If you are headed into or out of Duluth, make a point to stop at the Sweetly Kismet Candy Store in Carlton. Just off Interstate 35, alongside Kwik Trip, you will find an unassuming dirt road that leads to a big, beautiful white building. While the building isn’t visible from the highway, its 4-foot by […]
Happy 100th Birthday Jay Cooke State Park! Inlay circa 1920-1930’s.
#MNBucketList Presents: Bringing The Past To Life: A Century of Jay Cooke State Park November 14th, 2015. 11am-3pm Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton, MN #MNBucketList_JCSP (Breakfast at Trapper Pete’s from 9:30am-10:45am if you would like to join the group early) Jay Cooke State Park is turning 100 (founded October 18th, 1915) and to celebrate, I […]
The Jay Cooke State Park is located about 10 miles southwest of Duluth, with the St Louis River running through it. It is loaded with 50 miles of hiking trails, tons of overlooks to the rocky gorges and waterfalls. The park was originally named after Jay Cooke, who was a major financier of the Northern […]
