We visited Grand Marais at the end of August and were very unhappy to see and especially hear the airplane in the harbor offering rides. The noise was extremely unpleasant as we walked around town to visit our favorite places—Artist’s Point, the Angry Trout, the library, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Sivertson Gallery, Joynes, Lake Superior Trading Post, the Dockside Fish Market, Java Moose, Drury Lane Books, and Cook County Food Co-op, among others.
We stayed this time at the Shoreline and the first thing we heard in the morning were not waves gently lapping the shore but the drone of an airplane taking off.
We support small business but we think this is a business that would be a better fit somewhere other than in Grand Marais harbor—so close to all of the quiet beauty we have come to love over our many years of visiting. We travel to Grand Marais to escape the stress of noise pollution and to marvel at the magnificence of Lake Superior. Boat tours and kayaking tours in the harbor, maybe; but a loud float plane?
We hope for a reversal of the decision about this negative addition to what is one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
Jane Lansing
River Falls, Wisconsin
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