Grand Marais was our planned farthest north town on
our trip. With a population of under
1500, it has become known as an artists community and a destination for
tourists who enjoy boating, hiking and enjoying the beauty of the land and water. It is also referred to as the gateway to the
Boundary waters canoe wilderness area just inland from town. The town marks a real change in the composition of the
shoreline. As you head north on route 61
from here , the road is closer to the lake and you will see the shoreline
become less rugged and at least somewhat less threatening to ships and boats.
We stayed at the city operated campground, that was
nearly full but we did manage to get one of the last sites available of the 300. It was not very level and we were surrounded
by mostly seasonal folks with all their toys everywhere. We stayed there the first night and were
lucky to get a better spot for our
second night.
The campground has its own beach and small
marina. It has a great view of town,
which is in easy walking distance of the campground. One of the closest restaurants to the campground specialized in fresh fish
caught on the lake. Anneke had to try
the Lake Superior herring. It is certainly
different than the small herring in Holland which is served raw. This was a much bigger fish and served
fried. It was very good.
We then walked the entire town in just an hour or
so. We checked out the breakwater on the town side and found several new
arrivals being closely watched by mom.
Enjoyed some close up views of some of the boats moored in the harbor. A
few of the stores worked hard at enticing you inside, but not finding anything
we needed, we headed back to the campground.
The rest of the evening was spent trying the popular
stone skipping. The beach is made up of
various sizes of what are known as Lake Superior agates-otherwise known as
stones. Perhaps the best part of the day was watching the setting sun over the
harbor.
7 comments:
Grand Marais was my furthest point north along Lake Superior several years ago. I was amazed at how the shoreline changed so drasticaly. For much of the way up the coast I stopped at every pull off and had it mostly to myself. I love Superior!
We really like Grand Marais. The herring there isn't true herring but really really good and available only in that area as far as I know.
Glad to see you are enjoying what this great land has to offer us.
Loved the pictures of the fog along the shore line. It would make the perfect setting for a mystery movie.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
We really loved our time in Grand Marais and along the shore. Really enjoyed your pictures of it all and the little goslings. How many skips per stone did you get? David's great at it. I could never manage more than one or two at best. We had intended to spend a week kayaking in the Boundary Waters but it was so flooded that year they were cautioning anyone who was not familiar with the area not to since the maps were impossible to follow with everything flooded. Hope to get back there one day.
Never did get the hang of skipping stones. I really like the last few photos of the lighthouse at dusk with the mist.
Okay, why do they have a fish head sticking out of the Beaver House. Looks like somebody needs to go back to kindergarten and relearn about animals... :c)
We'd like to circumnavigate the entire lake, or perhaps all the great lakes in one grand adventure. Now you have the long trip back home, will you retrace your steps or venture along the lakes till you get to our house in Ontario?
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