Duluth, MN: Great Lakes Aquarium

After hiking Isle Royale, I spent some time in Duluth, MN, before heading back home to Michigan. Even in late May, there were still chunks of ice in the Duluth harbor!

Ice in the Duluth harbor

Locals said that they expected to see ice here until July this year!

Iconic bridge in Duluth

Along the riverfront, you'll find Duluth's aquarium. It's a lovely place to spend some time exploring.

Great Lakes Aquarium

Moose statue!

 They even have a moose statue that you can pet, and since I wasn't able to pet any moose on Isle Royale (though one wandered through our camp one evening), I took advantage of this opportunity.

Live lamprey

 And they even had sea lamprey on display. 

Yikes!

Lamprey lips and suction-toothed mouth

Minneapolis, Minnesota!

Since I am catching the ferry to Isle Royale out of Grand Portage, Minnesota, I decided to explore Minneapolis along the way.

Minneapolis skyline from the Art Institute

This grand river city is the home base for 

Gold Medal Flour.

Gold Medal Park along the river

I took time to visit the largest indie bookstore in the city,

Magers & Quinn Booksellers.

It's a large store and I wish I had several hours to poke around the stocked shelves there.

Magers & Quinn Booksellers

Interior of this great indie

I will pass through Minneapolis on my book tour next year with my GREAT LAKES ISLAND ADVENTURE book.

WHERE you buy your books is important. 

Consider this.