Ladona Tornabene, Lisa Vogelsang, Melanie Morgan

Gentle Hikes of Minnesota's North Shore (eBook, ePUB)

The Area's Most Scenic Hikes Less Than 3 Miles

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Minnesota hiking guide for everyone!

Minnesota's North Shore, from Duluth to the Canadian Border, is renowned for its beauty. Picturesque waterfalls, winding rivers, rocky landscapes, and, of course, Lake Superior attract visitors from across the Midwest. With Gentle Hikes of Minnesota's North Shore, there's no need to fill your backpack with gear or plan an overnight camping trip to see the best of this unparalleled region. Authors Ladona Tornabene, Lisa Vogelsang, and Melanie Morgan present the top outings under 3 miles in length. Are you short on time? Did you bring the kids? Does your group come with a range of physical abilities? No problem! With this revised and updated guidebook, you have details about more than 45 short hikes at your fingertips.

Each trail entry includes full-color photos, a map, and the information you want to know: total length, surface type, resting areas, trail highlights, and more. As an added bonus, the book includes details on 15 scenic walks less than a mile long, 18 waysides and scenic locales, and 11 picnic sites. Plus, there are special sections for people traveling in RVs and for people with physical challenges.

Plan the perfect outdoor adventures for your entire family, including small children and seniors. These gentle yet spectacular hikes are inviting for everyone!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Adventure Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781591937296
• Artikelnr.: 59148659

Autorenporträt

Ladona Tornabene, Ph.D., MCHES, is an Associate Professor of Public Health Education and Promotion at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). Avid in promoting health via the outdoors, she believes that better health on the inside is supported through access to the outside. This belief has shaped her academic curiosity, leading to numerous conference presentations and to the innovative Gentle Hikes series (MN, WI, MI). Such books aim to empower people of all physical ability levels to access the outdoors by creating a know-before-you-go approach via significant trail detail (e.g. width/surface, number of steps, rock/root ratings, inclines). The books also incorporate research-based info on the health benefits of hiking and of simply being in nature. Another academic curiosity of Ladona's is the visual arts' role in promoting health, which led to the development of a photo-based data collection method, and numerous publications/presentations. As a fine-art nature photographer, she shares best spots along the trails for happy-snapping! Furthermore, she uses her photography for philanthropic purposes with her "Picture Your Passion" UMD scholarship fund (www.d.umn.edu/~ltornabe/photography/) and through the Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals (healingphotoart.org). Her work is represented by Master Framing Gallery in Duluth, MN, and is displayed internationally through the Foundation.

Lisa Vogelsang, Ph.D., has taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth, primarily in Public Health Education and Promotion. She has presented internationally on the importance of green space to health and informs others that the benefits of being in nature extend beyond the hiking. As an avid photographer, her academic interests encompass the health impact of viewing photos of nature, particularly in hospital/healthcare settings. Her photos are displayed locally and internationally through the Foundation for Photo Art in Hospitals, as well as marketed regionally.

A former two-time Olympian in two different sports, Lisa sustained a devastating ankle injury while training. Seven surgeries over 34 years could not remedy the progressive bone spurs and arthritis. To continue hiking, she needed more details about trails before venturing out, which fueled a desire to "make the outdoors accessible to everyone," and the Gentle Hikes concept was born. While the books can be used by anyone seeking short yet scenic hikes within the Lake Superior region, the amount of detail included may be especially helpful to parents with strollers/young children and people with physical challenges. Since the book's publication, her ankle replacement has afforded her many miles of hiking!

Melanie Morgan is a Minnesota native who grew up exploring the woods near her family cabin as a child. There she developed a love of the natural world, learning the names of many wildflowers, trees, and animals. Many happy family vacations were spent camping along the North Shore and up the Gunflint Trail, always exploring the great outdoors. Being involved in the hiking and writing of Gentle Hikes seemed like an extension of those good feelings and brought a sense of nostalgia and fond memories. From those early beginnings, Melanie still enjoys a sense of adventure and the love of exploration. She and her husband encourage a love of nature in their children and now their grandchildren. And they continue to hike and explore whenever and wherever they happen to be. Melanie enjoys sewing and quilting, spending time with family and friends, snowshoeing in the quiet winter wonderland, and working with her husband on home projects.

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Trails
Duluth to Two Harbors
1. Superior Hiking Trail: Brewer Park Loop
2. Bayfront Festival Park
3. Lakewalk: Canal Wall to Bayfront Festival Park
4. Lakewalk: Canal Wall to Fitger's
5. Lakewalk: Rose Garden to Fitger's
6. Lakewalk East: Rose Garden to Water Street
7. Lakewalk East Extension: London Road to Water Street
8. Lakewalk East Extension: 26th Ave E to No 40th Ave E
9. Bagley Nature Area
10. Rock Knob
11. Lester Park Trail
12. Sonju Harbor Walking Trail: Lighthouse Loop
13. Sonju Harbor Walking Trail: Burlington Bay to First Street
Beyond Two Harbors to Little Marais
14. Gitchi-Gami State Trail: Silver Creek
15. Gooseberry Falls (Gooseberry Falls State Park)
16. Plaza Overlook Loop (Gooseberry Falls State Park)
17. River View Trail (Gooseberry Falls State Park)
18. Gitchi Gummi (Gooseberry Falls State Park)
19. Gooseberry River Loop (Gooseberry Falls State Park)
20. Gitchi-Gami State Trail: Iona's Beach
21. Gitchi-Gami State Trail: Split Rock: Birch to Beacon (Split Rock Lighthouse
State Park)
22. Gitchi-Gami State Trail: Split Rock: O'er the Park (Split Rock Lighthouse
State Park)
23. Little Two Harbors Paved Trail (Split Rock Lighthouse State Park)
24. Little Two Harbors Trail (Split Rock Lighthouse State Park)
25. Northshore Scenic Overlook Trails
26. Shovel Point Trail (Tettegouche State Park)
27. Baptism River Loop (Tettegouche State Park)
28. High Falls at Tettegouche (Tettegouche State Park)
29. Bensen Lake Trail (George H. Crosby-Manitou State Park)
Beyond Little Marais to Grand Marais
30. Sugarloaf Cove Trail
31. Superior Hiking Trail: Crystal Creek Covered Bridge
32. Superior Hiking Trail: Caribou Falls
33. Superior Hiking Trail: Two Island River
34. Superior Hiking Trail: Tower Overlook
35. Temperance River Lower Loop (Temperance River State Park)
36. Temperance River Gorge Trail (Temperance River State Park)
37. Gitchi-Gami State Trail: Temperance River Gorge
38. Superior Hiking Trail: Oberg Loop
39. Superior Hiking Trail: Poplar River Overlook
40. Lower Cascade Falls-Quick Route (Cascade River State Park)
41. Lower Falls Cascade River Loop (Cascade River State Park)
42. Grand Marais Lighthouse Stroll
Beyond Grand Marais to Canadian Border
43. Superior Hiking Trail: Kadunce River
44. Devil's Kettle (Judge C.R. Magney State Park)
45. Brule River Loop (Judge C.R. Magney State Park)
46. Webster-Ashburton Trail and Picnic Area (Grand Portage State Park)
47. High Falls at Grand Portage (Grand Portage State Park)
ALMOST HIKES
Duluth to Two Harbors
48. Enger Tower Canal Park Lighthouse Stroll
49. Leif Erikson Rose Garden
50. Two Rivers, Three Views
51. McQuade Small Craft Harbor Breakwater Loop
52. Bear Trail
53. Breakwater Lighthouse Point Stroll
Beyond Two Harbors to Little Marais
54. Iona's Beach
55. Pebble Beach (Split Rock Lighthouse State Park)
56. Bayside Park
57. Shovel Point Overlook (Tettegouche State Park)
Beyond Little Marais to Grand Marais
58. Father Baraga's Cross
59. Temperance River Bridge View (Temperance River State Park)
60. Tofte Park
61. Best-kept Secret of Grand Marais
62. Artists' Point (or 'The Point')
WAYSIDES AND SCENIC LOCALES
Duluth to Two Harbors
63. Scenic Highway 61
64. Buchanan Historical Marker
65. Lighthouse Point Public Water Access
Beyond Two Harbors to Little Marais
66. Flood Bay Wayside
67. Split Rock Wayside
Beyond Little Marais to Grand Marais
68. Palisade Head Overlook
69. Taconite Harbor
70. Cross River Wayside
71. Cascade River Wayside
72. Good Harbor Bay Wayside
73. Cutface Creek Rest Area
74. Pincushion Mountain Overlook
75. Grand Marais Public Water Access
Beyond Grand Marais to Canadian Border
76. Kadunce River Wayside
77. Old Dog Trail
78. Mt Josephine Wayside and¿Scenic Overlook
79. Isle Royale and Susie Islands Overlook
80. Grand Portage State Park & Travel Information Center
PICNIC AREAS
Duluth to Two Harbors
81. Kitchi Gammi Park
82. Lakeview Park Picnic Area
Beyond Two Harbors to Little Marais
83. Gooseberry Falls Picnic Areas (Gooseberry Falls State Park)
84. Pebble Beach Picnic Area (Split Rock Lighthouse State Park)
85. Trail Center/Lakeview Picnic Area (Split Rock Lighthouse State Park)
86. Bayside Park Picnic Area
87. Tettegouche General Picnic Areas (Tettegouche State Park)
88. High Falls Picnic Area (Tettegouche State Park)
89. Bensen Lake Picnic Area (George H. Crosby-Manitou State Park)
Beyond Little Marais to Grand Marais
90. Father Baraga's Cross Picnic Area
91. Temperance River Picnic Area (Temperance River State Park)
92. Cascade River State Park Picnic Area (Cascade River State Park)
93. Grand Marais Recreation Area
Beyond Grand Marais to Canadian Border
94. Grand Portage National Monument Picnic Area
95. Grand Portage State Park Picnic Area (Grand Portage State Park)