by Cove Point Lodge | Oct 21, 2021 | Attractions, Outdoor Activities
As our available daylight hours wane with our movement through the seasons into late fall, we’re still exploring the Superior National Forest before snowf alls, and we’re doing an entirely different sort of adventuring. This week, we took a late afternoon...
by Cove Point Lodge | Oct 14, 2021 | Attractions, Outdoor Activities
The Superior National Forest has been close to our hearts this fall, following a summer that brought wildfires inside it’s boundaries. We’re happy to report that most areas are open again, and nature is waiting to spend some time with you! Here are a few...
by Cove Point Lodge | Oct 1, 2021 | Attractions, Outdoor Activities
George Crosby Manitou Park is home to a wide variety of trails, landscape, and scenery. This is a rugged wilderness park, and wildlife abounds. One of the most accessible but often overlooked hikes is the boardwalk loop around Benson Lake. This week, we took an early...
by Cove Point Lodge | Sep 7, 2021 | Attractions, Outdoor Activities
What’s better than a scenic drive up the North Shore from Cove Point Lodge? Stopping for lunch in Grand Marais, and spending some time at Artists Point! The inspiration for many pictures, paintings, and musings over the years, this spot provides fingers of rock...
by Cove Point Lodge | Aug 20, 2021 | Cove Point Lodge, Outdoor Activities
Sunrise in Beaver Bay on August 20th We’ve been greeted each morning with beautiful red and orange hued sunrises this week – a result of wildfires in the Superior National Forest. The red tinge is caused by dense smoke particles in the upper reaches of the...
by Cove Point Lodge | Aug 13, 2021 | Cove Point Lodge, Outdoor Activities
On your next trip to the North Shore, for some fun before you arrive, take Scenic 61 from Duluth to Two Harbors to keep close to Lake Superior. There are several points of interest along the way, one of them being McQuade Safe Harbor. There’s plenty of room to...
by Cove Point Lodge | Aug 6, 2021 | Cove Point Lodge, Outdoor Activities
The Bean and Bear loop hike is a favorite way to spend the day for local folks and visitors to the North Shore any time of year, but is especially rewarding in autumn. If fall colors are what you seek, the Bean and Bear loop hike is exactly what you’re looking...
by Cove Point Lodge | Jul 30, 2021 | Cove Point Lodge, Outdoor Activities
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. One fancies a heart like our own must be beating in every crystal and cell, and we feel like stopping to speak to the plants and animals as friendly fellow...
by Cove Point Lodge | Jul 23, 2021 | Cove Point Lodge, Waterfalls
Gooseberry Falls State Park is a 3 hour hike, 1 hour bike ride, or an 11 minute drive from our front door, and is a guest favorite. Aside from the famous 5 waterfalls, there are miles and miles of trail through diverse forest, the Gooseberry River and gorge, and...
by Cove Point Lodge | Jul 14, 2021 | Cove Point Lodge
Gratitude. We’ve got it. We are so grateful for our team, our health, our beautiful land…and YOU! Our guests are absolutely the best, and we’ve got a whole week dedicated to celebrating you at the end of October. Join us from October 24th through...
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