(Grand Portage MN) Grand Portage National Monument featured a reconstructed stockade that included a great hall for dining and business, a kitchen house, warehouse, and a lookout tower. Outside the palisade was a sample Ojibwe village with birch bark tents. On the lakeside, was a pier extending far into the water. The Pigeon River flows […]
(Grand Marais MN) Situated on the north shore of Lake Superior was the village of Grand Marais. A popular tourist destination with shops, galleries, restaurants, and lodging. It was easy to walk around the small town to see the offerings. I stopped there for lunch on the way to my next camp. Getting a fish […]
(Northern MN) For much of July, I was roaming around northern Minnesota in the Lakes Region. Every few days, a new camp was found in the woods by the water. All were drycamping sites, and most not really suitable for big rigs. I had no problem finding spots without reservations. (Cass Lake MN) Chippewa NF-South […]