Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction 11
1 The North Shore, Part 1: Hinckley to Lutsen 17
2 The North Shore, Pari 2: Grand Marais, Grand Portage, and the Gunflint Trail 39
3 Western Boundary Waters: Highway 1 to Ely 57
4 International Falls And Voyageurs National Park 71
5 The Canadian Border: West to Roseau 85
6 Northern Lakes And Forests, Part 1: South from Bemidji 97
7 Northern Lakes And Forests, Part 2: North and East of Bemidji 117
8 Brainerd Lakes: Gull Lake and Environs 129
9 St. Croix River Valley And America's Little Sweden 147
10 Northern Mississippi River Bluff Country: Hastings To Lake City 169
11 La Crescent To Wabasha: Apple Blossoms and River Towns 181
12 Farmland And Historic Towns 197
13 Minnesota River Valley, Part 1: Carver to Mankato 213
14 Minnesota River Valley, Part 2: Mankato to Fairfax 227
15 River Bluffs And Amish Country 239
16 Pioneer Trails, Different Eras 257
17 Prairie Country 269
Index 281