The North Shore of Lake Superior is fed by dozens of Minnesota rivers, most of which have waterfalls you can easily reach on foot. It’s the best place to start your tour of Minnesota waterfalls.
Here are some interesting and fun facts about Minnesota covering natural resources, history and commerce. There’s a lot about water, naturally.
Saint Paul’s Science Museum of Minnesota is one of the premier attractions for children in Minnesota. So many levers to pull, wheels to turn, and buttons to push.
The Winchell Trail along the Mississippi River in south Minneapolis is the oldest hiking trail in the Minneapolis Park System. It parallels the West River Parkway, but is a much more pleasant walk, taking you down all the way to the river bank.
The hike at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park will take you to a spot on the Lindbergh farm where Charles landed his first plane.
Some of the most dramatic landscapes in Minnesota are along the St. Louis River in Jay Cooke State Park.
You can take a two-mile walk from Minnehaha Falls to the Mississippi River and hardly know you’re in a city.
The waterfall of the Cascade River State Park is a short hike from the North Shore’s Highway 61. A beautiful contrast to the black basalt stone of the gorge.
The Carleton College Arboretum provides miles of great hiking, as well as a chance to explore typical Minnesota woods and prairie ecosystems.
A walk around the Oberg Mountain Trail near Tofte will give you great views of the North Shore fall colors below.