Category Archives: Minnesota

Grand Marais Lighthouse — Grand Marais, Minnesota

We drove northeast along the shore of Lake Superior, stopping to see anything that caught our fancy, until we arrived at Grand Marais where we got hotel rooms on the shore. We walked along the breakwater and enjoyed the lake, … Continue reading

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Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Minnesota

This lighthouse is the prime attraction on the North Shore, so of course we had to stop. So did everyone else on the North Shore. The place was crawling, but we still enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.           … Continue reading

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Two Harbors East Breakwater Light — Two Harbors, Minnesota

We hung around Two Harbors for a while, eating a picnic lunch in a park along the shore and enjoying the beautiful weather. The fog on the lake moved in and out — one minute everything would be clear, the … Continue reading

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Two Harbors Lighthouse — Two Harbors, Minnesota

We took a trip to the north shore of Lake Superior. Our first stop was Two Harbors, Minnesota, which only has one harbor. (The other bay that looks like a harbor is open to the lake and doesn’t harbor anything.) … Continue reading

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William A. Irvin — Duluth, Minnesota

We took a day trip to Duluth. We spent the morning in a railroad museum, then split up. The rest of the family went out to lunch while my daughter and I toured the William A. Irvin, a Great Lakes … Continue reading

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