Duluth:SkylineParkwayisoneofDuluth'streasures,uniquelyshowcasingthecityfromendtoendwhileprovidingspectacularviewsofLakeSuperiorandtheSt.LouisRiverBay.
TwoHarbors:AquaintcommunitylocatedontheNorthShoreofLakeSuperior.
GooseberryFallsStatePark:LocatedinSilverCreekTownship,about13milesnortheastofTwoHarbors.
SplitRockLighthouseStatePark:Perhapsbestknownforitshistoriclighthouse,thisparkoffersnumerousrecreationalopportunities.
TettegoucheStatePark:OffersspectacularoverlooksatShovelPoint;rocky,steepcliffsandinlandbluffs;thecascading60ft.HighFallsoftheBaptismRiver.
GeorgeCrosby-ManitouStatePark:Waterfallscascadethroughavolcaniccanyonsurroundedbymajesticforest.
TemperanceRiverStatePark:TakethetrailthatwindsalongtheedgeoftheTemperanceRivergorgeandenjoytherushingwaterfallssurroundedbypine,spruce,cedarandbirchforests.
SawbillTrail:AprimarilygravelroadthatroughlyfollowstheTemperanceRivertwenty-threemilesfromSawbillLake.
CascadeRiverStatePark:Theparkisinarockyandruggedlocation,andhasmanydifferenttypesofwildlife.
GrandMarais:Thisquaint,friendlyharborvillageisburstingwithcreativeandauthenticpersonalities,aswellasnaturalbeautyandone-of-a-kindevents.
Riversandstreamsmaketheirrockywaytothelake,forgingdazzlingwaterfallsalongtheway.Lighthousesrecalltheawesomepowerofthemightylake,anddozensoftrailsallowvisitorstoexperiencetheNorthShore'snaturalbeautyupclose.
StopatthewaysiderestandvisitorcenterandadmiretheBeaverRiver,FallsandBay.RideyourtoSplitRockLighthouseandbackalongtheGitchiGamiStateBikeTrail.
Runningforatotalof154milesbetweenDuluthandtheCanadianborder,Highway61isaspectacularstretchofroadskirtingLakeSuperior.ImmortalizedinsongbyBobDylan,Highway61earnsitsnationaldesignationasanAllAmericanRoad.You'llseebirchandpineforests,lighthouses,rockycliffs,andofcoursetheworld'slargestlake.Watchalsoforbaldeaglesandwolves-butreallywatchfordeer!Thereareplentyandtheydon'tlookbothwaysbeforecrossing.
TripLength:Roughly150miles,plussidetrips
BestTimeToGo:Year-round
WhattoWatchOutFor:SinceRte61isthestate'sbusiesthighway,leaveplentyoftimeforthetrip.Lookatthewaterfallsallyouwant,butdon'tdrinkfromthem,astheymaybecontaminated.
MustSeeNearbyAttractions:
TheDepot-an1892landmarktrainstationthathousesthreemuseumsandfourperformingartsorganizations.
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BeginningatCanalParkinDuluth,Minnesota'sNorthShoreScenicDriveisajourneythroughanunspoiledwildernessthatkissesthesweepingshorelineoftheworld'slargestfreshwaterlake.ThebreathtakingcliffsandbeachesofLakeSuperior'sbeautifulNorthShoreareborderedbytheSawtoothMountainsandthousandsofacresofpine,aspenandbirchtrees.
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