2059 the Grade Lutsen, MN 55612

Choice parcel of upland forest along the dreamy, historic and secluded Grade Road. Back in the day an old railroad ran by this property. Today it is a good country gravel road, penetrating deep into the Superior National Forest. These 11+ acres provide plenty of elbow room and abut miles of public land. Heck, as the crow flies the BWCAW is about 2 miles to the NW. Or, just head down the road about five minutes and explore what locals consider a cathedral of a BW lake, Brule Lake: epic in scale, full of fish, miles of meandering shoreline, chock full of islands, history, and rolling hills with outcropping talus and cliffs for views and solitude. Jock Mock Lake is a stone’s throw across the road and an ancient path leads down to Little Cascade Lake: a good place for a dip or quiet paddle. The current owners have created a good start: driveway and parking are in, little shed with shelf for bunking on, a pathway leads to into the silent woods to a tent platform. Back in there, you are just one of many pulsing creatures: owls, marten, wolves, moose, all the homies that have known this place since the big ice receded and left behind etchings of lake basins and rolling terrain of moraines, scoured ancient granite, boulders and eventually boreal forest filling in as the ice headed north. It’s super quiet and peaceful all along this country, deep in the old woods. Forest, fungi, lichens, all interacting: the sense of wholeness is palpable. Breath in deep the sylvan breezes. Listen, no, really listen: the pulse of Northwoods, steady. The vibe of the place seeps in, slows a person down, unifies the mind. Dream a little. Sketch a cabin. Start building. This locale is hard to top for the wild enthusiast.