Today, is National Lighthouse Day. Â If you have been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love lighthouses. On my recent trip back to northern Minnesota, we stopped at Split Rock Lighthouse along the north shore of Lake Superior. Â It is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the country. …
Gooseberry Falls State Park
There are numerous scenic areas along the Lake Superior North Shore Scenic Drive. Â We made a quick stop at Gooseberry Falls State Park. Maralee
Dragon Boat Races
One of the days I was in Grand Marais happened to be the annual dragon boat races in the harbor. Â The event kicked off with a parade through town Friday night and the races on Saturday. It reminded me a lot of my outrigger canoeing days and was a lot of fun to watch. Maralee
The Harbor
While I was visiting my hometown, I got up at 5:30Â one morning to take photos of the harbor. Â The seagulls were already very active and very noisy. Â In order to capture the raucous noise, I did a short panoramic video of the harbor. http://youtu.be/Xs9Dh3HKitE Maralee
A visit home
Yesterday was a milestone post - my 1,000th post in the 2-1/2 years of my blog.  So today I start on the next thousand.  🙂 I just returned from a visit to my hometown where I grew up in northern Minnesota - Grand Marais - on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior.  It has a …
