Grand Sable Dunes Loop
Difficulty: Easy Grand Sable Dunes Loop is located near Grand Marais in Michigan’s Alger County. It is a 0.7 mile (1.2 km) round trip trail in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This is the main access point into the Grand Sable Dunes. The trail starts at the west end of the Sable Falls parking area […]
Hurricane River to Log Slide
Difficulty: Moderate Hurricane River to Log Slide is located near Grand Marais in Michigan’s Alger County. It is a 7.5 mile (12.2 km) out and back trail in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This trail leads you along through mature hardwoods to the western edge of the Grand Sable Dunes where logs once slid down […]
Shiras Planetarium
Shiras Planetarium is located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. It is attached to The Marquette Senior Highschool and planetarium showings are open to the public. This domed planetarium offers incredible indoor star gazing and laser shows. Tour the night sky and explore planets and constellations from their Minolta MS-8 star projector. Shows last for […]
Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium
Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. The planetarium is on the University of Minnesota Duluth’s campus and is open for public showings. They offer live interactive shows and full dome theater presentations. Be whisked through the depths of outer space, and learn the importance of astronomy. With a […]
Gunflint Trails End
Gunflint Trails End is located 55.6 miles (89.4km) up the Gunflint Trail northwest from Grand Marais in Minnesota’s Cook County. Gunflint Trail is a paved scenic byway up Country Road 12. starting in Grand Marais and ending before Saganaga Lake . The Gunflint trails end has night skies that are among the darkest on earth, […]
David Thompson Astronomical Observatory
The David Thompson Astronomical Observatory is located at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. This observatory is home to one of the largest state of the art telescopes in Central Canada. The fleet of powerful telescopes allow for observing galaxies, nebulas, star clusters and planets with incredible detail and clarity. […]
