Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN to Silver Bay Marina, MN: Daily miles 13.5, Total miles 295.5
Today was not a good day. It started fine with a good nights sleep, despite the heat and rain shower that came through during the night. We walked up to see the waterfall the park is named for and I [...]
Day 17 – Silver Bay, MN
Day 16 – Goosebury Falls SP, MN
Knife River, MN to Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN: Daily miles 21.2, Total miles 282.0
Another uneventful day paddling up the North Shore. I will take an uneventful day over a bad day anytime. We packed up our gear around 8 a.m. and everything we owned was covered in Gold Beetles, flying ants, and tiny green [...]
Day 15 – Knife River, MN
Suites Hotel, Duluth, MN to Knife River, MN: Daily miles 19.5, Total Miles 260.8
A pretty uneventful day after the excitement of yesterday. We slept in and ate breakfast at the hotel. Packed up and hauled our gear and boats to one of the slips on the closest side of the marina, a much shorter haul [...]
Day 14 – Suites Hotel, Duluth, MN
Wisconsin Point, WI to Suites Hotel, Duluth, MN: Daily miles 10.2, Total miles 241.3
Another short day. The weather from last night continued into today with big waves, cold and a stiff breeze. We stayed in the tent debating taking a wind day until noon. It was nice taking a little rest and sleep late, but [...]
Day 13 – Wisconsin Point, WI
Beach 10 miles from Wisconsin Point, WI to Wisconsin Point, WI: Daily miles 10.6, Total miles 231.1
So, we didn’t hit Minnesota today. After great weather yesterday we woke up to light wind and some light surf. We packed up and started moving down the shore to Jon and Kendra’s car. The paddling went fast. It [...]
