to the guide
Transcription
to the guide
The Heart of Lake Superior’s North Shore also featuring 2 18 . 2 2 6 . 4 4 0 8 i nf o @h ear t of t h enorthsho re.com 3 2 % R[ 6 L O YHU %D\ 01 Beaver Bay East Beaver Bay Finland Little Marais Isabella Contents Things to See . . . . . . . . . . . Places to Stay or Camp . . . . . Other Things to Do . . . . . . . . 3 4 6 North Shore Mining and Silver Bay . . . . . . . . . . . Area Events . . . . . . . . . Area Map . . . . . . . . . . Beaver Bay . . . . . . . . . East Beaver Bay. . . . . . . Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Marais . . . . . . . . . Silver Bay Map . . . . . . . 7 . 8/9 10/11 . . 12 . . 12 . . 13 . . 14 . . 19 Directory Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5 Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Services . . . . . . 14 15 17 Little Marais Isabella Finland Silver Bay Beaver Bay Lake Superior Split Rock Lighthouse Cover: Moon at Perigee. © PAUL SUNDBERG © MAYRON MAYRAND 2 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. www.heartofthenorthshore.com 3 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 © KARSTEN HOGENSON 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 4 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. Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas 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 /PUKVTUBDBCJOTSFTPSUCVUBWFSZ ©TQFDJBMªQMBDFPOUIF/PSUI4IPSF 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 218-353-0707 )JHIXBZ -JUUMF.BSBJT./ III EGB7D;AD>3=7E;67534;@E 5A? hour from the Silver Bay area. Pamper yourself at one of our lodges, car &BHMFT/FTU(JGUT camp at one of our four State Parks, or -JUUMF.BSBJT./ camp on the Superior Hiking Trail or the Riverside Motel 7143 Hwy. 1 Finland, MN 55603 218-353-7539 Wildhurst Campground 7344 Hwy. 1 Finland, MN 55603 218-353-7337 Kayak Water Trail. We have it all. 0DULQHU0RWHO z 2XWHU'ULYH6LOYHU%D\01 z z 8QLWV z +LJKVSHHGLQWHUQHW z &DEOH79 z 6XSHULRU+LNLQJ7UDLO z 4XHHQVL]HEHGV z &RPELQDWLRQ EDWKGUHVVLQJDUHD z EHGURRP IDPLO\XQLWV z .LWFKHQXQLWV z 0DMRUFUHGLW FDUGVDFFHSWHG ',5(&7$&&(6672$79612:02%,/(75$,/6 www.heartofthenorthshore.com 5 © KARSTEN HOGENSON 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 6 East Branch of the Beaver River valley. Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas © GEORGE POPE 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. www.heartofthenorthshore.com 7 © JOI ELECTA 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- 8 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. Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas © JOI ELECTA 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. www.heartofthenorthshore.com 9 10 Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas www.heartofthenorthshore.com 11 SNOWMOBILE & ATV RENTAL SALES & SERVICE %$&(#$$'-('-"%# &&!!$'-T&!&' $ '('-)#-$# -Ski-Doo-- -Polaris -# )%"%&' +,-'(*&, www.beaverbaysports.com 218/226-4666 TRAIL ACCESSIBLE Snowmobile & ATV Supplies ADAMS AUTOMOTIVE SEE DETAILED SILVER BAY MAP ON PAGE 19 © JOI ELECTA 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 Supplies -Quilts -Gifts 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 12 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. Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas © JOI ELECTA 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! Wolf Ridge Environmental Center © GEORGE POPE 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 www.heartofthenorthshore.com 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. 13 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 © JOI ELECTA Little Marais Quiet and Relaxing Finland 14 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 © MAYRON MAYRAND 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 www.heartofthenorthshore.com 15 Looking under every rock for a better financial institution? remember, this is the North Shore. XXXTIUBPSH 7JTJUUIF 4VQFSJPS)JLJOH 5SBJM4UPSF JO 580)"3#034 ®ÊÊ IJLJOHJOGPSNBUJPO ®ÊÊUSJQQMBOOJOH ®ÊÊHVJEFCPPLT ®ÊÊNBQT ®ÊÊUTIJSUT ®ÊÊIBUT ®ÊÊBOENPSF UI"WF )XZSJHIUOFYUUPUIFSPDLTIPQ .PO'SJ ®4BU ®4VO/PPO Value time as much as money? Stop searching and start living. For over 50 years, our members have enjoyed better rates and fewer fees on typical banking products--and service that’s anything but. Discover the difference for yourself. Join today. Because if you’re up here, you belong here. Silver Bay | Lutsen | Grand Marais www.northshorefcu.org BAR & LIQUOR STORE 218-226-3106 Open 9:00am Daily Monday - Saturday Happy Hour 4:00pm - 6 pm M-F 1(:/< 1(:/<5(02'(/(' 5(02'(/(' ATM - Credit Cards Accepted WI-FI Available Holiday Station Stores welcome you to Beaver Bay. Present this coupon for a complimentary Pantry Fresh cup of coffee or Cappuccino. Valid at the Beaver Bay Holiday only. Diva Designs Full Service Salon & Massages Wedding Specialists 101 Outer Drive Silver Bay, MN 55614 218-226-4062 16 Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas 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 © JOI ELECTA Silver Bay City Hall 218-226-4408 Lake Superior Community Theatre 218-353-7509 Silver Bay Golf Course 218-226-3111 Safe. Solid. Secure. 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 Count on a strong local bank for all of your financial needs. Finland Area Finland Rescue Squad 218-353-7745 Finland Historical Society 218-353-7550 THE LAKE BANK TWO HARBORS • SILVER BAY www.heartofthenorthshore.com 888.852.2117 www.thelakebank.com 17 © JOI ELECTA 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 Photos by Megan Billings For more information, please contact City Hall at 218-226-4408 Silver Bay Eco-Industrial Park s7ORKINGTOWARDSZEROWASTEANDZEROEMISSIONSWHILE CREATINGASUSTAINABLEFUTURETHROUGHRENEWABLEENERGY s,OTSAVAILABLEWITHNEGOTIABLEPRICESANDPOSSIBLE INCENTIVES s#ITYUTILITIES s(IGHWAYFRONTAGEALONGTHESERENE ,AKE3UPERIOR#OASTLINE s#LOSEPROXIMITYTO53(WYn$ULUTH 53n)RON2ANGEANDTHE#ANADIAN "ORDERn4HUNDER"AY s!FFORDABLELIVINGANABUNDANCEOFRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESANDASAFEENVIRONMENTPROVIDES FORAWONDERFULQUALITYOFLIFE For further information please contact the City Administrator at 218.226.4408, or [email protected] 18 Photos by Megan Billings Official Destination Guide of Silver Bay, Minnesota and surrounding areas www.heartofthenorthshore.com 19 AmericInn Lodge and Suites of Silver Bay Your Home in the Heart of the North Shore. s#OMFORTABLE'UEST2OOMSINCLUDING&AMILY Suites, Whirlpool & Fireplace Suites, Standard 2OOMSWITH/NE+INGOR4WO1UEENBEDS s,ARGE7ELCOMING,OBBYWITH#OZY&IRESIDE #ONVERSATION!REA s#OMPLIMENTARY"REAKFAST"UFFET s3PACIOUS)NDOOR2ECREATION#ENTERwith Pool, FT7ATERSLIDE7ADING0OOLWITH4ODDLER 7ATERSLIDE7HIRLPOOL3TEAM2OOM s&REE(IGH3PEED7IRELESS)NTERNET s#HILDREN3EVENTEENAND5NDER3TAYFOR&REE s.ESTLED"ETWEEN4ETTEGOUCHEAND3PLIT2OCK 3TATE0ARKS s!46AND3NOWMOBILE!CCESS&ROM/UR 0ARKING,OT s4HREE-ILES&ROM3UPERIOR(IKING4RAIL!CCESS -ENSING$RIVE3ILVER"AY-.ss [email protected] www.americinn.com/hotels/MN/SilverBay