You don’t need a $5,000 vacation to feel like you escaped for winter hiking. In Northern Minnesota, particularly along... The ...

Leaves change, but roadside attractions do not. Minnesota Hwy. 61, which winds for 150 miles along the North Shore from Duluth to Grand Portage, is rich in popular points of interest: Gooseberry Falls ...

When most people think of Minnesota Lighthouses, they immediately go to Split Rock Lighthouse. But lighthouses are scattered all over Minnesota, including St. Paul. One of the best parts is seeing how ...

While Minneapolis draws visitors in droves thanks to its thriving drinking and dining scene, nature lovers and outdoor adventurers alike can find a truly spectacular array of attractions across ...

"The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota's North Shore" is a new book full of fascinating facts about everything from Glensheen to Grand Portage. The head of Pierre the Voyageur, in Two Harbors, is ...

Minnesota's North Shore Scenic Drive is one of the best scenic drives in the country, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The route, a 150-plus mile stretch along the north ...

A major new study begins this spring to find the last, best places producing cold water refuges for trout in two North Shore streams. The research is a cooperative effort between the University of ...

Duluth, Minn. — For over 11 years Jay Austin and his research team at the University of Minnesota Duluth have carefully tended to a crop of bright-yellow meteorological buoys floating on Lake Superior ...