Traveling the Old North Shore – The Pincushion Dump

Traveling the Old North Shore is a WTIP multi-part series focusing on the history of this diverse region.

In this feature, WTIP producer Martha Marnocha explores an area high above the city of Grand Marais on Pincushion Mountain that was once the town garbage dump.

Looking down, with portion of concrete wall

You can hike to the old dump site on Pincushion Mountain. It’s about ½ mile from the Pincushion Mountain parking area located just off the Gunflint Trail.

Thanks to Sherrie Lindskog and Butch Schulte for their contributions to this feature.

Traveling the Old North Shore is supported in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Martha Marnocha