Has anyone had luck staying up on the North Shore?
I'd love to stay somewhere around Two Harbors or north of there (within 15 miles). However we have mold allergies (along with the pn/tn allergies). I think our best bet would be a relatively new hotel or condo. I'd love a cabin but they seem like they'd be full of mold. With our food allergies I think we'd like a kitchen - or at least a toaster or microwave, and minifridge.
Any recommendations would be most welcome. Thanks!
We stayed here: http://www.gooseberrycabins.net/cabins.php. (http://www.gooseberrycabins.net/cabins.php.) The one we stayed in was the upper floor of one of the units. Really very nice. We brought our own pans and dishes although they have some there (didn't want to risk cross-contamination). It was a whole little kitchen - stove, fridge, counters, and then a little table in the separate dining room. I'd recommend it. We brought nonperishables and bought refrigerated stuff at the grocery store in Two Harbors.
Other members of my family have stayed here: http://www.gooseberryparkcabins.com/ (http://www.gooseberryparkcabins.com/) They've really liked that, too, but it sounds like some of the cabins are tiny and old, if charming.
Then there's the fancy place: http://www.larsmontcottages.com/ (http://www.larsmontcottages.com/) That would be all new.
Thanks for the reply. Wow, Larsmont looks really fancy! I checked the rates and it is almost twice the price of the place we plan to stay. But the place we are staying doesn't look nearly so pretty and sparkly clean.
We already made reservations at Cove Point so I'll post again and tell you how that went when we come back in July.
I was encouraged to see that there is a Culvers in Two Harbors (which seems to be the terminal point for fast food and other evidence of big city trappings).
Yes, we intend to bring our own cookware and toaster.
There's a Pizza Hut, too.
We ate at My Sister's Place in Grand Marais when it wasn't busy. They were very good about checking ingredient labels and helping us figure out what our PA DD could eat.
Quote from: Mezzo on April 05, 2013, 06:37:09 AM
There's a Pizza Hut, too.
We ate at My Sister's Place in Grand Marais when it wasn't busy. They were very good about checking ingredient labels and helping us figure out what our PA DD could eat.
Pizza Hut isn't safe for nuts though.
It's ever changing. It looks like the breadsticks, the pastas, and the chicken pizza topping all have cross-contamination warnings these days (other things like desserts, too). Not most of the basic pizzas, and no actual peanut or tree nut in anything.
Well, the Cove Point Lodge was very clean and had a beautiful view of the lake. We stayed at the townhouses that weren't part of the lodge. The hiking was really fun, and we stopped at the Schroeder Baking Co. - small place on the lake side of Hwy 61 in Schroeder, MN. They made a safe pizza for us, and they have baked goods as well as soup, quesadillas, sandwiches.
We ate at Culvers in Duluth on the way up, and at Culver's in Two Harbors on the way back. Other than that, we ate breakfasts and dinners at the townhouse. And we usually brought along cheese, bread, chips, and fruit for a light lunch on the trail.