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Great Lakes coastal places
Find coastal towns, lighthouses, beaches, parks and maritime stories along the Great Lakes.
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National Lakeshore
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
A Lake Superior archipelago of forests, beaches, sea caves and lighthouses.
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Photo: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0
Devil's Island Sea Caves (28462731415).jpg by Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Bayfield
A small harbor town and gateway to the Apostle Islands.
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Photo: Dls4832 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bayfield Wisconsin.jpg by Dls4832 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Duluth
A working harbor city at the western tip of Lake Superior.
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Photo: Bspor.88 · CC0
Duluth, MN - Aerial Lift Bridge and harbor, aerial, August 2024.jpg by Bspor.88 · CC0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Lighthouse
Split Rock Lighthouse
An iconic beacon perched above Minnesota's rugged North Shore.
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Photo: MichaelDPhotos · CC BY-SA 4.0
Split Rock Light Station.jpg by MichaelDPhotos · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Shipwreck story
SS Edmund Fitzgerald
The Great Lakes' best-known shipwreck and a lasting story of Lake Superior.
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Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Edmund Fitzgerald-USACE.jpg by Unknown photographer · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
State Park
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Waterfalls, river trails and a rocky Lake Superior shore on Minnesota's North Shore.
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Photo: Edward Morrissey · CC BY-SA 4.0
Middle Gooseberry Falls, Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota.jpg by Edward Morrissey · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Grand Marais
An artist's harbor at the meeting of Lake Superior and the Gunflint Trail.
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Photo: Pete Markham from Loretto, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
North Shore Trip - Beautiful Grand Marais, MN (14969233032).jpg by Pete Markham from Loretto, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Provincial Park
Lake Superior Provincial Park
Ontario's eastern Lake Superior coast of bays, forest and rugged shoreline.
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Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gargantua Harbour, Lake Superior PP.jpg by D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Marquette
A northern Michigan city with sandstone shoreline, trails and a historic ore harbor.
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Photo: ThiloG · CC BY-SA 2.0
Marquette Lower Harbor Ore Dock, 2013.jpg by ThiloG · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Munising
The harbor gateway to Pictured Rocks and a coastline of cliffs and waterfalls.
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Photo: Notorious4life · CC0
Munising, Michigan (02 August 2016).jpg by Notorious4life · CC0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Sandstone cliffs, beaches and waterfalls along Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Photo: National Park Service · Public domain
Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls.jpg by National Park Service · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Provincial Park
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
A forested Ontario peninsula with dramatic views of Lake Superior.
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Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Cliffs - Amethyst Harbour - Ontario - Canada in Autumn.jpg by Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
State Park
Tettegouche State Park
Clifftop Lake Superior scenery and forested river country.
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Photo: Desertson67 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Northern MN Spring 2005 099.jpg by Desertson67 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Thunder Bay
An Ontario port city facing the Sleeping Giant across Lake Superior.
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Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thunder Bay skyline.JPG by P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Coastal town
Two Harbors
Ore docks, a historic lighthouse and a working Lake Superior waterfront.
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Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain
Two Harbors Minnesota aerial view.jpg by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Lighthouse
Two Harbors Lighthouse
A harbor light overlooking Minnesota's historic ore-shipping waterfront.
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Photo: pmarkham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Two Harbors Light Minnesota.jpg by pmarkham · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.
Lighthouse
Whitefish Point Light Station
A Lake Superior light station at a shoreline known for shipping and shipwreck stories.
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Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0
Whitefish Point Light 2026.jpg by TCP04 · CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops vary.