Monthly Archives: October 2011

After a night at Black Bear Casino, just south of Cloquet, we left the shores of “the big lake they call Gitchi Gummi.”  [Editor’s note: The casino orginally had placed us in “smoking permitted” rooms.  That, of course, was in … Continue reading →

Next up was Gooseberry Falls State Park.  I would guess either this or Itasca would be the most visited state park – I’m not feeling up to doing the research.  Anyway, after the driest September in history, the flow over the … Continue reading →

I had to interrupt North Shore adventures because I thought these worthy of their own site.  Taken October 13, 2011 over Lake Darling, eat your heart out Ansel Adams!  🙂  

It’s still morning of day 2 – we’re back to where the previous day ended and where the current day began – the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center.  After a brief perusal of the center, we went out to … Continue reading →