Recreation

Recreation
Everywhere you look, northeastern Minnesota is filled with recreational opportunities. With the great outdoors literally right out your backdoor, there’s no better place to enjoy all that the great outdoors has to offer than northeastern Minnesota.

Home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park and nestled in the Superior and Chippewa National Forests with numerous state parks at your fingertips, northeastern Minnesota is an outdoor lover’s paradise.

Spectacular hunting & fishing can be found nearly everywhere in northeastern Minnesota. Hiker or biker? Wind your way through miles of paved and natural hiking and/or biking trails. In winter, snowmobilers can take advantage of more than 2,000 miles of snowmobile trails found within the region. All terrain vehicle trails and designated riding areas provide prime northwoods riding to ATV and off-road riders.

Bear, moose, deer, birds and other unique Minnesota wildlife abound in northeastern Minnesota.

Sports
Situated in the heart of the Superior National Forest, northeastern Minnesota's Iron Range is known worldwide for its world-class championship golf courses. The Legend and The Quarry at Giants Ridge, The Wilderness at Fortune Bay and Superior National Golf Course at Lutsen all make this region a golfer's paradise.

Communities throughout the region offer a variety of league-based sports activities for children and adults. Take part in one of many community-based softball, volleyball, and biking leagues (among others) in several convenient northeastern Minnesota locations.

For winter sports enthusiasts, northeastern Minnesota boasts world class cross country skiing, snowshoe trails and ice fishing, along with numerous ski areas and terrain parks, including Giants Ridge, Lutsen Mountains and Spirit Mountain.

The region does not fall short of things to see and do. Explore the region's ethnic heritage (and your very own) at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Answer the call of the wild with a visit to the International Wolf Center in Ely, where you are able to observe wolves, learn from staff naturalists about wolf life and habitat, and more.

While northeastern Minnesota still relies on the mining industry today, logging brought many settlers to the region years ago. Take a trip back in time at the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids, where you'll witness a recreated turn-of-the-century logging camp.