https://www.thingelstad.com/categories/north-shore-2021/ en Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:07:59 -0500 https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/12/final-stop-up.html Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:07:59 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/12/final-stop-up.html <p>Final stop Up North at the <a href="https://www.greatlakescandy.com/">Great! Lakes Candy Company</a> and then on our way home!</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/b2208eb711.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Three people posing on the front steps of Great Lakes Candy Kitchen, a white and red storefront surrounded by sunflowers and greenery." /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/c71cd25c75.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Directional sign post outside Great Lakes Candy Kitchen listing distances to towns along Minnesota's North Shore up to Thunder Bay, Ontario." /></p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/12/stopped-at-cedar.html Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:04:10 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/12/stopped-at-cedar.html <p>Stopped at <a href="https://cedarcoffeecompany.com">Cedar Coffee Company</a> in Two Harbors for the first time this morning. Delicious pour over coffee and a great breakfast burrito. We will be back!</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/0c0c47e57d.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Interior of Cedar Coffee Company in Two Harbors showing customers browsing artwork and a counter with baked goods and merchandise" /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/0f5a47f933.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Wooden picnic tables and benches arranged among tall trees in a shaded forest clearing" /></p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/12/sunrise-on-lake.html Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:11:00 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/12/sunrise-on-lake.html <p>Sunrise on Lake Superior. I always find it surprising how fast the sunrise happens. There are just moments from when you see that first glimpse of the corona peering over the horizon until it is fully in view.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/3e05a168c7.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Sunrise over Lake Superior seen through silhouetted pine trees, with pink and orange clouds scattered across a blue sky" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/37f9943255.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Sun rising over Lake Superior seen through silhouetted pine trees, sky streaked with pink and blue clouds at dawn." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/94508d4b66.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Sun rising over Lake Superior framed by silhouetted pine trees, with purple and pink clouds streaking the early morning sky." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/73bacaed08.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Sunrise over Lake Superior seen through silhouetted pine trees, with vivid orange and purple clouds across a blue sky." /> <p>Before that sequence the sky was filled with these tremendous reds.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/a0d6ff1ef4.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Silhouettes of pine trees against a deep red and purple pre-sunrise sky over Lake Superior" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/north-shore-log.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:36:37 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/north-shore-log.html <p><em>Weather: Still a lot of warmth. Morning was very windy. Sunny and warm in afternoon. Cooled down at night.</em></p> <ul> <li>Depart <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/46332707">Wild Pines Cabin</a>.</li> <li>Drive to <a href="https://www.ci.grand-marais.mn.us">Grand Marais</a></li> <li>Donuts at the <a href="https://www.worldsbestdonutsmn.com">Worlds Best Donuts</a>.</li> <li>Walk the pier to lighthouse.</li> <li>Hike around <a href="https://superiorhiking.com/artists-point/">Artist Point</a>.</li> <li>Played with rocks at the shore.</li> <li>Lunch at <a href="http://www.voyageurbrewing.com">Voyageur Brewery</a>.</li> <li>Shopping at <a href="https://thenorthcountrymn.com">The North Country</a>.</li> <li>Bought painting from <a href="https://douglasrossstudio.com">Douglas Ross</a></li> <li>Visit <a href="https://sugarloafnorthshore.org/explore-sugarloaf/">Sugarloaf Cove</a>. Hiked full loop. Stop at shore. Hiked out to point of cove.</li> <li>Quick stop at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisade_Head">Palisade Head</a>.</li> <li>Gas stop and beverages in <a href="http://www.silverbay.com">Silver Bay</a>.</li> <li>Visit <a href="https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00172#homepage">Gooseberry Falls</a> and see how the fraught has impacted it.</li> <li>Declined a 45-min wait at <a href="https://rusticinn.cafe/">Rustic Inn</a>.</li> <li>Back to <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/46332707">Wild Pines Cabin</a>.</li> <li>Ordered pizza delivery from <a href="https://jimmyspizza.com/silverbay/store/">Jimmy&rsquo;s Pizza</a> in Silver Bay.</li> <li>Campfire and S&rsquo;mores.</li> </ul> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/campfire-and-smores.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:35:55 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/campfire-and-smores.html <p>Campfire and S’mores tonight on the North Shore.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/14a5f01455.jpg" width="599" height="600" alt="Three people roasting marshmallows over a fire pit at night outside a cabin with string lights" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/we-visited-gooseberry.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:35:14 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/we-visited-gooseberry.html <p>We visited Gooseberry Falls today. We have had extreme draught conditions and the falls have been greatly impacted. The Lower Falls are completely dry. It was rather shocking to see. I renamed it Mini Gooseberry Falls this year.</p> <div class="microblog_collection"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/d44847d418.jpg" alt="" data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/d44847d418.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/b5072698fb.jpg" alt="" data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/b5072698fb.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/7ab50c497b.jpg" alt="" data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/7ab50c497b.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/da33cfcdfb.jpg" alt="" data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/da33cfcdfb.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/2a0743db1b.jpg" alt="" data-microblog-lightbox="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/2a0743db1b.jpg"></div> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/we-visited-sugarloaf.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:28:50 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/we-visited-sugarloaf.html <p>We visited Sugarloaf Cove for the first time today. It has a nice loop hike and a fun shoreline. There is a trail that goes out to the point as well. I enjoyed hiking through the Red Pine Forest.</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/754cf79b04.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Three people posing playfully on a dirt trail in a Red Pine forest, sunlight filtering through tall slender trunks." /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/409a9870a7.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Rocky shoreline at Sugarloaf Cove with calm teal water, a small tree-covered island in the distance, and autumn foliage on the right." /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/43c297583e.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="People walking along a rocky Lake Superior shoreline at Sugarloaf Cove, with pine trees lining the water's edge." /></p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/hiking-artist-point.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:23:50 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/hiking-artist-point.html <p>Hiking Artist Point in Grand Marais. We stopped for a 5-minute silent meditation at the very end of the point.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/79daa77146.jpg" alt="Two people smiling for a selfie on rocky shoreline at Artist Point in Grand Marais with blue lake and forested hills behind them."> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/a7585b5b71.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Narrow wooden boardwalk trail winding through a sunlit boreal forest with fallen logs and moss-covered ground" /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/58152c35c5.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Three people standing on a wooden boardwalk trail winding through a sunlit boreal forest with fallen logs and birch trees." /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/4017bad8ed.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Two people smiling on a rocky shoreline outcrop at Artist Point, Grand Marais, with pine forest and blue sky behind them." /></p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/we-walked-out.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:19:51 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/we-walked-out.html <p>We walked out to the lighthouse on the pier in Grand Maria’s today.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/203eaa284e.jpg" alt="Family of four smiling for a selfie on a pier in Grand Marais with a white lighthouse behind them on a sunny day."> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/df9e7d65d4.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Two sailboats moored in Grand Marais harbor with a small white lighthouse on the pier visible in the background." /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/a41ab88985.jpg" width="400" height="600" alt="Three people standing on a stone pier in Grand Marais with a lighthouse and rocky shoreline visible behind them." /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/aed499484c.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="Grand Marais pier lighthouse on Lake Superior, a white steel-framed tower with red roof extending along a concrete breakwater" /></p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/worlds-best-donuts.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:36:54 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/worlds-best-donuts.html <p><a href="https://www.worldsbestdonutsmn.com">Worlds Best Donuts</a> in Grand Marais! 🍩🤤</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/ab92639948.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Worlds Best Donuts shop in Grand Marais MN with an open sign and customers at the counter, a memorial bench in the foreground" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/11/nice-spot-to.html Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:30:21 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/11/nice-spot-to.html <p>Nice spot to watch the sun coming up over Lake Superior and enjoy my morning coffee.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/b093e56207.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Polka-dot mug on a deck railing overlooking pine forest and Lake Superior at sunrise with pink and orange sky." /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2021/09/10/we-stopped-at.html Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:44:55 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2021/09/10/we-stopped-at.html <p>We stopped at <a href="https://www.lovecreamery.com">Love Creamery</a> in Duluth after dinner at <a href="https://omcsmokehouse.com">OMC Smokehouse</a>. It was our first time trying their ice cream and we were very impressed. The Salted Peanut Butter &amp; Jelly was amazing. We also had Nutella and Salted Caramel. 🍦</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/aa35739f60.jpg" width="600" height="449" alt="Love Creamery handcrafted ice cream shop exterior at night with customers inside and people sitting on blue benches outside" /><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/fa344f7461.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Four hands holding large waffle bowls of ice cream in flavors including peanut butter jelly, Nutella, and salted caramel, viewed from above." /></p>