About

The Northern Highlands is an independent guide to Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, made for people who believe some of the best places are the ones a little farther off the main road.

Inspired by the lakes, forests, old towns, changing seasons, and traditions that give this part of the country its character, The Northern Highlands is about exploring the North with a little more curiosity. Here you’ll find guides to beloved destinations and lesser-known places, historic inns and neighborhood restaurants, trails and shorelines, local festivals, regional heritage, and plenty of reasons to take the long way home.

While Minnesota is at the heart of the guide, The Northern Highlands follows the landscape beyond state lines from Lake Superior and Wisconsin’s Northwoods to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and wherever the road leads next.

This isn’t a checklist of everything there is to see. It’s a collection of places worth knowing, stories worth keeping, and experiences that make the North feel like the North.

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