"Not Too Far Away" Activities & Attractions
Activities, attractions, museums, and adventures abound in the area surrounding the Northern Comfort Bed & Breakfast. Explore all the opportunities this region of Minnesota has to offer.
Embarrass, MN (1 mile away)
Canoe down the Embarrass River
Embarrass Region Fair – Includes the Flying Finn 10K run, demo derby, mud run, horse show, classic car show, and agricultural exhibits. Held on the last weekend in August.
Finnish-American Summer Festival – A celebration of the region’s Finnish heritage, including Finnish music, food, crafts, boot throwing contest, and homestead tours. Held on the second Saturday in June.
Finnish Heritage Homestead Tours – Includes many of Embarrass’ historic sties. Tours are scheduled from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Ice skating
Nelimark Museum – Finnish museum that is part of the SISU heritage organization in Embarrass.
Biwabik, MN (15 miles away)
Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort – The best Minnesota ski resort featuring alpine skiing, nordic skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding and snowboard terrain park. Also features two championship 18-hole golf courses: The Legend & The Quarry at Giants Ridge.
Tower-Soudan, MN (15 miles away)
Bois Forte Heritage Center – Dedicated to telling the Bois Forte Ojibwe story.
Fortune Bay Resort Casino – Casino, Golf Course, Entertainment & Marina on Lake Vermilion
Lake Vermilion – Boating & Fishing. In the 1940s the National Geographic Society declared Lake Vermilion one of the top ten most scenic lakes in the United States. And it still is today.
Soudan Underground Mine State Park – Minnesota’s first, richest, and deepest iron-ore mine. Don a hard hat and venture in to the depths – 2,341-feet deep, to be exact – to tour the mine. You can also tour the High Energy Physics Lab in the Soudan Underground Laboratory – the leading deep underground science and engineering lab in the U.S.
Tower Train Museum – Filled with old pictures, logging and mining artifacts, the museum tells stories of life at the turn of the century.
Aurora, MN (15 miles away)
Winter sleigh rides
Virginia, MN (25 miles away)
Land of the Loon Festival – Ethnic Arts and Crafts Festival celebrates the culture and customs of the diverse people who settled in Northeastern Minnesota.
Ely, MN (30 miles away)
Blueberry Art Festival – Includes more than 300 art exhibitors.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – Directory of camping and outfitting in the BWCAW.
Dorothy Molter Museum – Dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of Dorothy Louise Molter, the “Root Beer Lady.”
Ely-Winton History Museum – The museum interprets what people experienced in this land, what they strove for, how they coped with problems, what they achieved, and what they have passed down to their descendants.
International Wolf Center – Provides complete wolf information on wolf biology, their environment and interaction with humans.
North American Bear Center – Aims to improve the understanding of bears through education, research and rehabilitation.
Eveleth, MN (30 miles away)
U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame – America’s hockey showcase. Beginning in 1973, the Hall has honored and recognized outstanding coaches, players, builders and administrators who have contributed to the success and promotion of American Hockey.
Chisholm, MN (40 miles away)
Minnesota Museum of Mining – Climb aboard equipment used to mine the Mesabi Range’s rich iron ore.
Hibbing, MN (45 miles away)
Greyhound Bus Museum – Hibbing is recognized as the birthplace of the bus industry in the United States. See and hear the stor,y which includes thirteen historical buses.
Hull Rust Mine & Overlook – The consolidated network of pits north of Hibbing, called the Hull Rust Mahoning Pit, is the largest iron mine pit in the nation. Known as the Grand Canyon of the North, the pit is 3.5 miles wide and 500 feet deep, has been worked for over 100 years, and is still active.
Pauluuci Space Theatre – The largest planetarium in Northern Minnesota, offering night sky shows, planetarium multi-media programs, and large format films in a 40 foot diameter domed theatre.