Grand tour of the North Shore’s newest campground at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Tour the North Shore’s newest campground at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park with bonus tips of fun things to do in iconic MN park.
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Sugarloaf Cove – lots to discover just steps off the north shore drive
Worth stopping for – a one-mile nature trail, a DNR Scientific and Natural Area, and a beautiful stretch of undeveloped Lake Superior shoreline. Preserved by dedicated stewards and harboring rare species and unique geology…
Choose Your Own Adventure – Fall Hike on the Upper Gunflint Trail
A fall hike along the edge of the Boundary Waters. Ada Igoe shares one of her favorite trails, easily accessible from the Gunflint, on marked ski trails through aspen and jackpine to incredible vistas…
Undeveloped Island on Burntside Lake Protected
The Listening Point Foundation and other organizations work together to ensure perpetual conservation of Gusty Island, located near other islands included in a state Scientific and Natural Area.
Prehistoric copper mines and long human history earns Isle Royale national historic designation
Designated the entire chain of islands recognizes thousands of years of indigenous connections and creates opportunity to tell new stories.
Jack pine in Voyageurs National Park is crowned national champion
A massive example of the iconic Quetico-Superior tree species growing on the edge of Namakan Lake has been declared the biggest of its kind in the country.
Photo Gallery: Winter in the Quetico Superior
The uncommon beauty of winter, photographs from Voyageurs to Lake Superior, Boundary Waters to Quetico, from frozen lake to snow-laden trees…
Voyageurs—A Must Visit National Park
The National Park of Minnesota’s north woods celebrates the Park Service’s Centennial. One hundred years ago this August 25th, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Park Service. For the …
Rare Butterflies Flock To Special Site on Superior National Forest
Restoring an open meadow near Two Harbors has successfully preserved habitat for several species.
Devils Cove: The Most Beautiful Place on Earth
By Greg Breining Imagine the Coldwell Peninsula—a dark fist jutting from the Ontario shore of Lake Superior, five miles across, with rocky knuckles. Poised on one knuckle, like the stone of …
The Cabin at Listening Point
By Bob Olson; 1974 Photo by Al Cooper Grey with age, flanked by a granite chimney, nestled in the woods beside a great moss and lichen covered boulder, the little cabin …