The best guide to
North Shore waterfalls
This guide takes you to all of the beautiful Waterfalls of Minnesota’s North Shore
Featuring more than 150 waterfalls.120-plus falls on the North Shore and more than 25 Lake Superior waterfalls in Wisconsin and Ontario.
Authors Eve and Gary Wallinga spent years hiking creeks and rivers, photographing waterfalls, taking meticulous trail notes and interviewing locals to find little-known waterfalls for you to explore.
- Waterfall Ratings
- Hike Difficulty and Trail Quality
- Maps and Directions
The guide contains dozens of waterfalls not found in any other guide. Many featured waterfalls are located in city, state and provincial parks or along the famous Superior Hiking Trail; all are open to the public.
From the St. Louis River in Jay Cooke State Park to the Pigeon River, and now across the Canadian and Wisconsin borders, the Wallingas offer waterfall experiences ranging from highway waysides to invigorating day-hikes.
“We loved exploring Minnesota’s North Shore waterfalls, so we decided to check out falls within a day-trip distance of the North Shore for the second edition. We were amazed!” Eve Wallinga said. Those falls include Kakabeka Falls, “The Niagara of the North” in Ontario, less than one hour from Grand Portage, and Big Manitou Falls, the highest waterfall in Wisconsin, a half hour from Duluth.
The book also contains lists of the Wallingas’
*** 10 favorite North Shore falls ***
*** The best secret waterfalls ***
*** Wheelchair accessible falls ***