Minnesota's highest falls
The United States and Canada technically share 120-foot High Falls in Grand Portage State Park, where the Pigeon River forms the international border in northern Minnesota on Ojibwe tribal lands. "High Falls is the biggest of the plunges, the last big one the river takes before it lazily makes its way to Lake Superior, not quite 2 miles to the lake," said Travis Novitsky, the park manager. "It's pretty common to get a rainbow when the water is high," he added, noting an effect that is also visible by moonlight. In addition to seeing Minnesota's highest falls, explorers can take a challenging 4.5-mile round-trip hike over rugged, rocky hills, crossing a ridge with panoramas of the river and Lake Superior, to reach more remote Middle Falls. Grand Portage is on the north end of the 145-mile drive from Duluth along Lake Superior, stringing together eight state parks, most with their own waterfalls, including Tettegouche State Park, home to another High Falls, the second tallest in the state.
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Spain 'will be ready'
Spanish tourism officials are optimistic that the country will have the proper protocols in place to welcome back travelers from all over the world by this summer. "Spain will be ready in June to tell all travelers worldwide that you can visit us with certainty," the country's secretary of state of tourism, Fernando Valdes Verelst, said at the World Travel & Tourism Council's Global Summit in Cancun, Mexico, in late April. Currently, Americans are not able to visit Spain for leisure purposes, and the U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 travel advisory for the destination, advising travelers not to visit due to COVID-19. Earlier in April, European Union member states agreed to move forward with a Digital Green Certificate that seeks to facilitate safe travel throughout the continent as early as this summer.
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Sample lake life in Idaho
With a 25-mile-long lake as the centerpiece, the Idaho resort town of Coeur d'Alene lures families with the promise of beach days, a range of water sports, scenic boat rides, fishing and hiking. Stay at the Coeur d'Alene Resort for easy access to amenities that include boat and JetSki rentals, spa time, outdoor dining and a lakeside infinity pool. Play a round on the resort's golf course, home to the world's only floating green. For a more laid-back vibe, visit Priest Lake, 90 miles to the north and tucked within the Selkirk Mountain Range. Check into one of Elkins Resort's 30 cedar log cabins on the tree-lined shores of the pristine lake and choose from the sports of the season or claim your Adirondack chairs on the grassy lawn. Hike through old-growth forests, discover local waterfalls, paddle a canoe, go kayaking or test your balance on a paddleboard (cdaresort.com; elkinsresort.com).
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