61 Gems on Highway 61

William Mayo is a former Duluth resident and has lived in Two Harbors, Minnesota, for the last 23 years. Long a part of the poetry scene of the North Shore and a former Artist-in-Residence for Isle Royale National Park, he has published work in National Geographic Traveler, Poets Who Haven’t Moved to St. Paul, and Zenith City Arts. He also holds an AAS Degree in Human Services and is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Pillager Band. His love of the North Shore came early, while driving along old Highway 61 with his parents as a boy. Whether in a canoe, diving, or walking the beach, he is always awe-inspired by the eternal mystery of the Lake.A Minnesota native and longtime visitor to the North Shore, Kathryn Mayo now resides within view of Lake Superior. Frequent trips “Up North” finally gave over to permanent residence, and Kate has drawn on her previous perspective as a visitor to the area in the compilation of these narratives. She spent most of her career in the role of counselor and is a licensed therapist and addictions counselor with an MA in counseling psychology.

• Highway 61 MapIntroductionGem 1 Glensheen MansionGem 2 Brighton BeachGem 3 The Old Pump House at LakewoodGem 4 Stoney PointGem 5 Buchanan Settlement MarkerGem 6 Pierre The VoyageurGem 7 The Tugboat Edna G.Gem 8 The Three-Spot Train EngineGem 9 Two Harbors Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast InnGem 10 Two Harbors BreakwallGem 11 Sonju TrailGem 12 Trail of Whispering Giants SculptureGem 13 Burlington BayGem 14 Flood BayGem 15 Kelsey BeachGem 16 Silver Creek Cliff TrailGem 17 Wolf Rock of the Superior Hiking TrailGem 18 Gooseberry Falls State ParkGem 19 Water Tower at Gooseberry Falls State ParkGem 20 Belle P. Cross Anchor, Gooseberry Falls State ParkGem 21 Gitchi-Gami State TrailGem 22 Iona’s BeachGem 23 Split Rock FallsGem 24 Madeira PulloutGem 25 Crazy Bay at Split Rock Lighthouse State ParkGem 26 Split Rock Lighthouse and State ParkGem 27 John Beargrease Indian CemeteryGem 28 Silver Bay Marina, Safe HarborGem 29 Rocky TaconiteGem 30 Bean and Bear LakesGem 31 Tettegouche CampGem 32 Black Beach at Silver BayGem 33 Palisade HeadGem 34 Trail to Shovel Point at Tettegouche State ParkGem 35 Crystal BeachGem 36 Illgen FallsGem 37 Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterGem 38 Sugarloaf CoveGem 39 Taconite HarborGem 40 Father Baraga’s CrossGem 41 Cross River Heritage CenterGem 42 Temperance River, Cauldron TrailGem 43 North Shore Commercial Fishing MuseumGem 44 Butterwort Cliffs Scientific & Natural AreaGem 45 Cutface Creek Pullout at Good Harbor BayGem 46 Lightkeeper’s House-Cook County Historical Society MuseumGem 47 Grand Marais BreakwallGem 48 Chippewa CityGem 49 Devil Track River StonehouseGem 50 Paradise Beach at ColvillGem 51 Kadunce Creek and TrailGem 52 Devil’s Kettle, Judge C.R. Magney State ParkGem 53 Naniboujou LodgeGem 54 Hovland Dock at Chicago BayGem 55 Two-Fish-House BeachGem 56 Hollow Rock ResortGem 57 Grand Portage Marina and CampgroundGem 58 Grand Portage National Monument Heritage CenterGem 59 Grand Portage National MonumentGem 60 The Susie Islands OverlookGem 61 High Falls of Pigeon River at Grand Portage State ParkAbout the Authors