Proctor MINNESOTA Close to Duluth ..Yet Far Enough Away!

O UR N EIGHBORS Proctor MINNESOTA Close to Duluth ..yet far enough away!

Year Round ADVENTURE Proctor, Minnesota is just two hours from the Twin Cities and minutes from Duluth’s Canal Park and the Aerial Lift Bridge. www.Visitproctormn.com • Exit 249, off I-35 spiritmt.com Proctor’s railroad heritage attracts visitors Here at Spirit Mountain Recreation Area, we are adventure! to the Engine 225 There is something for everyone and every season. During the Baldwin-Yellowstone, cold months you can hit the slopes, enjoy a local brew on top the largest and most of the mountain or sip a warm drink at the Grand Avenue Chalet, powerful steam engine or get your ride on at the Adventure Park's Timber Twister and ever built. It hauled Zip Line or Snow Tubing Park. When the weather gets warmer over 44 million tons of iron ore from the Vermillion and Mesabi and the snow melts, test your skills on one of our 7 Mountain ranges. The DM&IR Railway donated the 225 to Proctor in 1963. Biking trails or challenge your friends and family to a round A huge draw for tourists and former residents is the annual of mini golf at our 9-hole course. The options are endless! Hoghead Festival. This celebration of railroad history features a parade, arts and crafts, games and family entertainment! Ski & Board Another memorial in the center Spirit Mountain is the ideal location of town is the F-101F Voodoo Jet. for your winter fun getaway. With 22 A memorial to Proctor graduates downhill runs, the Midwest's largest Captains James L. Verville and Sherman Terrain Park, and 22 km of Nordic Ski Gonyea, who died in a plane crash in Trails, there is definitely something 1971, and to all who gave their lives for for everyone. Not a skier or snowboarder yet? We’ve got a the privilege of freedom. wonderful staff of specially trained, PSIA and AASI Certified Attractions in Proctor include a 9-hole golf course, dirt racetrack, Instructors ready to help you navigate your way down the slopes, fairgrounds, dirt floor horse and indoor ice arena, and walking, along with an entire fleet of new rental equipment. When you biking and roller blading trails. Proctor is the primary entrance plan your winter vacation at Spirit Mountain, you also get to Spirit Mountain Adventure Park and has convenient access to snowmobile trails and the Willard Munger and Superior Hiking everything the area has to offer, just minutes from the slopes! Trails. The breathtaking views of the Duluth/Superior harbor are Adventure Park an added bonus. The year-round Adventure Park boasts the Proctor Speedway/Fairgrounds Midwest's only Alpine Coaster, our Timber The track hosts Sunday night races Twister, where you can cruise down the and September’s Silver 1000, one of mountain on 3,200 feet of curves, bends, the Midwest’s most prestigious dirt Photo by Ken Johnson track, stock car events. and loops. Also offered year round is our "Timber Flyer" Zip Line, where guests can Proctor Golf Course Visitors welcome soar through the treetops 700 feet down the mountain. A 9 hole municipal course, with rolling hills In the Summer months, you can play mini golf at our 9-hole and challenging fairways, located right in the middle of town. Tee times not always required. course, hit the hills on our lift-access downhill mountain biking trails, and catch the breathtaking views of 2015 Events: www.visitproctormn.com Lake Superior on our Scenic Chairlift Rides. Jan 29–Feb 1 ALS Blizzard Snowmobile Tour The Adventure Park is located within walking Feb 7 Proctor Winter Carnival distance of the Spirit Mountain Campground Feb 28 Vintage Snowmobile Challenge and Superior Hiking Trails, both of which June 12-13 MS150 Bike Ride overlook Lake Superior and the St. Louis River. July 8–12 South St. Louis County Fair Don't forget to check out our brand new Aug 15 Hoghead Festival beautifully wooded Disc Golf Course, adjacent to Nov 27–29 AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross the Grand Avenue Chalet. After you drive an ace on the course, head into the Riverside Bar & Grill for traditional pub fare with a twist and a local brew to top your day off! It all starts here! We are an area rich in history – shing, mining, lighthouses, shipping, logging and trains.

Our area is a water lovers paradise: streams, rivers, ponds, waterfalls, lakes and the greatest lake of them all, Lake Superior. Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world.

If you love nature, you are in the rright spot. We have State Parks, National and State Forests, When was the last time you many local parks, wayside rests and four- season trails galore.

Two state parks, Lake Superior shoreline, hundreds of acres of forest, and a history steeped in the natural beauty of northern Wisconsin. Start planning your trip to the Superior-Douglas County area today! Call or click to request free travel information.

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Explore! with Odyssey Resorts. Stay at one resort, play at them all! PROCTOR Close...yet far enough away! MINNESOTA Escape to a small-town feel while being minutes away from Lake Superior and many Twin Ports attractions. Relax in town at the 9-hole golf course or feel the adrenalin rush of races on the dirt track. Take a five minute drive to Spirit Mountain’s year round adventure park, or coast down the hill into Duluth and experience life on Lake Superior.

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