It’s one of those places that people would describe as “it’s not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.” Grand Marais, Minnesota, on Lake Superior almost at the Canadian border, an early French fur trading post, the translation of the town’s name is “Great Marsh.” The town is accessed… Continue reading Sven & Ole’s Frozen Pizza Review
Tag: Lake Superior Dining
Duluth, MN – G.B. Schneider & Co. (Duluth Restaurants Reviews)
After a long career of gourmet chef posts all around the US, when it came time to set up his own shop, G.B. (Gary) Schneider returned to his geographical and culinary roots to set up shop in his hometown of Duluth, MN. Schneider has updated regional comfort foods into gourmet delights at blue collar prices.… Continue reading Duluth, MN – G.B. Schneider & Co. (Duluth Restaurants Reviews)
Cornucopia, WI – Village Inn Restaurant Reviews
My family used to go skiing most weekends during Minnesota winters; one of our most frequent stops was a little place called Mount Ashwabay, near Bayfield, Wisconsin, the gateway to the Apostle Islands National Park. If we took the ‘back road’ (Wisconsin highway 13, which meandered along the south shore of Lake Superior, occasionally we’d… Continue reading Cornucopia, WI – Village Inn Restaurant Reviews
Duluth, MN – Fitger’s Brewhouse and Grill
The Fitger’s Brewing Company of Duluth, Minnesota, operated continuously from 1881 to 1972, making it Duluth’s oldest continuously operating business. Through astute business acumen, Fitger’s was one of the few breweries in the country that operated through the entire period of prohibition, manufacturing soft drinks, candy, and other products. Times change, and owners did too.… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Fitger’s Brewhouse and Grill
South Range (Superior) WI – Kounty Quarthouse Review
Kawika and the Minnesota Burger Posse rolled into the Quarthouse the other day. Located off US Highway 2, about 15 miles south of Duluth/Superior. An establishment that dates all the way back to Prohibition, The Kounty Quarthouse specializes in an “updated” American menu, but with full dinner service available as well. (Spoiler alert). The posse… Continue reading South Range (Superior) WI – Kounty Quarthouse Review
Duluth, MN – Canal Park Brewing Company Review
Opening week. Do we cut them slack for that, yes, I guess a little. Although other reviewers weren’t so inclined. Kawika and the Minnesota burger posse were there, and reported in. There were some unhappy campers at that table, much like the Yelp reviewer’s party, our group carped about the ‘so-so’ food and poor… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Canal Park Brewing Company Review
Two Harbors, MN – Splashing Rock Restaurant
A couple hours before the end of the road immortalized by Bob Dylan, US Highway 61 takes you through Two Harbors, a burg of 3500 that saw its rise (and decline) parallel Minnesota’s mining industry. You’ll run into the Grand Superior Lodge and Splashing Rock Restaurant a few miles out of Two Harbors, but… Continue reading Two Harbors, MN – Splashing Rock Restaurant
Duluth, MN – Sneakers Sports Bar & Grill
Spoiler alert: BurgerDogBoy H-A-T-E-S sports bars. There would have to be something REALLY spectacular inside to get me in one, like the woman of my dreams, or at least the burger of my dreams. Such was not the case at Sneakers Sports Bar & Grill, inside the “Holiday Mall” downtown Duluth, MN. The “Holiday Mall”… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Sneakers Sports Bar & Grill