Our trip to Isle Royale
National Park in Michigan and
Voyageurs National Park
in Minnesota.
June 22 - June 28,
2017
(The 50th & 51st National Park that we have visited)
We spent our first night in Duluth at the South Pier Inn,
which is right next to the Aerial Lift Bridge.
Bridge down at night
 Bridge partially raised |
 Bridge fully raised |
View of Lake Superior
from center of bridge
Next we drove up the North Shore of Lake Superior.
The first stop was Two Harbors Lighthouse,
where we met a very friendly deer!
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Pink rhyolite slabs at Iona's beach
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Split Rock Lighthouse
Black Beach / Onyx Beach
Doesn't look like Hawaii or La Jolla!
Cross River Falls
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Ducks on shore of Lake
Superior at Grand Marais
Next day, we took a boat from Grand Portage
to Windigo at Isle Royale
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Passing by the Witch Tree
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We spent a couple of hours on Isle
Royale.
Walked the nature trail where there was a ton of mosquitos.
Of course, we left our insect repellant in the car!
Looked for moose, but didn't see any.
High Falls at Grand Portage State Park,
half a mile from the
US-Canada border
Kakabeka Falls in Ontario, Canada
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Welcome to Rainy Lake
Visitor Center
at Voyageurs National Park
We finally see a moose!
Boat tour of Voyageurs National Park
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Some bald eagles.
When are you going to get a place of your own?
Sorry to see you go!
Soudan Underground Mine State
Park
Minnesota's first iron ore mine. Closed in 1962
and donated to the state.
The building above the Engine House
that contains the hoisting apparatus for
the elevator cage
Hoist
Mine shaft headframe
Elevator cage
(would be rotated 90 degree when operational in the shaft)
Last area where mine operations took place
Rode the train 3/4 mile to the Montana Stope
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That's all folks!