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The Heart of
Lake Superior’s
North Shore
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Little Marais
Isabella
Contents
Things to See . . . . . . . . . . .
Places to Stay or Camp . . . . .
Other Things to Do . . . . . . . .
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North Shore Mining
and Silver Bay . . . . . . . . . . .
Area Events . . . . . . . . .
Area Map . . . . . . . . . .
Beaver Bay . . . . . . . . .
East Beaver Bay. . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . .
Little Marais . . . . . . . . .
Silver Bay Map . . . . . . .
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Directory
Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5
Churches . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Community Services . . . . . .
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Little Marais
Isabella
Finland
Silver Bay
Beaver Bay
Lake
Superior
Split Rock
Lighthouse
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Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas
© MAYRON MAYRAND
Things to See
Of course, Lake Superior is the reason you’re
Rock State Park with paths along Lake
Back on Highway 61, your next stop is
here. It’s sometimes smooth as glass, sometimes
Superior leading to a vista of the Lighthouse.
Palisade Head, a 260-foot cliff just two-and-
raging in a Nor’easter, one-thousand-foot ore
Your next stop is Beaver Bay, only 5 miles
a-half miles from Silver Bay. Park at the top
boats, ocean-going freighters, sailboats, cruisers,
from the Lighthouse. It’s one of the oldest
of the cliff and see panoramic views of the
and kayaks all have plenty of room to sail. The
communities in Minnesota, founded in
shore. Less than 2 miles from Palisade Head
shoreline is more accessible in our area than any
1858, accessible only by water in those days.
is Tettegouche State Park. Take the half-mile
other place on the North Shore, with miles of
Visit the shops and see the Beaver River.
trail to Shovel Point, another magnificent
cliff, or take the trail upstream on the
rugged cliffs and pebble beaches full of agates
and driftwood.
Less than two miles from Beaver Bay is the
Baptism River to see several waterfalls.
Silver Bay Marina and Bayside Park. See the
Most of our scenic attractions are easily
sailboats and power boats in the harbor. There’s
Just beyond that, scenic Highway 1 intersects
accessible by car, with a little walking.
an excellent view of the “Thousand Footers”
Highway 61. Six miles up Highway 1 is
(ore boats) coming into the Northshore Mining
Finland, a community founded by Finnish
Going up the shore, on Highway 61, a
harbor. Have a picnic at the Bayside Park with
settlers in 1895. Highway 1 eventually
National Scenic Byway and an All American
a lakeside view and its cozy beach.
reaches Ely, the hub of the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area. County 6, on the north side of
Road, just 39 miles from Duluth is Gooseberry
Falls State Park. Gooseberry Falls is one of
Adjacent to the marina to the northeast is the
Finland, heads east and eventually connects
the most visited state parks and has ample
Northshore Mining taconite processing plant
with Highway 61 at Little Marais (Mile Post
parking. Within a few minutes walk from
built in the mid-fifties. Just beyond that is
65). On the way, you can see the John Pine
the Visitor Center you can see the falls.
Silver Bay, a city built at the same time. See
Heritage Site, a village that recalls the past,
page 9 for more description of “the Plant” and
and Wolf Ridge, a well-respected
Just minutes up the shore from Gooseberry
Silver Bay. Turn left at the stoplight on Outer
Environmental School.
Falls is the world-famous Split Rock
Drive, which is the start of the Superior
Lighthouse, 46 miles from Duluth. You can
National Forest Scenic Byway. Cruise the
Little Marais is the end of the Silver Bay
tour the Lighthouse and the grounds, led by
streets of the city to see what planners thought
area. Highway 61 continues to be very
knowledgeable guides dressed in period
the city of the future would look like. The
scenic. Lutsen, a downhill ski area; Grand
costumes. Down the hill from the
Byway continues up the hill and eventually
Marais, known as an art community; and
Lighthouse, park at the Trail Center of Split
reaches Hoyt Lakes on the Iron Range.
the Canadian border all await you.
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LODGING
Silver Bay
AmericInn
150 Mensing Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4300
Fenstad’s Resort
6572 Hwy. 61E
Little Marais, MN 55614
218-226-4724
Little Marais Lakeside Cabins
6476 Hwy. 61
Little Marais, MN 55614
218-226-3456
Inn at Palisade on Superior
5616 Hwy. 61
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-0200
Mariner Motel
46 Outer Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4488
Split Rock Cabins
3668 Hwy. 61E
Two Harbors, MN 55616
218-226-4735
Tettegouche State Park
Camping
5702 Hwy. 61E
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-6365
Whispering Pines Motel
5763 Hwy. 61E
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4712
Beaver Bay
Camp 61
1017 Main Street
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-4351
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Places to Stay or Camp
The Silver Bay Area offers a surprising
If you want more rustic places to stay,
variety of places to stay. All have websites.
Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock, Tettegouche, and
Just type in the name on your browser.
George H. Crosby Manitou State Parks have
campgrounds with various tent sites ranging
If you want to be ‘civilized’, there are many
places to stay. As you approach Beaver Bay from
the southwest, Cove Point Lodge is on the
lakeside. In the City of Beaver Bay, Camp 61 is
on the ‘landside’. In the City of Silver Bay, the
Mariner Motel is just off Highway 61. Just a
mile down #61, The AmericInn has 60 rooms,
from car parking at the site to ‘cart in’ sites.
The City of Silver Bay has several free sites for
Recreation Vehicles at the Observation Park.
Go to silverbay.com. Eckbeck Campground
on the Baptism River on Highway 1, 3 ½
miles from Highway 61, has very-low-cost
wading pool, sauna, full-size swimming pool, and
campsites for tents and small RVs. Finland
a water slide. They also offer a free breakfast and
State Forest Campground on County 6, just
have an attractive lobby. Four miles from Silver
off Highway 1 at Finland, offers the same
Bay, the Whispering Pines Motel (landside) and
opportunities. Wildhurst, 4 ½ miles north of
Inn at Palisade (lakeside) await you. A few miles
Finland on Highway 1, is on the snowmobile
up the shore in Little Marais, Superior Lakeside
and ATV trails. They have RV hookups.
Cabins has “old-fashioned” cabins with a great
Cove Point Lodge
4614 Hwy. 61E
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-3221
view of Lake Superior. On the scenic Highway 1,
northeast on Highway 61 from Tettegouche
State park, the beautiful Baptism River Inn Bed
Northland Trails Guesthouse
Main Street/Hwy. 61E
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-4199
and Breakfast is on the Baptism River. They love
to accommodate hikers, ‘leaf peepers’, cross
country skiers, and romantics. The National
Split Rock State Park
3755 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd.
Two Harbors, MN 55616
218-226-6377
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Forest Lodge, run by the owners of the Baptism
If backpacking camping is your ‘thing’,
The Superior Hiking Trail is acclaimed
throughout the nation, and has many
campsites from Gooseberry Falls to the Little
Marais Road. Some of the campsites have
panoramic vistas, some are more intimate.
River Inn Bed and Breakfast, is 7 miles beyond
The Superior Hiking Trail can be accessed
Isabella on Highway 1. They have direct access
approximately every 5 miles from roads on
to Flathorn/Gekoka Ski Trails, a well known
Highway 61, and there are plenty of parking
place to cross country ski.
lots for the trail in the Silver Bay Area.
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LODGING
Finland
Baptism River Inn B&B
6125 Hwy. 1
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-0707
Betty’s Cabins
6077 Hwy. 1
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-353-7362
Summer Camps
Family Programs
K-12 Schools
Wilderness Trips
Sea Kayak Tours
Crooked Lake Resort
9449 Cramer Road
Finland, MN 55603
218-220-0211
Finland, MN 800-523-2733
www.wolf-ridge.org
Eckbeck Campground
Highway 1/Baptism River
Finland, MN 55603
218-226-6365
Finland Campground
County Rd. 6 & Hwy. 1
Finland, MN 55603
218-226-6365
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Sea kayaking is fantastic along the North Shore.
The Minnesota DNR has developed a kayak
Lax Lake Resort
5736 Lax Lake Rd.
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7424
water trail with many campsites along the shore.
One of them is Black Beach, just below Silver
Bay. Another one is just a few miles from Black
Maple Grove Motel
6527 Hwy. 1
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7303
Beach, one mile northeast of Palisade Head.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is world
famous for canoe trips. Access to the BWCA
is provided at several points just over an
National Forest Lodge
9905 National Forest
Lodge Road
Isabella, MN 55607
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Riverside Motel
7143 Hwy. 1
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7539
Wildhurst Campground
7344 Hwy. 1
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7337
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Other Things to Do
The Silver Bay area is truly the center of all
The Superior Hiking Trail is one of the
bear, grouse, and moose. You will see a lot
the trails along the North Shore.
most famous trails in the United States. It
of people filling out their tags.
extends from Jay Cooke Park south of Duluth
We have one hundred miles of local
to the border of Canada. You can hike from
Twenty-six warblers nest on the North
snowmobile and ATV trails within a few
the Penn Avenue lot to Bean and Bear Lakes,
Shore. We have raptors, owls, gulls, and
miles of Silver Bay. Look at the ATV/
one of the most scenic parts of the trail.
many other kinds of birds in our area.
Peregrine falcons nest on Palisade Head, just
Snowmobile Map on pages 10-11. The trails
3 miles from Silver Bay, and many other
connect to the State Trail, which extends
The Water Trail for kayaks also extends
from Duluth to Grand Marais, and plans to
from the St. Louis River, south of Duluth to
modify the State Trail to accommodate
Pigeon River, the border river between the
ATVs are just ahead. The Penn Avenue
U.S. and Canada. There are several camps
parking lot in Silver Bay is paved and you
along the shoreline, including at Black
can offload your sleds or wheelers there.
Beach, just below Silver Bay.
The longest segment of the Gitchi Gami
We’re also in the center of fishing and
Trail, 14 miles, extends from Beaver Bay to
hunting. From Lake Superior, where lake
Gooseberry Falls State Park. The trail is
trout and salmon are caught, to the streams,
Northshore Mining offers tours in the
paved and ideal for biking, inline skating,
where various kinds of trout live and salmon
summer that start at the Bay Area Historical
or walking. There’s a big parking lot in
spawn, to the inland lakes, where the usual
Society on Outer Drive in Silver Bay. The
Beaver Bay, soon to be paved. You can take
suspects--walleyes, bass, trout, panfish,
Historical Society is also worth a visit. They
the bikes off your vehicle and immediately
northerns, and muskies--await your skill. We
record the construction of the town and the
start biking.
have abundant deer, and hunting seasons for
mining company.
places. Our area is a birding hot spot.
If you fly, we have a municipal airport 11 miles
from Silver Bay with a 3,200 hard surface runway.
For the golfer, we have a beautiful 9 hole golf
course just 2 miles from Silver Bay, set in the
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East Branch of the Beaver River valley.
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Northshore Mining and Silver Bay
What is the big plant just before Silver Bay,
railroad, and constructed the plant and
Northshore Mining. In 2011 they were
and why does Silver Bay exist?
the harbor.
producing 93% pure iron pellets at a
record pace. They shipped 5,372,557 tons
In the 1940s E. W. Davis, a professor from
Silver Bay is one of the newest cities in
the University of Minnesota, perfected a way
Minnesota, and it’s 3 miles from one of the
to extract iron from taconite, which is only
oldest cities in Minnesota, Beaver Bay.
25% iron. Four steel companies, including
Republic and Armco, were convinced that
the process was worthwhile, but there was a
small problem. They didn’t have a place for
thousands of workers, a mine, a railroad, or
a port to ship the 93% pure iron pellets to
Cleveland, where the steel plants were. In
the mid 50s, Reserve Mining Company,
owned by the parent companies Armco and
Republic, built the city of Babbitt on
in 2011.
The Silver Bay Marina is an excellent place
to see the Ore Boats coming into the
Then, in the mid 60s, controversy
about the tailings (the waste rock),
which was deposited in Lake Superior,
Northshore Mining Harbor. Plant tours are
offered in the summer. Call 218.226.3143
for reservations.
hit the communities of Babbitt and Silver
Bay. After many years, the plant was closed
in 1986 and the two cities went into
decline. After lengthy negotiations,
everyone agreed to build an on land
place to keep the tailings—Milepost Seven
of the railroad. In the early 90s, the Plant
Today, Silver Bay has everything for
the visitor. Northwoods Café and
Jimmy’s Pizza, Zup’s and Bri-Esa’s deli
can feed you. The Shopping Center
accessed from Outer Drive (the turn
Mesabi Iron Range, and the city of Silver
started operation and the cities revived.
from the stoplight) also has Zup’s, a grocery
Bay, including its schools and shopping
Now all the houses and buildings are
store, and Julie’s, a hardware store, and
center, on the shores of Lake Superior. The
privately owned.
several other businesses. Blazer’s can fix
first family moved to the new town in 1952.
your vehicle, and Adam’s Automotive has
Reserve Mining Company also developed
Since 1994, the Plant has been owned by
the parts. Both businesses are near the
the mine near Babbitt, built a 47 mile
Cliffs Natural Resources and is called
Shopping Center.
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Area Events
We have more than 30 major events
March
June
throughout the year.
St. Urho’s Day Festival and parade is held
Silver Bay Women’s Golf Tournament:
on the Saturday that is nearest to March
Held on the last Wednesday on the beautiful
January
15th in Finland. St. Urho was a (fictional)
9 hole Silver Bay Golf Course, with the East
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is
Saint who stopped the invasion of
Branch of the Beaver River running through
held during the last week of January and ends
grasshoppers. See the great parade!
it. Click on silverbaygolf.com.
enough snow so the race was cancelled, but
April
July
hopefully we’ll have plenty of snow next year.
Lake Superior Community Theatre presents
Fireworks in Silver Bay on the Fourth.
Beaver Bay and Finland are major stops for
Death of a Salesman in 2013 on the 12th
the sleds. Go to beargrease.com for details.
through the 14th and the 19th and 20th at
Bay Days, our biggest celebration, happens
Kelley School in Silver Bay. Go to lsct.us.
on the second Friday and closes on the
in early February. In 2012, we didn’t have
February
second Sunday. We’re having street dances,
Arrowhead Vintage Rendezvous Snowmobile
May
a parade, and many other events. Join us for
Run is held on the third Saturday. Their
Spring Superior Trail Race is held on the
a lot of fun. Go to silverbay.com to see the
headquarters is in Finland, a few miles up
Superior Hiking Trail on the second
whole schedule.
Highway #1. Check out finlandmnus.com.
Saturday. You can enter the 25 or the 50
kilometer races. Go to superiortrailrace.com.
Sugar on Snow occurs on the last Friday-
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Bay to Bay 10K Race occurs as part of
Bay Days on the second Saturday in 2012.
Saturday. This increasingly popular event
John Pine Heritage Site opens on the 15th.
The race is open to runners and walkers. Four
features artisans that still do the jobs that
This is a historic site with several of the
miles are on the scenic Superior Hiking Trail.
settlers did—blacksmithing, broom making,
buildings and tools of the original pioneers
Call 218-226-3813 or go to silverbay.com.
grain grinding, and other trades from two
from the Finland area. It’s on County #6,
centuries ago. It’s held at the Clair Nelson
a few miles from Finland. Go to
Finland Firemen’s Softball Tournament
Center in Finland.
finlandmnhistoricalsociety.com.
occurs on the third Saturday and Sunday.
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Area Events
This is an all wooden bat tournament. Call
Men’s Invitational Golf Tournament starts
218-353-7504.
on the third Friday at the Silver Bay golf
Course. Call 218-226-3111 or go to
Salmon Classic, a fishing tournament, is held
silverbaygolf.com.
on Lake Superior the third Saturday and
Sunday at the scenic Silver Bay Marina. You
September
can win with a fish from three categories:
Fall Superior Trail Race is held on the
lake trout, coho salmon, or chinook salmon.
Superior Hiking Trail on the second Friday
Call 218-226-3121 or go to silverbay.com.
and Saturday. Two distances are offered:
50 miles or 100 miles. Click on
August
superiortrailrace.com.
Gitchi Gami Bike Ride is held on the third
October
Children’s Halloween Party happens on the 31st
at the Silver Bay AmericInn. Call 218-226-4300
or click on [email protected].
November
We have no scheduled events. The North
Shore is quiet and the views are spectacular
because the leaves are down. It’s a good time
to hike the trails.
Saturday of August. It starts in Gooseberry
Booya Harvest Fest occurs on the third
December
Park and goes to Beaver Bay, 14 miles, and
Saturday. A hearty soup and other Finnish
Mall of AmericInn is held on the first
beyond. Click on ggta.org.
food is served and a lot of fun is had. Of
Thursday. In 2012, it’s held on the 6th.
course, it happens in Finland, Minnesota.
Local crafters rent rooms at the AmericInn
to sell their items.
Tori Celebration and Fall Music Festival occurs
on the second Saturday and Sunday. It is a
M Club Golf Scramble is also held on the third
Finnish tradition and it’s held on the John Pine
Saturday at the Silver Bay Golf Course. Go to
Pikku Joula (Little Christmas) is held in Finland,
Heritage Site just out of Finland, Minnesota!
silverbaygolf.com or call 218-226-3111.
MN on the first Thursday in December.
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Beaver River near Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay
Unique History to Discover
Beaver Bay was founded in 1856 by primarily
famous John Beargrease, who delivered mail
Several schools were built over the years.
German pioneers who arrived on the steamer
by dogsled along the North Shore and for
In 1928, a two-room school was built and
Illinois. It was accessible only by water until
whom The John Beargrease Sled Dog
remained in service until the ’50s. Students from
1899, when a sleigh trail went through from
Marathon is named. The village was the first
the new Silver Bay attended school there. Today
Two Harbors to Grand Marais. In 1924, a
Lake County seat and included a sawmill and
it is the Green Door Bar and Liquor Store!
road finally reached it. It was the home of the
grist mill powered by the Beaver River, a
tannery and school and was home to intrepid
Tourism has been Beaver Bay’s industry
Lake Superior fishermen. Extensive logging
since 1924. The Beaver Bay Inn, built in the
operations even included railroads operated
’40s, remains open as Camp 61. Cove Point,
by Alger, Smith Logging Company until
on the shore, was built in 1995.
1910 when the forests were devastated by
Fabric -Books -Patterns
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Quality Minnesota gifts.
Largest selection of sweats and tees
on the shore, books, mocassins.
Collectibles, Precious Moments,
Smokens, Nut Crackers, Christopher
Radko ornaments, cards & candles.
Purchase of $20.00 or more at
Quilt Corner, Cedar Chest &
Christmas-Up-North
Must present at time of purchase.
On Hwy 61 in Beaver Bay
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logging and recurrent fires. The bay was an
Today Beaver Bay offers many services,
active harbor which docked the largest
including restaurants and shops with unique
steamships on Lake Superior.
clothing and souvenirs of the area.
East Beaver Bay
Between the marina and Beaver Bay
East Beaver Bay, between the marina and
else you’d need to enjoy our area’s
Beaver Bay, is home for Beaver Bay Sports
outdoors. The Second Hand Rose has an
which rents, sells, and repairs ATVs and
extensive collection of old glass and other
snowmobiles. They also sell and repair
antiques for sale and is one of the busiest
boats, motors, and just about everything
places on the shore.
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Finland
Rich in Heritage
Finland is a little town dating back to
families continue to live on top of
1907 when “Finn-Swedes” moved there
the mountain.
because of the similarity of the area to
their home country.
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning
Center, a prize winning school opened
The territory where the country of
in 1988, sits high above the forest near
Finland currently exists was controlled by
town. Over 17,000 people a year,
Sweden until 1809 when it was taken
primarily students from the Midwest,
over by Russia. It became an independent
experience a unique immersion in the
country in 1919. So Finland, Minnesota
environment there. They have programs
was named 12 years before the country!
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for families, kayak trips, trips into the
wilderness, and several other programs.
Logging was the main activity; the Alger
day went through Finland. By the 1920s,
Smith Logging Company had a major line
forest fires, clear cutting, and the depression
of their railroad, called the Duluth and
reduced Finland to a few hardy survivors
Today, Finland is a thriving community
Northern Minnesota or the “Alger Line,”
who existed by hunting, trapping and
proud of its heritage. Several Finnish
to Finland by 1909. Many spurs were built,
farming the rocky soil.
celebrations are held yearly, including St.
and there was an extensive camp at Lax
Type in Wolf Ridge ELC on your browser.
Urho’s Day and Pikku Joulu. The John Pine
Lake, a few miles away. Large white pines
The first passable road to Finland was the
Heritage Site east of town contains several
were harvested and at one time 15 trains a
original Highway One, which passed
of the buildings and tools of the original
through from Two Harbors to Grand
pioneers, including the original Park Hill
Marais and was completed in 1924. A road
School and the Heritage Museum. It is the
from Highway 61 to Finland was opened in
home of a DNR Fisheries and Forestry
1925 and became the new Highway One.
office, several restaurants, the Finland Coop
Deb & Larry
Schanno
Store, and several other businesses. Finland
Full Menu, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Try us once- - You’ll be back for more!
Carved Moose Antler Collection and Lake Superior Agate Display
218-353-7343
ATM & 24-Hour Gas Cards
ON&OFF Sale Liquor
6 miles north of Hwy 61 on Hwy #1
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In 1950, the Finland Air Base was built
is a major hub for snowmobilers, ATVers,
on the top of a nearby mountain as part of
hunters and is a gateway to many fishing
the Pine Tree Line of defense against
lakes in the Arrowhead and the Boundary
nuclear attack. It was closed in 1978; several
Waters Canoe Area.
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CHURCHES
Silver Bay
Faith Lutheran
105 Outer Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-3908
Jehovahs Witness
5987 HIghway 1
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-353-7451
Palisade Baptist
5486 Hwy. 61
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-3039
St. Mary’s Catholic
57 Horn Boulevard
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-3100
Silver Bay Baptist MBA
12 Law Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4202
Sychar Lutheran
14 Edison Boulevard
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4424
United Protestant
17 Horn Boulevard
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-834-3973
Bay Area Vineyard
218-220-7650
Beaver Bay
Assembly of God
Beaver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4895
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Little Marais
Quiet and Relaxing
Finland
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Shine The Light
5842 Lax Lake Road
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7336
The Little Marais area was settled in the 1880s
Office were built as the years went by. Many
as a fishing port, with the catch being sold to
of these operations have faded into history.
Booth Fisheries. Ben Fenstad arrived in 1890;
Now, the gift shops Fish Out of Water,
Zion Lutheran
6768 Hwy. 1
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7369
many of his descensdants still live in the area
Eagle’s Nest, Spirit of Gitche Gumee (a B and
and operate the Fenstad Resort, going strong
B, coffee shop and gift shop), Little Marais
for the past 75 years. Tourist cabins, a school,
Lakeside Cabins and Colonial Estates Cabins
gas station, telephone company, and Post
welcome you.
Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas
DINING
Silver Bay
Bri-Esa’s Convenience Store
94 Outer Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4694
Jimmy’s Pizza
96 Outer Drive,
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-4142
Northwoods Cafe
6 Shopping Center
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-3699
Silver Bay Lounge
95 Outer Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
218-226-3106
Beaver Bay
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Camp 61
1017 Main Street
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-4351
Cove Point Lodge
4614 Hwy. 61 E
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-3221
Cove Point Crossings
Hwy. 61 E
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-4036
Green Door Liquor Store
1002 Main St.
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-9963
Honey Bee Bakery
Community Center
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-9651
Lemon Wolf Cafe
Highway 61
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-7225
Northern Lights Restaurant
1040 Hwy. 61 E
Beaver Bay, MN 55601
218-226-3012
Finland
© KARSTEN HOGENSON
Four Seasons Restaurant/Bar
6538 Hwy. 1, Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7359
Our Place Restaurant/Bar
Hwy. 1/Hefflefinger Rd.
Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7343
West Branch Bar & Grill
6701 Hwy. 1, Finland, MN 55603
218-353-7493
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101 Outer Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
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COMMUNITY
SERVICES
Silver Bay Area
Bay Area Historical Society
218-226-4534
Boy Scouts of America
800-939-5811
Fire Department
218-226-0059
Food Shelf
218-226-4443
Girl Scouts of America
877-476-6748
Rescue Squad & Ambulance
218-226-4423
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Silver Bay City Hall
218-226-4408
Lake Superior Community Theatre
218-353-7509
Silver Bay Golf Course
218-226-3111
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Silver Bay Parks & Recreation
218-226-4214
Silver Bay Planning & Zoning
218-226-4233
Silver Bay Public Library
218-226-4331
VFW Post #6204
218-226-4831
Beaver Bay Area
Town of Beaver Bay
218-226-3251
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for all of your financial needs.
Finland Area
Finland Rescue Squad
218-353-7745
Finland Historical Society
218-353-7550
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Silver Bay
Municipal Airport
s New Arrival/Departure
Building in 2010
s 3200⬘ Hard Surface
Runway
s AWOS System Available
s Non Directional Beacon
(NDB)
s Hangar Rentals
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For more
information,
please contact
City Hall at
218-226-4408
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