{"product_id":"the-scenic-route-building-minnesotas-north-shore-hardcover","title":"The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota's North Shore - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold R. Alanen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA guide to the built environment and history of one of the Midwest's most popular roads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Journey along Minnesota's North Shore, the spectacular Lake Superior coastline between Duluth and the Canadian border, and travel through natural and cultural splendor. The North Shore Scenic Drive, the stretch of Minnesota Highway 61 that leads through tunnels and remarkable vistas, crosses rivers and streams and rocky divides as it makes its way through fishing villages, logging sites, tourist enclaves, Grand Portage National Monument, Superior National Forest, and numerous state parks that have made the North Shore a beloved destination for generations. This is the North Shore explored in \u003ci\u003eThe Scenic Route, \u003c\/i\u003ea field guide to the cultural landscape that comprises one of the Midwest's most famous byways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The highway corridor and lakeshore offer evidence of human activities that began after the retreat of glacial ice, when the Anishinaabe people plied the waters of Lake Superior. Euro-American explorers and traders followed, and soon the footpaths established by the region's first inhabitants were used by dogsleds, horse-drawn sleighs, and coaches--and then, in 1917, the rugged trails became the early motor road that would eventually be Minnesota Highway 61. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arnold R. Alanen follows these denizens and visitors, exploring the material world they built along the way: cabins and resorts, docks and fish houses, farms and logging operations, as well as churches, cemeteries, streetscapes, bridges, schools, lighthouses, parks, waysides, and roadside attractions. Interwoven with his tour of the built environment are stories of the people who shaped the cultural heritage along Minnesota's North Shore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arnold R. Alanen, born, raised, and educated in Minnesota, is professor emeritus of planning and landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMorgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel, and the Forging of a Company Town\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2007) and \u003ci\u003eFinns in Minnesota; \u003c\/i\u003ecoauthor of \u003ci\u003eMain Street Ready-Made: The New Deal Community of Greendale, Wisconsin; \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor of \u003ci\u003ePreserving Cultural Landscapes in America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 10.1 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44812568789094,"sku":"9780816641383","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/XS5jxYk-xn9780816641383.webp?v=1771732516","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-scenic-route-building-minnesotas-north-shore-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}