Duluth, Minnesota - April 16, 2001

The publishers of Lake Superior Magazine have tallied the votes to discover where readers of Lake Superior Travel Guide like to visit when traveling around Lake Superior. This nationally recognized list, gleaned from the ballots to the guide’s annual Reader Service program, ranks the new 2001 Lake Superior’s Best.

For the 14th year running, the top spot is again claimed by the Minnesota’s Lake Superior north shore. It has held that position since our polling began. 

The Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin area makes a dramatic jump from 4th to 2nd position, moving Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula to 3rd place and Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands/Bayfield to 4th. These three areas always jockey for the spots near the top. 

Thunder Bay, Ontario, also makes a big gain from 8th place last year to 5th this year. Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore/Munising moves to 6th, Duluth’s Canal Park by itself moves to 7th position. 

The twin Sault Ste. Maries - Ontario and Michigan - drop back to 8th place and Grand Marais, Minnesota, has dropped into 9th place. Back on the list after a year away is Big Snow Country of Wisconsin and Michigan, in 10th position.

The 2001 list is revealed in a 142-page sourcebook for travel around Lake Superior. Lake Superior Travel Guide is published annually and is the only complete guide to the Lake Superior Circle Tour. The guide includes a free, pull-out map of the tour and provides listings of services, travel hints and historical tidbits. It is available on newsstands throughout the Midwest or from the publisher by calling toll-free 888-BIG LAKE (244-5253). The cost is $7.95 plus shipping and taxes where applicable. The publisher’s office is 325 Lake Avenue South, Suite 600, Duluth, Minnesota 55802. www.lakesuperior.com

Lake Superior Travel Guide is a supplement to Lake Superior Magazine, and given as a bonus with a paid subscription to the full-color consumer publication printed six times a year.

A complete list of the 2001 Top 10 Destinations follows with a comparison to the 2000 list:

  1 Minnesota’s Lake Superior North Shore
  2 Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin
  3 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
  4 Apostle Islands Country/Bayfield, Wisconsin
  5 Thunder Bay, Ontario
  6 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore/Munising, Michigan
  7 Canal Park (Duluth), Minnesota
  8 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Ontario
  9 Grand Marais, Minnesota
10 Big Snow Country, Michigan & Wisconsin

 1 Minnesota’s Lake Superior North Shore
 2 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
 3 Apostle Islands Country/Bayfield, Wisconsin
 4 Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin
 5 Grand Marais, Minnesota
 6 Algoma Country/Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Ontario
 7 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore/Munising, Michigan
 8 North of Superior, Ontario
 9 Copper Harbor, Michigan
10 Canal Park (Duluth), Minnesota