My Kinda Road
Minnesota Highway 38, aka the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway.
This upsy-downsy, curvy, sometimes bumpy two-laner runs for just 47 miles from Grand Rapids to Effie, Minnesota. They have "improved" parts of the highway, but as of September 2017, there are still parts of it (like this) that do what most old highways used to do.
On the south end, Grand Rapids has numerous attractions and points of interest, including the Forest History Center and Judy Garland Museum.
On the north end, the route intersects Minnesota Highway 1, another fun old two-laner that runs from North Dakota to Lake Superior.
The awesome old road crosses the Laurentian Divide where water flows either north to Hudson's Bay or south to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River. Part of it also goes through the Chippewa National Forest (granddaddy of the Superior National Forest) with a ranger station in Marcell.
The lakes and woods along the way provide great places for fishing, hunting, hiking, and other recreational activities. You'll find several resorts and campgrounds in both the Grand Rapids and the Marcell area.
There are points of interest and interpretive stops along the way, making it not only scenic and fun, but interesting, too. I highly recommend taking this route if you're ever up in this part of Minnesota.
My Kinda Road
Minnesota Highway 38, aka the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway.
This upsy-downsy, curvy, sometimes bumpy two-laner runs for just 47 miles from Grand Rapids to Effie, Minnesota. They have "improved" parts of the highway, but as of September 2017, there are still parts of it (like this) that do what most old highways used to do.
On the south end, Grand Rapids has numerous attractions and points of interest, including the Forest History Center and Judy Garland Museum.
On the north end, the route intersects Minnesota Highway 1, another fun old two-laner that runs from North Dakota to Lake Superior.
The awesome old road crosses the Laurentian Divide where water flows either north to Hudson's Bay or south to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River. Part of it also goes through the Chippewa National Forest (granddaddy of the Superior National Forest) with a ranger station in Marcell.
The lakes and woods along the way provide great places for fishing, hunting, hiking, and other recreational activities. You'll find several resorts and campgrounds in both the Grand Rapids and the Marcell area.
There are points of interest and interpretive stops along the way, making it not only scenic and fun, but interesting, too. I highly recommend taking this route if you're ever up in this part of Minnesota.