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The first of the red maples are turning and summer is winding down. Soon the Sawtooth Mountains will be alive in color.

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One of the more visible scenes in Grand Marais Harbor over the summer months is the green hull and maroon sails of North House Folk School’s schooner “The Hjordis”. I thought I would share some photos that I have taken of the Hjordis over the last few years.

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The Hjordis is considered the flagship of the Grand Marais Harbor.

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It is a 50’ traditionally-rigged steel schooner.

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Our granddaughter loved watching the Hjordis.

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You can take a ride on the schooner by contacting the North House Folk School

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Through the summer months it sails hourly.

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I have never had a ride on it but I love watching it sail out of the Grand Marais Harbor.

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I can imagine that there have been thousands of photos taken of the Hjordis.

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One of the things I like to do in the summer is pick up a World’s Best Donut and cup of coffee and sit on the rocks watching the Hjordis go by.

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One morning when I was out on the break wall taken photos the aroma of the donuts being made came drifting across the harbor. I had to walk over and get one. As I passed by an older gentleman walking his dog, I asked him if he had smelled the aroma of the donuts earlier. He sternly stated “Yes”, “I hate that smell”. That wasn’t the answer I was expecting.

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I never tire of this view.

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Just one of the many reasons that Grand Marais was voted “The Coolest Town in America”.

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Reflections.

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