Trip Report Part II

After a scrumptious breakfast (who knew that sugar-cured smoked salmon could be so good?!), we headed even further north to Grand Portage so we'd be close to the ferry dock. Along the way, we stopped to take a short hike to Minnesota's highest waterfall located in Grand Portage State Park - which is right at the US-Canada border. See obligatory waterfall photo. (I don't know why, but we always seem to hit waterfalls on our hiking trips....I guess it was the Australia waterfall tour that started it all). Waterfalls are old-hat for our Lolo, but this was Norah's first waterfall. I don't think she was all that impressed.
Basically, the only place to stay in Grand Portage is the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino. Before we left I tried to find an address to mapquest the lodge, but to no avail. Once we got to Grand Portage I realized why....basically, the lodge is the town of Grand Portage. No address necessary. Since our room wasn't ready when we got there, we wandered around the grounds of the hotel - hoping they would get us in early because Norah desperately needed a nap. The lodge was hosting a 50s & 60s weekend....complete with cars, band, and a fun bouncy "ride" for the kids. Lolo thought it was great....basically permission to jump up and down on something like a giant bed but without having to spend any time on the naughty step. Jim found it to be quite the workout. Apparently, it's a lot harder than it looks. Also managed to hit the playground for a while and after we finally got in our room for a nap and dinner....some time in the swimming pool for Lolo.
The next morning, alarm-clock-Norah got us up in time to catch the ferry to Isle Royale. The ferry was scheduled to leave at 8am but we were supposed to arrive at the dock at 7:15am. Ick. Trip Report Part III to come....