Minnesota’s North Shore has been the clear top vote
and
“favorites”
getter since this unscientific tally of the Top 10 Destinations began
17 years ago.
Now this year, a portion of that experience – Grand Marais, Minnesota –
earned enough in the tally to get its own top-place nod.
In addition to those that made this year’s Top 10 were a number of
strong votes for specific locations, like Split Rock Lighthouse and
Gooseberry Falls.
The 2010 lists are revealed in a 132-page sourcebook for travel around
Lake Superior.
Lake Superior Travel Guide is published annually
and is the most complete guide to the Lake Superior Circle Tour,
including
all of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 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 (888-244-5253) or Online at
www.lakesuperior.com. The
cost is $8.95
plus shipping and taxes where applicable. The publisher’s office is 310
East Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802.
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.
We need to know what you love to visit and your favorite Big Lake
destinations for next year’s Top 10.
Vote for your favorite
lake place. It counts in next year’s Top 10!
It’s easy to enter: Use
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card
from
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Superior Travel Guide or Vote
Online using the
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The comments may be used in
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Superior Magazine or
Lake
Superior Travel Guide.
A complete list of the 2010 Top 10 Destinations follows with a
comparison
to the 2009 list:
2010 Top Ten Destinations
Ranked by Readers &
Circle Tour Club Members
1 Minnesota’s North Shore & Grand Marais, Minnesota
(tied)
2 Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin & Copper Harbor,
Michigan (tied)
3 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Area (Kakabeka Falls to Sleeping Giant
Provincial Park)
4 Marquette to Whitefish Point, Michigan (with Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore)
5 Keweenaw Peninsula
6 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan & Ontario
7 Bayfield-Apostle Islands Country, Wisconsin
8 Algoma Country, Ontario
9 Ontario’s North Shore (Nipigon to Marathon)
10 Western Upper Peninsula (including Porcupine Mountains)
2009 Top Ten Destinations
Ranked by Readers &
Circle Tour Club Members
1 Minnesota’s Lake Superior North Shore
2 Ontario’s North Shore
3 Keweenaw Peninsula/Western U.P., Michigan
4 Apostle Islands Country/Wisconsin’s Shore
5 Sault Ste.
Marie,
Michigan/Eastern U.P., Michigan
6 Thunder Bay/Sleeping Giant Provincial Park,
Ontario
7 Grand Marais, Minnesota
8 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario/Eastern Ontario
9 Duluth, Minnesta-Superior, Wisconsin
10 Marquette/Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
