriculture around rural Thunder Bay. Craft demonstrations, contests, children’s races, a mutt show, animal shows (horses, dairy, small animals) and much more make this a true country fair. There will be two stages for entertainment and a $1,500 cash prize draw. See www.hymersfair.com.

Free Workshops With Cartoonist Bill Barnes Sept. 4

Making comic strips might just be the most fun job in the world. Thanks to the Internet, it’s easier than ever to put your work in front of potential readers. From 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grand Marais Public Library, veteran cartoonist Bill Barnes (Unshelved, Not Invented Here) will show you how to make comic strips, publish them on the Web, and maybe make some money too. The first hour, “The Basics of Cartooning,” is a fast and fun workshop for middle school students through adults, covering every step in making a comic strip: Creating memorable characters, writing dialog, lettering, penciling, inking and coloring. The second hour, “The Technology and Business of Cartooning,” is oriented toward mature teens and adults. Barnes describes how he uses computers to create and publish comic strips to the Internet, and describes how he makes money doing it.

Radio Waves Music Festival

The Sawtooth Mountain Challenge offers 21, 15 and 8-mile rides on exhilarating trails. | COURTESY SUPERIOR CYCLING ASSOCIATION out the day, the festival features on-site food vendors and a children’s activity area. Radio Waves is held at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Grand Marais Rec Park. Tickets are $5 per day or $10 for the weekend, available at the gate. See the story on Page 21 for a music schedule.

Sept. 5-7

Sawtooth Mountain Bike Challenge

WTIP’s Radio Waves Music Festival takes place annually the weekend after Labor Day and highlights the talent and diversity of North Shore and regional musicians. In addition to live music through-

More than 600 feet of vertical elevation separates downtown Grand Marais from the Pincushion Mountain Biking Trails located at the Pincushion Mountain Over-

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look. This climb is spread out over 2 miles of rugged trail twisting its way up the hill to its zenith at the trailhead of “Rock and a Hard Place,” one of the newest mountain bike trails in the Arrowhead. As a way of highlighting “Rock and a Hard Place” and many new trails, the Superior Cycling Association hosts the annual Sawtooth Mountain Challenge, a grueling mountain bike race with 21-mile, 15-mile and 8-mile options. This race raises money for the construction of new trails as well as raises awareness of this riding gem located in Cook County’s backyard. The race starts at 10 a.m. in downtown Grand Marais. Registration can be completed by emailing Superior North Outdoor Center at bike@

boreal.org. Refreshments will be provided for racers and there will be category awards for top finishers. For several years the Superior Cycling Association has been working in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service and the International Mountain Biking Association to promote cycling of all kinds in Cook County, but with a focus on taking advantage of our unique geography to develop a top-of-the-line mountain bike “ride center” on the North Shore. Trails have been developed at Britton Peak just outside of Tofte and at Pincushion Mountain just outside of Grand Marais with the grand plan of having many more miles of sustainably built trails installed throughout the region.

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CROSSING BORDERS STUDIO TOUR September 25 - October 5 10-6 each day

7 STOPS — 22 ARTISTS

Pert Near Sandstone plays at Unplugged XIII at North House Folk School.

Enjoy the fall colors on Lake Superior’s North Shore and visit artists in their studios.

Unplugged XIII/Mountain Stage Radio Sept. 11-14

Kick up your heels and raise your glass! North House Folk School’s Unplugged XIII promises to have plenty of unique flavors. Three nights of music (two with NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio Show), a community square dance on Saturday night featuring music by Pert Near Sandstone, beverages and a workshop with Minneapolis’ Fulton Beer round out a long weekend of events. For the last three years Mountain Stage Radio has been a dynamic addition to the Unplugged event. The radio show records two live shows Thursday and Friday nights, which are broadcast nationally during

the following year. The classic Saturday night concert employs a more informal songwriter-in-the-round format. This year’s performers include David Wax Museum, Dan Wilson, Chris Smither, Tony Trischka’s Great Big World, The Don Juans (featuring Don Henry & Jon Vezner), David Lindley, Pert Near Sandstone, Carrie Newcomer, Judith Owen, Jeff Gilkinson and Bill Miller. As always, craft and community are at the event’s core, and there are five opportunities to take music coursework with performers including Chris Smither and

Tony Trischka. Also on the schedule are traditional craft courses and mini courses in everything from birch bark weaving to bread baking. For the third year, Points North Auction will give online bidders the opportunity to bid on lodging, experiences and gift certificates with a distinct North Shore flavor at www.biddingforgood.com/ northhouse. Tickets for this year’s Unplugged concerts are available for purchase online, along with event details, performer links and other weekend events at www.northhouse.org.

Lake Superior 20/20 Studio Art Tour Sept. 19-21 and 26-28

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The Lake Superior 20/20 Studio Art Tour embarks on its third year, adding new works, new artists and a new stop. Artists’ studios will be open for visitors to enjoy original art from 20 artists in a 20mile loop, east of Duluth, and west of Two Harbors. The tour offers a variety of art including: glass, ceramics, painting, woodworking, printmaking, jewelry, photography and more. Refreshments, demonstrations, story-telling, poetry and music are all a part of the tour. Artist Studios will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tour is dedicated to the late Joyce Gow, who died in January. For more information lakesuperior2020.com

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Monday Sept. 1 Labor Day Open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday Sept. 6 • 5 PM Writer’s Salon with poet Ken McCullough reading and discussing Broken Gates Monday Sept. 8 • 5 PM - 6 PM Full Moon featuring Erin Huggins. Outside on the lakeshore. Wendesday Sept. 17 • 2 PM - 4 PM Book Signing featuring Lorna Landvik. Her newest books are Best to Laugh and Mayor of the Universe. Saturday Sept. 20 • 5 PM Writer’s Salon with poet Kate Hallett Dayton reading and discussing Salt Heart and Catalpa. Wednesday Sept. 24 • 6:30 PM Women’s Book Group. Call for title, read the book and join the discussion. Hours beginning Tuesday Sept. 2: Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Walking With Our Sisters Sept. 19-Oct. 12

Walking With Our Sisters (WWOS) is a commemorative art installation exhibit to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada and the U.S. This international touring exhibit will be at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery for just under a month as it tours over 30 locations in the next six years across North America. The art installation is made up of more than1,725 pairs of moccasin tops that have been created by 1,372 caring and concerned people from around the world to honour and pay respect to the lives and existence of the missing and murdered Indigenous women. Each pair of moccasin tops represents an indigenous woman or girl who is missing or was murdered.

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This art exhibit will also bring attention to this issue as the numbers of indigenous women and girls going missing and or being murdered continues to grow. According to the most recent data 1,181 indigenous women and girls have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada in the past 30 years. It is suspected that the actual numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are much higher.

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The opening ceremony for this exhibit will be held at noon (EST) Sept. 19 at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. See www.walkingwithoursisters.ca for more information about the exhibit.

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Briand Morrison CD Release Sept. 20

Guitarist and composer Briand Morrison of Grand Portage, through funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board and partnership with the North Shore Music Association, has composed 12 original jazz, rock, and blues numbers for guitar and an array of backing instruments and vocals. Having recorded this material at his studio with several regional musicians and produced a full-length album, Morrison will release his CD at a Sept. 20 performance at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. The concert will feature Morrison and area musicians performing this and other works. Morrison was inspired to play jazz guitar as a young teenager, when he heard Joe Pass play on the album Portraits of Duke Ellington. “I couldn’t believe my ears,” he says. “Jazz, I thought, really can be played on guitar.” He began studying with Dave Pederson at the West Bank School of Music in Minneapolis, learning technique and theory and coming to feel that “jazz was more interesting than rock, because it was richer in every way: harmonically, rhythmically and melodically” and that it “gave rise to more expression and color when playing and soloing.” After studying for two years with Pederson, Morrison was hired, at age 16, by the West Bank School of Music as a rock guitar teacher. His special skill, he says, “was the ability to learn, transcribe, and teach a song to a student in a half-hour lesson.” In

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Studio open daily through Oct. 19 11am - 5 pm A family-friendly working studio in a historic church just up the hill from downtown.

Today, while he continues to compose for and perform solo jazz guitar extensively, Morrison also composes and performs in a style he calls, “reminiscent of a Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Allman Bros, Early Clapton sound—a refined 60/70s style.” See www.arrowheadcenterforthearts. tix.com for tickets and details.

Sara Pajunen Plays Finnish Folk Music Sept. 24

Crossing Borders Studio Tour

Fri. September 26 - Sun. October 5 ª 10am - 6pm daily

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Betsy Bowen Studio Guest Artists:

Sara Pajunen plays Finnish folk music on the violin. During her Laatikko/Box program, she uses her violin combined with items she has collected about Finnish immigration to the United States to create a multimedia interactive story about immigration and how we as individuals are always moving from the known to the unknown as we move through different phases of our lives. Laatikko/Box is a project about immigration. At 1 p.m. join Pajunen as she performs and explains her project at the Grand Marais Public Library.

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September Maples Steal the Show By Shawn Perich

The Rengo Road crosses through the heart of the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. A single lane of gravel, it’s the kind of road that persuades you to slow down, whether you are driving an SUV or a sedan. One reason is prudence—the Rengo is in good, but not great condition. Another reason is that taking it slow allows you to see the forest for the trees. Several miles of the Rengo Road follow a ridge forested with sugar maples. The road winds beneath a canopy of mature trees through a forest so shaded there is virtually no underbrush. Midway through September, the Rengo Road becomes a golden tunnel as the maples enter autumn with a brilliant blaze of color. We try to drive the Rengo Road at least once during September. Sometimes, we’re a little early and the gold and scarlet is splashed like paint on a forest that is mostly greenWe try to return a week or so later, when the color reaches its peak. Then the golden bower overwhelms the senses. The colors are best on dreary, overcast days, when they are rich and saturated. The peak of maple color is ephemeral. September cold fronts ride in on strong winds from the northwest, which pluck the golden leaves from the trees and scatter them across the forest floor. The forest that was a fairyland of color one day can be no more than naked black branches the next. The finality of this transformation is a stark reminder that winter is on its way. As the leaves fall from the maples, aspen and birch, the deciduous mainstays of the North Shore’s boreal forest are just beginning to change color. In early October, the forest will be cloaked with their golden mantle. But the September peak of the maple color in scarlet and gold is a North Shore autumn at its sweetest. Maples don’t grow everywhere, but they aren’t hard to find. Look for them on the high slopes of the Sawtooth Mountains that rise up from Lake Superior. Most roads leading up the hill from the lake pass through maple forests, such as Hwy. 1, the Sawbill Trail and the Caribou Trails. The best driving routes are side roads that follow the ridge, passing beneath the canopy of maples for miles.

In September, the North shore’s maple forests are ablaze with brilliant fall colors. | SHAWN PERICH 28

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Every September, thousands of people drive over Heartbreak Hill on FR 166 north of Schroeder, supposedly named because the road was so hard on horses during the early logging era. These days, the hill is a mature maple forest. Less popular, but no less lovely, is CR 60 going east from the Gunflint Trail to CR 14. But for me, the best color route is the Rengo Road, where every autumn we make a drive through a golden wonderland.

Crossing Borders Studio Tour Golfing for Health Care Sept. 26-Oct. 5

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The public is invited to participate in a free self-guided tour of a select group of professional artist studios located along the Minnesota North Shore of Lake Superior. The Crossing Borders Studio Tour offers a unique opportunity to visit the home studios of the artists and view and purchase artwork. Learn about the artists’ processes and how this environment influences our aesthetic decisions.

This annual fundraiser held at Superior National Golf Course in Lutsen helps fund initiatives that support the NSHCF mission, “to benefit health care for all who live, work and visit in Cook County.”

Featured this year are stone sculpture, Ojibwe art work, pottery, weaving, glass, printmaking, woodturning, metal works, jewelry and leather. While traveling between the studios, visitors will enjoy the amazing fall colors and panoramic views of Lake Superior. Brenna Klassen-Glanzer is a jeweler and is participating in the Crossing Borders Studio Tour.

To date these grants have totaled more than $531,000 and include programs such as Care Partners of Cook County and the Oral Health Task Force for children. To register see www.northshorehealthcarefoundation.org

Visit www.crossingbordersstudiotour.com for more information and a map of the studio locations.

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CD Release Concert September 20, 7:30 pm

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Arrowhead Center for the Arts 51 W. 5th St. Grand Marais

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Grand Marais Art Colony Plein Air

24th Annual Bluegrass Masters Weekend

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Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 Jamming & Workshops

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The North Shore Dish An Unexpected Escape from Ordinary By Kelsey Roseth

The Naniboujou Lodge and Restaurant is a far cry from your standard Minnesota getaway. While numerous resorts fully embrace the relaxing rustic cabin look, Naniboujou does just the opposite. The lodge’s unexpected burst of colors in its dining room and surprisingly multicultural focus provides a unique experience on the North Shore—an escape which is sought out by many folks. Naniboujou, named after the Cree Indian god of the outdoors, has been atypical since its conception (and let’s just get this out of the way: it’s Nana-bah-zhew, not Nan-ee-boo-joo like I’ve embarrassingly pronounced it for months). In 1927, the Naniboujou Holding Company began to build a private, exclusive club on Lake Superior with a grand scope. Construction started with a 24-room lodge and a 30x80 foot dining room featuring bright, exuberant Cree designs that were painted from floor to 20-foot-high ceiling. Early members included the former New York Yankee Babe Ruth and world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. The holding company had plans to develop the grounds further to include a large clubhouse, 150 sleeping rooms, a golf course, a bath house and tennis courts. “It was hoity-toity,” said Tim Ramey, who now owns the lodge with his wife Nancy. “If you had to ask what the price of membership was, you couldn’t be a member.” The intent was for members to arrive by ship and stay the month (or perhaps the summer), but the holding company opened

Afternoon Tea at Naniboujou consisted of a cucumber cream cheese sandwich, white chocolate scones w/raspberry jam and whipped cream, lingonberry bundt cake, shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate, a smoked turkey and date finger sandwich on freshly-baked focaccia, topped with fresh parsley, and Ashby’s tea served with milk and cream. | KELSEY ROSETH the club “without completing it so when people arrived, they didn’t have anything to do,” said Ramey. Once the stock market crashed in the late 20s, the membership never materialized and the club development ceased to a halt. From there, the lodge has a rocky history:

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It switched hands and opened, then closed, multiple times. In the 1960s, Luther and Suzie Wallace moved from Denver to the North Shore, determined to change the lodge’s reputation. The pair spent years transforming Naniboujou into a family-friendly retreat founded on Christian principals and developed a fresh, home-cooked menu that

attracted visitors. In 1977, tragedy struck the family when two of the Wallace’s children, 23-year-old Luke and 28-year-old Bill, lost their lives when their canoe capsized in the raging Brule River during a storm. Merely three years later, the Wallaces sold the lodge to Campus Church, a nonde-

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This recipe is from “Dining in the Spirit of Naniboujou,” the lodge’s cookbook compiled and edited by Bonnie Jean Swanson. nominational Christian church located on the University of Minnesota campus. That’s where Tim and Nancy Ramey came in. The Rameys were members of Campus Church and agreed to relocate to the North Shore to manage, preserve and renovate the lodge. During that time, the pair updated rooms and added a sun-drenched solarium.

What comes as a shock to most guests is that the dining room’s awe-inspiring paint and delicate paper chandeliers are original and have never been repainted. Not even once. “It’s very elaborate… I can’t imagine how it’s not faded,” said Sadie-Jo Kobussen,

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Five years passed and the lodge was for sale… again. The Rameys were the obvious choice for new owners; however, “There were two big problems,” said Ramey. “We had zippo for money … Secondly, [we] didn’t want it really.” The pair was burnt out from their years managing the lodge, but after careful consideration and a month of praying, the Rameys realized it was the path they were supposed to take. Flash forward to the present and “we try to assure two things,” said Ramey, “One is that [the lodge] is a getaway, and the other thing is to try and preserve the integrity of its history.” The lodge is now on the National Register of Historical Places and the Rameys have carefully updated cedar shakes, preserved original furniture and hired artists to replicate the Cree dining room designs throughout the rest of the lodge.

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The caption for this historical illustration reads: Proposed club house and grounds at the mouth of the Brule River and overlooking Lake Superior. In the rear is Hwy. 61, following the shores of Superior for 200 miles from Duluth to Ft. William and Port Arthur, Canada, one of the greatest scenic drives in the world. | COURTESY NANIBOUJOU

Antoine Goufee, a French artist, painted Cree Indian designs over the walls and the 20-foot-high domed ceiling (resembling the shape of a canoe). | COURTESY NANIBOUJOU sen brought her family to the lodge for the Sunday breakfast buffet. “The food is kind of exotic almost,” said her 11-year-old

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The mastermind behind the full-flavored, from-scratch menu is Nancy Ramey, who tries to make nearly all items fresh because “it tastes better and it’s healthier,” she insists. Nancy gets her culinary prowess from her parents: her father was a cook in the Navy who owned a pizza chain and her mother was a talented baker and chef. “I grew up liking good food,” said Nancy. “I really enjoy unique, fresh, healthy food that tastes good.” Call it a labor of love, because preparing food for Naniboujou is a ton of work. Each season, Nancy bakes about 6,000 loaves of bread. And each week she spends hours preparing dozens of the “world’s best sweet rolls” as they are known around the lodge. Nancy discovered a cream-cheese-filled yeast bread recipe and transformed it into

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“That’s not the kind of thing you run into every day.” he added enthusiastically. Kobussen laughed, saying, “They don’t serve that at school lunch.”

a roll recipe and the resulting buns are a “legend within themselves,” she said. Then there’s Afternoon Tea. In an establishment inspired by the outdoors, it’s quite unexpected to witness this daily ritual that combines English and Irish culture for a fancy, dress-your-best event. “We serve it in the Solarium, which is a nice and quiet place, with lace cloth, real china and silver trays. It’s a very tasty, nice, pleasant experience.” The light, fresh menu features items such as a smoked turkey and date finger sandwich served on fresh focaccia, a shortbread cookie hand-dipped in chocolate, a white chocolate scone complemented by fresh raspberry jam and whipped cream, a cucumber cream cheese sandwich and a thick, hearty slice of Lingonberry bundt cake. Naniboujou serves Afternoon Tea every day in the summer from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., giving guests the opportunity to partake in yet another unexpected tradition that’s far from ordinary.

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“You are what we call a ‘textbook’ case, meaning you have all the symptoms, making your diagnosis easy.” Narcolepsy. All I really knew about it was what I had seen in the media: People falling asleep mid-sentence and collapsing. I’d never actually met anyone with narcolepsy and I’d never even heard of cataplexy. Yet apparently I had been living with both for a few years, and it was nothing similar to what is portrayed in the media.

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Looking back now, I realize symptoms had been building up, but the symptoms spiked during college, becoming unbearable. Like a dam about to break free and flood the entire area, my body was maxed out. I constantly felt like a zombie, awake but useless. It felt as if I hadn’t slept in months and no amount of naps during the day could cure my exhaustion. I could sleep for 24 hours and still yearn to crawl back into bed the moment I got up.

Narcolepsy is a neurological sleep disorder affecting roughly one in 2,000 people in the United States, involving irregular patterns during REM sleep (rapid eye movement) and causing significant disruptions of the normal sleep/ wake cycle. A PWN will feel as if they have gone 48-72 hours without sleep, making every day not just tiring, but downright exhausting. Narcolepsy affects a particular group of nerve cells in the brain called the hypocretin neurons, which controls the brain’s sleep-wake cycle. It is an autoimmune disease, meaning that for reasons unknown, the neurons are attacked by the body’s own immune system, rendering one Pincapable of controlling when one should be awake and when one should be asleep; something no amount of coffee can control. Cataplexy is a symptom specifically unique to narcolepsy, but not all narcoleptics have cataplexy. Cataplexy is a symptom in which a person has no reflex or voluntary muscle control while experiencing any strong emotion, such as laughter, joy, surprise, and/or anger. This can momentarily cause the knees to buckle, jaw to go slack, or head to fall back for a few moments while still remaining conscious. The severity of cataplexy differs for those affected. Thankfully, my experiences have been fairly mild. Symptoms of narcolepsy include EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness), sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnogogic hallucinations and disrupted nighttime sleep. There is no known cure for narcolepsy; therefore any medications taken are to help lessen the severity of the symptoms. Narcolepsy is also an invisible illness, meaning “but you don’t look sick” is commonly heard, making it difficult to discuss or explain.

Breana Roy displays her Narcolepsy: Not Alone campaign sign, an awareness campaign founded by Julie Flygare, fellow PWN and author of “Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy.” More than 1,000 PWN’s and their supporters have taken part in the campaign, sending in pictures from all 50 U.S. States and 37 countries around the world. | BREANNA ROY

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For the first few months, it was simply a guessing game. Different doctors recommended different medications and the options were almost overwhelming. It takes time to find the proper medication combination that will work best for each individual and their lifestyle. While each case differs, it took me roughly three months to find my right medication, a daily pill, which settled me into a good, healthy routine that brought me back from the “walking dead.” I’ve become more conscious about maintaining healthy eating habits and regularly working out to maximize my energy. It’s also imperative that I keep a strict sleep schedule, getting at least eight hours of sleep every night. I still don’t know what caused the onset of my narcolepsy, but thanks to my diagnosis, my life has been able to fall back into place. I am able to function normally again, though some days are easier than others. At first, I was hesitant to tell people about my diagnosis. I wasn’t sure how people would accept the “new” me and I didn’t want their pity, but hiding my narcolepsy means hiding a part of who I am. And while I am not defined by my narcolepsy, it’s shaped me into the person I am today. Having narcolepsy has taught me amazing time management skills and how to prioritize what’s most important each day. It is a constant battle, making me strong-willed and a bit stubborn. Thanks to narcolepsy, I know I am quite capable of handling change, and I’m still able to follow my dreams. I’ll just need an occasional 20-minute nap from time to time. For narcolepsy info, visit www.narcolepsynetwork.org.

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Everyday tasks like showering, cooking, doing dishes and laundry became hard work. My life was falling apart, but I had no idea why I constantly felt this way. My grades soon began to suffer and so did my social life, but those things were minor compared to the self-guilt and inner turmoil that began to boil. I felt lazy and continually blamed myself for my lack of motivation and became depressed. After silently suffering and trying to “fix” myself independently, I did what I should have done from the start: I confessed my problems to my mother. And with the help of my family, we began to slowly piece my life back together.

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In Northwestern Ontario, surf and turf adventures coincide with the opening of grouse season in September. My family plans each trip around a route that will take us down access roads or trails featuring ruffed, spruce or sharp-tailed grouse habitat. Roads that cut through birch forests, old cuts and low swamps fit the bill. To make things a bit more complicated, the trails should lead to a stocked brook trout lake. We like having a chance to take some birds on the way into, and out of, the trout lake. The fishing portion of the day is done from shore, unless someone has stashed a canoe back in the woods. Over the years, these surf and turf adventures have proven to be some of my most memorable trips of the season. Most outings provide enough game for a meal and great memories. When the big game seasons are open, you can really mix it up. Last fall, our group had a bull moose tag, so when the rifle season opened, we were ready for anything. The odds of knocking a moose over while hiking into a trout lake aren’t good, but it certainly would be the ultimate surf and turf outing if it did happen. As in all hunting and fishing, proper preparation and thorough research can make a big difference in how the adventure unfolds. When picking a lake for fall trout fishing, it’s best to lean toward bodies of water stocked by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Stocked lakes in Northwestern Ontario—with a few exceptions, check your regulations—remain open for fishing through most or all of the year. This means that in September and October, when most natural brook trout fisheries are closed, there are still some great angling opportunities. Best of all, most stocked lakes allow for a generous bag limit. If you like to eat fish, this is a good way to take advantage of Ontario’s excellent stocking program. Finding out where and when the MNR stocks a lake is really pretty simple. You can drop in at a local office and get a stocking list from the Service Ontario desk. If you are really serious about finding out which lakes produce trout and where the trails are, you may need to do some extra research. Conservation officers in particular have a vast knowledge of trail systems and will often point out a lake access. Some MNR offices have a map with trails and stocked lakes clearly marked. In the Thunder Bay district, the MNR published a small book that details how to access stocked lakes.

Gord Sr. and Devin Ellis with stocked brookies. | GORD ELLIS As for the actual fishing, hooking and landing trout from the shore of a lake can range from ridiculously easy to death defying. Thankfully, the cool water of September and early October allows brook trout to move back into the shallows. This makes it easier to find aggressive fish. Casting spoons, spinners and other flashy baits is the best way to attract and hook trout from shore. Human instinct says to cast as far out as you can. Yet most of the trout will be within 50 yards of shore or less. The only time this is not the case is in shallow bays where the trout will be roaming all over the flat. Things to look for include any beaver house or fallen tree in the water and rock

piles along shore. Creeks coming in or flowing out of a lake will also attract brookies. Remember that trout will often hug shore in the fall. Cast you lures at a slight angle down the shoreline to cover the most water and, if possible, keep a low profile. I generally don’t bring a net on these trips, as they are unwieldy to carry when hunting. But you will certainly lose some fish without a net. Finding grouse is a bit trickier than locating trout. Generally, the morning and evening periods are best, with birds coming out onto trails to pick at gravel. Grouse like warmth, and will gravitate to areas that receive morning and afternoon sun. Tops of hills and trails are often good grouse

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er after he tries skijoring with his pet dogs. Soon this leads to a full team of Alaskan huskies. During the same timeframe, Moe decides to run for state representative. To campaign, he mushes his sled dogs from town to town, introducing them to school kids and talking with anyone that he can along the way. He wins the seat against the incumbent.

“Sled Dogs to Saint Paul” is the story of a man’s relationship to his dogs and his involvement with politics and environmental advocacy. He writes about mushing and sled dogs with honesty, and takes the reader with him in his sled during the Beargrease and other races. Finally, he recounts the decision to run a team of sled dogs to the Saint Paul capitol with a pile of petitions against sulfide mining in northeastern Minnesota. His team carries Moe through the streets of the city, and, as readers, we are witness to their bravery and get insight into the extraordinary ability of Alaskan huskies.—Erin Altemus

WHY GO: It’s a nice little lake tucked away in the Superior National Forest, with a solid population of walleyes and muskies. There are also a pair of campsites accessible only by boat. ACCESS: There is a concrete ramp on the southwest corner of the lake, off F.S. 172, where the Forest Service also has a dock for loading a floatplane that is also used as a fishing pier. VITALS: This 406.1-acre lake is entirely in the Superior National Forest and Lake County. It has a maximum depth of 40 feet, and, according to DNR, has water clarity down to 9 feet. GAME SPECIES PRESENT: Walleye, muskie, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and rock bass.

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The Paddler’s Guide is one-stop source for information about where to put-in and take-out, where to camp and what you’ll see. It is also packed with additional information such as gear lists, ecological information, maps and stories about shipwrecks and other things that will make your paddle more educational and interesting. The photos are full-color and attest to the beauty of the Big Lake. The authors paddled their way along this stretch of coast—715km—for seven weeks to research the book. Readers will surely be inspired to follow in their tracks. —Erin Altemus

ceiving 500,000 fry in 2012 after the same amount in 2011. So, it will next receive fish in 2015 and 2016. This is how biologists know there is some natural reproduction occurring in the lake, since young-of-theyear walleye have been collected on years when the DNR did not stock the lake, according to Brian Borkholder, inland fisheries biologist with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, which conducts fall surveys on the lake. It’s still unclear how much those naturally produced walleyes are contributing to the lake’s overall walleye population, Borkholder said. “Hopefully, some of them are becoming adults, but it’s not as simple as that,” Borkholder said. “There are processes we are trying to figure out.” Borkholder said there are plans to work with the DNR to combine his fall surveys with the DNR’s gillnet data, to hopefully get a better picture of what is going on in the lake. Paron said DNR is next scheduled to survey the lake in 2017. STAY FOR THE MUSKIES: The lake hasn’t been stocked with muskies for years, but it’s one of the better—and only— muskie lakes in this part of the state. Because these fish are of the slow-growing Shoepack strain, they generally aren’t very big. The last survey DNR conducted, in 2009, did turn up 10 muskies of at least

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30 inches though. “The genetics don’t allow them to grow to trophy levels,” Paron said. “But it’s not unheard of for anglers to catch 12, even 14 muskies in a single outing.” WATCH OUT FOR ROCKS: Paron warns boaters to feel their way around the lake. There are some rocky humps in places they might not be expected, and many a boater have damaged their lower unit on this lake. So it’s best to take it easy on this lake. CAMP OUT: There are a pair of U.S. Forest Service backcountry campsites on Dumbbell Lake, accessible only by boat. Permits aren’t needed, and they are similar to sites that one would find in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in that they each have fire grates and latrines. Pack out garbage, and there is a nine-person limit per site. HARDLY A TRACE OF TROUT: Yes, the lake is listed as having received 2,867 brook trout fingerlings in 2010, according to the DNR website. But that was a mistake. Brook trout lakes are stocked via float plane, and Dumbbell is used as a take-off point for

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Gordon answers these questions as she writes about her family’s unconventional life aboard the Amicus sailboat with humor, honesty and vivid detail. Despite many setbacks, the Gordons seem to truly be “livin’ the dream.” This is yet another treasure to add to my shelf of epic adventure stories.—Erin Altemus

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After a serendipitous encounter with a sailboat for sale, Katya Goodenough Gordon and her husband, Mark get married, buy the boat and hop aboard for their honeymoon. Two daughters later, they circumnavigate Superior and less than a year after that, head for the Caribbean—from Minnesota’s North Shore. Their daughters are quite young, and would lead some to question the motivations or perhaps, tolerance of parents willing to bring their children on such a trip.

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Low in the southwest, Mars is speeding eastward, away from Saturn and into the stars of Scorpius. On the 28th it glides above the gigantic red star Antares, the heart of the scorpion. This is a rare chance to see Antares, whose name means “rival of Mars,” close to its planetary namesake. However, a waxing crescent moon may wash out some of the duo’s brightness that night, so try comparing the red rivals on the near-moonless 26th.

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Crab Fishing on Saltspring Island Story and Photos by Elle Andra-Warner Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands located off Canada’s west coast between the mainland of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Dubbed the “Banana Belt of Canada” because of its temperate climate, the question most asked about the island is its name—one word or two? Well, according to the Canadian government, the official name since 1910 is “Saltspring.” However, locals prefer using the two-worded “Salt Spring,” the name given in the early 1800s by the Hudson’s Bay Company. When I was crab fishing off Saltspring Island, I learned quickly that the tricky part in crab fishing comes after you haul up the crabs. “Pick the crabs up from the back or grab the back leg. Watch the sharp claws. They can go through the gloves and if cut through the skin, they go into a frenzy for blood,” said Capt. Gary Le Marchant, the quintessential salty mariner who has been a crab fisherman since the 1970s. I went fishing with Le Marchant and some friends while staying at the Hastings House, a country house hotel on the waterfront of Ganges Harbour. It was a hands-on fishing adventure where guests go crab fishing one day, and learn gourmet “cooking crab” the next. The hotel made all the arrangements; all we had to do was show up at the dock, put on big black rubber boots, yellow rain slickers and life jackets, and climb into the captain’s weathered 24-foot Welbury Bay Too crabbing boat.

Canadian journalist/friend Don Genova (author of “Food Artisans of Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands”) is all smiles after successfully flipping over a crab.

We headed out on Ganges Harbour to markers floating above the captain’s crab cages. The plan was for each of us to haul up a cage and get out the crabs. When it was my turn, I put on my bright blue safety gloves, inched along to the crab pod pulley at mid-deck, snagged a float marker with the rope hook, pulled the rope up to the pulley, winched up the crab cage and opened up the hatch to get at the big Dungeness crabs inside.

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ing up each scampering crab, turning it over to identify the gender by the markings, measuring the males (point to point) with a government-issued ruler, and flipping the keepers into a pail. Thankfully, the captain finished the job on dockside, holding the crab in both hands and smashing it in the middle on the side of the pail (like cracking an egg), then gutting and cleaning it. The next afternoon, we gathered for the culinary part of the crabbing adventure in the kitchen of the Hastings Manor House (built in 1940 in the 11th century Tudor-style English manor). While we sipped white wine, Swiss-born executive chef, Marcel Kauer, showed us how to cook crab and then made crab cakes for us, mixing the crabmeat with egg whites, mustard powder, chives, mayo, parsley, red pepper, and chopped shallots before coating each one with Japanese breadcrumbs and quick-frying them in hot clarified butter. The final touch was cooking them in a 550 F oven for three minutes. Scrumptious. While crab fishing had brought me to Hastings House, there were other highlights I enjoyed during my stay, including kayaking on Ganges Harbor with a lunch stopover on one of the islands; touring an organic artisan bakery studio; visiting a cheese farm; and, shopping at Ganges’ famous Saturday Market—tagged Canada’s best-loved outdoor market—where every product is either made, baked or grown by the vendor selling the product. And being a history buff, I particularly enjoyed my accommodations at Hasting House: their luxurious two-room garden Post Cottage was originally Saltspring’s first Hudson’s Bay post built back in the 1800s.

The ‘’Ghost Salmon” trio in the Sculpture Garden at Hastings House Country Hotel, overlooking Ganges Harbour. A huge hanging rock is suspended from trees high above the Sculpture Trail cedar bark path, daring (or inviting?) the visitor to walk the path.

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Exploring the 22-acres of Hastings House estate was itself a cultural adventure. Strong supporters of the arts, the owners of Hastings House—Bonny O’Connor and Jerry Parks—have installed on the grounds the Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery of six large installations (the Ghost Salmon trio is cool). And in the forest just behind the

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Tickets are still available for the Grand Marais Art Colony’s “Tour d’Art: The Legacy,” a homes tour of artists and instructors associated with the Art Colony. The tour includes the homes of Hazel Belvo and Marsha Cushmore, Sharon and Steve Frykman, Liz Sivertson, Byron Bradley and Dan Quick. The tour is Oct. 4. For more information, call 218-387-2737.

Tom McCann is exhibiting oil, acrylic, watercolor and Sumi-e ink paintings in an exhibit entitled “Postcards from the True Country,” at the Pictograph Gallery in Atikoken, Ontario, through Sept. 13.

Sivertson Gallery is featuring drawings by Dave Steckelberg on cards and birchbark bookmarks. The gallery will host Kelly Dupre to sign her award-winning book “The Best Part of a Sauna,” from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 30. On Sept. 27, the gallery will hold a jewelers’ trunk show of work by JL Walsh of Bozeman, Mont. The jewelry features Lake Superior stones and Chinese turquoise.

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Strange Tales North America’s Ancient Art of Fingerweaving By Elle AndraWarner

Plenty of history has been written about Old World traditional crafts. The earliest knitted items date back to the 13th century in the Middle East and Estonia. Silk-worm loom-weaving was a well-developed craft in China by 2700 BCE. Yet until recently, the ancient art of fingerweaving in North America—which goes back 3,000 years—has gone largely unrecognized. By the time the Europeans arrived here, fingerweaving was already finely-tuned and firmly established as a cultural tradition by the Ojibwe of Lake Superior and other Native Americans/First Nations of the Eastern Woodland Peoples. Using only their fingers and maybe a couple of sticks, the Ojibwe and people of the Great Lakes made woven belts, garters, bags, burden straps for cradleboards and packs, and other items. They used materials of the natural environment like plant fibres (including inner bark from trees, hemp, nettle, wormseed, milkweed, evergreen roots, cattail, leaves, etc.), animal hairs and sinew, and rawhide. The natural fibres would be twisted into strands and intricate patterns woven using an even number of threads. When the Acadian people from France settled in Quebec, they adapted fingerweaving from the First Nation people to make fringed sashes (later named Assomption after their village where sash-making became a cottage industry) for the fur trade

Modern samples of traditional weaving patterns. | KATIE VIREN industry, both as a trade item and as a multifunctional piece of clothing worn by the legendary French Canadian voyaguer (canoe travel workers) and coureur-de-bois (runner of the woods). According to artisan/weaver Lynn Landry-Rody, owner of Threads in Time, a fibre arts studio, school and store in Thunder Bay, “The men wound these sashes around their waists to protect their backs and kidneys while carrying 90 pound packs, several of them at the same time. The sash also served as a first aid kit, a washcloth, a towel, and as an emergency girdle and saddle blanket; the sash was also used as a tumpline to carry heavy loads.” The Eastern Woodland people learned from the French about wool and beads, which they blended into their traditional

fingerweaving, and about the wearing of the sash as a piece of clothing. It was the voyageurs and coureurs-debois who brought the fingerweaving art of sash-making out West where the tightlywoven brightly-coloured fringed sash eventually became known as the Metis Sash. In the 21st century, the sash continues to be an integral cultural and nationhood symbol for the Metis people (distinct Aboriginal people who are the descendants of European fathers and First Nation/Native American women). A top quality fingerwoven sash used 300-400 fine waxen woolen threads and took about 200 hours to complete, while a lower-quality one used 100 thicker woolen threads and took 70-80 hours. Sashes varied in size between 6-10 inches wide and 15-20

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Arrow and lightning pattern fingerwoven sash (mid-19th century) consisting of 515 threads woven in 1,089 rows. | NPS people in the Great Lakes, but now there are not that many people in Wisconsin and Michigan that actually do the weaving at the advanced level” said White in an online power presentation, “Ojibwe Fingerweaving.” Being a mathematician, he is particularly interested in the numbers, multiples and symmetry of the intricate woven patterns. In the article “Saving an Ancient Art” in the UWS Newsletter Winter 2010, he wrote, “Almost everything (in

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said Johnson creates something “amazing” when she whips up a batch of buttermilk cakes on griddles that have been used for nearly the lifespan of the lodge.

“Lard,” she states, quite matter-of-factly.

A typical work day for Johnson starts at 6 a.m. in the main lodge, where she preps and plans the day’s breakfast, pies, breads and specialty orders. Johnson typically bakes two pies each day, and bakes and serves breakfast to about a dozen or more people.

While rendered pig fat might not seem a miracle ingredient in too many dishes, history has a definitive way of separating what works and what can be shoved aside in the culinary world. And because Johnson and her variety of cookies, cinnamon rolls, breads, breakfast items and soul-satisfying pies continue to be among the most popular and sought out food items along the entire Gunflint Trail, clearly something is working properly in Johnson’s kitchen.

“I stay busy around here,” Johnson said, “but that is one of my favorite aspects of the job.” And despite nearly a century of baking, cooking and catering to guests at Clearwater Lake Lodge, not once has a kitchen fire posed a serious threat to the original, handhewn (built without nails) log structure. To this day, it remains a place where family recipes are still made by family hands.

“It is the way we have done things here for a long, long time,” said Johnson, who is the granddaughter of the original owners of the lodge she calls an office. Clearwater Lake Lodge was originally built in 1915 and the main lodge was finished nearly a decade later. It was owned and operated by Charlie and Petra Boostrom, the folks Johnson knows more commonly as “Grandma and Grandpa.” The main lodge at Clearwater still stands today and is the oldest and largest free-standing log structure in the region. It is also listed on the National Historic Registry, Johnson proudly explained after a recent breakfast was served to more than a dozen guests at Clearwater. Nearly-empty plates that once contained stacks of made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes are the only remnants of a morning’s labor. “A lot of these are Grandma’s recipes that she used forever,” Johnson said, as she casually wiped tiny specks of flour from her forehead.

And while the term “homemade pies” has become commonplace among many bakeries, diners and other eating establishments along the North Shore, many visitors to the area attest to Johnson’s pies reigning supreme.

Gloria Johnson makes exquisite pies at Clearwater Lodge. This summer completed Johnson’s third year of baking, cooking and bringing historically good energy to Clearwater. Johnson has previously been employed at the lodge. She is a year-round resident of the area. “That’s my place just down the road,” she said, pointing out the window of the lodge that stores so much family history. Johnson was born and raised in Grand Marais and has called the North Shore home for nearly all her life. Her family loved to travel when she was growing up, but, as fate would have it, their favorite des-

tination was always Clearwater Lake Lodge. “It’s where we always wanted to go,” she said with a laugh, “so that made planning a trip very easy.” Erik Danielson, the manager of Clearwater Lake Lodge, said Johnson’s family recipes and abilities in the kitchen are unmatched anywhere along the North Shore. “What Gloria brings us is something you just can’t buy,” Danielson said. “It’s literally history on a plate.”

While visiting the Northern Wilds from their home in Evansville, Ind., Tessa Van Hook and her daughter Ashley, received a tip from a local source that Johnson’s pie was a “must-have item” while in the area. “Our friend who told us was absolutely correct,” Tessa said. “And we’ve had other pies that talk about being homemade and made from scratch and all that, but this was the best.”

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

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

MLS#6002279 $899,000

Beautiful 4 bedroom 3 bath home with private 2 bdrm seaside cottage located on Cascade Beach Rd on Lake Superior in Lutsen. This home is perched over a ledge rock shoreline with perfect orientation toward the lake. The home features a Great Room with fireplace with the Lake serving as your focus. Gourmet style kitchen sets up perfect for entertaining. Heated drive through garage and attached two stall over sized garage for multiple cars, boats and utility storage.

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Grand Marais 661 Pike Lake Rd

MLS# 6002328 $545,000

Mike Larson 218-370-1536

Bruce Kerfoot 218-388-2294

Unit 204 MLS#6001307 $229,000 East Bay Condominium on Lake Superior. Great Rentals On-site management. Call Mike for complete details on rental revenues.

Tofte 90 Hoaglund Drive Drop dead gorgeous Lindal Cedar home with substantial upgrades throughout entire home Owner will complete kitchen, flooring throughout and master bath to buyer suit - or new owner can complete based on own design criteria.

Katterine Payer 218-663-7750

Grand Marais 21 Wisconsin St

Lutsen 4170 Cascade Beach Road

MLS#30752 $219,900

Fantastic package! 37 acres on Pike Lake Rd. 2 bdrm 2 bath and 1 car garage. Only 8 miles to town but pure private.Direct access to Superior Hiking Trail and Cascade River.

Hovland 63 Chessie Trail MLS#6002811 $299,000

Great rustic cabin with privacy and considerable setback from the Highway. Property features a cozy well kept cabin with sleeping loft and wood burning stove. Nice level lot. 178’ of very private gravel shoreline close to Naniboujou and Judge Magney State Park.

24 Lodge Lane, Lutsen MLS#6002521 $254,900

Extremely well maintained 3 bedroom 2 bath Lutsen Log Lodge located on Ski Hill Road in Lutsen. Newly updated 3 season enclosed porch. Nicely appointed home with vaulted ceilings, master bedroom with private bath and jetted tub. Open main level floor plan with great room, kitchen and fireplace. Private Association with carefully crafted declarations for your benefit. Vacation Rentals and private management available or perfect for second home or permanent residence.

Caribou Highlands Unit #541 MLS#6002145 $189,500

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

Lutsen 1044 Caribou Trl

MLS#6000638 Price: $319,900

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

Lutsen 505 Poplar River Rd Steve Surbaugh 218-663-7080

MLS#6002439 $419,000

The Poplar River Condominiums are Lutsen Resorts most flexible luxury accommodations. These three bedroom units offer outstanding views of Lake Superior. Nestled on 20 acres of land across the Poplar River from the Main Lodge, the site offers privacy with convenient access to all Lutsen Resort Amenities and activities.

Lutsen 11 Wildflower Ln MLS#6000729 $529,000

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

Outstanding 5-Acre Parcel

Lutsen – on Boulder Point Rd

Boulder Point has positioned its private association as the new premier development area in Lutsen offering outstanding views of Lake Superior in private wilderness setting. Already complete with a beautiful new home, new construction forthcoming and combining the 4+ million dollar course improvement project at Superior National Golf Course, the new 6 place high speed chairlift at Lutsen Mountains (which will transform the ski experience) and the completion of the Lutsen section of the Gitchi-Gami Bike trail, this is the perfect opportunity to purchase. Call today for additional information and a private site-visit of the development and this lot. Now for only $75,000 MLS #6001645

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Grand Marais 1817 W Hwy 61 MLS#6002458 $149,900

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

Tofte - Bluefin Bay Unit 66

MLS#6001732 $525,000

This outstanding Grand Superior town home has wonderful views of Lake Superior from main level living which includes a lakeside deck, full kitchen, wood fireplace, dining area, sofa sleeper and private BR with Jacuzzi. The 2nd level master suite includes a king bed, sitting area, fireplace, flat panel TV, Jacuzzi, shower and wet bar. The hillside guest room includes a queen bed, TV, private bath and micro and small refrigerator. Multiple rental options providing significant revenues under the professional management of Blue Fin Bay family of resorts.

GreaT VacanT Land VaLUeS

Jonvick Creek Beautiful home sites in mature Maple, Spruce and Birch forest. $29,500-54,900 xxx Sawbill Trail 120 Acres located up the Sawbill Trail. Large Maples MLS# 27551 $199,900 xxx Mountain Ash Ln Cedar covered hillside overlooking Lake Superior in Lutsen. MLS#60000147 $649,000 xxx Mile O’Pine 1.6 acres, Gunflint Trail. MLS#6002389 $179,900 xxx Leveaux Ridge

3.45 acres Birch Forest, pines, Lake Superior View MLS#6002548 $37,500,

Johannes Toftey Homestead Sites

Beautiful hillside lots in Tofte with Lake Superior and Carlton Peak views. $35,750-55,000

Lutsen 261 Caps Trail Tait Lake MLS#6001233 $334,500

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

MLS#6000932 $599,000

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

Tait Pines Nestled hillside adjacent to Tait Lake in Lutsen, just 13 miles up the Caribou Trail. $37,950-$57,750 Caribou Hillside Outstanding homesites tucked along the hillside of Caribou Lake. $52,250-$126,500 342 Rd Schroeder 160 acres covered in Maples, Birch, and other mixed forest. Can be sold as parcels. MLS#6000143 $199,000 Lot 13 Sawmill Bay 233’ shoreline 2.2 acres G INMLS#31370 D N E $88,000 P

MLS#6002804 $129,000

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

MLS#6002547 $429,000

Well-built and well maintained 2 bedroom 2 bath Lake Superior Home near Black Point on Cascade Beach Road in Lutsen. Wood burning fireplace with living, dining and kitchen combined with orientation toward lake and very nice views. Separate yearround sun room and third room study. Main level laundry with separate study/craft room or 3rd bedroom option.

Grand Marais 179 Birch Trail

Hovland 90 Stonegate Rd

Custom built timber frame home with outstanding Lake Superior views. Home features exposed timbers, vaulted ceilings, well oriented window placement and wraparound deck. Beautifully appointed kitchen, custom staircase and great room fireplace. Bordered by Cascade State Park. Over-sized detached two stall garage complete with second level private living quarters and deck.

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

MLS#6002382 $469,000

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

G5 Sea Villa MLS#6002092 $172,000 D4 Sea Villa MLS#6002267 $159,000 D3 Sea Villa MLS#6002884 $164,000

MLS#6002703 $699,000

Lutsen 181 S Caribou

MLS#6002800 $334,900

Caribou Lake Home with outstanding views. Located on South Caribou Drive in Lutsen. Three bedrooms, two bath, lower level walk-out and upper level loft. Large windows and deck overlooking Caribou Lake. Wooded and private. Large permanent dock and landing platform. Home well appointed complete with new washer/dryer, efficient kitchen area and nice appointments. Large parking area and parking pad sufficient for multiple cars, boat storage and more. Off peak heating canisters with electric base-board back-up. Move-in ready.

Lutsen Sea Villas

K2 Sea Villa MLS# 6000464 $150,000 I1 Sea Villa MLS#6000667 $189,000 H5 Sea Villa MLS#6000600 $185,000 G2 Sea Villa MLS#6002909 $159,000

sen and Tofte. Convenient Location with outstanding values. $24,750-33,000

Lutsen 5295 W Hwy 61

Lutsen 4010 Cascade Beach Rd Grand Marais 517 S Gunflint Trail

Tofte Airport Home Sites Located between Lut-

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On Gunflint Trail

MLS#6002596 $799,000

This custom built 3,700 sq ft. 3 bdrm 3 bath log home features Western Red Cedar logs. The craftsmanship is immaculate. Main level great room features a wood fireplace with large windows as focal point. The second level great room/study area compliments the lower level great room. Nicely appointed kitchen and dining area with granite counter-tops and top-line appliances. Large porch with indoor sauna. Outdoor lakeside patio with fire pit, seating and wood fired hot tub. Oversized two-stall garage and wood shed. This home is being sold completely furnished.

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leo lake cabin

Up the gunflint Trail! fab location, incredible Cabin move in ready with a great screened porch overlooking the lake. seclusion at it’s finest while only a short drive to Trail Center!

mlS#6002659 $299,000

just a Hop from the Harbor and dockside fish Market! original slate floors in entry, a gorgeous stairway leading to a curved landing, a very cool design and layout including two stair cases! Living room features floor to ceiling south facing bay window with magnificent Carlton Peak granite fireplace! Large owner’s suite has it all, complete with garage! mlS#6002976 $255,000

tait lake home in lutSen! enjoy

fall leaf color from the breezy deck overlooking the 260 ft of shoreline! Tons of light flows through the Living room focusing on Wilderness lake views. Well maintained year round home is totally dialed in and the garage boasts a roomy workshop with spacious guest suite! mlS#6002868 $349,000

SuPerior townhome ski-

in ski-out on Moose Mountain at Lutsen resort ski and summer resort! ski right from the front door to Moose Mountain. from the dining room table you can watch the skiers and groomers go past,

entertainment while eating! mlS#6002963

$199,500

fab location just West of grand Marais!

care free Ski in/ Ski out condo at

Caribou Highlands resort in Lutsen! spectacular views of the Mountains aNd the Poplar river Valley from the balcony of this Maintenance free easy Living Condo. mlS#6002881 $115,000

farm Style home with Shazammm lake SuPerior viewS! great

Mature Maples, birch and Cedars on hillside building site with the backdrop of ledgerock walls and Ledgerock boulder shoreline, an architect’s dream site, an incredible piece of land and lakeshore! mlS#6002791 $295,000

mlS#6002667 $195,000

40 ac of maPleS

and boreal forest meandering toward a sweet moose pond and creek, with driveway in place and cleared build site! mlS#6002822

$125,000

weSt deeryard lake in lutSen!

Phenom Land and Lakeshore, Maple hillside build site with level lake access and mature cedars, a very Magical Place for your Up North lakehome! mlS#6002607 $180,000

400 ft with 14 ac on devil track lake!

What more can we say? oh yes, there is a nice meandering driveway through mature red pines leading to level access beach shoreline. Quite nice! mlS#6002721

ruGGed terrain cradleS thiS Showboat cabin! Towering

Pines silhouettes the view toward Lake superior from the upstairs deck, a nice functional design with open kitchen to family room, newer construction with garage!

mlS#6002692 $229,900

$375,000

huntinG camP or Get away cabin! 40 ac parcel

with rustic cabin, sauna and storage! Nature conservatory on border, forest service land on another!

mlS#6002962 $139,900

what an oPPortunity! 30

darlinG lutSen home,

the perfect Hobby farm! fab location on Caribou Trail, Newer addition created main level and upper level bedrooms with modern baths, excellent use of space. farmstyle kitchen and spacious living room overlook the apple trees and perennial gardens! garage, small greenhouse and barns! mlS#6002736 $249,000

Trail location in Lutsen, this level lot is build ready with a meandering driveway in place, garage/ cabin and access to both the lake and the Tait river, Yr rd access & elec avail.

schroeder location near the Temperance river and Cross river, this home has tons of offer, and just needs a bit of TLC to complete the recent renovations. give this home a new look! mlS#6002837 $169,000

mlS#6002810 $199,000 Sale PendinG! Jaw droPPinG cool caribou lake lot!

Sweet Shoreline on white Pine lake! Honeymoon

home SPun livinG on caribou lake! original cabin of years ago has been lovingly

remodeled and enlarged, creating an eclectic style of old and new with main level living and upper level guest/family space. Mature maples, White Pines and 200 ft of Caribou Lake frame the home with attached garage and 2nd garage for the toys! mlS#6002743 $450,000

plus acres on Lutsen’s ski Hill rd, just down the hill from the Midwest’s best ski area: Lutsen Mountains. great views of Lake superior and toward Moose Mountain. Property has coveted resort, commercial, residential designation. The possibilities are endless!!

mlS#6002951 $269,900

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aLL THiNgs greaT aboUT Lake sUPerior!!

dreamy lake SuPerior land and

lakeshore! several acres of privacy and way more than 200 ft of Level access Lake superior shoreline in schroeder, near sugarloaf Cove Naturalist area! mlS#6001554

Public beach to lake SuPerior a stone’s throw from your front door!

Nearly historical home has been lovingly restored from studs to siding, only left is your finishing touches to make this home your own! 17 acres, 4+ garage workshop, and an easy stroll to Lake superior beach just minutes to grand Marais, this home is a keeper!

beaver bay boasts an easier drive to the cities and really good Value! amazing layout to soak in the Views, this home won’t disappoint!

mlS#6002658 $339,000

mlS#6002339 $258,500

fabulouS lake SuPerior viewS, fabulouS home!

architecturally designed for main level living, HUge windows allow you to soak in the superior Views! enjoy two fireplaces, two levels of living! great location between Lutsen and Tofte!

mlS#6001010 $344,900

reduced! $275,000

townhome at windSonG on lake SuPerior! Up and Coming

crafted from the ruGGed ledGerock!

This Lake superior Masterpiece exudes thoughtful design focused on joining the big Lake with the Living space. enter in to the great room to Jaw dropping Views through a 22 ft Prow of Windows rivaled only by a gorgeous well situated fireplace. over 11 ac. & 317 ft of shoreline scratching in to the Lake creating interesting exploration with many opportunities for Lakeside firepits!

mlS#6002276 $799,900

beauty and the biG lake! Quality crafted

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

mlS#6002475 $375,000

mlS#31207 $279,900 reduced huGe!!

home has tons of value in it with 4 br and 2.5 ba, move in ready home just waiting for you to make it your own! shoreline is nice cobblestone beach with fire pit! The interior of the home is nicely updated with new granite counters in the kitchen, which opens to an informal dining area and a wide open family room space! mlS#6001711

my oh my mileS of view! Lake superior

marvelouS lake SuPerior livinG! Well

mlS#6000899 reduced! $695,000

to the good Life! sweet Lake superior build ready parcel in the heart of Lutsen, driveway in place all you need is some vision for laying out your home to take advantage of the Creek aNd the level ledgerock of Lake superior!

lake SuPerior loG cabin! This

reduced! $349,900

extra-ordinary lutSen Lake superior Home! Unforgettable to say the least, enjoy a gorgeous superior stone Corner fireplace with Main Level Living, and a Modern functional design that welcomes your own touches for updating! over 300 ft of shoreline, garage and outdoor fireplace!

lake SuPerior and lutSen Leads

eaSy livinG on lake SuPerior! super location between grand

Marias and Lutsen with incredible views of the big Lake! Meticulously Maintained, move in ready, great opportunity to make this Your dream Lake superior home! mlS#6001226 $569,500

maintained family Compound with yr round newer home on 8+ ac and 340+ ft accessible shoreline! but’s it really about “The shining rocks” The “rock 1” log cabin was built early 30’s, and it’s been lovingly maintained by only a handful of families since. Cabins rock 1, 2 & 3 create this incredible family compound!

mlS#6001714 $700,000

$275,000

60 ac with lake viewS e of grand Marais!

keep this gem all to yourself and enjoy plenty of elbow room!

mlS#6002841 $124,900

mlS#6002529 $799,000

PictureS only do the view JuStice!

You’ll have to see for yourself Just how Well designed and functional this Lake superior Home is! Perfect for your Vacation getaway or Year round living, walk to Tofte or meander the trails on the property that lead you to over 200 ft of sheltered ledgerock beach! but i’d just stay home and enjoy those incredible Lake superior views!

sprawls from your feet on a park like serene Lakeshore parcel with plenty of shoreline from an elevated building site. a Must see! mlS#6002686

dreamy lake SuPerior view home in

ShockinG viewS, incredible home!

bowl over your guests with the Lake superior views, quality crafted home with fine finishings and thoughtful design! Lovely setting perched atop the sawtooth ridges over blue fin bay in Tofte!

mlS#6002232 $550,000

Lutsen! floor to Vaulted Ceiling windows draw you to the Massive Lake superior Views from this Lindal Cedar Home! Top Notch Quality home, tons of space for entertaining, and enjoy the new rock patio and fire pit, a great place to create your family vacation memories!

mlS#6002838 $399,000 incredible value!

crazy biG lake biG mountain viewS!

epic Home with sprawling views, too incredible to imagine, you MUsT see! Main Level Living, huge deck, loft bedrooms and lower level family/guest space. over 6 acres!

mlS#6002052 $275,000

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WiLderNess Lake HoMes...faMiLY fUN TiMe! on deeryard lake, with garage/

workshop/cabin with 100 ft of Nice shoreline and nearly 3 acres of south sloping land. electric, well, septic tank, aNd dock! Can’t beat this value for Lutsen Lakeshore Living!

mlS#6001066 $139,000

SecluSion, Peace, lake. Greenwood lake! Quality built

by fine local craftsmen, on one of the best lots on greenwood Lake! end of the road location bordered by state land! Mature White Pines, level lake access, dock in place. Hand Hewn Log siding, ToNs of windows and skylights to allow the light to flow thru this green Living off grid home! soapstone propane stove & wood burning stove, solar system, hot tub, sauna! Vacation at your Lake Home on greenwood! mlS#6002522 $499,900

imaGine if you can, your own Peninsula on greenwood Lake! Comfortable living in this Mint Condition cabin surrounded (well almost) by water, with onan slow start generator, sauna house, and stylish 2 bedrm plus loft home with HUge views of greenwood Lake! mlS#6002348 $429,000

architectural doozie on chriStine lake

how about focuSinG on fiShinG?

Year round cabin on gust Lake, just outside the bWCa and a half hour from Lutsen Mountains ski resort is really a great fish Camp for friends and family to gather and enjoy the cabin, guest cabin and sauna house! and catch some fish! mlS#6001054 $299,000 barGain!

in Lutsen! Luxury Lodge style home with basalt stone fireplace engulfed between built in douglas fir bookcases…get the picture? Total Quality, Total serenity from this very Cool Lutsen Lake home with bunkhouse, tons of privacy and wildlife! rental revenues offset ownership costs!

mlS#6001978 $455,000 aweSome value!

lakehome livinG at the villaGe at ninemile lake! shared shoreline, water and septic, allow you to just enjoy the Wilderness that surrounds Ninemile Lake, lake access for fun fishing and swimming!

1.5 story mlS#6002344 $129,900 PENDING SALE < 4 WKS ON MARKET! newer 2 story home mlS#6002645 $159,000!

iNCoMe geNeraTiNg oPPorTUNiTies live and work from home in lutSen! a rare

family fun at lutSen mountainScaribou hiGhlandS reSort! spend your days

available from 1 to 4 bedrm: from

Hiking, biking and speeding down the alpine slide, and walk to Live Music at Lutsen Mountains! Check out the value of these gorgeous Vacation homes adjoining the Lutsen Mountain ski resort! Multiple Units

$68,900 uP to $309,000!

lovely blue fin bay Lake

lutSen Sea villaS, Level

accessible Lake superior! The Lutsen sea Villas are a great Way for those who enjoy vacationing long term or short term along the North shore! affordable association dues make for low maintenance living with a good management company available for offsetting the ownership costs. and if you want to keep the Villa all to yourself, you can! one, two and three bedroom Villas available, most recently update and all in the heart of Lutsen just a short shuttle to Lutsen Mountains ski resort! from $189,000 Call TodaY!

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

mlS#6002385 $554,900

k3 $189,000 renovated! b3 $300,000 2 bedrm mint! b1 $400,000 yr round livin’! c5 $249,9000 remodeled!

opportunity to buy a lovely dovetail Log Home on 20 acres smack in the middle of a maple syrup operation! Home and current “sugarshack” and retail sales log cabin! existing successful maple syruping business could be included for the right buyer. Call list agent kim Wolff for details! mlS#6002581 $375,000

kah nee tah! These

authentic North shore Cottages enjoy Lutsen’s Cascade beach rd frontage along Lake superior (great rental revenue!) and Highway access for Lutsen’s Treasured art gallery! Live and Work on the North shore with an existing business!

mlS#6002091 $280,000

truly imPreSSive #25 at chateau on lake SuPerior! Wonderfully decorated, recently remodeled w/ hardwood floors, new furnishings & lighting & More! spa-like bathrms!

mlS#6002471 $144,500

ironic iSn’t it?

a condo in the middle of the Northwoods, isabella location! What a great idea for those outdoor enthusiasts looking for very nice accommodations to come back to after a full day of fishing, boating, hiking, biking, snowmobiling and cross country skiing! it’s really the best of the Northwoods at a great price! mlS#6001979

reduced!! $143,000

entrePreneurS wanted! Commercial land with storage buildings in place, Lake superior side of Hwy in schroeder. Perfect for additional storage bldgs. To increase revenues, or start a Hardware, contractor, farmer’s Market spot…May build to suit!!

mlS#6002386 $99,000

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“CabiN” LiViNg iN THe greaT NorTHWoods! LiVe iT UP NorTH!

nt e G n i conStale! welcominG tofte home

on six and a half acres of boreal forest! The remodeled kitchen is Mint, great space for cooking up plenty of family meals! Living room is large and open to dining area, just needs a fresh coat of paint and you are going to love this home! Large crafts room/art studio attached to the garage! mlS#6002213

$199,000

mint ruStic cabin

on 10 acres of Maples! Just past where the Cross river meets Lake superior in schroeder, this rustic cabin is NoT the typical shack in the woods that’s for sure! The current owners have really dialed this cabin in to be their little slice of heaven, surrounded by the peace and tranquility of the Northwoods!

clean lineS and easy Living in Tofte! sweet 2 plus bedroom, detached garage and nice Lake superior views, you will enjoy coming home after a day of outdoor adventure! a Must see to appreciate how nice this home is! mlS#6001945 $169,000

eyecatchinG loG home!

stunning panoramic views of a black spruce ridge line.Newly remodeled. energy efficient, super fireplace, in floor heat. Plenty of deck space and elbow room w/ 10 ac & fed. Land across the rd!

mlS#6002520 reduced! $278,000

mlS#6002164 $96,500

family lodGe home on 20 acres! for

natural beauty

GorGeouS SettinG, sprawling home! Mature Pines frame the lovely backyard where you will enjoy outdoor dining on the deck overlooking the creek! Main level living, room to expand in to partially finished basement with bath. Nice garage, mini barn, awesome Hwy 1 finland locale! mlS#6002456

reduced!! $175,000

with Main Level living! great home very functional design on gorgeous land, hiking trails with camp fire pit and a 20x40 very well insulated garage with work bench, it’s the complete package for wilderness living in year round location east of grand Marais! mlS#6002327

architectural deSiGn Near Carlton Peak! good bang for your buck for square footage, this multi-level home is very Cool. Updated gourmet kitchen, new flooring and carpet and two garages!

mlS#6001636 reduced! $240,000

reduced! $212,000

the adventurous and outdoor enthusiast family, this home is an all inclusive retreat on the outskirts of Lutsen, minutes to Lutsen resort, snowmobile from your door! Pole barn storage, small stable, and guest cabin, super value! dog sledding dream!

mlS#6000833 $309,000 reduced! cabin livinG with elbow room! great

location between blue fin bay and Lutsen Mountains, make this your winter getaway retreat! easy access to hiking, biking, snowmobiling…you name it and it’s within minutes! 4+ acres, nice Lake superior views and a two plus garage! mlS#6000042 $140,000

reduced!

location location location! This home has a ton to

offer the starter Home or fixer Upper buyer, put some sweat equity in this charmer and it will be money well spent on this gorgeous 10 acres of rolling boreal forest, minutes outside of grand Marais!

mlS#6000256 $180,000

tucked alonG the alfred creek with

cuStom craftSmanShiP,

mlS#6001748 $284,900

mlS#6002254 reduced! $259,000

Moose Mountain Views! We call this home the Lutsen Charmer! Three levels of living, detached garage and bunkhouse in a spectacular setting between downtown Lutsen and the Lutsen Mountains!

small footprint design! Main level bedrm and Loft bedrm, large office, bath on upper and main floor! Huge, heated workshop/garage, any man’s dream! Very affordable living with option to rent the garage apt. with a little finishing!

the rouGh Stuff has

live in Style on Caribou Trail!

Lutsen living minutes to the ski resort and Caribou Lake! functional design, lots of storage and separate garage on 5 acres of maple! mlS#6000944 reduced!

$225,000

already been done. build-ready site with high-quality components in place: insulated slabs for house w/ porch and garage are set up with infloor heat, plumbing, electric, timedose & heated septic system, 179’ deep well, gravel driveway, rocks/boulders, 15 cords of clear aspen sawn for paneling for house/cabinets/counters if desired, blue prints for buildings/ design are also included which saves a fortunate buyer thousands of dollars. Priced WeLL beLoW what has already been put into this tremendous lot! mlS#6001308

reduced! $124,900

claSSic north Shore loG cabin! The best of both worlds, enjoy the hand scribed logs of craftsmen gone by with the updated features you’ll want in your year round cabin in the heart of Lutsen! a Must see Charming home with garage and barn!

mlS#6001753 reduced! $220,000!! Smooth SailinG Cabin in

tofte treaSure across from bluefin bay! Looking for a Cute Vacation rental that doesn’t have a ton of association dues? This is it! Creekside location across from bluefin bay, a stone’s throw to Lake superior and Coho Café, a great Vacation spot! HUGE VALUE!

the Woods! Views of Lake superior from the Covered front porch. Yr rd access, electric, well and newer septic in place!

mlS#6002254 $141,500 reduced!

mlS#6001354 $149,000

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CaMPN’, HUNTN’, fUN geTaWaY LaNd, iNVesT iN YoUr fUTUre! 30 acres of Prime Wilderness Land 10 Ac Parcels of Maples! scramble with year round access and electric at across the rolling Terrain of Mature street with Views of Lutsen’s famed Clara Maples (breathtaking in the fall) to a Lake! mlS#6001462 $137,500 sweet building site Perched over a Mixed New! Show Stopping Views from boreal forest, good Levels of serenity this White Tail ridge building Lovely 20 acre parcel located on the for sure! Year round access and electric site, looks over Wolf ridge eLC, outskirts of Lutsen, only minutes to at road! mlS#6000676 $56,900 astounding Mountain Top Views! bigsby and Caribou Lakes! Nice mixed Over 5 acres of Young Aspen mlS#6002468 $79,000 forest with high ground for choice and Lake superior Views on the building sites. great price for your New! Rocky Wall land with driveway sugarloaf road, Walk to superior Northwoods getaway! mlS#31531 in place, HUge views of shovel Point! Hiking Trail or sugarloaf Cove on Lake reduced! $37,900 mlS#6002434 $99,000 superior! mlS#25632 $29,900 Gorgeous Views of Williams and Sugarloaf Retreats on High Ridge Swallow Lake Land, isabella area Wills Lake in Lutsen! Year round Drive, located up the surgaloaf road Wilderness shoreline in a Mature pine access, electric, Mountain Top site area off deep Lake rd. Multitude of Lakes from sugarloaf Cove Naturalist area, abound, much recreational opportunity! bordering Usfs land. a Wonderful enjoy large acreage parcels at rock bottom mlS#30253 $69,900 huGe value! prices! from $62,000! mlS#25701-4 place to build your Northwoods home! mlS#6001685 $79,000 toFte area Enough Is Enough! We are talking 30 near BLueFin Bay resort! acres of elevated rolling hills bordering the Super Building Site on Honeymoon ridge looking down the Little Manitou Trail Lutsen locale with electric and all New Listings at LeVeaux Mountain, river to Lake superior. Can subdivide, but super Views and Wildlife Ponds! from year access! High ground! $52,500 mlS#6002929 & at this price, you’ll want to keep it all for mlS#6001796 reduced! mlS#6002995 yourself! mlS#24573 reduced! $33,800 $149,000 Just Up the Sawbill Trail grab your Grand Marais Location little piece of the Northwoods, rolling SHAZAAAM Lake Superior views Location Location! terrain and small community feel with with 5th Wheel, electric at build site year round access, great build sites! New! 60 Acres Minutes to Grand Marais minutes to Tettagouche state Park near devil Track Lake! easy walking/ mlS#6001346 from $17,500!! mlS#30736 $119,000! biking access across fed land to Monker Hilltop Views at LeVeaux Mountain! Sonju Lake Road in Finland! Lake! mlS#6002586 $95,900 sweet Lake superior views or just a great several large parcels from $44,900 lot bordering fed land! from $19,500 New! Birch Drive just west of grand mlS#6001324 mlS#27035 Marais, wilderness living with sUPer build sites, borders Usfs lands, year Toftevaag on the Sawbill, Nice Lake Huge Lake Superior views, build site Views! Walk to the Coho, great location! round access! great buy at $49,900 surrounded by cliff wall and creek! siLver Bay to LittLe Marais to FinLand & isaBeLLa!

mlS#6001295 $89,900

from $53,000 mlS#29252

mlS#6002349

160 acre parcel of upland maples and boreal forest. beautiful forest, absolute quiet, total seclusion. owned by the same family since 1904!

Cool Spot for your Dream Home! driveway is in place leading to a drop dead gorgeous building site with ledge rock vertical drop water fall!

New! Own your own park in the heart of grand Marais! mlS#6002396 $17,000

mlS#6002612 $155,000 Wilderness Getaway near Tettegouche State Park, good point to Lake superior! rustic log cabin with electricity is waiting for your TLC to bring it in to its next life! mlS#6002571 $64,900 schroeder area near the cross river! Zeke’s Road 30 ac parcel-great hunting land! mlS#6001525 $47,500 Perhaps the most unique piece of property on the North shore! old rock quarry is surrounded by steep ledge rock reaching up to the sky. Your own little lagoon like lake on the top of sawtooth Mountain ridge, it’s simply stunning. rugged terrain that was touched by man many years ago, time has now passed and the land has gone back to wilderness with mature pines and south facing maples. mlS#6001560-66

from $89,000

mlS#6002624 $65,000

Lutsen Lake views & wiLderness Lands! New! Over 15 ac of Wilderness on Turnagain Trail in Lutsen!mlS#6002934 $69,500

Lakeshore BuiLd sites!

new! 15 ac and aPProx.. 2000 ft of shoreline on Tanner Lake in isabella!

mlS#6002450 $170,000

Sweet clara lake lutSen Shoreline! Level access from build site

to rocky shores, your future Cabin will overlook superior National forest Lands! electric, yr round access, old Cabin in place to use now and build later! mlS#26055 $199,000

new! voyaGeur Point on PoPlar lake! New boat dock allows you

to get out over the water and look down the bay. Nice path from dock to boat house and to elevated home site.

mlS#6002494 $159,000

barGain clara lake Site!

Yr round access, electric at street and cleared build site perfect for your getaway Cabin on Coveted Clara Lake! mlS#6001680

reduced! $150,000

larGe lakeShore lot on chriStine lake in Lutsen, year

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

mlS#28961 reduced! $129,000

A River Runs Through It! 160 acres of Upland and river frontage on the Cascade river near eagle Mountain, a rare find with tons of opportunity. Whether Hunting land or Wilderness retreat, this is a great opportunity!

mlS#31732 reduced $120,000

Between Grand Marais and Devil Track Lake 60 Acres! rolling terrain and nice New! Gorgeous 5 acre parcels in the mixed forest and grasslands just up the Heart of Lutsen paved Caribou Trail locale gunflint Trail and devil Track Lake rd, bordering Usfs lands! mlS#6002383 this is a great location and an amazing from 54,900-$77,500 price! mlS#6000-606 $95,900 New! Rollins Ridge land, hike to Bordering Cascade River Park! Potential to oberg Mtn from your front door! subdivide or keep it all for yourself! Nice Lake mlS#6002351 $59,900 superior Views from multiple build sites, Honeymoon Trail Wildlife Lands! 10 ac hike right in to the Park land with access nearby Poplar river in Lutsen, great hunting to Cascade river falls and Lake superior! or hiking land at a sUPer greaT price! mlS#31097 reduced! $200,000 Nice boreal forest with build site bordering County Rd 7 Murphy Mountain Usfs lands! mlS#26729 $39,900 Lake View lands! bargain buys in Caribou Lake Area Build Site on 5 young Poplar forest, easy clearing for Ac! at the base of the sawtooth ridge sweet Lake superior Views for as little as overlooking Caribou Lake is this sweet $39,900! or enjoy Hilltop build site with land perfect for your year round cabin driveway in place, creek bordering site with easy access to all that Lutsen offers! for $89,900! mlS#25633 mlS#6000-049 reduced! $49,900

deluxe camP on caribou lake! rustic Lake Living with Log outhouse

and shower room, bunk area and year round dock on 150 ft of Nice Caribou shoreline! sweet trees and lots of privacy! mlS#31096 reduced!

$195,000

GuSt lake lot in lutSen

year round access with drilled well, driveway in place and cleared build site! Just a hop skip and a jump from the bWCa with year round access! mlS#24313 $125,000

reduced!!

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Deb Niemisto 218-370-8434

NORTHWOODS REALTY

4520 Cascade Beach Road Lake Superior - Lutsen VATED I T O M LLER SE

lockport@boreal.org

www.coldwellbanker.com/website/Lake.Superior.Properties 511 Moose Mountain Drive Ski In/Out Lutsen Mountains

26 Chippewa Trail on Lk Superior - Grand Marais

NEW

Easy lake access, oversized deck, custom home & fireplace, hot tub, detached garage and more! MLS 6002807 $399,000

345 Seagull Lake Rd Seagull Lk - Gunflint Trail

Classic North Shore cabin, 3 BD, 2 BA, beautiful setting, wood floors & stone fireplace. MLS 6002048 $450,000

3 BD, 2 BA Townhome. Includes all resort amenities. Fully furnished, sleeps 8, fireplace, WIFI, restaurant on site & more. MLS 6000244 $195,000

Lake Superior Cottage 31 Ozzie Rd - Tofte CED REDU

Lake Superior 5 Acres 7974 W Hwy 61 - Schroeder

4556 Cascade Beach Rd Lake Superior - Lutsen

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

3 BD, 2 BA, fireplace, views, decks, family room, garage. Great rental history. MLS 6000607 $699,000

Tastefully furnished custom log cabin w/200’ lakeshore. Hunt, fish, bike & hike right out your door. MLS 6000929 $239,900

59 LeVeaux Ridge Lutsen - Tofte Area ED EDUC

Commercial - 126 Airport Rd Grand Marais Airport NEW

Big kitchen, sunroom, large deck, views, vaulted ceiling, bunk house MLS 6001779 $439,500

532 Caribou Trail Home - Acreage - Lutsen

7072 Two Moose Trail Wilson Lake - Finland

Architecture-designed home with guest quarters at door of BWCA. MLS 6001517 $959,000

256 Carlson Trail Christine Lake - Lutsen

Beautiful 3 BDRM home, 9 acres, lakes, trails, ski & golf nearby. MLS 6001981 Only $299,999

West facing 280’ lakeshore property. Driveway, electric, etc, 7.2 acre parcel. MLS 6000588 $268,000

Garage with guest quarters. Well, septic, electric and building site for your dream cabin. MLS 6000880 Only $249,000

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

Land Listings

Devil Track Lake Walter Rd - Grand Marais

124 Bridge Run - Lutsen Caribou Highlands Resort

1 Norwood Shores - Lutsen Lake Superior Townhome NEW

Wooded lot, nice shoreline, views, power, phone. MLS 29981 Only $129,900

Townhome sleeps 4, oversize deck, rental revenues - offset ownership costs and $6,500 in escrow for future projects WIFI MLS 6001762 $94,000

Near Paradise Beach 5 acre parcel to enjoy life near the shore with Lake Superior views. MLS 29901 $39,900 NEW 20 Acres - Lutsen Caribou Trail. MLS 6001675 $149,000 Deeryard Lake Area , Lutsen-Grand Marais Mixed forest, (2) 20 acre parcels, views, trails nearby. Owner financing available. Off the grid! MLS 6000184 $60,000 MLS 6000185 $55,000

Lutsen Resort Condominium 614-616 Poplar River Road

Own a piece of Lutsen History with your own condo. Offset owner costs when your away from the shore. Excellent rental history! MLS 6002026 $399,000

Land near Lk Superior Park Tofte Park Rd - Tofte NEW

Prime 4 acre parcel has location and great value for dream cabin or several bungalows MLS 6002831 $129,000

Lutsen Resort Log Cabin Lake Superior Living

Enjoy your days on Lake Superior in Lutsen with this 2 BR, 1 BA four season low maintenance Townhome. MLS 6002488 $265,000

Lake Superior Cabin - Lutsen 4640 Cascade Beach Road NEW

Have your own log cabin at historic Lutsen Resort. Rental revenues to offset ownership costs, fine dining, resort amenities for daily activities. MLS 6002457 $435,000

Main cabin feet away from the lake, guest cabin, garage with finish 2nd floor...what a package!!! MLS 6002653 Great Buy $549,900

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lake superior properties FiNish to your likiNg Lake Superior, affordable,

exeCutive estate at ChimNey roCk Absolutely

spectacular soft contemporary home situated above Chimney Rock with miles of panoramic views of Lake Superior. This is one of the most stunning offerings you will see. See the Chimney Rock website as there are so many features you will not want to miss. www.stunninglakesuperiorhome.com

finish to taste. This new lake shore home sits on 110 feet of north shore ledge rock with great views. The 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is quality constructed and partially completed inside. It's ready for you to use now and finish to your own taste and

mls # 6002771 $1,930,900

time frame. mls# 6002642 $369,500

private lake superior retreat. Two North Shore

ChiCago Bay home

historic log cabins with outstanding lake views along the dramatic, unspoiled shoreline. Trails, bridges and scenic overlooks make the whole property accessible and it feels like your own state park! mls#6002084 $1,250,000

lake superior Charmer Privacy, gardens and

250' Lake Superior Shoreline make this a fantastic home and location! Look at Artists Point from the deck. Feel secluded at the end of the road. The house sits just feet from the stunning Lake Superior shoreline! Kitchen with wall of glass that brings the outdoors inside.

mls#6002465 $625,000 sale peNDiNg! ClassiC log Charm/ CasCaDe BeaCh. mls#6002401 $445,000 NeW! lake superior laND parCel. Elevated site with slope to lake. Rugged Shoreline. Towering White Pines, Spruce, Birch and Cedar. Must be seen to be appreciated. Views to offshore island. Great Building Site.

mls #6002594 $379,000

2 speCtaCular lake superior lots at terraCe poiNt. Outstanding shoreline

views all the way to Artist Point & Grand Marais. Each has dramatic shoreline. Great location west of town. priced at mls 6000590,

$600,000 and mls 6001067 $300,000 ChimNey roCk poiNt. Spectacular Lake Su-

perior lot framed by the palisades. Nicely wooded with two or more perfect build sites. Shared septic for development is in. Each lot will install personal septic system. Association fee $500 per year.

mls#6002417 $365,000 CasCaDe BeaCh CaBiN Rather spectacular ledge rock Lake

Superior parcel on Cascade Beach Road. Park up by the road and walk down. There are rock out-croppings, a cove and could be improved to year round. No

septic sites located. mls# 6002552 $399,000

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p Cti Located along coveted D Chicago Bay Road, e u r this charming Lake Superior cottage has fresh paint, new carpet and counters. Roomy spaces with large windows for great views of the lake.

mls# 6002611 $185,000

iNlaND Water properties total peaCe, privaCy aND solituDe Spectacular

custom executive log home and retreat located on 2 lots, 750' of shoreline and over 13 acres on pristine Greenwood Lake. The main home consists of 2932sqft of living space. 3 bedrooms including a lovely master suite, 2 baths with showers and one with whirlpool tub. The lake view is spectacular through lots of glass from all the rooms. mls# 6002461 $989,000

CasCaDe lake privaCy. This is

the only private land on the lake. Enjoy the utmost privacy and unspoiled wilderness views with 87 acres and over 3,000’ of shoreline. Includes a well-maintained cabin, sauna, dock and outhouse. Easy year-round access. Unique opportunity to own a private wilderness compound! mls #31513 $700,000.

seagull lake – large lot, great vieW Over 660' on Sea Gull Lake. Tremendous views,

many build sites and a nice boat cove. Driveway into pad where old cabin was located. Great location for your wilderness home or cabin! mls #6002455 $329,000

sale peNDiNg! log CaBiN/tom lake. mls#6002392 $282,000 WilsoN lake lot. Strikingly beautiful 5.4 acre lot, 355’ of shoreline with great build sites near the lake or tucked around the bluff for gorgeous views.

mls #6002430 $259,500.

private hiDeaWay.

Charming cabin on 150' of Little Ollie Bay on Poplar Lake. Adjoins BWCAW. Easy access to Banadad Ski Trail. Nice views, deck, 2 bedrooms, bath and sauna. Used as a managed rental unit with

good income and history. mls #6002044 $259,900.00

mCFarlaND lake CaBiN Beautiful cedar full log

cabin on McFarland Lake. Cozy hideaway with sauna building, guest cabin, storage building. Great shoreline with new dock. Partially furnished. Large deck, nice cedar trees. Great view of palisade. mls #6002033 $259,000.00 tuCker lake lot Gunflint Trail--Tucker Lake Lot. Have tons of privacy on this 3.68-acre lake lot with over 550 feet of shoreline, plus 237 feet more shore across the private road, in a protected bay. Pristine views, and direct access to the BWCAW. mls #6002030 $239,900.00

sale peNDiNg! CaBiN oN trout lake. mls #31258 $199,900. BorDer, Beauty aND BWCaW. Rare

opportunity to own a private wilderness escape, North Fowl Lake. 2 BRs, full kitchen, comfortable living room and large deck. Large open yard, sauna, storage shed and dock. Great privacy, 200’ of shoreline, abutting the BWCAW. Water access. mls #30184 $199,000.

level lot, NiCe WooDs, easy shore. This Devil Track Lake lot has easy access from county

road, power, phone and great building sites. South shore, 200 ft. frontage, great views. Build your home on the lake here.

mls #6001771 $198,900. great poplar lake loCatioN. Large

2.11 acre parcel w/charming cabin sitting at water's edge has view down the lake. Redone kitchen; one BDR with huge windows, living room with great view and stone fplc w/wood stove. mls# 6002476 $194,900

large aND private lake lot. This Greenwood Lake

parcel has great views, classic boulder shore, dense pine forest and easy lake access. Plenty of elbow room with many

nice cabin/home sites. mls #6001764 $192,500

solituDe oN looN lake. This lot is located on the south side of Loon Lake and offers great lake views. The main road is in place and power is on the lot line. These lots offer a great shoreline and many nice trees. mls #6001605,

6002124, 6002128 $192,000 privaCy oN aND oFF the Water! Large

lake parcel with 650' of shoreline and 20 acres. Mature forest with some white pine, picturesque building site with SW views, and great shoreline. Permanent conservation easement protects the opposite side of the lake. mls#6002477 $189,000

NeW! mCFarlaND lake 5 acres

and 244’ feet of shoreline waiting for your getaway. South facing boreal forest shoreline on beautiful McFarland Lake. Paddle directly into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area or relax by the shore taking in the view of McFarland Lakes' Palisades. mls# 6002905 $179,500

CoNDomiNiums

iNlaND Water properties speCtaCular West BearskiN

Beautiful views, dense forest and direct BWCAW access. High building site affords views, level shoreline has lots of room for the dock and boats. Very private and dense forest at the end of a dead-end road. New stairway stystem to lakeshore.

mls# 6002464 $178,000

amaZiNg home Near trestle piNe lake. 3 BR, 2 BA

home up the Gunflint Trail only a few minutes from many great lakes. The interior has an open bright feeling and is move-in ready!

mls #6002885 $169,000 poplar lake Charmer This

tom lake CaBiN Charming, small family cabin on Tom Lake. Foundation is treated cedar logs, cabin has new roof, propane wall heater, range and refrigerator-you bring water. Furnished with typical cabin stuff. Very well maintained. Will need septic tank install to be compliant by 12/15. The BB cottages are the end of an era. mls#6002561 $89,900 CasCaDe river property A river runs through it! If you're looking for peace, quiet, and beautiful wilderness views, this could be the location for you. Off the beaten path, yet good access. Good building sites on 25 acres overlooking the beautiful Cascade River. mls #6002440 $84,900 trout haveN. Six nicely wooded, west-facing lakelots on Hare Lake. Easy county road access. Power available. Beautiful views, nice shoreline, good trout fishing. starting at $82,000.

maiNteNaNCe-Free oN lake superior

Gorgeous, 3-level residential condo in Tofte. Beautiful views and quality finishes. Ideal floor plan has 3 beds and 3 baths. Private outdoor space on every level with two decks and a patio. Can be sold as a "turnkey residence" or "rental ready"-you decide.

mls#6002539 $169,000

Quality Devil traCk lake lot.

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

south shore home site Beautifully wooded parcel on

Devil Track Lake's South Shore Dr, 153 feet of shoreline with nice trees and view, survey and new 700' long driveway. Sharply priced to sell!

mls# 6002540 $125,000

NeW! greeNWooD lake

Lovely, wooded lot on desirable Greenwood Lake. High elevation with spectacular views of the whole lake, bays and islands. This lot is surveyed, has a new driveway and turn around. Sharply priced to sell under assessed value and an excellent investment opportunity.

mls#6002946 $119,000 reCreatioN paraDise oN tom lake.

Charming 1960's era cedar cabin right at the water's edge. Unique to have a Boat House right on the water that is grandfathered-in. Great dock - even greater walleye fishing! Small, compact and a nice quiet spot. Sold "turn-key" ready to move in and start fishing.

mls#6002496 $99,000

oN Water’s eDge

The original "Grandpa's Cabin" nestled in the woods right at water's edge. Small and very cute, the perfect getaway from town or work on those lazy hot days of summer.

mls # 6002695 $89,900

this 2 bedroom + loft unit with 2 baths, fireplace, balcony looking up the shore. Chateau LeVeaux offers many updated amenities, indoor pool, sauna, game room, and on-site manager. Facility is in excellent condition for easy and affordable lakefront living or vacation rental.

mls #6000473 $100,000. sale peNDiNg! gorgeous vieWs + reNtal reveNues. mls#6002445 $112,900 Coastal Cottage Charm. Gorgeous lower level unit walks out to Lake Superior. Cork flooring, rainfall showerhead and a cool spa bathroom. Open concept floor plan with a seashore cottage feel and beautiful furnishings!

mls#6002369 $88,000

CaBiN With No Chores.

CoNDomiNiums

darling classic Gunflint Trail cabin is perched in the trees overlooking a quiet bay of Poplar Lake. It's rustic, but easily accessible and has direct access to the BWCAW. Just the place for your weekend escapes.

lake superior CoNDo/toFte. Great lake views from

Lower level unit walks out to Lake Superior and has been remodeled and refreshed with topnotch finishes. Open concept floor plan, bamboo flooring, stainless steel appliances, and stunning log cabin walls in the bedroom.

mls# 6002368 $88,000

homes & CaBiNs exeCutive home With large shop + liviNg Quarters

mls #6002039 $339,000 NeW! paNoramiC vieWs Unit 11A and

11B at Terrace Point offers buyers an opportunity to enjoy panoramic lake views and Lake Superior experiences. Waves, wildlife, views of sailboats, ore boats and Lake Superior fisherman at work. Architectural designs inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and John Howe. There are numerous built in furnishings built to a high standard. mls#6002759 $235,000 and

mls#6002760 $215,000

stuNNiNg eND uNit. This end unit has

been totally remodeled, with a keen sense for what vacation renters are looking for. Open concept floor plan. Nice updates include hardwood and tiled floors, butcher block island, maintenance-free decking, and beautifully-decorated spaces. End unit with much privacy.

mls#6002366 $134,900 perFeCt getaWay Sharp

2-bedroom unit plus loft; sleeps 6. Best view in the building with gorgeous pines framing endless water. Main floor bedroom offers one-level living. Solid vacation-rental history; revenue reports available upon request. This unit could come fully-furnished, which would allow new owners to begin earning rental revenues immediately. Competitively priced; ask to see unit 19!

mls # 6002657 $109,000

Country home with huge shop and apartment. Quality home on secluded 20 acres in maple forest. Sunny living/kitchen area. Expansive master loft-suite. Huge deck with large yard and open mature woods. 3-car garage. 3100 sq ft. shop/office/apt. perfect for cottage "industry" or other creative use. Would make excellent horse barn with trails on adjoining forestry lands. A true country estate tucked in the maple woods. More land available.

mls# 6002767 $599,000

Custom Built home/privaCy.

Beautiful custom built home with many unique features. Too much to detail - must see! Extremely private location at end of dead-end street adjoining state land. Running creek and some lake view. Large sunroom for all your plants. Basement could be set up as an apartment as it has a separate entry. mls#6002309 $349,900

BearskiN CaBiN Log Cabin, Towering Pines, West Bearskin Lake. Totally charming Charlie Boostrom log cabin sits in a forest of towering white and red pines. The cabin is in great shape and has been lovingly maintained. This is your ideal vision of the perfect log cabin on a great wilderness lake. The 2 bedroom cabin is a summer-use place to reflect and escape. Hardwood floors, beamed ceilings and large kitchen. It comes furnished and is ready for you to move in. There's a sauna in the lower level with a stone foundation and plenty of storage room for your gear. The dock is ready for your boat, and the wilderness is calling with easy access into the BWCAW just a short paddle down this premier Gunflint Trail Lake.

mls# 6002814 $319,000

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homes & CaBiNs huge home-maNy possiBilities Large

home or commercial opportunity on Hwy 61 between Hovland and Grand Portage. The 7 bedroom home has been an inn, B & B, rooming house, antique shop and retail store. Resort/commercial zoning allows many options. Located on the scenic Reservation River at the gateway to the most picturesque corner of Minnesota's North Shore. Large deck, stone fireplace, Lake Superior views, +/- 500' of rushing river frontage. Many options for rental or retail. A great home for a large family, or your business dream. mls #6002691 $289,900

CouNtry home iN hovlaND.

Lovely 4 BR/3 BA home on 7.76 acres. Master suite with huge walk-in closet. Open living room with stone fireplace, formal dining room, big kitchen. Office/den opens into the attached garage. 32’ x 40’ pole building has storage for toys. Partially finished basement. Country living at its best!

mls #6002258 $259,500. CouNtry liviNg

Enjoy the peace and calm of true country living. Charming rambler nestled in 26 acres of meadow and woods. Plenty of storage, built ins, and garage space , even a heated studio with electric for crafts, painting, writing, etc. Perfect size and setting to raise the kids and the school bus stops at your driveway! mls #6002460 $242,500

graND marais home. Conveniently

located in town with incredible views of Lake Superior. The home features 4 BR, 3 BA with a great layout and tons of storage space. Master BR includes a custom whirlpool tub, skylight, and a separate covered porch overlooking the harbor. The kitchen has been totally redone. Drivethrough garage. mls #6002043 $247,000

eNergy eFFiCieNt home. Earth

sheltered home with over 8 acres and a creek. Conveniently located near Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail. 4 BR, 3 BA with a 2-car detached garage. Updated and remodeled with many custom features. This home is designed for the person who wants to live the rural, energyefficient lifestyle. mls #6001812. $234,000

BeautiFul lutseN home 3- BR country home in

Lutsen on 3.67 acres. Light filled living and dining rooms. Eat-in kitchen. 1 3/4 baths. Full basement. Sauna. New septic system. Double detached garage. Owner /agent.

mls #6002162 $229,000

CommerCial properties

reCreatioNal Base Camp. This great par-

cel in Tofte has two garage buildings waiting for your toys. Either one could easily become living space. The two lots have room for a home with views of a dramatic creek gorge with waterfall and Lake Superior. It's a park-like setting. mls #6002043 $179,900

remote outpost. The 2 bdr, home sits on 77 acres and features all the creature comforts with solar power and shower house, There’s a large 2-car garage with workshop plus 2 guest cabins that provide plenty of space for the whole family or group. Trails, solitude and wilderness – a perfect place to live remotely or as base-camp for your adventures. mls# 6001657 $174,900. rustiC log, roiliNg river, moDerN ComForts. This log kit home sits on the

scenic Flute Reed River in Hovland, just a short walk to Lake Superior's shore. The seasonal cabin has a great screen porch, modern kitchen and comes furnished with cabin-style furnishings and sportsman's décor. +/- 400' of dramatic river frontage. You can't beat the sound of a North Shore river! mls #6001631 $169,900.

priCe reDuCtioN New con-

struction in 2008. NEW, never occupied. Built to have working shop and garage on 1st level and family living space upstairs. Buyer to finish. Furnace in, some plumbing. Property has kennel permit and access to trails. Great location. mls#6002150 $125,000

NeW! CaBiN oFF irish Creek roaD

Beautiful recreation, hunting, nicely forested land that hasn't been logged since early 1900. Seller is a musher and has trails throughout property and old logging roads on adjoining state lands. mls#6002992 $67,500

CommerCial properties BusiNess aND home. The

Gunflint Motel in Grand Marais is a longestablished business located just a block from the harbor. There are 5 large motel units with kitchens, plus a full lower apartment in the motel structure. All are in great shape. There is also a 4 bedroom, 2 bath owner's home that has had many recent updates and enhancements. It features hardwood floors, large deck, and great views of the harbor.

mls#6002290 $419,000 solD! speCtaCular piNCushioN BeD aND BreakFast mls 6001839 $374,900.00 lutseN CommerCial hWy 61 FroNtage. Two acres, zoned GC. Location, visibility, nice forest, lake view. Includes a third (one-acre) parcel zoned residential.

mls #6001891 $179,000.

CeDar grove BusiNess park lots.

Cedar Grove Business Park is the ideal location for your existing business or new start-up! Conveniently located in Grand Marais, near the start of the iconic Gunflint Trail. Full infrastructure in place including paved streets, municipal sewer and water, electric and telephone. Call us today for a guided tour of this unique and affordable business park opportunity. prices start at $10,000

river/Creek FroNtage DramatiC CasCaDe river property. Twenty acres with 660’ on Cascade River. Good road,

building site in cedar. Common property at spectacular waterfalls. Association, assessments. Seasonal access.

mls #31332 $109,500. 10 aCres oN CouNty rD. #14.

330’ of bubbling creek runs through this beautifully wooded and very private parcel. Build sites near the water.

mls #31619 $99,500. stuNNiNg river aND piNCushioN trails. A unique opportunity for skiers and hikers. Trail

easement runs through the property. The RC zoning allows for a resort/lodging type business. mls #6000298 $85,900.

40 aCres W/moNs Creek FroNtage.

Easy road access. Good building sites. Mature trees. Deeded access to Lost Lake. mls #6002120 $79,900.

40 aC – lost lake retreats.

Mons Creek flowage with great views and tons of wildlife. Private and secluded location. Includes deeded access to private lake.

mls #6002121 $79,500.

WooDs, Water & seClusioN.

Nice ‘40’ with good timber and 1000’ frontage on Mons Creek. Great building site. Private deeded access to Lost Lake.

mls #6002119 $69,900. graND marais home site oN Creek.

Nice wooded lot with City services: water, sewer and electric at site. Nice south exposure and frontage on Cedar Creek.

mls #6001830 $63,900 NeW! laND oN the Flute reeD river

Enjoy privacy and seclusion in a deep 13 acre parcel with over 300 feet of trout stream. Easy access from county road with power, phone and broadband available. Good sites to build your home or cabin in the woods. mls#6002960 $49,900

laND/BuilDiNg sites gravel operatioN. Gravel pit, 160 acres, CUP in place. Includes: metal building 54 x 75, remaining crushed gravel, remaining loam stock piled (phs) and clay stock piled. Taxes and survey assessment to be pro-rated. mls#6002403 $300,000 piNCushioN trail parCel. This parcel has

forest with direct access to the Pincushion Ski Trail system, Superior Hiking Trail and Devil Track River. Resort/Commercial zoning .

mls #6000299 $214,900.

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laND/BuilDiNg sites huNter's haveN P 80 acres in Schroeder, MN. Rolling land with wonderful wildlife habitat including stream, beaver dam with large pond, and a good mixture of trees and low vegetation. Great seasonal cabin.

mls #6002159 $142,500 large parCel With possiBle suBDivisioN poteNtial.

Great Lake Superior views on the higher elevations. A small creek runs through part of the parcel. Priced below assessed value.

mls #6001758 $129,000 CariBou lake home site

Magnificent, old-growth cedars and maples framing a corner lot in the Sawmill Bay area of Caribou Lake with 185’ of low-lying lake frontage. Terrific wildlife habitat with easy, year-round access.

maple hill home site Heavily wooded 6.45 acre parcel with great privacy, county rd frontage, power and phone. Walk to golf course, easy access to Gunflint Trail or Devil Track area.

mls#6002601 $70,500 10 aCres Near graND marais.

Great piece of property located minutes from Grand Marais, on Pike Lake Rd. Seasonal view of Lake Superior. Many nice build sites.

mls #6001078 $64,900 laND Near graND marais. Beautiful 5-ac lot just minutes from town. Meadow, power/phone. Driveway in. Great home site. mls #6001604 $59,900. DramatiC superior vieW. Three high lots to choose from, southern exposure from the cliffs of Chicago Bay.

mls# 6002756 $110,000 maples, vieWs, privaCy.

mls #6001901 & 1902 $59,900 lake eFFeCt home site – hovlaND.

mls #6001633 $99,900. 5 aCres oN guNFliNt trail. mls #6001601 $94,000 sale peNDiNg Five aCres Near toWN.

mls#6002952 $47,900. WoNDerFul vieWs oF lake superior! 3 lots available; wooded and private. Minutes to ski hill,

85+ acres near Hovland. New road access, adjoining federal land. South exposure and views. Seasonal access.

Ready to build, Croftville location, Superior view, nice forest, RC/ Residential zoning.

mls #6001810 $74,900. priCe reDuCtioN 5 aCres Near Devil traCk lake. Deep wooded home site – just steps from Devil Track Lake, and DNR access. Enjoy the lake without the high taxes!

mls #6002657 $74,900.

Great 4-acre home site. Close to Lake Superior, with some views, nice forest, easy access off of Highway 61 on shared driveway. A great place to call home or nestle-in with your recreational cabin.

Superior National, Lutsen shops. Surveyed, year round access.

mls #6002918, 6002919,06002920 lots start at $52,000. reCreatioNal laND For hiDe-aWay. Nice 41 acre parcel with good slope to southern exposure.

Easy access on Camp 20 Road. Deeded private lake rights to Lost Lake. A remote escape within easy reach, with lots of fun potential.

mls #6002080 $46,500

home or CaBiN site - great lutseN loCatioN. 4.09 acres, power and phone. Walk to landing on

Christine Lake. Adjoins state land.

mls #6002514 $39,900.

hovlaND area parCel mls #6002123 $39,900 sale peNDiNg reCreatioNal parCel iN hovlaND.

43+ acres close to the public landing on Tom Lake. Survey complete; may subdivide into two 20+ acre parcels. Road plowed year round in special taxing district. Owner/Agent. mls #6001471

$37,500 got remote?

Can't beat this property for "off-the-beaten-path". If it's seclusion you seek, a place that's tough to get there, and worth the effort (or, the effort is half the fun), this wilderness 19-acre recreational property is for you. Surrounded by State & USFS lands. Hike in access from Devil Fish Lake. mls#6002961 $37,000.

NeW! lutseN parCel

Secluded and heavily wooded parcel bordering on thousands of acres of US and State of Minnesota Forest land. Additional 5 acres may be available. mls#6002923 $35,000

lutseN home site Secluded and heavily wooded parcel bordering on thousands of acres of US and State of Minnesota Forest land. Additional 5 acres available. mls# 6002801 $35,000 here is the WooDeD aND remote '40'

you have been waiting for. Priced right at $4,300 below the assessed value. Good mix of woods. Parcel surveyed.

mls# 6002463 $29,250

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Superior

Bloomquist Mtn. Road 5.8A $44,900 10 miles east of Grand Marais with

power at the property, driveway, and several building sites partially cleared! MLS 6001709

1722 E Hwy 61

2 BR on 2.5A, close to town on 200’ of shore. The views from the lakeshore are magnificent. Recently added four season porch/sunroom. Located in the Croftville Road neighborhood.

NEW County Rd 48 - $59,900

5A with excellent location near town with all the amenities. Survey & identified septic sites. Great access to Superior Hiking Trail. Minimal traffic, lots of privacy

MLS 6001777

MLS 6002922

156 Stonegate Rd

3BR, 2BA gem of a lake home. Excellent lake views with wrap around deck on 4A with 212’ of shoreline. Beautiful hardwood floors, granite counters and quality custom solid wood cabinets.

MLS 6002724 $599,900

$329,900

5694 E Hwy 61

Modest cabin will keep you warm and dry while you build your dream home. 600’ of Lake Superior shore with easy access to the lake. This would be a great value without the cabin!!

MLS 6002563 $249,900

NEW County Rd 67 - $69,900

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

MLS 6002892

East Highway 61 6.8A - $69,900 Exceptional value on this private parcel. Driveway is in, multiple building sites, and wonderful views of Superior! MLS 6001736

2580 E Hwy 61

Custom designed, 3 BR, 2BA home, comfortable floor plan. Tons of windows overlooking the lake, exquisite granite fireplace, walkout lower level, paved driveway and 175’ shore.

East Highway 61 - $59,900 20A Large, private parcel close to town with

elevation, meaning panoramic views of Lake Superior! Large building site has been leveled.

MLS 6002482 $469,900

MLS 6000432

4950 Grandview Loop

1441 Croftville Rd

3BR, 3BA on 1.95A and 200’ shore abutting park for added privacy. The great room features large windows and a large deck overlooking the lake

Beautiful 2BR, 2BA home nestled into the ledge rock with your own private beach on Lake Superior. Great Room with stone fireplace and three season porch. Such quality!

MLS 6002731 $599,900

PENDING MLS 6002795 $425,000

Murphy Mtn Rd - $84,900

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

MLS 6002592

Lake Superior Lots East Hwy 61

2888 W Hwy 61 - $319,900

1658 Croftville Road

4332 Cascade Beach Rd

One-of-a-kind retreat. 2.5A with over 200’ spectacular Lake Superior shoreline with protected cove for fishing or canoeing. Spacious two car garage for car, boat, ATV, etc.

3BR, 2BA, with 225’ of easily accessible meandering shoreline on very private lot. Enjoy your gas fireplace and a cozy, warm sunroom all on one level. Detached double car garage.

MLS 6002378 $399,900

2 BR, 1 BA year round cabin with 128’ shore. So close to the water’s edge that the large deck overhangs the ledgerock shoreline. Being sold furnished & includes many antiques.

MLS 6000697 $475,900

NEW MLS 6002965 $389,900

Great views with 1.24A, 200’ ledgerock shoreline embedded with Thomsonite Stones. Close to town, relatively easy building site and nice mix of trees.

Com m e r c ia l

MLS 6002353

Tomteboda

Broadway Ave - Grand Marais

Big Bay, Hovland - $87,500

6+A commercial land and 21A residential. Commercial portion is very flat, has 580’ Hwy 61 frontage, and a nice circular driveway. 17 unit motel also includes a large 3 BR, 2BA owner’s quarters. Motel & Restaurant $379,900. Lodge, Cabins & 19 Acres $339,900. ENTIRE Parcel - $649,900.

Rare vacant land zoned commercial in downtown Grand Marais. This commercial opportunity is a special find with excellent location just north of the Beaver House offering high visibility and heavy seasonal traffic.

Deep Lake Superior lot w/11A of heavily wooded land. Gently sloping topography to 318’ of shore. PRICED TO SELL!! MLS 6002372

MLS 6002316 $99,900

Stonegate Road - $239,000

Co. Rd 7

Your choice of 3 Hovland lake lots! Features 2+ acres with 200’ of frontage.Very private, convenient location & well wooded. MLS 6002103

Great price and location. Next to Charter School and Law Enforcement Center.

14 Stonegate Road - $219,000

Nicely wooded with development opportunities. Zoned Commercial and R-1.

MLS 6002153 $39,900 PENDING

W Hwy 61

MLS 6002301 $149,900

1.17A of nicely wooded, private, Lake Superior land. 200’ shoreline in an unspoiled location.

MLS 6002664

MLS 6001608

57XX East Hwy 61 - $129,900

5A Hovland lake lot, 281’ shore. Driveway, septic mound, and electric in place. East to walk shingle/ small cobble beach. MLS 6002142

2884 W Hwy 61 - $299,900

Attractive 1.30A of lakeshore just past Terrace Point. 371’ of stunning ledgerock shoreline.

MLS 6000576

NEW 5788 E Hwy 61 - $225,000

4.10A Lake Superior lot; 280’ shore. Driveway, septic mound, and underground electric already in place. Easy-to-walk shingle/small cobble beach.

MLS 6002980

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Beaver House

Dreaming of owning your own business? The iconic Beaver House in Grand Marais could be yours! Great location and strong seasonal repeat business. Fantastic business opportunity.

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$279,900 MLS 6002317

15 W Hwy 61

Incredible commercial opportunity downtown! Large, well maintained with excellent location on Hwy 61, over 2500 sq ft. Kitchen equipment was updated in 2007, as was much of the restaurant.

MLS 6002578 $239,000

108 Gunflint Trail

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

MLS 6002154 $244,900

Tire and Auto Lodge

A successful business in a great location, a known and respected source for repair and tires. Proven business opportunity with a convenient place to live. Truly turnkey with employees.

MLS 6002504 $549,000

Inland

Devil Track Lake

Lake

Homes

Greenwood Lake

Clearwater Lake

Two Island – The Grade

Gunflint Lake

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

Efficient and snug, spacious 3BR, 2BA two story frame home on secluded bay with 900’ shoreline and 32 acres. Rock fireplace, multiple decks, sauna and many unique qualities. Directly abutting BWCAW!

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

Fabulous find, solitude and serenity! 29A with 1100’ shore plus numerous trails for your enjoyment. The cabin is the quintessential inland lake cabin. Rustic but ever so comfy and charming.

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

NEW MLS 6003002 $219,900

MLS 6000908 $469,000

MLS 6001946 $219,900

MLS 6001607 $298,000

MLS 6002093 $239,900

Greenwood Lake

Gunflint Lake

McFarland Lake

Birch Lake

Tom Lake

3BR, 2BA cedar cabin with 4 season porch that overlooks the lake. Private boat landing, 200’ shore, dock, and multiple off grid operating systems so you can enjoy cell phone,

Well built 2BR cabin overlooking Canada. 464’ of shoreline on both Gunflint and Magnetic Lake with direct access to BWCAW. Property is surveyed, septic sites identified AND additional land available.

Brand new 2BR full cedar log cabin on 3.14 acres with 150’ shoreline. Cabin has open floor plan with a main level BR, huge loft, and is completely wired and well insulated for 4-season use.

Stunning 2BR, 2BA home with huge deck overlooking the dock & boat-slide on the 275’ of shore. Landscaped yard on 5.96A with heated bunkhouse for extra guests. Sauna, garage, garden sheds & outhouse.

2BR, over 340’ shore. New log siding, updated kitchen, and a master bedroom suite overlooking the lake. 2 fireplaces, landscaped yard, accessible lakeshore and dock.

MLS 6002709 $389,900

MLS 6002710 $298,900

PENDING MLS 6002189 $217,900

MLS 6002712 $469,900

NEW MLS 6003022 $285,900

McFarland Lake

Ideal lake getaway with 1A and 166’ shore. Year-round 3BR, 2BA home with a combination solar and generator electrical system. Tons of garage storage for all your lake and snow toys!

MLS 6002203

$359,900

McFarland Lake

Devil Track Lake

McFarland Lake

Spacious northwoods cabin tucked away in the woods with views and water access to McFarland Lake! Open great room with vaulted ceilings, large loft and a covered porch on 20A.

Quality 3BR, 4BA home can be used as a primary home or a rental property. Spacious kitchen, large cooking island, 3 sided rock fireplace, in-floor heat and too much more to mention.

MLS 6002453

MLS 6002188 $149,900

$299,900

McFarland Lake

Devil Track Lake

2BR cabin with gorgeous stone fireplace, beamed ceilings and HUGE windows overlooking the lake. Wrap-around deck practically right on top of the lake, landscaped yard, multiple garden beds and over 100’ shore.

MLS 6002713

$187,900

Iron Lake

Sag Lake

Rustic 2BR cabin on the waters edge! Great big view! Screened gazebo, cool canopy of grand old cedar trees. LP appliances for the basics all you need is a whisper-quiet generator.

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

Impressive knotty-pine cabin with spacious sleeping loft boasting access to the BWCAW AND great walleye fishing. Only a few feet from the shore and dock and 36’ shore.

MLS 6002622 $249,900

MLS 6002626 $274,900

MLS 6002641 $229,900

Devil Track Lake

Cozy A-Frame on .62A with 100’ of shore and two storage sheds! The year round cabin with sleeping loft as well as a sun room with southern exposure. Excellent lake views.

MLS 6002509 $154,900

Clearwater Lake

2BR cabin nestled in a beautiful pine forest. 1.43A with 150’ of shore. Cabin features knotty-pine woodwork, large screened-in porch and woodstove. Carry-down access means you’ll basically have the lake to yourself.

4BR, 2BA home on 4.93A with 145’ shore. Great views, great dock and swimming area. Full walkout lower level with plenty of storage, wine room and sauna. Border Route Trail is outside your backdoor.

MLS 6002714 $164,900

MLS 6002715 $399,900

Inland Lake Lots Birch Lake

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

MLS 6002478

$149,900

Chester Lake This 40A is the only private

parcel on Chester Lake! 300’ frontage, cabin & outbuildings sold as is. MLS 6002265 $179,000

Leo Lake

169’ shore, on 3.70A, mid trail location, with public access to other lakes nearby.

MLS 6002665 $134,500

McFarland Lake 330’ shore on 41A overlooking the beautiful bluffs of McFarland Lake. MLS 6002765 $155,000

Devil Track Lake

Sag Lake 1.1A and 191’ frontage on Sag. Year round access, electric & phone. Direct access to BWCAW. MLS 6002374 $69,900

Kemo Lake

Spectacular views, 611’ of shore, and 7.5A with year round road with direct access to BWCAW!

Private 2.97A lot with unique, natural boat harbor and over 245’ of frontage on north shore! MLS 6001302 $229,900 One of only 4 lots on south shore. Private 2.34A with 200’ frontage on excellent trout lake! MLS 6002735 $159,900

MLS 6002373 $169,900

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Poplar Lake Very quiet 1.8 acres with over 200 feet of frontage on Poplar Lake! property has a driveway in place with a newly built (2011) garage on site! Call today for a private showing!

Tom Lake

Poplar Lake Convenient mid-trail location with deeded lakeshore access to Poplar Lake. Building site cleared, driveway is in and all utilities available.

9A, 895’ on western shore, attractive shoreline with great mix of trees.

MLS 6002187 $184,500

MLS 6002116 $52,500

Squint Lake Nicely wooded 2+A, excellent

1.10A, 171’ shore MLS 6002506 $54,900 34A, 600’ shore MLS 6002412 $149,900 1.81 A, 298’ shore MLS 6002257 $57,900

MLS 6000851 $35,000 SOLD

Year round access with rocky shoreline, gently sloping building sites, amazing western sunsets, and even an excellent fishing hole off the future dock site!

NEW MLS TBD $119,900

mid - Trail location with over 212’ of shore. Directly abuts USFS for added privacy.

MLS 6002593 $99,900

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Homes & Cabins

2291 County Rd 7

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

MLS 6002681 $779,000

216 W 2nd Ave

4BR, 2BR charmer. Hardwood floors throughout the main level and great entryway with mud room. The lot is oversized and the back yard is wooded, green and private.

MLS 6002680 $239,800

120 8th Ave West

328 Ball Club Rd

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

MLS 6002565

$129,900

144 Devil Track Rd

2BR 2 BA, open concept home with 2 car garage on 32A of excellent privacy, with frontage on Little Devil Track River. Barely 5 minutes from town. Good potential for subdivision of residential lots.

MLS 6002031 $229,900

45 Casper Hill Rd

896 Gunflint Trail

5A, beautifully wooded with 3BR, 2BA, gourmet chef ’s kitchen, double car garage with guest quarters. Cute log sauna and wrap around porch just minutes from town.

MLS 6002685 $329,900

105 Berg Gate

3BR, 3BA home in Hovland with great views of Lake Superior on 160A Attractive pond right outside the door. Fine area for gardening and a well done root cellar.

MLS 6002574

415 E 4th Ave

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

MLS 6002663 $279,900

263 Devil Track Rd

2BR, 2BA, minutes from Grand Marais, huge garage with room for cars and a full collection of toys. Spiral stairs show off craftsmanship while the windows open onto great views.

MLS 6002503

55 High Ridge Dr

$799,900

$278,000

119 7th Ave W

6012 North Rd

Sunny 2BR home with impressive floor to ceiling split natural granite stone fireplace. Many upgrades through the years, large deck and yard, insulated chicken coop, garden beds & sheds.

NEW MLS 6002928 $198,900

109 Wildwood Acres

3BR, 2BA home on .97A in Tofte. Tons of quality features throughout; open great room, many windows, wrap around deck and Lake Superior views. Property directly abuts government land.

NEW MLS 6002916 $339,900

260 County Rd 48

6BR, 4BA home with gourmet kitchen, cherry floors, fireplace, greenhouse, guest quarters and tons of built-ins! In town, but private. Attached garage and heated greenhouse.

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

4BR, 2BA affordable family home with end of the road privacy right in Grand Marais. Nice location with easy access to all that Grand Marais has to offer. Game area on the lower level. The back yard has a park-like feel.

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

MLS 6002122 $279,900

Imagine yourself in the pine country with an affordable cabin in Schroeder on 10A. Two-car garage to use as a base while you build your dream cabin. Fantastic panoramic views in two directions.

MLS 6000745 $229,900

MLS 6002772 $99,900

MLS 6002699 $179,000

NEW MLS 6002927 $294,500

County Rd 7

1817 County Rd 7

Great family home with 2BR, 2BA on 10A close to town. New metal roof, high efficiency boiler for hot water heat and a dry basement. NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM! Ample 28x40, two car garage!

MLS 6002210 $239,900

Design YOUR quality home built by Borman Construction. Base price includes home with lovely solution exposure on 5A with lovely southern exposure on 5A lot with great views, field and trees.

MLS 6001581 $307,500

3005 W Hwy 61

2BR home with minimal maintenance and energy efficiency. Open floor plan, fantastic views of Lake Superior. 10+A, abuts State land, landscaped yard, huge deck and 2 car garage.

PENDING MLS 6002275 $199,900

63 Maple Hill Dr

415 E 3rd Ave

3BR, 3BA home on 5.92A. Heated greenhouse and self contained guest house. Well wooded grounds with a large and productive vegetable garden; very green!

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

MLS 6002792 $274,900

NEW MLS 6002974 $269,000

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4808 Chicago Bay Rd

126 W 14th Ave

Historic 1912 home and unique barn with a fantastic location, lake views, and great potential. A portion of the restoration has been done, you just need to complete it with your personal touches.

3BR, 1BA home with high ceilings, gas fireplace, sliding doors leading to a large front deck and a solid foundation. Central location in Grand Marais. Yard consists of 4 city lots.

Beautiful 3BR, 2BA home with high vaulted ceilings, skylights, charming family room, sunny atmosphere, elegant kitchen and much, much more! Heated 2 car garage with plenty of space!

MLS 6002977 $259,900

MLS 6001238 $109,900

MLS 6002423 $129,900

MLS 6002056 $325,000

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415 W 5th Ave

Delightful chalet style home with two story fireplace, wrap around loft, sauna, family room and screened porch. 7.3A, gardens and greenhouse. Abuts Federal land for added privacy.

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Land

Lar ge Acr eage Squint Lake

Prime hunting, nice forest and many recreational possibilities. MLS 6001860

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

38A - Camp 20 Rd - $49,900

Gunflint Trail

72.56A Camp 20 Rd - $129,900

MLS 6000882 $72,900

Great hunting country with cute cabin and outhouse. MLS 6001171

MLS 6001301 $42,900

Year round 23A; abuts State land, Nice mix of mature trees and gently rolling topography. Easy road access. MLS 6002407

Residential parcel with lots of privacy but very close to Grand Marais. 5A, beautifully forested with possible Lake Superior views.

MLS 6002789 $55,000

92A Tom Lake Rd - $79,900

Wooded 5A parcel with nice mix of trees and fields with quality build sites. Privacy yet close to town, this property is the perfect place for you northwoods home!

110A W Highway 61 - $649,900

110A wooded land, on Hwy 61 corridor. Year round access, many development options, multiple zoning (Far-3, R-1, and Commercial)

MLS 6002413 $79,900

Arrowhead Tr

MLS 6002185

Excellent recreational land with building sites and excellent potential.

93A E Highway 61 - $199,900

MLS 6002766 $59,000

Very rarely do we have so large and splendid parcel (93A) close to Lake Superior, with excellent access plus electricity, phone and fiber optic cable nearby.

Nicely wooded 20A parcel consisting of two lots! Year round access with electricity and telephone readily available. MLS 6002375 $74,900

200A Camp 12 Rd - $159,900

5A, beautifully wooded with year round access. Power on sight, phone close by. Has feel of complete solitude but close to town.

MLS 6002672 $48,000

1+A Roman’s Road

Two 1+A lots with year round access of nicely wooded land near Devil Track Lake. Minutes away from public lake access. Additional land available.

5A of nicely wooded, level land. Very private but close to town on County Road 7. South of the intersection of Co Rd 7 and Co Rd 44.

Roman’s Rd

MLS 6002424 $47,900

NEW MLS 6003000 $19,900

MLS 6002282 $54,900

Close to Devil Track Lake and lots of recreational activities. 1.06A MLS 6002324 $19,900 1.72A MLS 6002323 $29,900

20A with almost end-of-the road privacy just minutes from town. Hiking trails throughout over hill and dale. Travel trailer included.

Quist Rd

Morgan Road

Silver Fox Rd

MLS 6002678 $59,900

20A with some amazing Lake Superior views. Feels remote but close to town. Property abuts Cascade State Park and Federal land.

MLS 6002668

$79,900

Two 5A parcels with potential spectacular views of Lake Superior. Close to town, but very private! NEW MLS 6002957 $44-$46 5A of northwoods privacy with all modern conveniences about 8 minutes from town. Gently rolling with some very attractive building sites. Abuts government land.

NEW MLS 6002967 $49,900

116 Overlook Dr

County Rd 14

MLS 6001571

Pendant Lake Tr

This affordably priced 8+ acre lot abuts Federal Land, is surveyed & septic sites are identified. Located off Taylor Land & is close to town.

Lone Cedar Trail

County Rd 7

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

MLS 6002376 $44,900

Wood Mountain Rd

6A, great location right off of the Gunflint Trail, close to town AND the golf course. Utilities are readily available. Healthy mix of trees.

23A Irish Creek Road - $26,900

10A with year round access, electricity and phone. Abuts Federal land and provides access to an incredible amount of Gov’t land.

3.33A with Lake Superior view, privacy, and is user friendly for building. Located at the end of Overlook Trail in Tofte, utilities available & year round access. MLS 6002510 $64,900

Surrounded by state and federal land. Mature trees, gently rolling topography. MLS 6002411

Condos

40A Camp 12 Rd - $49,900

Grand Marais Condos with Lofts

40A off of Irish Creek Rd. Surrounded on 3 sides by State land. Approx ¼ mile of babbling frontage on Irish Creek. MLS 6002405

43A County Road 7 - $299,900

2BR, 2BA highly desirable two level units. Lake Superior views, underground heated parking with convenient walk anywhere living.

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

40A County Road 69 - $39,900 Good location and large 40A tract. Power available. Access via logging road and easement off Arrowhead Trail. Exceptional price!

Bluefin Bay - Tofte

Units at Bluefin Bay offer stunning views of Superior and access to both award winning amenities and restaurants! Excellent rental potential. Unit 16 2BR, 2BA unit with stunning view over the old Tofte pier.

MLS 6002427

25A Tom Lake Rd - $49,900

MLS 6000300 $345,000 Unit 40 2 BR, 2 BA unit has upper-level, south facing views of

25A close to Tom Lake. Enjoy the lake without the high lakeshore taxes.

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

MLS 6002839

NEW 30A Arrowhead Trail $49,900 30A with year round access with

high elevations with septic sites known. Near McFarland Lake convenient for boat launching and other lake use. MLS 6002931

NEW 160A County Rd 69 $96,000 Year round access with varied terrain, wonderful high elevations. Some septic sites and build sites known. Here’s the acreage you want to build the Ponderosa size getaway of your dreams!

MLS 6002932

NEW Forest Rd 304 - $164,900

80A of maples, spruce and balsam, Durfee Creek and beaver ponds. Bordered on two sides by public lands. MLS 6003013

Temperance Landing

Lake Superior.

MLS 6002625

115+A Arrowhead Trail - $84,900

$205,900-$229,900

MLS 6002526 $295,000

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

Unit 55 3 BR, 3BA unit immaculately well-kept being sold fully furnished. MLS 6001953 $565,000 Unit 66 3BR, 3BA unit with multiple rental options, units A & B. MLS 6001732, $525,000 Unit 11 2BR, 2BA unit, close to the lake. Can be rented as two units or one. MLS 6002770 $289,000 Unit 49 3BR, 3BA brand new unit. Numerous upgrades and appointments. MLS 6002762 $475,000 Unit 45 3BR, 3BA unit, recently remodeled. Can be rented as two units or one. MLS 6002761 $455,000

MLS 6001904 $240,000

Surfside on Superior

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

NEW Reason Rd 120A $109,900

Directly abuts state land with a ton of privacy! Just minutes from the Tom Lake public access.

MLS TBD

NEW Solberg Ln 40A - $64,900 Private, close proximity to tons of recreational trails and is close to town. Owner is willing to split into two 20’s! MLS TBD

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East Bay Suites

3BR, 2BA, open floor plan and deck with Lake Superior and village views. The ultimate in vacation living. East Bay Suites consistently provides high occupancy rates all year long.

MLS 6002764 $189,000

Inn at Terrace Point

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

MLS 6002655 $315,000

MLS 6001369 $199,000

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OFF-GRID LIVING ON GORGEOUS GREENWOOD LAKE - $199,900

Charming cabin with efficient layout on pristine Greenwood Lake. Live off the grid and enjoy some of the best trout fishing Cook County has to offer. Just 27 miles from Grand Marais, this property features 2A, 400’ of shoreline and your own private boat landing. Perfect for your Northwoods getaway with large deck, fire pit and sleeping loft. Additional 9A parcel of land is available to the north, with added privacy abutting Federal Land and high elevation for majestic views of this historic lake. —$69,900 Call today to schedule your showing!

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Greenwood Lake · 1,969A of crystal-clear water · 112 Feet Deep & 10 Islands · Excellent Lake Trout Fishing

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Bank-owned Property with Lake Superior View

Upper Level

Carriage house with 7.17 acres in Hovland. Spectacular Lake Superior view of Chicago Bay. Priced to sell at $149,000. $139,000 Lots of potential for expansion.

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CATCHLIGHT

Bumblebee I was photographing this pink and white showy lady’s-slipper in Gooseberry Falls State Park the first week of August. Just as I was ready to take the shot, a bumble bee comes flying in. It goes into the slipper of the flower and I was ready for it when it came climbing back out.—Paul Sundberg NORTHERN WILDS

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