Tuesday, September 8, 2015
We are now in Grand Marais, MN. The weather was looking a bit iffy this morning so we decided to hang around town. Historically, back in the 1800s Grand Marais was a tourist and commercial fishing mecca. There were many resorts here and further to the north on what is called the Gunflint Trail that people would visit during summer months. The town was only served by steamships operating from Port Arthur (Thunder Bay) since there were no roads or railroads serving the area. Little to no commercial fishing exists here now.
Today, this community has an abundance of artists, so there are lots of art galleries and shops with items from local artists and craftsman.There were unique and unusual items, but none caught our fancy. Locally the draw is the very pretty harbor with walks out to the harbor lighthouse and to artist’s point. Here are a few pictures we took as we walked the jetty.
Grand Marais Coast Guard Station
Tomorrow we plan to visit some state parks with waterfalls.
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