Cove Point Lodge North Shore Blog
A Nisse for Christmas – North Shore Holiday Celebrations
Tis the season at Cove Point Lodge! As is tradition, our Christmas tree joined us for this holiday season on the day after Thanksgiving. That evening, our first snow along with Santa and Ollie...
Divide Lake – Find Your Flow
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...
Flathorn Lake – Trail for All Seasons
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...
Benson Lake Loop – Peaceful Escape | North Shore Adventure
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...
Day Tripping to Artists Point | North Shore Adventure
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,...
Greenwood Fire in Superior National Forest
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...
McQuade Safe Harbor – Stretch Your Legs and Stay Awhile
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,...
Bean and Bear Loop Hike
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...
When you can’t get out – Nature is still what it’s all about
"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...
Gooseberry Falls – Down but not Dry
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...
