Discover the 10 Best things to do on Minnesota's North Shore on a Lake Superior Circle Tour

Exploring Minnesotas North shore makes for an adventure filled with waterfalls, lighthouses, regional food, hiking and epic views of Lake Superior. This is the first video in our series as we road trip around this great lake. In this video we explore from Duluth to Grand Marais and everything in between bringing you our recommendations of the best things to do. We will take you into the state parks including Gooseberry Falls, Tettegouche, and Temperance River. Everything we did can be done in one day and every hike is under 2 miles allowing you to see and do so much.
We hope you will join us for the entire series as we explore all the history and natural beauty that surround Lake Superior. Subscribe now for more exciting travel content and hit the notification bell to be alerted when our next adventure begins. Stay inspired, and happy exploring!
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Table of Contents
0:00 Start
1:12 The Heart of Duluth
2:23 North Shores most popular state park
5:24 Lake Superiors most beautiful lighthouse
6:11 North Shores road side attraction
6:34 Regional Favorite
7:10 Pink Beach
9:01 Highest Point on Lake Superior
10:01 Lake view hike
11:33 Hidden Waterfall
13:55 Easiest Hike on the Shore
14:53 Eating in Grand Marias
15:46 Bloopers
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Links to places we visit in this video:
Lake Superior Circle Tour - lakesuperiorcircletour.info/
Canal Park - canalpark.com/
Betty's Pies - www.bettyspies.com/
Split Rock Lighthouse - www.mnhs.org/splitrock
Gooseberry Falls State Park - www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_par...
Tettegouche state park - www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_par...
Temperance River State Park - www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_par...
Sven and Ole's - www.svenandoles.com/
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[@Lovenesters]

If you would like to follow along on our full Lake Superior Circle Tour - here is a complete playlist. kzbin.info/aero/PLQvbyTyvvuKR4iXqJ5wcejt6CsLpn0gVT

[@sarame9537]

We love the north shore ! And GO Irish!❤😊

[@Lovenesters]

We do too! We can't wait to go back. If you are a Notre Dame fan you might enjoy our video when we toured the campus. Here is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpq0iaelqMpmfJY Thanks so much for watching.

[@chrismurphy5779]

A great public restroom!

[@Lovenesters]

Thanks for watching!

[@jantaylor4282]

This is the best video that I have seen on highlights of the North Shore. It is both informative and nicely done. Worth watching. I would love to see your whole Circle Tour of Lake Superior. I hope I can find it on KZbin. Thanks so much for posting.

[@Lovenesters]

You just made our day! Thank you so much for the kind feedback. Here is a link that should take you to the full playlist for our Lake Superior Circle Tour kzbin.info/aero/PLQvbyTyvvuKR4iXqJ5wcejt6CsLpn0gVT If for any reason that does not work - if you go to @LoveNesters there is a section called Playlists, and the Lake Superior Circle tour is one of them. Thanks for watching.

[@jeffarthur322]

The campground at gooseberry has one of the coolest most unique restroom/shower & inclosed shelter house I’ve ever seen. If it wasn’t over a thousand miles from home we would probably go yearly

[@Lovenesters]

Thanks for sharing that! I think Gooseberry falls has so much to offer beyond the waterfalls. We probably should have spent more time there. There is just so much to see along the north shore. Thanks for watching.

[@georgekn3mp]

Nice travel video! My wife and I spent a week around Duluth and the North Shore last year around Memorial Day, and we especially loved seeing Split Rock Lighthouse. We have visited 120 lighthouses in and around Michigan and the Great Lakes since 2015. We loved all the beautiful places along the North Shore from Duluth all the way up to the Gunflint Trail and the Boundary Waters area.

[@Lovenesters]

Wow you have seen a lot of lighthouses! We find ourselves drawn to them as well. The north shore is such an incredible place I feel like we only scratched the surface. I will say the waterfalls in the springtime were roaring. Thanks for watching - we hope you are able to watch the series - the entire lake superior tour is filled with beautiful sites.

[@georgekn3mp]

@@Lovenesters yes I followed your channel to see the Lake Superior tour. When we were at Gooseberry Falls on Memorial Day weekend 2022, it was the still having winter runoff melt so it was gushing over all the banks along the river and roaring at all 3 falls, some great video we got at the Middle and Lower Falls. The only place we didn't get to visit was Betty's Pie's, it was just too busy to stop there on our way up to Grand Marais. So we had pizza in Two Harbors and got to watch two lake Freighters loading iron pellets at the Ore Docks there, and we always love seeing any of the Lake Freighters, every chance we get. Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan and Duluth are the two best places to see them up close too. We only get one or two vacations a year so we love spending a week or so exploring areas like Duluth, Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Michigan. Everywhere around the Great Lakes area is our favorite places 😁 we have over 500 videos on my channel from so many road trips.

[@Lovenesters]

@@georgekn3mp I'll have to check them out. It sounds like you guys like the same things. The Midwest has so much to discover. Thanks for watching.

[@georgekn3mp]

@@Lovenesters This is what Gooseberry Lower Falls looked like with snow melts gushing in May 2022. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4HTgmyQaLafbck

[@nicoleklepadlo1849]

Hey all - thanks for sharing your experience - would you have information on what lodging you all used during the tour and what you would recommend and what you wouldn't?

[@Lovenesters]

Here is some information - Grand Marais Best Western in MN - superiorinngrandmarais.com/ This was probably the most expensive place we stayed but very nice. In ThunderBay we also stayed at a Best Western - Cross Roads. This was a very basic hotel more in town. Biggest surprise for us was in Wawa - Mystic Isle Motel - mysticisle.com/ Basic Motel but recently redecorated perfect spot for us and booked the night before. Grand Marais Michigan - voyageursmotelmi.com/ - This was nothing fancy but it was the perfect location for what we wanted to do in the morning - also booked last minute Houghton - Quality Inn and Suites. www.choicehotels.com/michigan/houghton/quality-inn-hotels/mi472?mc=llgoxxpx Last minute, nothing fancy but breakfast, pool, and staff great and recommending things to do. Hope that helps. The only hotel we booked ahead of time was Thunder Bay. We went the weekend before Memorial day. If going in the summer I would not take that risk.

[@vikingsfan1233]

will be going up to the North Shore this up coming week can't wait😁

[@Lovenesters]

Have a great time! Should be warm enough to go in the water.

[@Lovenesters]

I should mention if you are going as far as the border Grand Marais and Grand portage are worth a stop. Our Forts and Falls video includes both.

[@bellatran3408]

Thank you ❤

[@Lovenesters]

Thanks for watching!

[@ARandomDonut]

It's a shame Gooseberry gets so crowded, I would be a bigger fan of it if people dispersed to some of the other parks up there. I'm curious if you guys have been to Crosby Manitou? That's probably the most underrated park near the north shore with some great trails along the Manitou River (plus a waterfall).

[@Lovenesters]

Ohhh thanks for the tip. I have a list of places I want to see on a north shore return trip. Thank you! Gooseberry can get crowded. We avoided the crowds by walking the loop. Very few people on the other side.