Essentials
We especially love their bacon and homemade sausages (check the freezer) and often get ground elk there for burgers on the grill.
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Johnson's Foods
5 MN-61We especially love their bacon and homemade sausages (check the freezer) and often get ground elk there for burgers on the grill.
Great place to enjoy bakery items, breakfasts, pre-made sandwiches to take on a hike, and to pick up pasties to take back to Caim to heat up for dinner!
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Lockport Marketplace & Deli
5364 MN-61Great place to enjoy bakery items, breakfasts, pre-made sandwiches to take on a hike, and to pick up pasties to take back to Caim to heat up for dinner!
Cook County Whole Foods Co-Op
20 1st StDrinks & Nightlife
They have a fun tap room and are a great place to chill, taste and enjoy wines made from Lodi CA grapes and amazing MN apple ciders. My favorite is 'Porchin'
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North Shore Winery
202 Ski Hill RdThey have a fun tap room and are a great place to chill, taste and enjoy wines made from Lodi CA grapes and amazing MN apple ciders. My favorite is 'Porchin'
The food is predictably good and they often have great live music.
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Gunflint Tavern
111 Wisconsin StThe food is predictably good and they often have great live music.
Papa Charlie's Saloon & Grill
466 Ski Hill RdGreat Apris' Ski and live music.
Shopping
In addition to taking a class here, you can buy local artists works from the store.
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Grand Marais Art Colony
120 W Hwy 61In addition to taking a class here, you can buy local artists works from the store.
Amazing selection of shoes (we buy more there than in the cities!) and outdoor/warm clothes - all well priced and of top brands. Plus, you can find just about everything else! Fun place to shop (closed Sundays)
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Joynes Ben Franklin
105 Wisconsin StAmazing selection of shoes (we buy more there than in the cities!) and outdoor/warm clothes - all well priced and of top brands. Plus, you can find just about everything else! Fun place to shop (closed Sundays)
Sivertson Gallery
14 Wisconsin StThe Market
3 Wisconsin StYellow Bird Fine Art
101 W Hwy 61Parks & Nature
The hikes - both along the river as well as down to the lake are stunning year round.
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Temperance River State Park
Temperance River State ParkThe hikes - both along the river as well as down to the lake are stunning year round.
Just a few miles up the road, you can be right by amazing waterfalls within minutes of leaving your car and without breaking a sweat - so no excuses!
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I-Cascade River State Park
3481 Minnesota 61Just a few miles up the road, you can be right by amazing waterfalls within minutes of leaving your car and without breaking a sweat - so no excuses!
The views of Lake Superior and Oberg Lake are stunning - especially in the fall - but year round.
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Oberg Mountain Trail Head
Superior Hiking Trail Oberg Mountain LoopThe views of Lake Superior and Oberg Lake are stunning - especially in the fall - but year round.
Its a great destination for families as you'll learn about the northern resorts culture and past, get some education on the local ecology, and it gives you an excuse to go up the Gunflint Trail and eat at the Trail Center. Maybe you'll see a moose!
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Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center
28 Moose Pond DrIts a great destination for families as you'll learn about the northern resorts culture and past, get some education on the local ecology, and it gives you an excuse to go up the Gunflint Trail and eat at the Trail Center. Maybe you'll see a moose!
On your way up/ back from Caim, hike Shovel Point and see Lake Superior from the Palisades. You'll be that much more appreciative of the intimacy to the lake you'll have from Caim.
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Tettegouche State Park
5702 MN-61On your way up/ back from Caim, hike Shovel Point and see Lake Superior from the Palisades. You'll be that much more appreciative of the intimacy to the lake you'll have from Caim.
Food Scene
Amazing food (lunch and dinner) - from lamb to octopus to French Onion Soup to the best burger anywhere. Check out their second floor bar /appetizer area too.
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The Crooked Spoon
17 Wisconsin StAmazing food (lunch and dinner) - from lamb to octopus to French Onion Soup to the best burger anywhere. Check out their second floor bar /appetizer area too.
The Lodge is really something special, and you just need to see it. They serve a buffet brunch on Sundays, and I believe have 'high tea' every afternoon.
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The Naniboujou Lodge & Restaurant
20 Naniboujou TrailThe Lodge is really something special, and you just need to see it. They serve a buffet brunch on Sundays, and I believe have 'high tea' every afternoon.
Java Moose Espresso Cafe
218 MN-61Great coffee and sandwiches.
Russ Kendall's Smoke House
149 Scenic DrPick up the best smoked products anywhere.
Terrific stop for picnic fare, fresh or smoked fish or stay for lunch if fish and chips and chowder sound like what you’re hungry for!
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Dockside Fish Market
418 MN-61Terrific stop for picnic fare, fresh or smoked fish or stay for lunch if fish and chips and chowder sound like what you’re hungry for!
Treat yourself to a drive up the Gunflint Trail and reward yourself for some great hikes or cross country skiing with dinner or lunch.
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Poplar Haus Wine and Spirits
7890 Gunflint TrailTreat yourself to a drive up the Gunflint Trail and reward yourself for some great hikes or cross country skiing with dinner or lunch.
Arts & Culture
You will be inspired by all of the northern, nordic crafts and art that they teach - and you'll appreciate that much more the timberframed outdoor kitchen at Caim (that we built there!).
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North House Folk School
500 W Hwy 61You will be inspired by all of the northern, nordic crafts and art that they teach - and you'll appreciate that much more the timberframed outdoor kitchen at Caim (that we built there!).
Grand Marais Art Colony
120 W Hwy 61Food scene
Hands down the best in the area. Don’t pass up lamb if it’s on the menu and their burger (lunch only) is my all time fav. There is an upstairs (drinks & appetizers) where you can wait for a table.
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The Crooked Spoon
17 Wisconsin StHands down the best in the area. Don’t pass up lamb if it’s on the menu and their burger (lunch only) is my all time fav. There is an upstairs (drinks & appetizers) where you can wait for a table.
Terrific place to experience local fresh fish with great views. Watch for the otter for me!
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Angry Trout Cafe
408 W Hwy 61Terrific place to experience local fresh fish with great views. Watch for the otter for me!