The Best Backpacking in La Pointe

To get out to the Apostle Islands you have to travel by boat. Many people choose to sea kayak, but with small kids we opted to take the ferry/taxi through the Apostle Islands concierge (apostleisland.com ). However, there was one man who brought his kayak over on the ferry and then paddled around...

Superior Hiking Trail: Bean and Bear Lakes is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Silver Bay, Minnesota.

Superior Trail: Silver Bay to Illgen City is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Silver Bay, Minnesota.

Superior Hiking Trail: Crystal Creek to Blesner Creek is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Finland, Minnesota.

The Little Carp River Trailhead is located in the center of the Porcupine Mountain State Park, about 16 miles west of the park headquarters on S. Boundary Road. At the start of the trailhead, hikers can see Overlooked Falls. About a mile in one the trail, Greenstone Falls can be seen past both th...

Getting there:From Duluth, follow Highway 61 until you reach mile marker 65 -- shortly after this you will turn left on Lake County Road 6. Continue for just over 2 miles and the trailhead parking lot will be on your right. There is a sign with mileage to nearby backpacking campsites if you want ...

Summit Peak to Mirror Lake to Lake of the Clouds Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Ontonagon, Michigan.

The trip to Mirror Lake begins at the Summit Peak Scenic Area. To extend your hike, start at the Lily Pond trail-head farther south on Summit Peak Road (5.3 miles to cabin). The initial trail towards the lake is the Beaver Creek trail (1.2 miles). The trail climbs down the peak slope into some lo...

Superior, Big Carp, and Escarpment Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Ontonagon, Michigan.

We started our hiking in the afternoon at the Lake of the Clouds parking lot. Our original plan for the hike was to thru hike the Lake Superior Trail, however, due to muddy conditions and recent rain, we chose the Big Carp River Trail as a dryer route to get to our mid-camp point near the Big Car...

Government Peak Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Ontonagon, Michigan.