Aurora
The friendly town of Aurora is just a hop, skip and jump from Giants Ridge. Stop for a bite at the cafe, restaurant or drive-in on main street. This is the gateway city to the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway, offering a serene wilderness drive all the way to Lake Superior.
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Biwabik
Biwabik is the Bavarian-themed town that greets visitors to Giants Ridge Resort with two award-winning golf courses and acclaimed ski area, plus trails, lakes, lodging and dining.
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Buhl
Known for having "The world's finest drinking water," this small community is big on recreation! It's also a growing area offering prime residential building lots. Recreation is all walkable to Billy's Cafe and the Hydeaway Bar.
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Chisholm
Chisholm is a community of 5,000 that’s built, in part, around the lovely Longyear Lake. This friendly town makes the most of history with a pair of museums.
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Eveleth
Eveleth is the home of hockey, home to the country’s largest hockey stick right in the middle of downtown, and home to the US Hockey Hall of Fame Museum along Hwy 53. This mecca to the sport is a must-see for all visitors, hockey fans or not!
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Gilbert
Gilbert has perhaps the widest main street in all of the Midwest, but it's also known for great recreation, camping and a very special restaurant.
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Hibbing
Hibbing is the largest of the Mesabi communities, and is the former home of music legend Bob Dylan, basketball great Kevin McHale, and baseball player Roger Maris. Birthplace of the Greyhound Bus Lines, Hibbing is also the location of one of the world’s largest open pit mines – Hull Rust Mine View, accessible from the Mesabi Trail.
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Hoyt Lakes
The last Iron Range community on the west end of the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway, Hoyt Lakes is home to the lovely Fisherman’s Point campground and recreation area on Whitewater Lake, plus a beach on the adjacent Colby Lake.
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Mountain Iron
Mountain Iron is the birthplace of the Mesabi Iron Range iron ore industry, thanks to the Merritt family, who discovered and developed the Mesabi Iron range in the 1890s.
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Virginia
The Queen City of Virginia sits at the intersection of Highways 53 and 169; a retail and entertainment hub, with a variety of shopping and dining options, great outdoor recreation trails, and a great municipal golf course.
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