But there’s another less-noticed, nearby treasure: the Kettle River.
We took a wide western loop on back roads to get there for a Columbus Day weekend trip, traveling on a rainy
Saturday. Due to the late season this year, we just managed to catch what seemed to be the last day of colorful leaves. By Sunday night, Monday for sure, the trees were noticeably more barren than just 24 hours before.
Instead of hotels, we gone the private rental way the last few years and have never been disappointed. vrbo.com (vacation rentals by owner), lakeplace.com, homeaway.com – they all work basically the same. Rent a private property for your vacation instead of a commercial site.
In this case, we got a cabin on 25 acres abutting the Kettle River for about $170/night. There even was a canoe to use, though we didn’t take it out. The leaves were in full color, so we made several hikes into the woods right on “our property.”
We also followed the Kettle River in Banning State Park (more in another post shortly) as well as in Sandstone.
Tried a little fishing, but didn’t put in the effort to give it a fair shot. The currents were a bit odd, as our bobbers tended to drift upstream instead.
The Kettle was a nice memory place as that was one of our stops on our very first trip to Duluth long ago. And it remains a nice get-away place to visit, especially with the privacy of a rented cabin.
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