The Incredible North Shore Tour: Minnesota Motorcycle Rides

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Title: The Incredible North Shore Tour

State: Minnesota

Submitted By: RoadDog

Date Submitted: Dec 07

Motorcycle Type: '99 Road Star

Motorcycle Road Length: 144 Miles

Grand Marais Overlook

Lake Superior Shoreline

Motorcycle Road Scenery:

Ocean-like views of the "Big Lake", open up from the heavily forested Saw-Tooth Mountains that run along side the shoreline! Work your way up along the spectacular North Shore shoreline, past numerous rivers and waterfalls, state parks and the Superior National Forest! Fantastic!! Too much to detail in this limited space, so suffice it to say this run will blow your doors off (if you had them :-)!! End at the Canadian border! .

Lutsen Lodge

Motorcycle Road Quality:

US Highway 61 all the way! The road is in good shape, mostly straight with some gentle curves.

Grand Marias Bay

Motorcycle Roadside Amenities:

You name it - high-end Lodges (Lutsen), to mom & pop cabins! Fancy restaurants, to small eateries! Can be chilly next to the Lake, so be prepared. And, there are SIX state parks along the way - yes SIX!

1) Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

2) Tettegouche State Park

3) George H Crosby Manitou State Park

4) Cross River State Wayside State Park

5) Cascade River State Park

6) Judge CR Magney State Park

Caribou River

Directions:

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Written directions:

Very easy to find and follow this ride. Starting in Duluth (a destination in itself!) and just take US Highway 61 (north) till you get to the US/Canadian border.

Additional Information:

- View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.

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Pete - 2004 BMW

Posted 67 days ago

Continue this trip on around Lake Superior! The scenery on the north shore beyond Thunder Bay is fantastic. Granite outcroppings framing fabulous views of the lake. It's quite a haul to Sault Ste. Marie, but I've been drawn back to make the trip three times now.
An hour north and west of Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario), there's a fantastic inn on Batchawana Bay named Salzburger Hof. Great view, food, service, and they love motorcyclists. Check their website: *** salzburge rhofresort *** /

RoadDog - 1999 Yamaha

Posted 251 days ago

Make sure to stop in at Lutsen Lodge (beautiful Northwood’s Lodge), and take a run up Lutsen Mountain to enjoy lunch and a beer at Papa Charlie's (fun restaurant and bar, with spectacular views and live music)!

Curt - 2004 Harley-Davidson

Posted 267 days ago

If you get up here to ride, take the time to make two side trips
-Highway One up to Ely. Great road, there was some construction summer of 07, but it should be done now. Keep your eyes out for wolves, bear and moose. I think it's about a 2 hour drive up.
-Take the Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais all the way to the end, you can see Canada across the lake at the National Forest campground. You'll see the results of the forest fire last summer. Time is about an hour and a half each way.

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