Food Scene
They have live music on the weekends and are located right on Lake Vermilion.
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The Landing on Lake Vermilion
3096 Vermilion DrThey have live music on the weekends and are located right on Lake Vermilion.
Quaint cafe with down home feel and homemade food located on the main street of Cook. Great portions! Great breakfasts!
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Montana Cafe
29 S River StQuaint cafe with down home feel and homemade food located on the main street of Cook. Great portions! Great breakfasts!
Family friendly restaurant, great pizzas, sandwiches, and burgers. All available for take-out! Excellent all you eat fish fry on Friday nights. This is the closest eating establishment to our home--about 4 miles.
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The Crescent Bar & Grill
9257 Olson RdFamily friendly restaurant, great pizzas, sandwiches, and burgers. All available for take-out! Excellent all you eat fish fry on Friday nights. This is the closest eating establishment to our home--about 4 miles.
They are known for their "Bamboozler" pizzas, which is all about the size!!! They are approximately 36" round!!!
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The Vermilion Club
3191 Old Hwy 77They are known for their "Bamboozler" pizzas, which is all about the size!!! They are approximately 36" round!!!
Subway Restaurants
221 US-53McDonald's
101 US-53Sightseeing
A wonderful opportunity to see bears in their natural habitat!! Once you arrive in their parking lot, you ride a bus deeper into the woods and arrive at a raised wood walkway where you observe the live bears below you and in the trees around you!! This happens at dusk each evening! (Bring your bug spray!)
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Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary
12541 Nett Lake RoadA wonderful opportunity to see bears in their natural habitat!! Once you arrive in their parking lot, you ride a bus deeper into the woods and arrive at a raised wood walkway where you observe the live bears below you and in the trees around you!! This happens at dusk each evening! (Bring your bug spray!)
Lots of touristy things to see and do in Ely, Minnesota. Its about a 50 minute drive from the cottage. There are fun shops, places to eat, and wonderful hiking trails in the area.
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Ely
Lots of touristy things to see and do in Ely, Minnesota. Its about a 50 minute drive from the cottage. There are fun shops, places to eat, and wonderful hiking trails in the area.
Entertainment & Activities
Pier 77 Mini-Golf
4066 Co Rd 77They also have wonderful ice-cream!
Shopping
Moosebirds
3068 Vermilion DrThey serve the best ice-cream cones on Lake Vermilion!!
The Comet theater is a quaint place to watch a movie and they have the best popcorn!! The store is also open daily with a wonderful selection of unique items and a gourmet coffee shop too!
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Comet Theater
102 S River StThe Comet theater is a quaint place to watch a movie and they have the best popcorn!! The store is also open daily with a wonderful selection of unique items and a gourmet coffee shop too!
Parks & Nature
Vermilion Falls Road
Vermilion Falls RoadAbsolutely breathtaking hike and picnic area.
Vermilion Gorge
A wonderful place to hike to.
This is a wonderful hands-on petting farm with a variety of animals for children to feed and pet!!
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Cook's Country Connection
1953 Vermilion DrThis is a wonderful hands-on petting farm with a variety of animals for children to feed and pet!!
The 1 1/2 hour mine tour will take you 2,341 ft. down into the earth where you will be treated to a 1/4 mile train ride to the last and deepest area mined.
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Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
1302 McKinley Park RdThe 1 1/2 hour mine tour will take you 2,341 ft. down into the earth where you will be treated to a 1/4 mile train ride to the last and deepest area mined.
Dorothy Molter was the last resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
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Dorothy Molter Museum
2002 E Sheridan StDorothy Molter was the last resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Observe the resident wolves in action.
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I-Centre Yezithethe ZaseMzantsi
1396 MN-169Observe the resident wolves in action.
The Echo Trail Tour circles all of Lake Vermilion, including a section of road between two areas of the BWCAW.
Echo Trail
Echo TrailThe Echo Trail Tour circles all of Lake Vermilion, including a section of road between two areas of the BWCAW.
Arts & Culture
There is a visitor center at the US Forrest Service Building on Highway 53, just north of Cook with an Art gallery and great information on the area.
Cook
There is a visitor center at the US Forrest Service Building on Highway 53, just north of Cook with an Art gallery and great information on the area.
Dedicated to honoring hockey by showcasing all levels of the sport. A must visit for anyone interested in hockey.
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U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
801 Hat Trick AveDedicated to honoring hockey by showcasing all levels of the sport. A must visit for anyone interested in hockey.
Essentials
Zup's offers a specialty meat department and bakery. They also have a wonderful produce section and a full-service store with carry-out!!
Gas pumps also located out front.
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Zup's Food Market of Cook
201 US-53 Zup's offers a specialty meat department and bakery. They also have a wonderful produce section and a full-service store with carry-out!!
Gas pumps also located out front.
Dream Weaver
210 S River StFranks Pharmacy
120 Vermilion Dr WCook Hospital & Nursing Care Unit
Phone: 666-5945
Scenic Rivers Health Services - Cook Medical Clinic
20 5th St SEPhone: 666-5941
Northwoods True Value Home Center
114 US-53