9/14/12 Grand Marais, MN to Thunder Bay, ON, CN

We left Terry and Janet's and headed up the road to Naniboujou for breakfast.  It's now a resort but was originally planned to be a private lodge back in the 1920's but the stock market crash killed that idea.  Continuing north we stopped at the Pigeon River park and hiked to the high falls.  These are the highest falls in MN that carved out a deep narrow gorge.  The Pigeon River is also the US-CN border.  Next stop was Canadian Customs, no problem, we were the only ones there, and then the visitor center.  We spent quite a bit of time there trying to get lodging in Thunder Bay.  Several of the hotels were booked so we ended up at the Comfort Inn on Arthur St.  The easiest way to get there would be ride up route 61 and turn right on Arthur, however bikes aren't allowed on 61 in town.  We had to take the business loop-Chippewa- to James St., over a train/car bridge to Arthur and turn left on Arthur.   We were there during rush hour, busy traffic but made it safe.  Dinner was at Naxo's, a mediterranean restaurant within walking distance.  The temperatures are cooling down and I wore my thin down jacket which felt good.