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Geographic region in the United States and Canada
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The North Shore is a region of Northeastern Minnesota. It comprises the south-eastern extremities of Cook and Lake Counties.
The main access into the North Shore area is Highway 61, an All-American road and national Scenic Byway. It begins where Interstate 35 ends, at the northern end of Duluth.
Read in the guideOther than Duluth, there is no public transportation available to the average visitor to the region.
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Grand Marais is a harbor village along Lake Superior's shoreline in Minnesota.
Grand Portage is an Indian Reservation in the far northeast corner of Minnesota, on the shore of Lake Superior and the border of Ontario, Canada.
Lutsen is a ski-resort town on Minnesota's North Shore.
Two Harbors is a town along Lake Superior in Minnesota, about 27 miles north of Duluth.
(often shortened to The Range) is an area of iron ore deposits where mines supply the U.S. steel industry
scenic parkway through the forests and lake country of northern Minnesota, providing access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Voyageurs National Park, and the Superior National Forest. Travelers can begin their drive on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais.
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