Minnesota's North Coast

As we passed through Minnesota on the way to Wisconsin, a park ranger suggested that we ought to visit the Lake Superior coastal area of Northeastern Minnesota. After our visit to Minneapolis we headed north to visit Minnesota's North Coast. Our first stop was Gooseberry Falls State Park.




As we walked around the first evening, a storm passed north of us, providing some dramatic lighting.







Here is a picture to prove that we were actually there!













Wild iris seen during one of our walks.









One of the waterfalls at Gooseberry Falls State Park.








Our next camping stop was Temperance River State Park. On the way we passed the Split Rock Lighthouse, one of many along the coast of Lake Superior.








We had read web reports that several restaurants along the North Coast were noted for their homemade pies. So during a drive further up the coast, we stopped for lunch at The Pie Place, where we had a delightful lunch and, of course, pie for dessert!






On the way back to our camp, we stopped to see a waterfall in Cascade River State park.









As we were driving in the area we saw many nice stands of tall flowers. Turns out that they are a variety of lupines, but larger than the ones we have in California (flower stalks about 18" tall).






On the last day, as we were leaving the North Coast, we had to stop by another recommended pie stop, Betty's Pies. Good pie, but we liked the The Pie Place better!