After packing up camp, we were off to Miner's Beach.
No matter how many visits to the beach here, we never get tired of the blue water.....
....or white sand.
A view of the cliffs of the 'mainland' in the foreground, and some cliffs on Grand Island in the background from Miner's Beach.
No matter how many visits to the beach here, we never get tired of the blue water.....
....or white sand.
A view of the cliffs of the 'mainland' in the foreground, and some cliffs on Grand Island in the background from Miner's Beach.
Next, we hiked the short trail to Miner's Falls.
We had time for one more stop before leaving the park, so we wandered over to Sand Point, where the telephoto lens allowed us to get one last view of Miner's Castle.
These birds sure have it rough sunning themselves on their own sandbar just off the point. 
I was especially excited to catch a view of the southeast Grand Island lighthouse from Sand Point courtesy of the telephoto lens.
A few driftwood trees added a nice frame to the scenery.
The lighthouse is barely visible just to the right of the driftwood tree in this last shot before leaving. We could have stayed at Sand Point all day, but unfortunately, we had to head back to 'reality' in Duluth. 
The Joseph F. Oravec roadside park just east of Bruce Crossing, which contains Agate Falls, is always a favorite stop on the way home. The highway bridge that crosses Trout Creek is also pretty neat, and can be viewed along the trail to the falls. 
Apparently the original boardwalk used to give access to even ladies in dresses in the '20s and '30s to this view of the falls. Now the viewing platform is about 50 feet up the hill from this point, which barely gives a view of the falls. A short little hike on a less beaten path results in the best view of the falls.
Another view of the falls after waiting for a cloud to cover the sun so we could get the wispy effect.
One last shot of the waterfall before heading home.
These birds sure have it rough sunning themselves on their own sandbar just off the point.
King of the log? - I climbed up a whole foot to get ontop of this log. Still had a nice view.
I was especially excited to catch a view of the southeast Grand Island lighthouse from Sand Point courtesy of the telephoto lens.
A few driftwood trees added a nice frame to the scenery.
The lighthouse is barely visible just to the right of the driftwood tree in this last shot before leaving. We could have stayed at Sand Point all day, but unfortunately, we had to head back to 'reality' in Duluth.
The Joseph F. Oravec roadside park just east of Bruce Crossing, which contains Agate Falls, is always a favorite stop on the way home. The highway bridge that crosses Trout Creek is also pretty neat, and can be viewed along the trail to the falls.
Apparently the original boardwalk used to give access to even ladies in dresses in the '20s and '30s to this view of the falls. Now the viewing platform is about 50 feet up the hill from this point, which barely gives a view of the falls. A short little hike on a less beaten path results in the best view of the falls.
Another view of the falls after waiting for a cloud to cover the sun so we could get the wispy effect.
One last shot of the waterfall before heading home.
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Grand Island has been given the All-American City Award three times (1955, 1967, and 1981-82) by the National Civic League.
Grand Island is the principal city of the Grand Island Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Hall, Merrick, and Howard counties
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