On the heels of one of our latest trek up the North Shore, we thought it would be great to give you a high five! Our top five things we saw and experienced while visiting eight of Minnesota's best parks. Number 5: Fall Colors Fall Colors While it was a little early in the fall color change over, we did experience some of the best colors the state has to offer. The fog and clouds dampened a little of it, but the greens started changing to yellows and the orange and red hues s

Grand Portage State Park You literally couldn't get any closer to Canada. That was my thought as we drove up the north shore to Grand...

The Great Hall at the Grand Portage National Monument After Grand Portage State Park gave us a taste of the beginning of how traders from...

Devil's Kettle at Judge CR Magney State Park Judge CR Magney State Park boasts one of the most iconic landmarks in the state in Devil's...

The Cascade River Next, we headed to Cascade River Park, In researching our destinations, this was one of our stops I was looking forward...

The Temperance River In one word, Temperance River State Park is stunning. It was the last park we visited on Saturday and what a way to...

Gooseberry Falls We began our Sunday with a trip to Gooseberry Falls. We navigated rain which helped keep this uber popular park's...

Split Rock Lighthouse There are some iconic landmarks that you just need to see. From a Minnesota perspective, few landmarks are more...

The Cascades Tettegouche State Park was if not our favorite park, tied for the lead. One of the amazing parts about the parks in...

The Manitou River The final park of our weekend was one of our favorites. George H. Crosby Manitou park is a little trickier to get to as...