Scenic route
North Shore Scenic Drive
Highway 61 traces the rugged North Shore of Lake Superior from Duluth to the Canadian border — waterfalls, lighthouses, agate beaches, and a freshwater sea that looks like an ocean.
Why drive it
Lake Superior’s wild Minnesota coast.
Chain together a string of state parks (Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock, Tettegouche) and the cliffs of Palisade Head. Fall color along the shore is spectacular.
States on this route
The signature stops
What to pull over for.
Plan the drive
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