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MAY 2013

Competition Exercise Greenhouses Open Soon

Talking with Willard Nelson THE ULTIMATE

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REAL ESTATE BEGINS PG. 17

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WASTE ELECTRONICS COLLECTION Saturday, May 18 & Saturday, August 24

We have all your Fish Opener needs!

9 am to 1 pm · Cook County Recycling Center

Saturday, July 20

9 am to 1 pm · Tofte Transfer Station on the Sawbill Trail Bring in your old computers, TVs and other electronic equipment and have them recycled properly.

Computers, servers and laptops are FREE! Small fee for: TVs (all sizes), scanners, printers, fax machines, VCR and DVD players, cell phones, stereo components, satellite receivers, video cameras, small power tools, answering machines, misc. equipment.

Material NOT accepted: Toasters, curling irons, light bulbs, air conditioners, appliances, printing equipment, manual typewriters and adding machines.

• Including Kid’s Rods •

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Safely dispose of household hazardous waste and pick up usable household products. Free of charge!

Saturday, June 1 & Saturday, Sept 14

9 am to 1 pm · Cook County Recycling Center Acceptable wastes include (but not limited to): Paints & stains Acids & bases Fluorescent tubes Thinners & solvents Button & rechargeable batteries

Aerosols Automotive products Adhesives PCB ballasts Home & garden pesticides

Types of wastes NOT accepted: Business waste Empty containers Radioactive material Tires

Compressed gas Alkaline batteries

Explosives

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There will be no free appliance and tire collection scheduled for 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Features MOVING RIGHT ALONG.......................... 8 GUNFLINT GREEN UP .............................. 9 OLDEST MAN IN THE COUNTY ........10 BARSNESS AT BLUEFIN ..................12-13 SPRING GREENS .........................................14 SAWTOOTH OUTFITTERS GROWS. 15

Highway 61 Happenings .................3-5 North Shore ArtScene .....................6-7 Points North.....................................11 Buisiness Directory...........................16

Ham Run Half-Marathon and 5K Fun Run

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS Avista.........................................................................................17 Backlund Realty.......................................................... 20-21 Coldwell Banker North Shore.........................28-29 Coldwell Banker Northwoods............................... 17 Lutsen Real Estate Group..................................21-23 Red Pine Realty.......................................................24-27 Superior Escapes........................................................... 35 Timber Wolff Realty..............................................31-34

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Enjoy the tranquility of the Superior National Forest with the Ham Run Half-Marathon, the Ham Run 5K and the Little Runts Run. The half marathon begins at Gunflint Lake and finishes at Seagull Lake using the Gunflint Trail. The Ham Run is a green race, taking place just after the Gunflint Green Up and Earth Day. Efforts to conserve resources include race T-shirts made from recycled material, eco-friendly race bags, re-usable race banners and mile markers, on-site recycling and composting and more. Tree seedlings will also will be given to participants and awards to the top finishers. Participants will also be treated to a complimentary ham dinner, free beverages, live music and free massages. To sign up or receive more info, visit www.hamrunhalfmarathon.com.

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Hwy 61 Happenings Symposium at the North House Folk School. A variety of courses will be offered, such as Introduction to Canning, Making Sustainable Soaps, Hand-Sewing Skills, Basic Knifework, Sailing Away from Fossil Fuels and many more. There will also be a presentation at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday by guest speaker Dmitry Orlov, author of “Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects” and “The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors’ Toolkit.” For more info on workshops and signups, visit www.northhouse.org.

North Shore Dragon Boat Festival

Youth Water Experience Day May 10

July 26-28, 2013

Students work on a project at North House Folk School.

Individuals and Teams Register Now!

The Cook County Visitors Bureau will distribute new Welcome Neighbours! stickers and signs to Grand Marais businesses in May. The signs have the same design as last year, with the addition of the CCVB logo and URL added to the bottom. No special promotions for Canadians are planned.

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Move It In May!

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2525awards awards·|$15 $30registration registration Classic cars on display on Wisconsin St. 10 am - 2 pm Parade through Grand Marais at 2 pm 10 AM - 2 PM Classic cars on display on Wisconsin St. Viewing is free to the public Viewing is free to the public www.grandmaraismn.com · 1-888-922-5000 gmcc@boreal.org

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The snow is melting so it’s time to get outdoors and move. The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is challenging everyone to be more active and track your minutes.

Hike, bike, walk or paddle, anything that gets you moving. Register individually or as a team. Then celebrate your success on May 23 with a finale party at the 4H Log Building from 4-6 p.m. with door prizes, smoothies and dancing. For more details or to register, visit www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org.

Gunflint Green Up May 2-5

Volunteer with the staff from Gunflint Lodge to help re-establish the Gneiss Lake trail up to Blueberry Hill on the Gunflint Trail. The trail is adjacent to the ChikWauk Museum and has been closed since the 1999 blow down. Volunteers will be planting trees and cutting back around seedlings to allow in additional sunlight. Volunteers will be provided lunch on Saturday and dinner Friday and Saturday. The registration fee is tentatively set at $48 per person.

Visit www.gunflint.com for more info.

Northern Sustainability and Simple Living Symposium

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Focus on learning everyday do-it-yourself skills with the 2013 Northern Sustainability and Simple Living

Learn all about fly fishing, water quality and stream ecology with the Youth Water Experience Day for ages 11-18. The day will involve heading to a stream and putting your new knowledge to use to catch some fish. Fishing will be catch and release only, and anyone over the age of 16 must have a fishing license and trout stamp. Youth will need to bring water, snacks, a lunch, waders, and a fly rod and flies if they have them. The group will leave Cook County Schools at 9 a.m. and will return at 4:30 p.m. The fee is $2 a person, and the registration deadline is May 7. Dress accordingly as the event will be held rain or shine. Parents are welcome, but space is limited, so register by May 7.

Superior Spring Trail Races May 18

Challenge your strength and endurance with the Superior Spring Trail 25K and 50K Races. The races will start and finish at Caribou Highlands in Lutsen and take place on the Superior Hiking Trail, parallel to Lake Superior. The 50K will begin at 7 a.m., and the 25K will begin at 9 a.m.

Runners will have access to aid stations throughout the race but be prepared. Experienced runners only. Registration is open and spots are limited. Visit www.superiortrailrace.com to register or for more information.

NSMA Presents Mark Powers May 18

Percussionist, artist and educator Mark Powers will be performing at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on May 18. He has studied percussion in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, China, Thailand and Ghana. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. and feature a student performance with Mark and also a solo percussion performance. The event is free and donations are appreciated. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

For more info, visit www.northshoremusicassociation.com.

CCHE Guest Lecturer Carol Christenson May 23

Carol Christenson, coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service, will be providing a lecture titled, “What Will Summer Bring in Terms of Weather?” at Cook County Higher Education.

Christenson is responsible for communicating with NWS customers to ensure their needs are met and ensure that people respond correctly to NWS warnings. The lecture starts at 7 p.m. with social hour and refreshments provided after the event. For more info, visit www.northshorecampus.org.

Mark Powers May 18 • 7:00 pm

Home Is Where the Art Is

Free Concert.

Donations Accepted!

May 25

The Last Chance Studio and Gallery in Lutsen is presenting “Home Is Where the Art Is,” a special display of art for the home. The event will begin at noon and continue until 5 p.m. Jan Wise, author and illustrator of “A Story Telling of Ravens and Crows: World Lore: Myths, Facts, Stories, Poems” will be reading and signing her book from 1-2 p.m. Gordon Thorne will play live music from 3-5 p.m. For more info, visit www.lastchancefab.com.

Arrowhead Center for the Arts

Northern Landscapes Festival

Art and Music on the Shore May 24-27

May 30-June 2

Explore the North Shore now that spring has sprung! Sail on the Hjordis at the North House Folk School, play miniature golf at Mini Golf ‘n Stuff or full-size golf at Gunflint Hills or Superior National. Enjoy live music at numerous restaurants and visit all the galleries and shops. Screen-print your own T-shirt at Community Ink Day on Saturday, May 25 from 1-4 p.m. at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Join Joan Farnam on Friday at 2 p.m. to learn all about pottery at the Art Colony.

Then on Saturday tour the Art Colony. For more info, visit www.grandmarais.com.

Learn about nature at the Northern Landscapes Festival at North House Folk School.

Courses and public programs include Bird and Wildlife Photography, Wildflowers of Early Summer, Minnesota Birding and more. Featured guest speaker will be bird photographer Paul Sundberg at 7 p.m. on June 2. Visit www.northhouse.org.

Bronze & Stone Vase by Tom Christiansen

A Special Display of Art for the Home

Home

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in May!

May 1 - 31

Celebrate an Active Life in May: May 5 Ham Run 5K and Half Marathon Walk-To-School Wednesdays in Grand Marais May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 srts@boreal.org May 15 Bike Safety Rodeo srts@boreal.org May 17 Advanced Bike Safety Rodeo srts@boreal.org May 20-24 Bike/Walk to Work Week bike@boreal.org May 26 Naniboujou Bike to Brunch bike@boreal.org

Noon - 5:00

Bead Art by Jo Wood

Book Reading & Signing, Live Music Art, Art, Art & Refreshments all Afternoon

1:00 - 2:00 Reading, Conversation & Book Signing with Jan Wise, author & illustrator of A Storytelling of Ravens and Crows: World Lore: Myths, Facts, Stories, Poems

May 9 Walking Speed: The 6th vital sign, Margo Furcht, PT Find out how walking speed predicts future health status, balance confidence, and functional abilities and have your walking speed measured and interpreted by a physical therapist.

May 16 Bike Basics for Babes, Natalie Gille of the Bicycle Alliance of MN Bring your bike and helmet along to learn bike basics and discuss some of the unique barriers that women overcome to start riding bicycle.

"Need to Know" - bike basics I'll cover during this class.

•Practice bike handling skills to better control your bike

Last Chance Studio & Gallery

Gordon Thorne

Registration & Details online at

sawtoothmountainclinic.org by clicking the “move it” icon.

Let’s Move It on down Highway 61!

Track your miles online and let’s Move It! as an active community to New Orleans!

“Raise the Heat” Track your minutes of activity and watch your thermometer rise as you move toward the recommended weekly activity goal.

All registered participants are invited to attend a Finale Party on May 23rd at the 4H Log Building from 4-6pm! Fabulous door prizes, smoothies on the blender bike, and dance to sweet jazz tunes!

May 2 Habitually Great! Habits as tools for growth, Hartley Newell-Acero, MA Habits - quit trying so hard to break them! Instead, learn to relax and use them as tools for greater self-awareness and growth. This is a 45 minute presentation.

Saturday, May 25

3:00 - 5:00

A month long celebration of active living. Where teams and individuals are challenged to just be more active!

Move It! Brown Bag Lunch Presentations in the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic lowerlevel classroom, Thursdays in May, Noon-12:40pm

is where the Art is

Live Music with

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Currently on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery is Tom Benner’s exhibit “Call of the Wild.”

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•Wear a helmet fitted correctly •Perform ABC Quick Check on your bike before each ride •Ride on the right and obey all traffic control devices •Ride predictably; be visible at all times •Scan for traffic; signal lane changes and turns •Drink before you are thirsty; eat before you are hungry May 23 Feng Shui for Active Living, Ainslie Kincross, PhD Do your home and work environments support an active lifestyle? Find out how you can create more Qi for better energy.

May 30 Work Smart, Work WELL!, Kristin Wharton, RN Most adults spend at least half (or more!) of our waking hours at work. Learn what Cook County and regional businesses are doing to create “cultures of wellness” at work.

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Cook County Public Health & Human Services

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by Joan Farnam

May is shaping up as a great month for theater, music and art as Cook County gets ready for the summer season.

First up is the Grand Marais Playhouse production of “First Baptist of Ivy Gap,” a comedy by Ron Osborne. The play is the Playhouse’s annual community youth production. It features Adrianna Berglund, Brenna Hay, Cailin Carpenter, Sarah Larsen, Mara MacDonnell, and Micheala Peterson. Sue Hennessy is the director, with Cy Fortunato, stage manager and Emma Bradley, costumer. The play runs for two weeks, April 25-28 and May 2-5 with performances at 7 p.m. Thursdays though Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are available at the door or at www.tix.com.

The Playhouse will hold auditions for the summer theater festival’s comedy production “Moon Over Buffalo” by Ken Ludwig at 6:30 p.m. May 1 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. There are roles for four men and four women. Perusal script available at the Grand Marais Public Library. Contact Sue Hennessy at 387-1284, ext. 2 for more info.

May 3-5 is the Northern Sustainability & Simple Living Symposium at North House Folk School, with a number of Lunch & Learn sessions and presentations. For more information, visit www.northhouse.org.

Minnesota author Sarah Stonich will read from her new book, “Vacationland” at the Grand Marais Public Library at 3 p.m. May 11.

“Raven Brings Fire to the First People,” a painting by Jan Wise, is one of the images in her new book “A Storytelling of Ravens & Crows.” She will be at a booksigning at Last Chance Gallery in Lutsen May 25.

The Gathering Place, built by Dave Sieckert, will open as a new venue for music, graduation parties and other events.

It’s on 5th Avenue between First and Second Streets. Photo

by Stephan Hoglund.

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On May 17, the North Shore Music Association will host percussion artist/educator and world traveler Mark Powers for “Junk Jam” workshops at Great Expectations School and then a free concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Powers has performed and studied percussion in the U.S., Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, China, Thailand and Ghana, West Africa. For the performance on May 18, he will bring the GES students on stage for a Junk Jam performance as well as play solo. All invited.

Memorial Day Weekend is early this year, May 24-27, and there are lots of music and art events.

The Betsy Bowen Studio opens for the season on Thursday, May 23, with plans taking shape for Memorial Day Weekend events to include new work, live music and the possibility of wood-oven pizza. Stay tuned.

The Grand Marais Art Colony celebrates the weekend with the launch of free clay demonstrations on Fridays at 2 p.m. through Labor Day in the ceramic studio, and a historical facility tour with Art Colony board members at 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Also, on Saturday, May 25, a Community Ink Day will be held in the Print Studio from 1-4 p.m. to screen print Tshirts. Bring your own or purchase one at the Art Colony. For more info, see www.grandmaraisartcolony.org.

Nancy Seaton has fused glass totems at Sivertson Gallery.

She will be exhibiting her work at the Grand Marais Arts Festival in July.

Of particular note is a presentation by Bayfield, Wis., artist Jan Wise at Last Chance Gallery in Lutsen on Saturday, May 25. Wise has published a new book, “Ravens and Crows: World Lore, Myths, Facts, Stories and Poems” which includes a great selection of her crow and raven paintings. She will read the book and sign it from 1-2 p.m. The gallery is also opening a show, “Home Is Where the Art Is,” with new work by gallery artists. Gordon Thorne will play from 3-5 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All invited.

Also that Saturday, Kathy Rice will be reading from and dis-

Great

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The

Sivertones will be playing at the gallery from 4-6 pm on

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center opens over Memorial Day weekend. cussing her new book, “The Pie Place Cafe Cook Book” at Drury Lane Books at 5 p.m. It is part of the bookstore’s regular Salon series.

Speaking of books, Birchbark Book & Gifts opens for the season on May 10. They will have copies of “Ordinary Graces,” a new book by William Kent Krueger. Also, “A Taste of the Gunflint” cookbook has been reprinted and copies will be available at the shop.

The Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder opens for the season on May 24 with a special exhibit. “Up from the Ashes: Forest Fires on the North Shore.” It uses text and photos to tell personal stories of forest fires from the viewpoint of settlers and homesteaders, describes firefighting from the days when there were no roads from lake to lake, and explores the importance of forest fire to the ecology of the forest and its inhabitants.

The Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center on the Gunflint Trail opens for the season May 25. The museum includes a variety of natural and cultural history exhibits as well as a gift shop featuring work from local and regional artists. There are a number of wellmarked nature trails to explore, too. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. To find out more, see www.chikwauk.com.

Max and Sherri Bichel will launch the opening of The Gathering Place soon as a venue for music, graduation parties, weddings and other events. The building on 5th Avenue between First and Second Streets, was built by Dave Sieckert.

places that carried genuine, handmade work by well-known craftsmen Calvin Begay and Tommy and Richard Singer. The Rawitzers brought back silver and inlaid turquoise pendants, bracelets and ear rings with dragonflies and bears as well as traditional designs.

And, the Grand Portage National Monument will temporarily open the historic Lake Superior Fur Trade Depot for the Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, closing again to reopen for the summer season June 1. The Heritage Center at the Monument will remain open.

Sivertson Gallery has new landscapes by Adam Reef as well as selection of fused glass totems by Nancy Seaton.

In other art news, Blue Moose Gallery opens for the season on May 11, in time for Mother’s Day. This year, all the artwork will be in the lower shop. The upper shop will evolve into a consignment antique shop, to be completed sometime in early summer. The Blue Moose has a great variety of garden art, pottery, jewelry and glass work from local, regional and national artists.

The Attic Gallery of Fine American Craft has a new collection of southwest jewelry created by Navaho and Zuni craftsmen. This is the first time owners Barb and Tom Rawitzer have carried it. When they visited New Mexico and Arizona recently, they discovered a few

14 West Wiconsin St. Grand Marais, MN 218-387-2491 • www.sivertson.com

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Joyce Yamamoto is exhibiting her Majolica pots at the Ripple Gallery in the Twin Cities.

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Bike Safety Rodeo Wednesday, May 15th - 3-5pm

Bike Safety Rodeo for all ages

Friday, May 17th - 3-5pm

Advanced Bike Course for middle school students*

in Cook County (and elsewhere)

Cook County Community Center Parking Lot *This course will have an on-road component and be lead by League Cycling Instructors

· Bike Inspections · Bike Safety Teaching · Ride the Course Popcorn & Blender Bike Smoothies Parent Permission Slip is required for all children · Adults are strongly encouraged to accompany young children

Volunteers Needed! Call Kristin 387-2330 Sponsored by Superior North Outdoor Center, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Cook County Public Health & Human Services, North Shore Health Care Foundation, Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center, Cook County Law Enforcement, Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation, Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), and many local businesses!

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bike, but most resulted from vigorously exercising Shank’s pony (for fun, Google it).

Oh, the drama (cue the violins): Larry Krause of Poplar Lake, vacationing in Florida with a serious get-in-shape agenda, was determined to top the mileage list in Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s “Move It In February” wellness celebration. Larry was being urged/egged on

by Karen Neal, leader/taskmistress of “The Endorphineers,” a legendary 13-member team of which Larry and Jo Ann Krause are members. All 13 of them now are preparing for the fourth annual Move It In May, coming up shortly.

Larry was pretty smug sitting atop the leader board until (add violas to violins) THAT DAY when he was unceremoniously usurped by …

Charlie Butter?

Some of Larry’s February miles came atop a

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Who the heck, wondering Larry, is Charlie Butter, and how the heck is he clocking up all those miles? (Larry’s actual language was more colorful).

When no answer was forthcoming (Larry was, after all, talking to himself), Larry settled down to clock up still more miles. Danged if someone named “Butter” was gonna best him at this.

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Alas, Butter did best Krause, at least in the mileage category. Larry ended up with almost three times as many minutes, but Charlie came out 7.1 miles ahead.

For the record, Charlie Butter is an employee at North Shore Hospital & Care Center with his own get-in-shape agenda who recorded all those miles on a stationary bike.

The Endorphineers suffered a fate similar to Larry’s: Until the last evening of February, they were far in first place for both overall miles and miles per member. Whereupon (fortissimo violins) the Sawtooth Elementary School Third Grade input its results.

Although the class had less than half the Endorphineer miles, a computer error caused them to be counted as one person. And just like that, the Endorphineers were pushed to second place by a bunch of 8-year-olds. (begin William Overture)

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If you don’t think this stuff

Larry Krause of Poplar Lake tunes up for the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Move It In May Celebration.

matters, you haven’t been hanging out with “Move It” aficionados. The Endorphineers in particular take it very, very seriously. Two members of that team, Karen Neal and Jim Gulstrand, primed themselves for Move It In February with a little jaunt up Mount Sherman, a Colorado fourteener, in January. And the women at the center of the team (Karen Neal and Jetty St. John) have a competition going with Buck Benson almost as intense (and as one-sided) as the Butter/Krause race.

In their office at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, the folks responsible for Move It – Patty Doherty, Teresa Borak and Kristin Wharton – chuckle in amazement at all of this. They’re pleased but also a little surprised at how the Move It program has caught the imagination of more than a few county residents.

They’re also refreshingly casual about the rules. It didn’t matter that Larry and Jo Ann Krause were clocking up miles in Florida. It doesn’t much matter what you do; so long as you move, good for you.

The miles-and-minutes program actually is only a small piece of the “Move It” Celebration. Other elements of the May celebration include Walk To School Wednesdays, the Ham Run 5k and half marathon, a bike safety rodeo, a bike/walk to work week, a series of brown-bag lunch presentations on wellness at the clinic and several other events. The entire schedule is online at http://www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org/events/info.php

While you are there, stop by the home page, perhaps sign up for the May event, then scroll to the bottom and take note of the sponsors who make the “Move It’ celebrations possible.

They include Superior North Bike Shop, Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, Statewide Health Improvement Program, Cook County Public Health and Human Services, the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation and the North Shore Health Care Foundation.

Meanwhile, out at Poplar Lake, Larry Krause is busy tuning up for May, though he is surprised to still be using snowshoes to do it.

And, Larry, you best really tune up; Charlie Butter has been reported eating bean sprouts.

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By Ada Igoe For the sixth year, volunteers will mark the anniversary of the 2007 Ham Lake Wildfire by tending the forest and nurturing new growth. This year’s annual Gunflint Green Up will be held May 3-5, with the main volunteer event on Saturday, May 4.

The Gunflint Green Up had its genesis in the weeks following the Ham Lake Wildfire, when Gunflint Trail residents gathered to replant the burned forest. In 2008, Gunflint Trail businesses and community members collaborated with the U.S. Forest Service, Gunflint District, to create a public tree planting event on the first weekend of May. Since then, Gunflint Green Up volunteers have planted more than 100,000 seedlings.

“We want those trees people planted to eventually become the matriarchs of the forest,” said Myra Theimer, U.S. Forest silviculturist, who’s helped coordinate each Green Up event. “The goal was to bring back the pine forest lost in the fire.”

TOP: Nurturing conifer seedlings into matriarchs of the Gunflint Trail forest is what Gunflint Green Up is all about.

ABOVE: Volunteers gather at a previous Gunflint Green Up event. Photos by Ada Igoe.

Last year, Gunflint Lodge took over sponsorship and coordination of the event. Gunflint Lodge guests can participate in the event as part of a special cabin rental rate. Green Up participants staying at other establishments or area residents can register with Gunflint Lodge for a fee which covers Saturday lunch and Friday and Saturday dinners.

The late spring thaw has left many of this year’s Green Up details to the last minute, said Theimer. The thought is that Green Up volunteers will use Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature

Center, located approximately 55 miles up the Gunflint Trail, as their base. From there, volunteers will work primarily on the Blueberry Hill Trail which is adjacent to the Chik-Wauk Museum property.

tree seedlings, removing unwanted brush, such as raspberry canes and aspen saplings, from around the pine seedlings to helps the seedlings soak up sunshine and lessen the competition for precious nutrients in the soil.

However, once the snow melts, if there appear to be other sections of the Ham Lake fire area more in need of the Green Up volunteers’ attention, the work area may be moved, said Theimer. One alternative location where Green Up volunteers might also work is the land adjacent to the Seagull Lake Public Access, she said.

Due to weather conditions call Gunflint Lodge in advance for information, 18-388-2294.

Never fear: The Green Up will go ahead, even if snow still lingers. The first event proved a great success in 2008, even though volunteers spent the morning planting trees in five inches of freshly fallen snow.

Theimer said the Arbor Day Foundation has provided 1,000 white pine seedlings for this year’s events, in addition to conifer seedlings from Hedstrom Lumber Co. Approximately 100 volunteers are expected to take part in this year’s event, said Theimer.

Since 2010, volunteers have been “releasing”

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“He weaves a story that’s so sweet,” said Becky Stoner, co-owner of Hillhaven Assisted Living for Seniors, where Nelson has been living for the last four years. “He’s got 100 stories, if not more. The way he tells them, it opens up your heart,” she said. “And it’s our history.”

That history stretches back to 1885, when Willard’s Swedish-immigrant grandfather, Charles Axel Nelson, built his homestead overlooking Lake Superior and the mouth of the Poplar River, establishing what eventually became Lutsen Resort.

Willard’s father, Carl Frederick, grew up on the resort, and passed on many of his recollections to his son. So Willard has a lot to draw on.

Listening to his stories is like touching our past, Stoner said.

There are stories of gangsters and illegal stills secreted in a stream somewhere in the backwoods during Prohibition, stories of how his grandfather came here and created Lutsen Resort, tales of the struggles and triumphs of running a fishing resort on Caribou Lake and milking way too many cows in his teenage years.

“Beasts!” Willard calls them. His family had a small farm, and milking was one of his chores.

He can tell you how to get a Model-T Ford off The America and onto dry land, warn you

Willard Nelson, 98, is the oldest man in the county. He is living at Hillhaven, owned by Becky Stoner, above, and her husband, Loren.

when a nor’easter is about to blow, share stories of how to fish in the wintertime on Lake Superior and tell of the Ojibwe who lived here.

But Willard himself never took to the North Shore life, which he freely admits.

He didn’t like to fish on the Big Lake (too cold) or row guests around Caribou Lake so they could catch a few. But he did like to talk, and he was fascinated by the stories of the outside world that businessman would tell when rowed out to the fishing grounds.

“I was a fishing guide on Caribou,” he said.

“I’d listened to their conversations. I knew there was another world out there.”

One day, when he had rowed a guest out fishing, they began to talk and “he got quite interested,” Willard said. When they returned to shore, the man asked to talk to Willard’s mother.

“You’ve got quite a boy, here,” he told her.

“He has a lot of potential. If I got a job for him, would you let him come to St. Paul?”

“Oh no!” his mother said. “He’s never been to the city.”

But when an aunt said that she had an extra bedroom within walking distance of his job, his mother relented, and Willard had his chance.

He spent the rest of his career as a salesman, starting out with cold calls to clients for Brown & Bigelow calendars and eventually heading up sales offices for car companies across the country.

But every summer he’d come back to visit, said Richard Nelson, his son. “He’d summer here all the time,” he said.

And now that he’s living here full time, Willard is a resource for the entire community.

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Fishing Opener Forecast: Ice Expected

By Shawn Perich Up here at the tip of Minnesota’s Arrowhead, the fishing opener seems far, far away. Sure, DNR officialdom says it will be legal to cast your lines on Saturday, May 11, but Mother Nature has the last word. Throughout April, her only word has been “snow.”

Last week, stuck at home during a recordsetting snowstorm, I called some folks who pay attention to the nuances of Nature to get their perspective on our wintry spring. I had trouble finding folks who were around, especially along the Gunflint Trail, where everyone was taking a between-seasons vacation.

At Golden Eagle Lodge, Deb Smith was holding down the fort while Dan and Teresa Baumann were away.

Golden Eagle caters to cross-country skiers, so they keep careful records of snow depths.

Smith had measured 22 inches of new snow that morning, April 19, while it was still coming down. When we talked, Golden Eagle had recorded 43 inches of snow—nearly four feet-during April. The running total for the year was 110 inches, which is about average for the Gunflint Trail. Looking at the Golden Eagle records, Smith said 128 inches fell during the winter of 08-09. The following year, only 42 inches fell during the winter of 09-10.

At the end of the Sawbill Trail, Bill Hansen at Sawbill Canoe Outfitters said it wasn’t the first time he’d seen a big snow in April. He remembered a storm that dumped 17 inches of snow on April 17. He’d recently measured 28 inches of ice on Sawbill Lake and noted the ice was covered with two feet of snow. When would the lake open? Hansen was unwilling to venture a guess.

He said the late Dick Raiken, a former owner of the now defunct Sawbill Lodge, once told him so many variables affect ice-out that it is impossible to predict when it will occur. The latest ice-out Hansen recalled from his 57 years at Sawbill Lake was May 24 one spring during the mid-70s. The winter had been especially cold, he said. Lake Superior completely froze over and Sawbill Lake had 48 inches of ice. Another year, he remembers going ice fishing for brook trout in the BWCAW with Duluth outdoor

writer Sam Cook and dog musher Lloyd Gilbertson at the end of March. Nighttime temps reached 30 below.

Over the years, Hansen said there have been a handful of fishing openers when the ice wasn’t out at Sawbill Lake. But an opening day bust isn’t a ‘make or break’ for his business.

“The opener isn’t a big thing for us, mostly because the early fishing isn’t very good. It used to be bigger,” he said. “However, the weekend after the opener is a big thing.”

Orvis Lunke of Grand Marais thinks it isn’t likely that Cook County lakes will be open for the fishing opener. He recalled a recent opener when he watched fishing boats make like ice-breakers on McFarland Lake as they attempted to reach fishing areas. Another year the ice lingered until the opener was 1996. He pointed out that early May ice-outs are common in Cook County.

rivers are buried beneath two feet of fresh snow, with more snow in the forecast. Even if the rivers were to open by the end of the month, it is unlikely the lakes would be open

by May 11.

My final call was to Bob Olson, the sage of Clearwater Lake and the author of “Two Bucks and a Can of Gas, Model A Adventures on the Gunflint Trail.” He’d been busy shoveling snow off cabin roofs for his friends and neighbors. This was the most snow he’s ever seen this late in the year on the Gunflint Trail.

“Some of the snow banks along the Clearwater Road are 5 feet high,” Olson said.

Latest ice-out he recalled for Clearwater Lake was May 24. He wasn’t sure of the year, but it may have been 1996. The earliest ice-out was in 2012, when it occurred March 31. The average ice-out is May 4. Deep, narrow and shrouded with rocky palisades, Clearwater is

Down in Silver Bay, my friend Pete Lenski had just cancelled his opening weekend plans for Birch Lake near Babbitt when we talked on April 20. His decision was based upon the weather. The previous day’s snow storm had been pushed out by a high-pressure front of cold Arctic air. As a result, the previous night’s low in nearby Embarrass was 14 below. That, and an extended forecast of belownormal temperatures, led him to believe the Arrowhead is locked into a winter weather pattern.

usually one of the last lakes in the state to lose its ice. Olson said nearby lakes such as Bearskin and Poplar are usually ice-free a week ahead of Clearwater. This year, the weight of all the snow on the ice is forcing water through holes left by ice anglers in late March.

Even so, Olson doesn’t anticipate ice going out by the fishing opener.

Olson did pass along an observation he made last year, following a very early ice-out.

In normal springs, common loons arrive at Clearwater just as the ice is going out. He always assumed the loons waited on open water, perhaps on Lake Superior, for the ice to leave the inland lakes where they nest. Since the ice was out early, he figured the loons would arrive early as well. Instead, they surprised him by showing up on schedule during the first week of May. As for what the loons will do this year, Olson will have to wait…and wait… and see.

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“We’re going to be doing something with seasonal foods as well as reflections of Chez Jude,” Barsness said, as she talked about the menu for the dinners.

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Seasonal means spring this time of year, and the menus Barsness has developed reflect this.

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that every luxurious meal has to end up with chocolate.”

The weekend kicks off on Friday night with a four-course dinner with wine pairings.

In some ways, that’s what Barsness has been doing all her life. Her mother was a chef, and she grew up in a kitchen. She’s worked as a chef in many venues, designing culinary adventures wherever she worked.

“It’s a more casual meal with a bit more spring comfort food,” Barsness said. “We’ll have rhubarb tart, fresh pea tendrils in the salad and asparagus and morels in the wild rice risotto. It’s the creamy texture of the risotto that gives that spring comfort feel to those ingredients.”

Friday night’s menu also includes mussels in a saffron broth for the first course, steelhead trout and pea tendrils salad for the second, a duo of braised pork loin and braised pork belly in a black truffle sauce with the risotto for the third and rhubarb tart with rhubarb ginger ice cream for dessert.

Then on Saturday night, the dinner includes sea scallops, a spring pea bisque, roasted quail breast, rack of lamb, spring root vegetables with morels, ramps and potatoes, and a bittersweet chocolate lavender torte with homemade ice cream and chocolate tiles for dessert.

Saturday’s meal with wine pairings is “the culmination of the immersion food and wine weekend,” Barsness said. “It’s kind of like the icing on the cake.”

Spring ingredients like fresh spring peas, chives (the first herb of the season) and tiny micro greens are perfect to set the tone for the evening.

The rack of lamb was a “must” for the menu, too.

“Rack of lamb was one of the signature items at Chez Jude,” she said. “When we put it on our first spring menu, it was very popular. But when I took it off for late summer, people were up in arms about it. So it ended up being on the menu all year round.”

Chocolate is also a must. “It’s one of my major food groups,” she said, and laughed. “I feel

Bluefin’s Food and Wine Lover’s Weekend is designed so that you can choose your experience. “You can do the total immersion or just sample one or two events,” she said. In either case, you can design your own culinary adventure.

She says now she’s in the twilight of her career, but that isn’t slowing her down at all.

She has recently accepted a position at Bluefin Bay as a consultant to help them develop and create a new dining concept at the cafe at Surfside Resort.

“These are the kinds of opportunities that are very exciting for chefs,” she said. “I’m going to have a lot of fun with creating new foods, new menus, new plates, new presentations.”

Barsness has done it before for Bluefin Bay, and accepting this position has almost been like coming home, she said.

When she and her husband, Peter, moved to Cook County more than a decade ago, she accepted an assignment with Bluefin Bay to develop a new restaurant concept for what has become the Coho Cafe & Bakery. That project has been incredibly successful and the Coho is a popular eatery and bakery these days. “It has it’s own chef now and has evolved its offerings,” she said.

When the Coho was well-established, Barsness began casting around for another challenge, and soon she and Peter started Chez Jude in Grand Marais, which became an award-winning destination restaurant on the North Shore.

She closed the restaurant last year but has kept Chez Jude’s catering and personal chef business, which she calls Chez Vous. She’s also teaching cooking classes at North House Folk School.

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Great Expectations school provides welltended plants and will be holding a plant sale on May 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The school organically grows the veggie, flower and herb plants from seeds as a major fundraiser for the school. Buying your flowers there is a great way to help out the community, and your garden will sprout well-cared-for plants.

Despite recent snowfalls, somewhere around the corner is spring. Which means it’s time to start thinking green. Freshly grown vegetables and the sweet aroma of flowers will soon fill the air. While not all of us are gifted with a green thumb, those who are begin dreaming of fresh tomatoes, peppers, basil and asparagus.

Others start planning how to landscape their house with annuals, perennials and hanging baskets on the porch.

No matter what you are looking for, there are numerous greenhouses in the area to gather all of your planting needs. Grand Marais offers Bucks Hardware Hank, the Blue Moose, the Cook County Farm & Craft Market and the Great Expectations School.

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Buck’s Hardware Hank is a great source for all your plants and gardening needs. The first greenhouse shipment should arrive either the second or third week of May. Expect starter veggies and annuals to begin with. As the season progresses, you’ll be able to get perennials and a wider variety of plants.

But by July, most of the annuals are gone and the greenhouse is filled with just perennials, so act quickly!

Buck Benson says, “We have a pretty good feel for what does well up here. We just want to keep people happy.”

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The Cook County Farm & Craft Market is also a great source for plants and fresh veggies, along with some amazing local arts and crafts. It takes place every Saturday from Memorial Day Weekend through October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Senior Center parking lot.

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Another local favorite is the Flower Power greenhouse, located only a few minutes out of Grand Marais on Croftville Road. Plants sold at Flower Power are transported all the way from South Dakota by the semi-truck load, providing the North Shore with a huge assortment of perennials, annuals and veggies. Each shipment brings in different plants, but they disappear fast.

The Blue Moose and Evergreen Originals Greenhouse also provide a wide assortment of plants. The Blue Moose in Grand Marais has annuals, perennials and vegetable starters as well as bushes and trees. It opens May 11. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. You can contact the Blue Moose by calling 387-9303. Evergreen Originals Greenhouse is located on Skyport Lane on Devils Track Lake. Call 18-387-2862 for more details.

If you are in Finland, check out Maxwell’s Woodland Nursery. Maxwell’s officially opens Mother’s Day weekend and will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Maxwell’s will supply you with trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, veggies, seeds and hanging baskets. They also sell bulbs in the fall.

Maxwell’s will continue getting orders throughout the season, and if they happen to be missing something you want, they can order it for you. Their selling season usually ends the first of October. For more information on Maxwell’s call 218-353-7726.

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To minimize down-time to their business, the Lynches planned every aspect of the remodel in detail. They acted as general contractors for their project but relied heavily on Jared Boen and Tyler Norman as carpenters, as well as Sawtooth

Jeff and Sarah are in the process of switching over inventory from winter to spring, and they will reopen for business May 3. Stop in and take a look at this cool new building. Their retail space offers outdoor gear and clothing for canoeing, kayaking, biking, camping, hiking, BWCAW trips, Nordic skating, Nordic skiing and snowshoeing. Additionally, they offer bike repair and ski tuning. Their rental shop offers full BWCAW canoe outfitting, kayak rentals or guided tours, ski rentals, snowshoe rentals and bike rentals. They are Trek Bikes, Current Designs Kayaks and Wenonah Canoes dealers. They can be found on the web at www.sawtoothoutfitters.com.

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Pederson developed an exterior design that mirrors the profile of the Sawtooth range along Lake Superior. Already the redesign has prompted numerous people driving by to stop and visit. The Lynches get lots of remarks like that of one visitor who said, “I have been coming here for the last 15 years and had no idea your business was here.”

The store has also stretched out to a little more than double what they had with the old design. The additional windows shed light on the increased inventory and allow for more leisurely shopping. Addition of a fitting room allows for trying on everything from wet suits to the latest in outdoor fashion.

Energy efficient design can be felt in the off-peak heated floors, solar gain from the south-facing windows, and solar tubes providing lights in areas not served by windows. New displays are still going in that increase the visibility of their inventory. Still to go in are the new boats that will be hung from the ceiling and mounted outside the building under a covered porch.

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“The number of people who drive by on Highway 61 in the summer is just staggering, and people were not stopping or even seeing our shop.,” says Jeff. “We needed a building design that was going to not only echo what we are doing, but also evoke what the area has to offer.”

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The Lynches started working with architect Kris Pederson to develop a remodel that would add space, increase visibility to the highway, improve energy efficiency and bring in more light.

Their meticulous planning paid off: They reopened on Jan. 10 (having only closed Oct. 1) and came in under budget. Bruce Cavallin remarked; “This has been one of the best-run projects I have ever seen on the North Shore.”

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MALCOLM CLARK Broker NICOL ISLAND ROSSPORT Tremendous Lake Superior building sites.

Lakefront and interior lots for sale with docking facilities. Causeway opened year round. Power and phone.

Starting at $55,000 CAD

THE POWDER ISLANDS!!

Lake Superior Northshore.

Island “A” is 300 acres with 6.8 miles of shoreline, Asking $798,000 CAD; Island “B” is 100 acres with 2.2 miles of shoreline, Asking $398,000 CDN. Less than 1 mile from mainland boat launch, sand and cobble beaches, coves and inlets, water accessible and sheltered. 1/2 hour east of Nipigon, Ontario.

7 LAKE SUPERIOR ISLANDS

LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE SUPERIOR BUILDING LOT LOTS Little Trout Bay, 20 minutes north of the Minnesota/Ontario border, 3 large estate-sized lots, very sheltered with southern exposure. Tremendous views. Power and telephone available.

Priced beginning at

2 to 95 acres.

Starting at USD $90,000

$199,000 USD

HARRY LAKE LODGE

UPPER SCOTCH LK 2 well built log homes, each with log sauna buildings, sand beaches, sheltered mooring area, more building sites and southern views of Scotch Lake. Surrounded by crown land and largest of only a few prvate parcels on this huge lake. Very ing retreat. $1,200,000 CAD

w/sauna & hot tub. Diesel generator fish cleaning house, boats, motors.

Harry Lake is a very large lake with potential road access and Harry Lake resort is the only improvement.

$295,000 CAD

Land Listings

Great Lake Superior Shoreline to Access

Meandering drive to large pines towering over 2 BD, 3BA home. Private cove, great views & Lutsen location. $469,000 MLS TBA

Great Lake Superior Views Great Lake views, bunkhouse, decks, one-level living, open concept $549,500 MLS 6000655

Lutsen Acreage

Cascade Beach 3 BD 2 BA vacation property inc fireplace, panorama views, owners suite, garage, W/D. Must see Lake Superior home. $699,000 MLS 6000607

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Lutsen “Ski In Ski Out” 2 BD, 2 BA Enjoy the Northwoods at your Caribou Highlands Resort Townhome with friends and family.

Great investment opportunity, call for more info. $129,900 MLS 6000060

LeVeaux Ridge Property

A mixed forest with views of Lake Superior. Two parcels close to Lutsen, private setting, location, recreation opportunities within your reach. Don’t wait, call today, owner will finance! $57,500 MLS 6000041 3+A $79,000 MLS 6000043 4+A

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Enjoy Lutsen Mountains from your 1 BD 1 BA Condo or generate revenue at this four season resort.

MLS 6000343 $111,900

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Enjoy this Lutsen Resort Townhome only a stones throw from the Big Lake. Build vacation memories or rental revenue when away. One BD with loft offered at a great price!

MLS 6000319 $162,000

Winter Fun at Caribou Highlands

Traditional 4 season log home with full range of amenities along with 162 feet of Lake Superior frontage on a large 4 acre lot.

Includes all appliances, 100K in solar and wind hydro generating equipment, seperate greenhouse and sauna cabins overlooking Lake Superior. $389,000 CAD

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Lake Superior Sea Villa in Lutsen

Architurally designed home with all the amenties inc seperate guest quarters sits at the door of BWCA with endless miles of lakes and trails.

MLS 30503 $959,000

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After skiing enjoy the fireplace, hot tub, dinner at the resort. Revenue to offset owner GRAND MARAIS AREA 5 acre parcel to enjoy life on the shore w/Lk Superior expenses. Call today. views. $39,000 MLS 29901 MLS 29796 $110,900

Sweet location overlooking Lake Superior 2 BDRM 2 BA looking for its next ownership. Priced to SELL! $219,000 MLS 30959

Gunflint Trail Sea Gull Lake Cabin

Bay, Ontario. Bordering Crown land on the west and road accessible. Many water features and a wide variety of plant and animal life.

Many opportunities such as large private compound, your own huge hunting retreat or resort and so on.

Mixed timber. $895,000 CAD

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Located w/in Cascade xc ski trail system, perfect for your cabin.

East Lot 20 acre $60,000 MLS 6000184 West Lot 20 acre $55,000 MLS 6000185

Rare 2 acre 200’ shoreline lot ready for dream cabin. Only 5 minutes out of Grand Marais finds you enjoying sunsets, loons, and recreation on one of Cook County’s favorite destinations.

Only $129,900 MLS 29981

Lake Superior Views

See the inside of this onelevel recently built 3 BD, 1 BA home.

Open concept, breakfast bar, wood floors, & more. Make an offer! Now $139,900 MLS 28687

Almost 3000 continuous acres about 35

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MURMUR CREEK PARCELS

$425,000 CAD

Catch sunsets from this west facing 280’ lakeshore property. Driveway, electric, etc on this 7.2 acre parcel.

Invest in your northwoods dream. $268,000 MLS 6000588

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and hardwood decking system and much more. Very bright with breath taking views of Lake Superior and Rossport Harbour.

Solitude at Wilson Lake Charming Lutsen Home 7.2 Acre Lot

Townhome sleeps six, ski in/out to Lutsen Mts, indoor pool, hot tub, restaurant & pub on site. $199,000 MLS 6000244

Devil Track Lake Acreage

Kitchen w/ solid oak cabinets, ceramic countertops and island. Marble and natural stone

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Exceptional Lake Superior Lot. Sheltered from the elements by a point on the next lot.

Level, high ground, driveway into property.

Outstanding views. $102,500 CAD

LAND– CONMEE TOWNSHIP

includes everything but the kitchen sink ! 5 ac parcel has stream, pond, garage w/guest quarters, well, septic and much more. Lake Superior Views. MLS TBA $259,000

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Talk to Terry!

Terry R. Backlund Broker/Owner

Lori A. Backlund Real Estate Agent

Phone: 218-387-1501 Cell: 218-370-8977 Terry@BacklundRealty.com 1527 TOM LAKE ROAD HOVLAND

Price ed Slash Amazing log cabin on 475’ ft. on Tom Lake.

MLS# 31654 Price $290,000

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Price ed Slash 315 ft. Lake Superior shoreline, timberframe, huge fireplace, 3BR, 1BA. MLS# 6000231 Price: $349,000

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1708 E. HWY. 61 GRAND MARAIS

Location Location. 4.49 A. 3 miles east of GM. Potential Lake Superior View.

MLS# 6000368 Price $72,500

4 Bedroom 4 Bath plus Studio Apartment 2 Car Garage MLS# 30895 Price $643,000

855 CLEARWATER LAKE RD GUNFLINT TRAIL

220 W 2ND AVE GRAND MARAIS

2 Bedroom on 5 Acres. 800 sq ft.

MLS# 31696 Price $109,000

2 Bedroom 1 Bath. Lives large.

MLS# 31693 Price $84,900

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156’ Lake Superior shoreline 2 Bedroom 2 Bath w/ Fireplace MLS# 6000719 Price:$379,000

Lake Superior home., 4 Bedroom 3 Bath Fireplace 3 Car Garage MLS# 6000761 Price $397,500

214 W. 9TH AVE. GRAND MARAIS

304 1ST AVE E GRAND MARAIS

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4 Bedroom, 2 Car Garage, Huge Lot, Stainless Appliances, Duplex Potential MLS# 6000577 Price: $217,500

3 Bedroom 1 Bath.

Large lot. $5000 Buyer Allowance MLS# 31658 Price $99,000

319 E 2ND AVE. UNITS 1, 2 & 3 15 W. HWY. 61 GRAND MARAIS GRAND MARAIS

Tri-Plex. Live in one and rent the others.

MLS# 31694 Price $169,000

Business Opportunit y

Hughies Taco House Turnkey business opportunity.

MLS# 31466 Price: $225,000

www.BacklundRealty.com AVAILABLE LAND

5A w/ Garage XXX5 Cty Rd 14, Grand Marais MLS # 29977 Price $72,500 Two 20-Acre Parcels XXX20 Cty Rd 14, Grand Marais MLS #6000342 Price $82,500 each

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31X COUGAR TRAIL MAPLE HILL, GRAND MARAIS

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Located on Maple Hill Dr. & Cougar Trail.

MLS# 6000367 Price: $79,500

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SOLD 2.34 Acre lot within city limits.

MLS#6000369 Price: $39,500

1615 W. HWY. 61 GRAND MARAIS

Fabulous business opportunity, 6500+ sq. ft. Seating cap. 250 Potential for growth.

MLS# 6000524 Price: $495,000

474X SOUTH SHORE DRIVE GRAND MARAIS

2200 sq. ft. 350 ft. lakeshore MLS# 29802 Price $549,900

New g Listin 5 Acres wooded and rolling.

MLS# 6000764 Price: $49,700

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Lutsen Lodging Company North Woods Vacation Home Rentals About Us The Lutsen Lodging Company is a locally owned Vacation Rental and Property Management company with diversified operations and is proud to have served this area for nearly a quarter century.

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Our downtown Lutsen storefront serves as the base of operations, and provides convenience and comfort for our clients.

Call today to learn more about having your home in our vacation rental program or for property management services we provide.

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Lutsen Real Estate Group

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Clara Lake 170 Pine Tree Dr

Wide open view of lake Superior from this cute off grid cabin. No utilities yet convenient location to dowtown Tofte.

Very nice 200’ lot on Clara Lake. Garage equivalent building on-site, slab on grade converted to cabin style quarters.

MLS#6000069 $69,000

MLS#6000093 $199,000

Schroeder 7766 W HWY 61 MLS#6000205 $169,000

Historic Home in Schroeder for more than 100 years. Made of huge logs. Some restoration work. Great view of Lake Superior.

21 Tall Timber Trl

A & C $369,000 MLS# 29002 & 29003 These two-3 bedroom uits are fully furnished and tastefully appointed with out-of-the world views overlooking Superior National Golf Course. Property & rental management in place.

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Gunflint Lodge Lake Homes Fractional Ownership

Excellent Caribou Lake opportunity. 3 br/1 bath, open area kitchen and dining, large open deck area, permanent dock. New improvements include: septic, windows, siding, roofing, Insulation & more.

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MLS#30752 $249,900

Fantastic package! 37 acres on Pike Lake Rd. 2 bdrm 2 bath and 1 car garage. Only 8 miles to town but pure private.Direct access to Superior Hiking Trail and Cascade River.

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East Bay Condominium on Lake Superior. Great Rentals On-site management. Call Mike for complete details on rental revenues.

Lutsen Heritage Townhomes

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Unit B 1 bdrm, 1 bath

MLS#6000310 $109,500

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Unit A 2 bdrm, 2 bath

MLS#6000309 $249,000

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Great Grand Marais Location and move-in ready. 3 bdrm 1 bath on 1.18 acres.

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Lutsen Log Lodge 12

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Lutsen 11 Wildflower Ln

3 bdrm/2 bath Log Lodge w/ 2-stall detached garage. Open area to main great room with fireplace. Huge vaulted ceilings and enclosed 3season porch. Perfect for year-round residence, private vacation home or vacation rentals.

Beautiful 3 level traditional home with YearRound Panoramic Lk Superior views. Lower 2 levels currently set up as rental units and could be used to partially offset mortgage payments.

Formerly Running Wolf B&B.

Newly constructed large home with both woodland views and wide open Lake Superior views. Large lot. Top notch interior finish details. Large kitchen with stone countertop.

Large decks with amazing views of the lake.

MLS#6000695 $274,900

MLS#6000688 $398,000

MLS#6000729 $529,000

Lutsen Sea Villas The Lutsen Sea Villas have withstood the test of time.

Why? Nowhere else is there a shoreline like this on the entire coast of Lake Superior. The owner’s and management company have upheld excellent standards and quality while maintaining the unique integrity of this original seaside coastal development, and they are well run by Lutsen Resort.The Lutsen Real Estate Group is pleased to offer three units currently for sale.

Lutsen 4170 Cascade Beach Rd MLS#31601 $1,100,000

Tofte Airport Home Sites

Located between Lutsen and Tofte.

Convenient Location with outstanding values. $24,750-33,000

Tait Pines

Nestled hillside adjacent to Tait Lake in Lutsen, just 13 miles up the Caribou Trail. $37,950-$57,750

Jonvick Creek Beautiful home sites in mature Maple, Spruce and Birch forest. $60,000+ Stonegate Road Private Lake Superior lot

I1 Sea Villa

xxx Sawbill Trail 120 Acres located up the

MLS#6000667 Price: $193,900

H5 Sea Villa

MLS#6000600 Price: $185,000

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Beautiful hillside lots in Tofte with Lake Superior and Carlton Peak views. $35,750-55,000

tage Lot 10 BL3 MLS#29483 $99,000 SOLD

in Hovland Includes driveway, electric & new septic.

(A/O) MLS# 24409 $399,900

VACANT LAND & HOMESITES AT 45% OFF ORIGINAL LIST! Johannes Toftey Homestead Sites

Superior National Golf Course Lot Heri-

K2 Sea Villa

MLS# 600064 Price:$165,000

Beautiful 4 bedroom 3 bath home with private 2 bdrm seaside cottage located on Cascade Beach Rd on Lake Superior in Lutsen. This home is perched over a ledge rock shoreline with perfect orientation toward the lake. The home features a Great Room with fireplace with the Lake serving as your focus. Gourmet style kitchen sets up perfect for entertaining.

Heated drive thru garage and attached two stall oversized garage for multiple cars, boats and utility storage.

GREAT VACANT LAND VALUES

293 Mile O’Pine Rd Nice lakeshore on south side of Gunflint Lake. Lots of huge White Pine trees.

MLS#29841 $250,000 293 Mile O’Pine Rd 5 acre parcel overlooking

Gunflint Lake.

MLS#29842 $100,000.00

Lot 2 Quist Acres 5 acre parcel on Quist Road outside of Grand Marais.

Caribou Hillside

Outstanding homesites tucked along the hillside of Caribou Lake. $52,250-$126,500

Lot 13 Sawmill Bay

233’ shoreline 2.2 acres

Sawbill Trail. Large Maples MLS# 27551 $199,900

$88,000

Sawmill Drive /Caribou Lake Area

This 2.08 parcel is private yet convenient to the Caribou Lake and the Lutsen areas. Agent/Broker MLS# 24625 $45,000

MLS#30439 $54,900

Lot 5 Quist Acres 5acre parcel on Quist Road

outside of Grand Marais, sister parcel to Lot 2.

MLS#30440 $49,900

xxx Mile O’Pine 3.30 acres, Gunflint Trail.

MLS#30837 $199,900

Whispering Pines Gunflint Trail Lot 4 Bl1 Wes Hestrom Trail off Cty Rd 65 4.6 acres.

MLS#30441 $69,500 Lot 2 BL7 Jonvick Creek Site

Mature Maple,Spruce and Birch forest MLS#6000074 $65,000

xxx Mountain Ash Ln

Cedar covered hillside overlooking Lake Superior in Lutsen.

MLS#29246 $649,000

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REALTORS®: Mike Raymond, Broker • Gail J. Englund, GRI • Doug Anderson • Sam Hedstrom • Abby Tofte OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS: Mary Sommerness & Carol Holmberg

www.RedPineRealty.com • (800) 387-9599 (218) 387-9599 • Fax (218) 387-9598 • info@RedPineRealty.com PO Box 938, 14 S. Broadway, Grand Marais, MN 55604

LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES NEW! LAKE SUPERIOR LOG HOME. 2 BR, 2 BA quality with

233’ Lake Superior ledgerock shoreline. Stone fireplace, granite countertops, tile floors, massive log construction. Cozy wooded setting with large deck and gentle-sloping ledgerock shore. Spectacular views. Walking distance to downtown Grand Marais, yet complete privacy.

WINDSONG DEVELOPMENT OF COVE POINT,

Beaver Bay. Wonderfully maintained condo/townhouse. Provides and opportunity for a couple or family to enjoy ownership in a resort townhome, with a good rental history. 3 BR, 3 BA, combined living dining and kitchen area. Views are spectacular and the location perfect for year round activities and recreation.

MLS #6000722 $669,900.

MLS #31744 $299,900.

NEW! CHATEAU LEVEAUX CONDO. Two

LAKE SUPERIOR CONDO/TOFTE. Great lake views from

bedrooms plus loft, two baths, stone fireplace in the living room. The deck has a sweeping view of Lake Superior. In the middle of all of the Lutsen/Tofte amenities – restaurants, hiking, biking, golf, fishing and the North Shore state parks!

MLS #6000712 $114,000.

SUPERIOR HOME AND COTTAGE. Lovely 5 BR, 2 BA rambler

on 400’ of spectacular pebble beachfront.

Desirable Cascade Beach Road. The entire lower level is new w/2 BR’s, huge living area, walkout to deck and beach. Charming 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage in private setting near the lake. Managed vacation rental.

MLS #30924 $798,500.

SPECTACULAR EXECUTIVE COMPOUND on Lake

this 2 bedroom + loft unit with 2 baths, fireplace, balcony looking up the shore.

Chateau LeVeaux offers many updated amenities, indoor pool, sauna, game room, and on-site manager. Facility is in excellent condition for easy and affordable lakefront living or vacation rental.

MLS #6000473 $90,000.

DRAMATIC PANORAMIC VIEWS. Parcel A at The Inn at

Terrace Point. 175’ Lake Superior shoreline, views toward Artists Point and the Grand Marais lighthouse. Build for use as a single family home or put into a rental program.

MLS #6000590 $180,000.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

Superior. 4 BR, 3 BA home plus guest lodge.

390’ meandering Lake Superior shoreline with private cove. 45’ x 25’ lakeside deck.

Professional design and décor. “Best property on Lake Superior.”

GO-FER CABINS. 8 cabins

COBBLESTONE COVE CONDO. Very desirable end Unit #10.

MLS #6000051 $259,000.

MLS #31682 $1,495,000.

Fabulous views of Grand Marais Harbor and Lake Superior from this 2 BR, 3 BA condo.

Lovely furnishings included with sale. Turnkey and ready for your vacation. Excellent investment property in charming Grand Marais.

MLS #31750 $325,000.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

(one duplex) plus 15 trailer home sites.

Excellent rental income. Includes 10 nightly campsite lots. Many possibilities for this property in a great Grand Marais location on Hwy. 61. Property zoned C-2.

PRIME COMMERCIAL LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE PROPERTY. Includes 2.68 acres and 664 +/- front feet shoreline. Call for development ideas.

MLS #6000191 $880,000.

KAH-NEE-TAH GALLERY AND COTTAGES.

Lutsen’s north shore showcase for local artists. One owner for 23 years. Cottages have amazing rental history and feature stone fireplaces and loaded with charm.

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MLS #30877 $350,000.

BOAT IN/FLY IN FISHING LODGE. Three rental cabins

and main house at the east end of the BWCAW. Comfy accommodations, boats, motors and equipment. Fantastic views and great fishing on the Border Route lakes.

MLS #6000333 $199,000.

LUTSEN COMMERCIAL HWY 61 FRONTAGE. Two

acres, zoned GC. Location, visibility, nice forest, lake view. Includes a third (oneacre) parcel zoned residential.

MLS #6000316 $179,000.

STUNNING RIVER AND PINCUSHION TRAILS.

A unique opportunity for skiers, hikers & Mt Bikers. Trail easement runs through the property with covenants to protect the trails. RC zoning allows resort/lodging type business or make this your personal home/retreat. PARCEL B.

MLS #6000298 $79,900.

PINCUSHION TRAIL PARCEL. Mature forest, x/c ski/hike/

bike trails and access to Superior Hiking Trail on the parcel. Great home site or resorttype business location adjoining Pincushion Mountain Trails. Lake Superior view. Trail easement through property. PARCEL D.

MLS #6000299 $172,900.

GOOD INCOME PROPERTY WITH LONGTERM TENANTS. All cabins

have had ongoing upgrades: roofs, baths, plumbing, heating. Cabin 1 has fireplace; cabins 4 & 5 were converted from a duplex. Many charming touches. Unique opportunity in a community with limited low/middle income housing options.

MLS #6000591 $259,000.

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES NEW! TROUT HAVEN. Six nicely wooded, west-facing lakelots on Hare Lake. Easy county road access. Power available. Beautiful views, nice shoreline, good trout fishing.

SNOWSHOE RUN AT HARE LAKE. Beautiful lots with

maple, spruce and cedars. Privacy, surrounded by U.S.F.S. lands. A trout lake; good fishing. Brochure available.

Prices start at $82,000.

Lots start at $33,500.

NEW! WILDERNESS INVESTMENT/PRESERVATION. 2000+ acres of Cook County land

FAMILY CABIN—BIRCH LAKE. Family retreat w/2 BR, 1 BA,

with 6 lakes. Over 10,000’ shoreline. Various parcels spread across the Superior National Forest. Seasonal maintenance. A unique opportunity!

MLS #6000640 $3,100,000.

GREENWOOD LAKE CABIN. A recreational paradise up the

Gunflint Trail and near the BWCAW. 1 bedroom cabin located on a private, quiet bay. Outhouse only. Year round access on Shoe Lake Road.

MLS #6000521 $239,000.

PIKE LAKE LOT. North shore

with great building sites, unspoiled views, power/phone. Easy access from caribou Trail.

Rare lot on this large lake.

large deck, charming log bunkhouse, 1-car garage. Great privacy, large dock on 150’ shoreline.

MLS #31680 $204,900.

NORTH WOODS ESCAPE/RENTAL. 2 BR, 2 BA

home situated on Poplar Creek w/charming features, 4-season porch, large deck. Shared use of Poplar Lake shore with dock. Excellent rental income too!

MLS #6000218 $244,900.

CLASSIC LOG HOME ON TUCKER LAKE. 3 BR, 2 BA

home on 12 acres of the purest privacy. 980’ Tucker Lake, 300’ Benning Lake, and 200’ Little Iron frontage. Spectacular great room facing the lake. Designer, gourmet kitchen.

MLS #6000387 $194,900.

MLS #6000260 $785,000.

LOT ON LOST LAKE. 20+ acres with 680’ shoreline. Premier location with view of the length of the private lake.

No public access, gated entrance. Cabin foundation and sauna pad in. Beautiful woods and views.

SPECTACULAR PRIVATE PARCEL ON LITTLE IRON LAKE. 1000’ shoreline with

MLS #31259 $188,500.

MAGNIFICENT WHOLE LOG HOME! 3 BR, 2 BA home on

259’ Poplar Lake shoreline. Custom built with over 3,000 sq. ft. Elegant touches throughout.

Views of the Boundary Waters. Spectacular family retreat or year round home.

MLS #6000314 $584,500.

CABIN ON TROUT LAKE.

Charming custom-built 1 BR cabin with 150’ shoreline on desirable Trout Lake. Knotty pine paneling, lots of artistic touches. 3.27 acres.

MLS #31258 $199,900.

McFARLAND LAKE LOG CABIN. Cedar log cabin with sauna

bldg., guest cabin, storage bldg. 150’ shoreline. Great view of palisade. Direct BWCAW access.

coves, palisades, old growth pines. Build sites with view of islands. No blowdown or fire damage.

MLS #29896 $278,500.

BORDER, BEAUTY AND BWCAW. Rare opportunity to own a

private wilderness escape, North Fowl Lake.

2 bdrs, full kitchen, comfortable living room and large deck. Large open yard, sauna, storage shed and dock. Great privacy, 200’ of shoreline, abutting the BWCAW. Water access.

MLS #30184 $199,000.

LOST LAKE PARCEL with

650’ of shore and 20 acres. Mature forest with some white pine, picturesque build site with SW views, and great shoreline. Good access, great trout fishing and protected, unspoiled views.

MLS #31687 $184,000.

GREAT CABIN ON TOM LAKE. End-of-the-road seclusion and

really nice lake family retreat. Two bedroom cabin, 2 bunkhouses, sheds, outhouse, dock, huge deck. 188’ of shore and over 6 acres.

Unspoiled views.

MLS #31660 $198,500.

PRIVACY ON LITTLE OLLIE BAY OF POPLAR LAKE. Northwoods charm. 2 BR/1 BA,

sauna, large deck. Adjoins BWCAW. Walk to Banadad Ski Trail. Nightly rental with good history.

MLS #6000398 $269,900.

GREENWOOD LAKE. Driveway roughed in; boulder terrace built with building site. Second area to build on top of hill with spectacular lake view. Federal land on two sides. Protected small bay for boat and swimming. Owner/Agent.

MLS #26183 $179,900.

CABIN CREEK COVE ON NINEMILE LAKE. 2 lake lots

left on the west bay of Ninemile Lake. Lots have excellent bldg sites nestled in a dense mixed forest. Year round access. Power at site.

CC&R’s apply. Brochure available.

Lots start at $89,300.

CASCADE LAKE PRIVACY. This is the only private land

on the lake. Enjoy the utmost privacy and unspoiled wilderness views with 87 acres and over 3,000’ of shoreline. Includes a wellmaintained cabin, sauna, dock and outhouse.

Easy year-round access. Unique opportunity to own a private wilderness compound!

MLS #31513 $824,900.

QUALITY DEVIL TRACK LAKE LOT. Heavily wooded south

shore. Easy shoreline, great views, excellent building sites. Power/phone. More shoreline available.

MLS #6000752 $149,900.

LEVEL LOT, NICE WOODS, EASY SHORE.

This Devil Track Lake lot has easy access from county road, power, phone and great building sites. South shore, 200 ft frontage, great views. Build your home on the lake here.

MLS #6000753 $ 198,900

MLS #28409 $275,000.

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RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE

HOMES & CABINS NEW! NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOME. Great

location, Lake Superior views. 2 BR, 2 BA with open floor plan and wonderful woodwork. Energy efficient, great southern exposure, room for a garden.

MLS #6000613 $208,900.

COZY COTTAGE IN HOVLAND. Cute cabin in the

woods with knotty pine interior; upper story bedroom. Easy access on Arrowhead Trail.

Make it your hide-away or affordable home.

Outhouse, shed.

MLS #6000609 $55,900.

COUNTRY HOME IN HOVLAND. Lovely 4 BR/3 BA

home on 7.76 acres. Master suite with huge walk-in closet. Open living room with stone fireplace, entertainment center, formal dining room, big kitchen. Office/den opens into the attached garage. 32’ x 40’ pole building has storage for toys, boats, etc.

Partially finished basement. Country living at its best!

MLS #6000522 $259,300.

COMPLETELY UPDATED 3-BR HOME. Great location near Grand Marais. Many new updates include new in-floor heat system, kitchen, bath, flooring, insulation, some windows & doors, deck and other mechanicals. Too much to list here!

Great location near town! Good well and septic; heated garage, raised-bed gardens.

MLS #6000420 $182,000.

BEAUTIFUL 3-BR LINDAHL HOME. Quality home

provides elegant North Shore living. Lovely upgrades, beautiful lake views, access to trails and many recreational opportunities.

Great Lutsen location at Jonvick Creek.

MLS #6000195 $397,500.

CHARMING 3 BR HOME IN LUTSEN. Walking distance

to all conveniences. New roof and septic system, new deck. Views of Lake Superior.

MLS #31590 $189,500.

GRAND MARAIS HOME WITH APT. 2 BR, 2 BA home in

WOODS, WATER & SECLUSION. Nice ‘40’ with good

central Grand Marais. Recent and extensive updating, plus newer 2 BR, 1 BA apt. above detached garage. Apt. rental generates good income. Heated workshop/storage building. Large lot, great harbor view.

timber and 1000’ frontage on Mons Creek.

Great building site. Private deeded access to Lost Lake.

PRIVATE WOODED SETTING. 3 BR home on 3.67 acres.

road access. Good building sites. Mature trees. Deeded access to Lost Lake.

MLS #30648 $219,900.

Light-filled living and dining rooms. Eat-in kitchen, 1.75 baths. Full basement. Near Lutsen ski hill. Double detached garage.

Owner/Agent.

MLS #30353 $222,222.

HANDCRAFTED SENTY LOG HOME. 5 BR/2 BA log home with gourmet kitchen, spacious lower level with walkout, fenced yard and lovely gardens. Great corner lot.

MLS #31576 $299,000.

RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE

MLS #31808 $69,900.

40 ACRES W/MONS CREEK FRONTAGE. Easy MLS #31103 $79,900.

PENDING SALES/RECENTLY SOLD ONE OF A KIND PROPERTY. LOON LAKE HOME. MLS #6000068 GREAT STARTER HOME / RECREATIONAL CABIN. MLS #31452

10 ACRES ON COUNTY RD. #14. 330’ of bubbling creek runs

through this beautifully wooded and very private parcel. Build sites near the water.

Year round access. Creek separates the property from the abutting Federal lands.

MLS #31619 $99,500.

DRAMATIC CASCADE RIVER PROPERTY. Twenty

acres with 660’ on Cascade River. Good road, building site in cedar. Common property at spectacular waterfalls. Association, assessments. Seasonal access.

MLS #31332 $109,500.

40 AC – LOST LAKE RETREATS. Mons Creek flowage with

great views and tons of wildlife. Private and secluded location. Includes deeded access to private lake.

MLS #27877 $79,500.

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LAND/BUILDING SITES NEW! WONDERFUL VIEWS OF LAKE SUPERIOR! 3 lots available; wooded

OVER 217 ACRES/CAMP 20 ROAD.

FIVE AC NEAR TOWN. Ready to build, Croft-

and private. Minutes to ski hill, Superior National, Lutsen shops. Surveyed, year round access.

MLS #31645 $216,700.

MLS #6000671 Lots start at $52,000.

NEW! RECREATIONAL BASE CAMP. This great Tofte lot has 2 garage buildings

HOME OR CABIN SITE - GREAT LUTSEN LOCATION. 4.09 acres, power and

MLS #6000221 $80,000.

phone. Walk to landing on Christine Lake. Adjoins state land.

MLS #6000318 $65,000.

Additional 6 +/- acre parcel available.

waiting for your toys. They could easily become living space, one has second story. Property has room for a home with views of a dramatic creek gorge. 4.54 acres, with year round access. Electricity on site.

MLS #6000673 $179,900.

LAND NEAR GRAND MARAIS.

Beautiful 5-ac lot just minutes from town. Meadow, power/ phone. Driveway in. Great home site.

MLS #6000098 $59,900.

MAPLES, VIEWS, PRIVACY. 85+ acres near Hovland. New road access, adjoining federal land.

South exposure and views. Seasonal access.

MLS #6000582 $99,900.

LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS/SUGARLOAF RD. Red pine/spruce forest, 10+ acres, good

road access, power and phone. Owner/Agent.

MLS #21603 $74,900.

Lovely open land with many ponds and streams.

MLS #31546 $49,900.

5 ACRES NEAR DEVIL TRACK LAKE. Deep wooded home site – just steps from Devil

Track Lake, and DNR access. Enjoy the lake without the high taxes! MLS #31534 $74,900.

RURAL HOME SITE. 4.9 acres, nice trees,

county rd, power/phone, adjoins USFS.

MLS #31379 $59,900.

ville location, Superior view, nice forest, RC/Residential zoning.

FIVE WOODED ACRES. Surveyed. Septic and access road in place. Close to Devil Track Lake.

NEAR DEVIL TRACK. 6 acres, Pine Mt. Rd., quiet & private. Great location.

MLS #6000317 $55,000.

TWENTY ACRES NEAR HOVLAND.

Heavily wooded, private. Phone and power. Year round access.

Driveway maintenance agreement in place.

MLS #31604 $84,900.

WOODED AND REMOTE ‘40’. Powers Lake Rd close to Tom & Devil Fish Lk. Priced below assessed value. Nice trees, survey. MLS #31397 $39,000.

REMOTE LOCATION NEAR MAGNEY STATE PARK. Nice woods and terrain. There

Chicago Bay view, 3 high lots to choose, mature mixed forest, south exposure. MLS #6000226 $54,900.

GREAT HOME SITE NEAR GRAND MARAIS. Five acres on dead-end road for privacy.

is an old road to the property. 19+ acres.

DRAMATIC SUPERIOR VIEW. Cliffs of

MLS #6000409 $42,900.

BEAUTIFUL WOODS. 72+ acres, remote

Adjoins USFS land. Year round access, electricity at street.

privacy in Hovland area. Seller will build driveway. May be split. MLS #30072 $159,000.

MLS #6000408 $51,900.

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Serving Cook County since 1971

On

Lake

Superior

NEW

200 Stonegate Rd

Custom built 3BR, 3BA home on 5.4A. 300 feet of spectacular shoreline with maximum privacy.

MLS 6000572 $855,000

NG PE N D I

4804 Chicago Bay Rd

48 Stonegate Rd

Custom log home; 304’ shore; 5A. Gourmet kitchen, detached 4 car garage with loft recreation area. Out buildings include sauna and outdoor bake oven.

Beautiful 3BR, 3BA home; 1.4A with 140’ shore. In-floor heat, southern windows, four season porch. Tons of space!

MLS 6000519 $549,900

Inland

NEW

MLS 6000749 $795,000

Lake

Homes

NEW

NEW

46 Spruce Point Rd 2BR, 1BA log cabin. Close to the lake; enjoy private cove, gravel beach and waves crashing on the shore.

Poplar Lake

Year ‘round 4 BR home/cabin.

BWCAW access, but close to mid-trail restaurants, lodges, ski and snowmobile trails.

MLS 6000348 $269,900

MLS 31231 $329,900

NEW Big Bay

EXTREMELY private Lake Superior lot with 7+ acres south of Hwy 61, over 4 acres north of Hwy 61. 318’ Lake Superior Shoreline!

Priced to sell!

MLS TBD $149,900

McFarland Lake

Charming 2 BR log cabin to be built on McFarland Lake. Modify to make it YOUR dream cabin. 3.14A, 158 ft of shoreline with direct BWCA access.

MLS TBD $179,900 NEW

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1658 Croftville Road

3BR, 2BA year round home on 1.7A with 225 plus feet of easily accessible meandering shoreline on a very private lot.

MLS 6000697 $489,900

Devil Track Lake

Great 6BR, 5BA home on 1.52A just made for entertaining!

Screened in porch, multiple decks, 222’ shore. Great swimming in a quieter bay on the main lake.

MLS 6000601 $489,900

Fowl Lake

Quaint cabin with 200’ of lakeshore on premier walleye lake. Gas lights, stove and fridge; no road access. BWCA access.

MLS 31725 $149,900

Devil Track Lake

Devil Track Lake

MLS 31662 $169,900

4BR, 3BA South Shore Dr home. Full walkout lower level with 3BR and family room. Detached garage, guest cabin and workshop. 200’ of frontage on 2.56 acres.

Greenwood Lake

191 Sag Lake Trail

North Shore of Devil Track Lake.

153’ beautiful shoreline, two cabins, septic system and a drilled well.

MLS 6000720 $425,000

NEW

7362 E Hwy 61

3BR home on 2.5A with over 200’ of spectacular shoreline.

Beautiful protected cove.

Best value!

MLS 31801 $429,000

McFarland Lake

Year round full cedar log cabin nestled in the trees with 311’ frontage. 2BR, 3/4 bath, wood floors and complete generator/solar panel system, well, septic.

MLS TBD $495,000

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1004 Devil Track Rd 2 bedroom cabin; easily accessible shoreline on Devil Track Lake.

Detached garage with guest area; new mound septic system.

MLS 31702 $299,900

Walter Road

4 bedroom, 3 bathroom country home on 6+ acres.

Private access and dock on Devil Track Lake

MLS 6000132 $299,000

Unique octagon cabin built to maximize the views! 2BR and bath on main level + 650’ sleeping loft!

Sauna at water’s edge, 245’ of shore.

MLS 6000597 $319,900

Charming and cozy cabin with magnificent views of Gull Lake.

Power and septic, wood burning fireplace. Direct BWCAW access.

MLS 6000141 $225,000

Homes & Cabins

108 Gunflint Trail

3BR, 2BA, commercial, with 2.5 car garage. Great visibility at beginning of Gunflint Traill. Perfect spot for canoe outfitter or ???

MLS 27325 $249,900

1817 County Road 7

406 W 2nd Ave

1830 Co Rd 7

2BR, 2 BA on 10A, in the country, but near town. Newer upgrades, large garage with separate work area.

Conveniently located clean and tidy 1BR, 1BA home priced right!

Ready to go with newer roof, spacious front yard.

Cute 2BR year round cabin on 4.45A. Conveniently located close to town.

Electric heat, full septic system and drilled well.

MLS 31179 $229,000

MLS 31529 $98,000

MLS 6000596 $139,900

NEW

40 Taylor Lane

Sunny 2BR year round home on 8A. New wood and hot water baseboard heating system and lots of recent remodeling!

MLS 30755 $129,900

NEW 120 8th Ave West

6BR, 4BA home. Lovely kitchen, living, dining room and cherry wood floors. Beautiful landscaping and heated greenhouse!

MLS 30880 $289,900

2BR 2 BA open concept home with 2 car garage on 32 aces with frontage on Little Devil Track River. Good potential for subdivision of residential lots.

MLS 6000691 $299,900

221 West 1st St

Beautiful 4BR, 2BA home with custom finishing throughout. Stone fireplace, hardwood floors, and custom built kitchen cabinets.

MLS 6000585 $299,900

Huge 3BR, 2BA; 1.78A. Dual heat systems plus meticulous wiring and plumbing. 3200 sq ft garage has heated car wash bay.

2BR,1BA custom log home.

Includes new septic, well, all appliances, new generator and garage pad.

MLS 6000670 $329,900

MLS 28297 $185,000

S O LD

NEW

NEW 144 Devil Track Road

95 Wildwood Acres

Casper Hill Road

45 Casper Hill Rd

2BR open concept home on 5A. 2 car garage with workshop; 2 BR guest cabin and lovely perennial gardens.

MLS 6000745 $229,900

Arrowhead Trail

Fully insulated log cabin overlooking McFarland Lake on very private 20A. Abuts the BWCAW; close to public water access.

MLS TBD $149,900

North Road

3BR, 2BA, 10A with open floor plan. Beamed cathedral ceilings, woodstove, and detached garage on a park like setting.

MLS 31427 $235,000

NEW

Buckman Lane

Spacious 3 bedroom rambler perched on the Cross River with 485’ frontage. Sunporch, wood burning stove, lots of windows.

MLS 6000131 $217,900

19 Music Row

3BR, 3BA home in Tofte. Tons of storage, vaulted ceilings, stunning rock fireplace, finished lower level (could be a separate rental).

MLS TBD $288,900

Meet Our Agents & Staff: 1828 Co Rd 7

3BR, 2BA home minutes from town. Open floor plan, rock fireplaces, wood floors and huge kitchen. Full walkout lower level.

MLS 6000574 $339,900

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3BR, 3BA with views of Lake Superior! 15 wooded acres, newer septic, garage and HUGE pole building.

MLS 31255 $264,900

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NORTH SHORE Inland Lake Lots Tom Lake

Serving Cook County since 1971

Land Irish Creek Road

23–200A, great parcels in the woods!

1.81 acres, 298’ frontage

MLS 6000623 $29,900 - $159,900 NEW

34 acres, 600’ frontage

23A; if you’re looking for hunting land or a great getaway spot, this is it.

1.20 acres, 157’ frontage

MLS 6000709 $24,900 NEW

MLS 6000552 $57,900 MLS 6000627 $169,900 NEW MLS 6000702 $59,900 NEW 2.7 acres, 200’ frontage

MLS TBD $49,900 NEW 9 acres, 210’ frontage

MLS 6000698 $79,900 PENDING 9 acres, 895’ frontage

MLS TBD $49,900 NEW

McFarland Lake 2.9 – 40 acres.

MLS TBD $83,900 MLS 31140 $63,900 - $155,000 MLS TBD $169,900 NEW

West 15th Ave

Affordable city lot in Grand Marais.

MLS 31424 $15,000

County Road 48

5- 7A, Lake Superior Views! $49,900 - $64,900

Bloomquist Mtn Rd 2.7A, 10 miles east of town.

MLS 31109 $49,700

Whispering Pine Trl 2.7A, building site, septic site and electricity all set to install!

MLS 31319 $59,900

Pike Lake

County Rd 69

MLS 30400 $185,500

MLS 6000347 $39,900

2.6A, 220’ shoreline.

Bigsby Lake

Lovely 25+ acre lot with approximately 600 ft of shoreline. Healthy mix of trees.

MLS 6000025 $117,500

Chester Lake

The only private parcel on the lake.

40 A, 300’ shore.

MLS 31502 $179,000

Birch Lake 5A, 209’ shore

MLS 31803 $164,900

Saganaga Lake 1.10 acres, 191’ frontage

MLS TBD $135,000 NEW 7.5 acres, 611’ frontage

40A, power available.

County Road 67

5 A nicely wooded with a gentle slope.

MLS 31791 $44,900 SOLD

3.97A with state owned lakeshore across the highway.

Unit 72

41 A, building sites overlooking huge beaver pond.

MLS 6000106 $40,000

Brule Valley Trail 40 A with great recreational possibilities!

MLS 31731 $85,000

MLS TBD $250,000 NEW

Unit 16

MLS 6000300 $335,000

East Highway 61

20A with southern exposure!

Views of Lake Superior, the adjacent slope, and nearby hillside.

Com m e r ic a l

Temperance Landing Unfinished log home, shared cobblestone beach.

PE N D

ING

MLS 6000375 $240,000

Inn at Terrace Point MLS 31713 $239,000 MLS 31714 $239,000 MLS 31715 $219,000

Golf ‘n Stuff

Proven track record with loads of potential.

MLS 31607 $237,000

Grand Marais Condos Well maintained 2BR, 2BA, huge loft and western exposure. All new appliances, ready to move in. Conveniently located in town.

MLS 6000595 Unit 20 $236,900

MLS 31193 $119,900 - $199,900

MLS 6000278 $140,000 SOLD

Hwy 61 Opportunity Well maintained building with unlimited potential.

Location, location, location! 2BR condo is located in the heart of Grand Marais. 1028 sq ft; includes heated underground parking (with storage), elevator, security system and much more.

MLS 6000432 $99,900

Gunflint Trail

Great year round access to prime location for outstanding recreational opportunities.

MLS 6000183 $209,900

20-40A, direct access to ski trails and hiking trails. Great building sites.

MLS 6000599 $39,900

MLS 30668 $99,900

Unit 31

Morgan Road

5A, level, nicely wooded, very private. South of the intersection of Co Rd 7 and Co Rd 44.

120 acres priced right!

MLS 6000721 $565,000

MLS 6000105 $32,000

MLS 30951 $149,000

Arrowhead Trail

Unit 7

Camp 20 Road

7A, year round access, abuts federal land.

MLS 6000540 $92,000 NEW

MLS 6000207 $419,000 MLS 31612 $345,000

15 Acres with survey and septic sites done.

20A, year round access, utilities!

Bluefin Bay Unit 48

MLS 31792 $69,900

Greenwood Lake

Caribou Trail

101 West Hwy. 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604

Condos

County Road 7

MLS 6000679 $54,900 NEW

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MLS 6000223 $399,900

4th Ave East

.23A, zoned commercial industiral. Close to town.

MLS 6000474 $49,900

County Road 7

.20A, close to Gunflint Trail and Co Rd. 7.

MLS 28867 $39,900

Convenient mid-trail location.

This lot has access to Poplar Lake. Building site already cleared and driveway is in.

MLS 6000615 $52,500 NEW

County Road 14

20A parcel with year round access, electricity and phone. Abuts Federal land for access to an incredible amount of Gov’t land.

MLS TBD $89,900 NEW

10A year round nicely wooded parcel; electricity and phone.

Abuts Federal land. Additional land available.

MLS TBD $49,900 NEW

Beaver House

Well recognized business in downtown Grand Marais.

MLS 6000426 $288,000

Broadway

Commerical lot in the heart of town.

MLS 6000480 $159,900

Greenwood Lake 2.18A; 400’ frontage on the south side of Greenwood Lake. River frontage on the Greenwood River and federal land to the south.

MLS 6000736 $174,900 NEW

Kemo Lake

2.34A with 200’ frontage on a great trout lake. Access via Trestle Pine Road.

MLS 6000747 $159,900 NEW

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Lake Superior Lots East Hwy 61 25A, 150’ shore, surveyed into three parcels.

MLS 6000472 $184,900 4.10A, 280’ shore, driveway, septic mound, electric in MLS 6000571 $156,000 Three lots, 2.18A, 200’ shore, wooded and private. MLS 27873 $239,00

West Hwy 61 1.24A, 200’shoreline embedded with Thomsonite. MLS 6000296 $319,900 1.30A, 371’ stunning ledgerock shoreline.

MLS 6000576 $299,900

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BLUEFIN BAY RESORT TOWNHOME!

Shockingly beautiful Views will Awe all those who enter this gorgeous home designed to maximize Lakeshore exposure. Well buffered from the highway, this is a Winner of a Location at BlueFin. Finest of Furnishings, So much to Offer in your Vacation home on Lake Superior! MLS#31361 $574,900

KING’S LANDING ON LAKE SUPERIOR! 200

LUTSEN LAKE SUPERIOR ACCESSIBLE SHORELINE!

Gorgeous 150 ft of Ledgrock shoreline with driveway in place. Build site down

by Creek has great opportunity of Walk Out basement and main level home. The shoreline is incredible!

MLS#31207 $295,000

ft of puddle hopping Ledgrock Shoreline sprawling in to Lake Superior, a rare build site well buffered from Highway 61, an Enjoyable site for your Architect to Design your Lake Superior Masterpiece!

MLS#30422 $409,000

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PEN VACATION GETAWAY AT CHATEAU LEVEAUX! Fabulous Location, Improving Rental Incomes and tons of Interior Improvements of Common Lodge Entry, Swimming Pool, etc! Condo is Mint Condition, Great Views!

MLS#26043 $129,900 ASK FOR #31!

NEW! LAKE SUPERIOR PENINSULA WITH GUEST CABIN! High cliff shoreline bordered by

Kennedy Creek, Truly a unique parcel of land on Lake Superior with Astounding Views!

MLS#6000-593 $425,000 SALE PENDING

NEW! CRAFTED FROM THE RUGGED LEDGEROCK SHORELINE! Over 300 ft and 11

NEW! NORWOOD SHORES ON LUTSEN’S LAKE SUPERIOR! Vaulted

Ceilings in the entryway welcome you in to this lovely home! A nice galley style kitchen, main level deck for convenient outdoor or indoor dining, comfy family room with wood burning fireplace! Stairway access to gorgeous ledgerock outcroppings for listening to the lap of the waves. MLS#6000-725 $260,000

acres, this Lake Superior Masterpiece exudes thoughtful design focused on joining the Big Lake with the Living Space. Enter in to the Great Room to Jaw Dropping Views through a 22 ft Prow of Windows rivaled only by a Gorgeous well situated Fireplace. So Much to Brag About in this home!

MLS#6000-658 $849,900

LUTSEN SEA VILLASFAMILY FUN FOR SURE! Perched

CLIFFHOUSE OVERLOOKING LAKE SUPERIOR! Lake Superior

Views at Lutsen Resort, Fine Dining and Stylish living at your own piece of the North Shore! Finely appointed, this Townhome won’t disappoint! MLS#28460

$499,000 OR HALF SHARE AT $279,000

on the sprawling ledgerock shoreline of Lutsen’s Lake Superior, enjoy family fun at your fingertips.

Enjoy hiking the trails on premise, swimming or sauna at the Rec Building, or campfires at the water’s edge. Main Level Bedrm with Sleep loft-

NEWLY UPDATED K-3 $198,000; END OF THE VILLA PRIVACY IN G2 $169,000; 2 BEDROOM PLUS LOFT VILLAS! C5 BARGAIN BUY $210,000 AND NICELY UPDATED E3 $224,900!

NEW! CANASTA ON CASCADE BEACH ROAD? Meander down the winding

Drive and Take yourself back to the days of whiling away the hours playing Canasta and listening to the waves break gently over a ledgerock peninsula jutting from the shores in front of the cabin. A very welcoming cabin, in fantastic condition.

MLS#6000-715 $450,000

LUXURY LAKE SUPERIOR LIVING AT SURFSIDE Quarter

Share Makes this Affordable, Enjoy Top Notch Amenities and Rotational Ownership.

If you love vacationing on the North Shore, Call for More details!

MLS#31488 $209,500

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NEW! CRAFTY ON CARIBOU LAKE!

NEW! PEACEFUL RETREAT ON DEERYARD LAKE! Tucked

into the Maple covered hillside, this well crafted cabin joins the Wilderness with the Lake. Perfect Lutsen location, this cabin boasts large deck overlooking lake, and a really warm feeling move in ready year round lake home!

MLS#6000-754 $385,000

Enjoy level access to Caribou Lake just a stone’s throw to the water’s edge! The interior of this home is fun and creative from the upper level Craft Room overlooking the lake, to the Conversational Kitchen Antique Island and Welcoming Great Room, all with views of Caribou Lake! Year Round Move In Ready!

MLS#6000111 FROM $26,500

LARGE LAKESHORE LOT ON CHRISTINE LAKE in Lutsen,

year round access with over 10 acres and 200 feet of shoreline! Hilltop building site with cleared path thru cedar forest to Christine Lake, a super wilderness lake great for paddling your days away!

MLS#28961 $149,000

Lake Living with Log outhouse and shower room, bunk area and year round dock on 150 ft of Nice Caribou Shoreline! Sweet trees and lots of privacy!

MLS#31096 $225,900 SUPER VALUE!

MLS#30714 $149,900

NEW! DEVIL TRACK LAKE 400 FT OF PRIME SHORELINE This is one of the very few left with 400 ft of deep shoreline and nearly 15 acres of land! Long winding driveway through mature pines leads to old cabin site with drilled well ready to go! Give this a look and you will understand the value in being an established build ready piece of land!

MLS#6000548 $425,000

SWALLOW LAKE LAND, Isabella Area

Wilderness shoreline in a Mature pine area off Deep Lake Rd. Multitude of Lakes Abound, much recreational opportunity!

MLS#30253 $99,000 GUNSTEN LAKE CABIN ADJOINS this land for only $114,900! MLS#30251

LAKE SHORE CABIN ON TAIT LAKE

DELUXE CAMP ON CARIBOU LAKE! Rustic GUST LAKE LOT IN LUTSEN

year round access with drilled well, driveway in place and cleared build site! Just a hop skip and a jump from the BWCA with year round access!

MOTIVATED SELLER! MLS#24313

$144,900 OWNER FINANCING!

OVER 1000 FT OF POPLAR RIVER FRONTAGE! Located in the

heart of Lutsen on the Honeymoon Trail, this is a wilderness getaway with 80 acres, Elevated build sites and Rolling Topography, this is a Gem in the Rough!

CABIN ON TRESTLE PINE LAKE!

MLS#6000-150 $359,900

but surely the little lakeshore community of the Village at Ninemile Lake is coming to fruition! Restoration of the old Lodge at Ninemile Lake is only the first step to you enjoying years of enjoyment in your future to be built carefree Ninemile Lake cabin!

MLS#29855 $379,000 REDUCED!

MLS#6000-755 $379,000

Priced to sell, this is a fantastic opportunity to have a Cool Lake Cabin Up North!

Lakeshore is sweet, easy access to nice dock and campfire area.

LAKESHORE COMMUNITY ON NINEMILE LAKE! Slowly

lake in Lutsen. It’s Your Time, Leave Your Worries behind, Just Enjoy the Wilderness Lakeshore in this Well Crafted Year Round home with Lake Views Stretching Westerly to the Sunset!A Must See with garage and guest quarters, this home is All You Need in your getaway!

Lake in Lutsen. Needs interior finishing but the exterior and septic is ready to go!

Great potential for the handyman, on a Super piece of Lakeshore!

MLS#28385 $245,000

SWEET CLARA LAKE LUTSEN SHORELINE!

Level Access from Build Site to Rocky Shores, your Future Cabin will overlook Superior National Forest Lands! Electric, yr round access, Old Cabin in place to use now and build later!

MLS#26055 $219,000 REDUCED!

20 AC SOUTHERLY SLOPE TO BIGSBY LAKE! Elevated building site in

a great area for hiking and biking Lutsen’s back roads with Great Canoe access in a scenic wildlife area! MLS#30522 $99,000

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“CABIN” LIVING IN THE GREAT NORTHWOODS! LIVE IT UP NORTH! WINTER WONDERLAND IN LUTSEN!

Spectacular home overlooking Caribou Lake and Moose Mountain, just a minute away from Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort! Quality home, energy efficient... this home will blow you away from the maple flooring to the vaulted ceilings and tons of windows throughout. Quartz coutners in kitchen open to Great Room...perfect for entertaining around the gas fireplace. Tons of value! MLS#29586 $339,000

AFFORDABLE DEVIL TRACK ROAD HOME!

Handyman dream come true, loaded with potential with a great location on 5 wooded acres just a minute to downtown OR Devil Track Lake! Move in right away and start improving it while living there! Adjacent 5 ac lot available, call for details. MLS#6000256 $170,000

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MINT Home has Tons to Brag about!

Bright and Cheery interior, Incredible Kitchen, Updated Everything, Super Landscaping and a To Die For Deck shaded by mature Spruce, you’re in town with privacy! A Must See home!

MLS#30087 REDUCED! $259,000

BEST VALUE ON THE MARKET, MOVE IN READY TOFTE HOME!

LUTSEN MOUNTAINS SUMMER RESORT FUN AT CARIBOU HIGHLANDS! Featuring Top

Notch Condos with all the amenities a family could want in their year round vacation destination! Great rental revenues, swimming pools (indoor and out), on site Restaurant, and Fine Views of the Surrounding Mountains!

own Northwoods cabin only minutes to Lake Superior on 9 acres with distant Lake Superior views! Enjoy putting your own finishing touches on this newly constructed gem!

STUDIO MLS#6000-261 $88,500; NEW ONE BEDRM PLUS 2 BATH MLS#6000-681 $90,000 REDUCED BARGAIN END OF THE ROAD PRIVACY WITH YEAR ROUND ACCESS!

Wowser what a great cabin on 60 acres with stunning views of the Sawtooth Ridges! Cabin features knotty pine interior, main level bedrm, upper loft bedrm. Just because the price is soooo good don’t think this cabin will disappoint, it is SWEET!

MLS#6000289 $199,000

RIDGETOP VIEWS OVER SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS!

Camp it in the Deluxe “finished” garage complete with furnace and Garage Door Screen for Capturing Summer Breezes!

Build your Dream Cabin in cleared site, a fun way to use it now and Plan for the future! MLS#TBD $109,900

GARDENER’S DREAM HOME IN A SUPER LOCATION!

Lovely home just west of Grand Marais on Whether you want a year the highly desirable round home or a vacation County Rd 7, easy getaway, don’t miss out on access to Lutsen and Grand Marais! Home this opportunity! Cherry floors, Vaulted Ceilings, 2 gas fireplaces, tons of has understated exterior and an interior that will WOW you with main level living and a windows, wrap around deck and private master full basement, lots of room for kids to romp suite! Plus 2 car garage to store the toys. For both inside and out! Gardens Galore outside, Pete’s Sake, give this home a look and you will and a large garage with plenty of room to store fall in love. REDUCED PRICE! all the toys necessary for Northwoods living!

MLS#30771 $199,000

YEAR ROUND LIVING AT THIS PRICE? UNHEARD OF! Super opportunity to have your

MLS#TBA $184,900

SIMPLE LIVING IN A ONE BEDROOM CABIN WITH GUEST BUNKHOUSE! It’s a starter cabin or retirement getaway, you decide! Minute’s to Lake Superior’s Sugarloaf Cove, a gorgeous piece of land with Lake views and plenty of room to add on to this cute little cabin!

$125,000! MLS#31158 REDUCED BIG TIME, MOTIVATED SELLER!

STOP PAYING OUTRAGEOUS RENT and buy this super

cute Tofte home! Features 2-3 bedrooms, great family room and kitchen, and a four season porch where you can enjoy the sunrises with your coffee in hand! 2 car garage with attached art studio, all on a corner lot! $149,000

MLS#30641 $89,000

MLS#31537 REDUCED

LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS, This home sleeps

tons, generates great rental revenues and borders the Cascade River State Park Overlooking Lake Superior in between Lutsen and Grand Marais! MLS#31098

$269,900 REDUCED AWESOME SUGAR BEACH DRIVE LOCATION in Tofte, a

COZY CABIN IN TOFTE with Sweet Garage

and 4+ acres! Great location between Lutsen and Tofte, this home has recent upgrades like new flooring, new welland septic and a HUGE deck off kitchen for grilling! MLS#6000042

$169,000 REDUCED LOG HOME LOVERS MUST SEE!

Hand Hewn Custom Crafted Norway Pines Welcome you in to the Vaulted Great Room and large Kitchen, Made for Entertaining! Lower level Rec Room perfect for the kids to romp, and oversized 2 car garage! Honeymoon Trail location in Lutsen in the midst of a MULTITUDE of lakes, make this your base camp for Wilderness Adventure and Fishing!

MLS#30208 $425,000

stone’s throw to Lake Superior beach! Move in ready vacation home with rental revenue or make it your year round home!

Guest cabingenerates rental revenues too.

MLS#30587 $169,000

GRAND MARAIS FARMHOUSE WITH 14 ACRES!

Recently remodeled, cute as can be. Main level bedroom, tons of windows allowing light to flow through this Move In Ready home! Large piece of land in a great location make this a must see home! Special Use permit in place for Greenhouse business, sold separately, but it’s all ready to go! Motivated Seller!

MLS#6000570 $199,000 REDUCED

LOADED WITH POTENTIAL! Genuine Lake Superior views, you’ll feel like you own on the Big Lake!

MLS#30939 $199,000

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CAMPN’, HU NTN’, FU N GETAWAY LAND, INVEST IN YOUR FUTUR E! SILVER BAY TO LITTLE MARAIS TO FINLAND & ISABELLA! Enough Is Enough! We are talking 30 acres of elevated rolling hills bordering the Ridge looking down the Little Manitou River to Lake Superior. Can subdivide, but at this price, you’ll want to Keep it all for yourself! MLS#24573

$179,000

Super Views, Super Future! Bordering county lands, this 9 ac parcel can easily be subdivided in to 3 parcels, all with views of the Big Lake! Or Keep it all for yourself! HUGE Lake views, it won’t disappoint!

MLS#30736 $139,900 On the West Side of Silver Bay just when you begin to Feel the Wilderness, meander up the Ridge to this Stunning Lake Superior View acreage. Driveway in place leading you to a Spectacular build site!

MLS#29893 $99,000 Lake Superior Views Sprawl before you on this gorgeous piece of land at White Tail Ridge, a lakeview community very near to Tettagouche State Park with nice Lake Superior access! MLS#6000717 $115,000 Wilderness Land in Finland! Elevated Rolling landscape with Nice Boreal Forest bordering the maples, two 20 acre parcels remain up the Blesner Lake Rd!

MLS#24782 $39,000 Access to Wilson Lake with Acreage! Nice little Camping Shack in place, Enjoy the Hilltop views of the Maples! Forge a path through the woods to Wilson Lake and you’ll have all the Walleye you can Eat, Wilson Lake is the Walleye Capital of the Northwoods!

MLS#27884 $109,900

SCHROEDER AREA NEAR THE CROSS RIVER! Tremendous Value at this Lake Superior View Parcel… enjoy commercial designation with Quonset Building for tons of storage in a great location in Schroeder, very near to the Cross River and Father Baragas Cross Lake Superior access! Location is Almost as Great as the Price! $99,000

MLS#31360

10 Ac Parcels of Maples! Scramble across the Rolling Terrain of Mature Maples (Breathtaking in the Fall) to a Sweet Building site Perched Over a Mixed Boreal Forest, Good Levels of Serenity For Sure! Year Round Access and Electric at Road! MLS#6000676 $56,900 Red Pine Plantation Hillside Overlooking Lake Superior, you better JUMP on this Value, 12 acres for under $40,000!

Sugarloaf Road location near Sugarloaf Cove Lake Superior access!

MLS# 25632 $39,000 Additional Land Available!

Sugarloaf Retreats on High Ridge Drive, located up the Surgaloaf Road from Sugarloaf Cove Naturalist Area, Enjoy large acreage parcels at rock bottom prices! From

Honeymoon Trail Wildlife Lands! 10 Ac nearby Poplar River in Lutsen, great hunting or hiking land at a SUPER GREAT price! Nice Boreal Forest with build site bordering USFS lands! MLS#26729 $39,900

TOFTE AREA NEAR BLUEFIN BAY RESORT!

Caribou Lake Area Build Site on 5 Ac! At the Base of the Sawtooth Ridge overlooking Caribou Lake is this Sweet land perfect for your year round cabin with easy access to all that Lutsen Offers!

$31,900! MLS#25701-4

Just Up the Sawbill Trail Grab your little piece of the Northwoods, rolling terrain and small community feel with year round access, great build sites!

MLS#27430-24131 From $39,900 Hilltop Views at LeVeaux Mountain! From Spectacular Lake Views to sites bordering Superior National Forest… even a site overlooking a Wildlife pond! Give these sites a look if you like location location location!

MLS#27035-26505-30560 From $29,000!!

WOW What a View! On this gorgeous site at Johannes Toftey community overlooking Lake Superior and Blue Fin Bay Resort…walk to Dinner!

MLS#29767 $94,900

MLS#6000-049 $54,900 Solitude on Ward Lake Rd in Lutsen! Hiker’s dream 20 acres of rolling terrain with nice build sites. Corner has creek access, great opportunity to build your own trails through the wilderness and canoe/portage to Caribou Lake, Deeryard Lake Nearby! MLS#31531 $49,900 Backlot at Tait Lake in Lutsen! Nice opportunity to have access for canoeing Tait Lake from your cabin in the woods! This build site borders forest service land, has electric at road and year round access Up the Caribou Trail!

MLS#24173 $29,900

LOCATION says it all, Enjoy Nice Lake Superior Views and Tons of Privacy bordering county lands, Toftevaag is a great spot to build your dream cabin, especially for year round living close to all that Tofte offers!

Creative Home Design Needed! For this little ol’ lot on Caribou Lake in Lutsen! Narrow 37 ft lot, but buildable!

Put a dock in on Caribou Lake for only $45,000!!

MLS#24091-30549 From $54,900

GRAND MARAIS LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!

On the Lake Side of the Hwy! Awesome build site with Sweet Lake Views, bordering the walking path for easy biking and recreational opportunities. Hillside Build site with opportunity for views down the creek leading to Lake Superior! MLS#31528 $99,000

Between Grand Marais and Devil Track Lake 60 Acres!

Rolling terrain and nice mixed forest and grasslands just up the Gunflint Trail and Devil Track Lake Rd, this is a great location and an amazing price!

LUTSEN LAKE VIEWS & WILDERNESS LANDS!

Bordering Cascade River Park! Potential to subdivide or keep it all for yourself! Nice Lake Superior Views from multiple build sites, hike right in to the Park land with access to Cascade River falls and Lake Superior!

LIVE AT THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL GOLF COURSE! The best lot left at the Heritage, enjoy views of the 7th Green! Community Septic and Water, Mature Pines and Cedars and elevated build site!

MLS#30821 $99,000 BARGAIN BUY!

Sweet 10 ac with Rustic Hunting Shacks providing nice established build sites for your future cabin in the Maples, with easy access to bike path, walking trails and Christine Lake nearby! Yr Round Access & Electric available.

MLS#31254 $93,500

A River Runs Through It! 160 Acres of Upland and River Frontage on the Cascade River near Eagle Mountain, a Rare Find with tons of opportunity. Whether Hunting land or Wilderness Retreat, this is a Great Opportunity!

MLS#31732 $169,000

Eagle Mountain Views at Tait Lake in Lutsen. Sweet Hilltop build site nestled among mature White Pines with end of the road privacy. Enjoy the Peace and Quiet of the Tait Lake Community! MLS#29788 $89,900

MLS#31226

MLS#6000-606 $95,900

MLS#31097 $265,000

County Rd 7 Murphy Mountain Lake View lands!

Bargain Buys in young Poplar Forest, easy clearing for Sweet Lake Superior Views for as little as $39,900! Or Enjoy Hilltop Build Site with driveway in place, creek bordering site for $89,900! MLS#25633 Ridgetop Views of the Cascade Vally near Pike Lake!

Just a few 10 ac sites with Incredible Views across the valley, Superior Hiking Trail at Cascade River and public boat launch to Pike Lake only minutes away. It’s tough to decide what you will like more, the Views or the Location!

MLS#26648 & 26627 $57,9000 up to $79,900!

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