If you're headed north on Interstate 35 from Minneapolis - Saint Paul toward Duluth and plan to cross over into Wisconsin, here are alternate routes you may want to try over the congested Fourth of July weekend. [NOTE: I drive back and forth to and from Madeline Island from the Twin Cities quite a bit, and scenic routes like these can really make the trip more serene and fun!] Instead of taking the Bong Bridge (Interstate Highway 2) into Wisconsin, take the Minnesota 210 exit near Black Bear Casino and head east through Carlton, Minnesota.  This route takes you past the Thomson Hydroelectric Dam site and the Willard Munger Trail, through beautiful Jay Cooke State Park. The winding road through Jay Cooke State Park will take you past some of the most delightful unspoiled wilderness views... 05/31/2008

Have you ever stood on the shore of Lake Superior in a virgin forest of cedar and pine with no underbrush. Have you ever been in a remote area with a stream flowing north to Lake Superior full of trout and so clear you could drink the water. Have you ever had the chance to walk 200 timberland acres with a small self contained lake. Do you ever get to see, walk and relax on Northwestern Wisconsin Lakeshore and Waterfront land. I have been able to do that since opening my first Real Estate agency in 1972 in Lake Nebagamon, Wi. Serving the South Shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin I have been enjoying this every day I wanlk the land. I love this job and thats why I have gotten the title of The Land Man.Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world and holds 10% of the worlds f... 07/20/2007