Drove over to Duluth and turned North for a 110 mile drive along the North Coast of Lake Superior on the coastal highway. Starting in Duluth at the Leif Erikson Park (pic of Leif) traveled up to Knife River and stopped at Russ Kendall’s Smokehouse to stock stock up on smoked fish. Bought sugar smoked Lake Trout, whole smoked Whitefish and some classic smoked Salmon.
It was warm when we left the RV but by the time we start driving up the Lake Superior shore it was low 50’s and completely fogged in which lasted for the first half of our drive North. Stopped at Betty’s Pies (famous in the area for double crusted home-made pies) and then continued North.
Visited the Iron Ore loading facility in Two Harbors. Unfortunately the fog was very thick during the first half of our drive so you couldn’t even see the Lake. Drove all the way up to Grand Marais and had lunch outside the Dockside Cafe. Excellent clam & mussel chowder and a Walleye Fish & Chips basket.
The drive back down the highway was clear and we stopped at some falls and overlooks. Many of the walkways and structures were built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) in the 1930’s. Picture of statue of young worker as a tribute to their effort.
At 4:00 in the afternoon we got back down to Duluth (started out at 9:00 AM) and it was still completely in Fog despite bright sun all day the fog persisted in the Duluth area.