Glen Avon Falls is a gem–an Elizabeth Taylor-sized gem—little-known to the casual North Shore traveler, but apparently very well-known to anglers and yellow swallowtail butterflies. Park and walk about 40 yards across exposed red rock outcrop to the river’s edge.
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Soon the rivers of the north will be rowdy with April showers and the melt of February blizzards. Spring is prime waterfall-watching season. And who doesn’t love waterfalls? The water pounding white into a canyon gorge, the steady roar, the feathery kiss of mist on your face, the jostle of the crowd…
Okay, so no one daydreams about watching a waterfall with 47 other people. While researching our book, “Waterfalls of Minnesota’s North Shore: A Guide for Sightseers, Hikers & Romantics” (North Shore Press, 2006), we visited over a hundred waterfalls in the Northern Wilds and found some oft-overlooked gems. Here are 10 of them.
