Add to your
enjoyment, understanding, and exploration of the North Shore of Lake Superior
along one of Americas most scenic highways with this
Road Guide
The
North Shore of Lake Superior
on
Scenic Highway 61
Beaches, Overlooks,
Waysides, and Short Walks
In this
comprehensive guide book geologist and award winning natural history author Ron
Morton provides a wealth of information on the geology, plants, scenery,
landforms, and history of the beaches, overlooks, and waysides to be found
along Highway 61 from Brighton Beach in Duluth to Grand Portage State Park and
the Pigeon River Falls on the International Border. And, if you feel like
taking a short stroll, whether along a shingle beach, the rocky Lake Superior
shoreline, a wild, dashing river, or into the pine-scented Northwoods you have
ample opportunities as Morton details short loop walks for doing just that.
Whether
it’s an afternoon get-away or a week of exploration this guidebook,
written in an easy to read and entertaining way with just the right amount of
detail, makes the perfect travelling companion.
Ø 43 individual
waypoints and 17 leg-stretching walks.
Ø Detailed
directions to each stop or waypoint. GPS coordinates for each waypoint are
available from rockflowerpress.com.
Ø A section called
“To Look For,” which lists special features to be found at each stop
or walk.
Ø Detailed maps
showing the location of each stop and/or walk as well as other important
geographic and cultural features.
Ø Glossaries of
the common minerals and rocks found along the North Shore of Lake Superior
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This book is available in both Kindle (Amazon) and Nook (Barnes and Noble) formats as well as at Goggle Books