Grand Marais....Hiking, good food and a little shopping

When Rick and I head up to Grand Marais we always have a definite plan

Grand Marais is about 30 minutes form the place we stay so when we go we make it a full day of it.

We get there at lunch time and head into Blue Water Cafe,

 a little cafe with good old home cooking

They serve breakfast all day, I chose and omelet,

 Rick went with the burger. It was so good.

With satisfied appetites we walked the Main Street shops

It was misty off and on but the weather did not hinder our day.

After browsing the town we hopped in the car to drive a bit on the Gun Flint Trail

First stop... the Grand Marais Overlook. 

Hard to see the depth in this photo but we are wayyyyyy up there.

That land formation in the water is Grand Marais, way to the left is Artist Point.

After some time on the road it was back to Grand Marais for some hiking.

Artist Point is a beautiful place to explore, 

for me it requires a walking stick for stability and the hand of my sweet husband 

for added confidence in some tough hiking terrain.

 Here Rick is Going ahead to see if this route will get up through to the next rock formation. 

There are many deep & wide cracks in the rock that are impassable but hard to see in these photos.

 Here, I made my way up, Rick stayed back and shot this photo. 

  After all that hiking we burned some calories and worked up our appetites again for dinner.

 

We visited another favorite  My sisters place

We Love this place! 

I had the Chili-dog with sweet potato fries, Rick went with the Calzone.

We were in Grand Marais from about 12:00 noon until 7:30 pm, we have no problem spending the day in this quaint little town way up on the North Shore of Minnesota.

So much to see and do, if you've never been to Grand Marais I highly suggest a visit there, you won't be disappointed.