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If you are in Cook county it's always a good idea to stop by Turtle Lake. There's good hiking along the Honeymoon Trail, and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a brilliant local destination. Turtle Lake gets a normal amount of rainfall; August is when you get the most rain here, and February meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful.
Get yourself into a kayak and hit Cascade River, and Turtle Lake is a great location to visit for more
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| | than one day, Devil Lake Campground is a great location to camp nearby. And that's not all you can do here at Turtle Lake. Don't leave Turtle Lake without first going for a hike along the North Shore State Trail; dry warm beds await you at Super 8 Motel - Grand Marais. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes? Sure, Mark Lake is close at hand, and Caribou Highlands Lodge is a delightful place to get some rest.
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gorgeous scenery and great skiing is what you acquire at Lutsen. For the period of the long summer days here at Turtle Lake, high temperatures typically get into the 70's. Through the moonlight hours it's typically in the 50's. The
winter brings highs down to the 10's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Turtle Lake temperatures fall to the-10's. There are other places here than Turtle Lake, for example Pike Lake; Cascade River Campground is a pleasant campground nearby.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.77917
Longitude: -90.61028
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| These outdoors activities are available near Turtle Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Turtle Lake:
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Lutsen, Minnesota, 9 miles away
1088 vertical feet |
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Cascade River, Cook CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class II(IV) - 3.5 miles long (FR157 to CR45) |
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Cascade River, Cook CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (CR45 to Cascade River State Park) |
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Cascade River, Cook CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Cascades of Cascade) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Echo Lake
 | Echo is a nice lake to stop and drop a line when in the Schroeder tofte area. It is just up the road from Nine mile lake campground and has an easy to catch supply of small trout. Don't look for a big meal here but it is a fun and easy place to have the kids wet a line....Echo is a nice lake to stop and drop a line when in the Schroeder tofte area. It is just up the road from Nine mile lake campground and has an easy to catch supply of small trout. Don't look for a big meal here but it is a fun and easy place to have the kids wet a line.... |
Lutsen
| Lutsen is not just a good ski area, it's the only real skia area around really. It's almost twice as high ar any other area within a reasonable distance. It has a great variety of runs for all levels.... |
Two Island Lake Campground
 | 12 miles away
I have only been there in the winter waiting for the mushers to come through (for the Beargease Marathon), it is where I want my ashes to be. I missed one year of the Beargrease race (1998) but the next year I was there at Two Island it was a full moon and it was snowing at the same time, could see down the trail like it was daylight but it was snowing....that was my sign...like I didn't fall in love with it before...this is a beautiful place, small camground but nice in the summer. jkf... |
Gunflint Pines
| 18 miles away
Relax and escape the city life. Located on the south shore of Gunflint Lake next to Gunflint Lodge the Gunflint Pines Resort & Campground offers Lakeside camping, cabins and camping cabins. Whether you're in a tent, camper or RV we can offer you a well spaced site within our wooded grounds.
We offer a full service resort with boat rentals, guide service, public Laundromat, snacks, gifts, groceries and supplies. We have a great system of hiking trails directly behind the resort. We are surrounded by the Superior National Forest, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness.
What we offer is an escape to a simpler life, quiet campgrounds, evening campfires, hiking, fishing, wildlife, Morning coffee at the lodge and dockside fish tales. What we don't have is cell phones, texting, TV, Newspapers, deadlines, traffic and stress. Bring your family and your pets. Come relax in the Northwoods... |
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