4th of July Road Trip - Day 3: Fourth of July

The morning of the 4th we said goodbye to our cute cabin and beach and headed north one last time to Grand Portage State Park, the northern most state park, literally on the border with Canada. This state park is a fairly new and is another great collaboration between the National Park Service and the local Indian tribe. The park features the highest waterfall in MN. After checking out the falls, we strolled down to the river before starting our southbound trek.




On route to Duluth, we decided to do the Pie Challenge. There are several places on the North Shore famous for their pies. We tried the Bumbleberry Pie at the Pie Place in Grand Marais and then decided to have an early dinner and the Triple Berry Pie at Scenic Cafe on the eastern side of Duluth. Both pies were amazing and the food at Scenic Cafe was out of this world. Yummy day for the Pergandes!





On route to Duluth, we stopped in Lutsen to ride the Alpine Slide down the "mountain". Super fun ride and excursion to break up the trip!




Once we arrived in Duluth, we enjoyed a nice afternoon/evening along the shoreline. We stopped by Brighton Beach, walked around Canal Park and the Aerial Lift Bridge. And then we ended our night with a great firework show.



This is Harry's Mausoleum off of Canal Park. When Canyon was here in December, there was a huge section of the Mausoleum. 3 months later, one huge section went missing. After about 100 years, it decided to sink or mysteriously disappear. Fun to get a picture with the section (December) and without the section (July).