The “Arrowhead” is a land of special places: wilderness lakes along the northern border; the magnificent Lake Superior; and rivers that tumble over rapids and waterfalls. Northeast Minnesota is a great destination for outdoor recreation: hiking and biking, canoeing and kayaking, camping, fishing and boating, golfing and winter sports from snowboarding to snowshoeing. Duluth offers city fun, while smaller towns here have some interesting finds from heritage museums to art galleries.
List area communities
Grand Rapids
5/9/2008
Music, food vendors, kids stuff, casting contest, fishing pro advice
Lutsen
5/9/2008 - 5/11/2008
Grand Marais Jazz Festival Cook County, Minnesota May 9-11, 2008 Tickets and Festival Passes on Sale Now! Online at GrandMaraisJazzFest.com B
Hibbing
5/22/2008 - 5/25/2008
Hibbing honors hometown musician Bob Dylan with Dylan Days. Events include: creative writing, visual arts & songwriter contests, guided tour of “Dylan
Pine City
5/17/2008
It's 1812 and Mr. Madison has declared war. The N.W. Company is preparing to protect their interests in the West. We will be raising a corps of voyage
To be precise, there are actually more than 1,600 lakes splashed throughout this region of Minnesota, and they are the highlight of many vacations here. Fishing, swimming, waterskiing and boating are all top draws on the water, and the vast woods hold hiking trails and campgrounds.
Crowning the tip of giant Lake Superior is Duluth, a contemporary city teeming with history and spirit. It's Minnesota's largest city outside of the Twin Cities area. With its lakeside setting and an incredible array of things to see and do, Duluth has become a popular place to get away for a few days of fun.
The Gunflint Trail winds deep into the north woods and lakes of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ( BWCA ) Wilderness, beginning at the picturesque town of Grand Marais, on the north shore of Lake Superior.
Minnesota's Iron Range gained fame and a name because of its rich supply of iron ore. While taconite mining is still important in the area, the Iron Range is now becoming known as a recreation destination for its beautiful lakes and forests as well as its history.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ( BWCA ) is the soul of this stunning northland. More than a thousand pristine lakes and streams shimmer in this vast pine-forested, stony-cliffed wilderness. Canoeists travel from all over the world to experience the BWCA's solitude and unspoiled beauty--the vast majority of these wilderness lakes are "paddle-only"--off-limits to motorboats.
To Minnesotans, the "North Shore" means Lake Superior, in all its majesty, its shining waters stretching to the horizon. The North Shore is where Superior's craggy shoreline meets Minnesota's forested wilderness. Miniature mountains blanketed by pine and birch stand watch along the shore. Wilderness streams plunge over waterfalls. Harbor towns rest here and there along the shore.
This is a land of many rivers and streams, winding their way through woods of aspen, birch, maple, oak and pine. The longest is the St. Croix, a federally designated Wild and Scenic River forming Minnesota's border with Wisconsin.
Over 200 years ago, French-Canadian canoemen called voyageurs paddled Minnesota's northern waterway carrying loads of beaver and other fur pelts. Part of their water highway is now Voyageurs National Park, named in their honor. Minnesota's only national park, Voyageurs is dominated by its 30 lakes. The largest are Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan and Sand Point lakes.