First stop the next day was Grand Portage state park which was right at the Minnesota/Canada border. There’s a river called Pigeon River that separates the US from Canada and has some waterfalls that are a fairly short walk through the woods along a path. We took in the waterfall, waved to Canada and continued on our drive.
Next we stopped for lunch in Grand Marais and also grabbed a few donuts from “The World’s Best Donuts” shop. Not sure if they were the world’s best but they were pretty good.
After lunch we continued on our journey with stops at four state parks with hikes to more waterfalls and another lighthouse called Two Harbors. The parks were Cascade River, Temperance River, Tettegouche and Gooseberry Falls. The lighthouse was unique in that it is still an active lighthouse with a twist. It was converted into a bed and breakfast with the operating light on top. Kinda cool. After that we drove home exhausted.