Fall 2013 MN North Shore series

A favorite destination along the MN North Shore – actually all the way up to the northern tip – is Grand Portage State Park where the Pigeon River flows over the tallest waterfall in Minnesota. It is a pretty spectacular site. It is one of the destinations along the shore that Cyndie and I very much enjoy photographing. A great attribute of the park is that it is handicapped accessible with a paved trail, boardwalk and ramps to a viewing platform. The path the falls is a short distance through the forest. It was overcast that day, but that didn’t seem to dampen the glow of yellow and orange of the Autumn color – it was quite brilliant.

There is a 3.5 mile trail out to middle falls as well. We found the third waterfall on the pigeon river too (Partridge Falls). Partridge Falls is pretty good size, but it lacks a decent down-river vantage point. More on that later…