Information about slow travel and easy-walking travel on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
A trip to Grand Portage National Monument provides an accessible visit to a recreated 1700s fur-trading headquarters and an introduction to traditional Ojibwe culture.
The Mount Josephine rest area in NE Minnesota offers spectacular views over Lake Superior for all levels of mobility.
Grand Portage State Park in far NE Minnesota offers an easily accessible view of the stunning High Falls on the Pigeon River. Learn more about visiting Minnesota’s highest waterfall, right on the border with Canada.
Easy-Walking North Shore (Lake Superior) is a travel guide aimed to make visiting the North Shore in Minnesota as doable and fun as possible for those who aren’t as mobile or energetic as they used to be. See woods and waterfalls, beaches and breweries, shops, ships, and rugged shoreline, all stretching along the world’s most expansive freshwater lake up to the border with Canada. (With excerpt.)
Aches and pains eventually catch up with all of us, even the most enthusiastic traveler. A new travel guide series addresses this reality head-on with advice for making travel easy and doable for the slower-moving set.