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The Department of Natural Resources completed the section of the Gitchi-Gami Trail from Grand Marais to Cutface Wayside. Almost half of this section is located within the boundaries of Cascade River State Park. Public land right up to the shore provides this section some of the greatest views of Lake Superior. It is now open and is getting plenty of use.

Here is a sunrise photo from one part of the wayside. The trail runs along the shore in the left part of this photo. The light you see out on the lake in the top right of the photo is from our local commercial fishermen pulling herring from their nets.

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Sunrises over Lake Superior are memory makers.

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A good day to bike.

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Karla and I took our bikes on the trail to experience the breathtaking views of the lake.

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New bridge over Rosebush Creek.

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Rather than just installing a cement bridge across the river DNR engineers designed a beautiful wood structure that joins in well with the gorge. Everyone going by stops at this spot! Now people with electric wheelchairs also have access to the falls.

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The view to the south is Lake Superior.

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The view to the North is Rosebush Falls which currently doesn’t have much water flowing over it. But it had enough to make a colorful mist bow.

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Some of the mountain ash really turned beautiful this year.

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