Get acquainted with the Byway at this charming kiosk located at the NE corner of the Jct. of Hwy 371 and CSAH 16 (on the lawn just south of the A-Pine Restaurant parking lot).
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The story goes... while logging in the northwoods of Minnesota, Paul Bunyan discovered the A-Pine Restaurant nestled under cenutry old red pines.
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Begun as a farm, the resort started emerging in 1911. For many years the property was both farm and resort.
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Specializing in organic poultry, Wild Acres supplies many restaurants with fresh poultry, making weekly deliveries to the Twin Cities and providing poultry to clients as far away as Japan.
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The site of a disastrous fire, this 77.5 acre tract was reforested in 1958. On the southside of the road, travelers can drive down the nostalgic dirt trail through the woods.
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On the north side, a hiking trail and parking area lend themselves to a longer woods experience. A perfect spot for some photos.
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With the damming of the Whitefish Chain in the late 1800’s, several smaller bay areas became easily navigable. The area where Bertha Marina sits is one of those areas.
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A portion of the grant-in-aid snowmobile trail system parallels CSAH 16.
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In 1964 the idea was conceived of cutting into the forest to create a golf course. Old-timers scoffed at the notion of golfing instead of fishing, but their skepticism was unfounded.
