Orr Area Attractions

Things To Do Within One Hour Drive Of Orr 1.) Voyageurs National Park & Orr Area Information Center South of Orr on Highway #53. 2.) Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary Home of the American Bear Association. Watch black bears in their natural habitat from the safety of an elevated viewing platform. Plenty of wildlife species to watch and photograph. 3.) Orr City park, Beach, Fishing Dock North of Orr on Highway #53 4.) Orr General Store and Mecantile Historic general store constructed to serve poineer logging camps. Now housing unique northwoods gift shop, coffee and ice cream parlor and art gallery. 5.) Superior National Forest Canoe Routes, Hiking Trails, Back-country Camping, Cross-country ski trails, Hunting, Fishing, Bird and Wildlife Watching. 6.) Voyageurs National Park Boat tours, Historic Kettle Galls Hotel, Naturalist programs, Free canoe rides, Snowmobile Trails and Interpretive Centers at Rainy Lake, Kabetogama and Ash River, Ellsworth Rock Garden... a great picnic spot! 7.) Soudan Underground Mine State Park Unique underground tour and exhibit area. Soudan, MN 8.) Ely, MN International Wolf Center Dorothy Molter Museum Outdoor supplies and outfitters 9.) Chisholm, MN Minnesota Museum Of Mining Ironworld Discovery Center 10.) Virginia, MN Mineview in the sky (areas deepest mine) Alcott Park Greenhouse Finntown/Kaleva Hall Virginial Heritage Museum Laurentian Divide 11.) Hibbing, MN Hull Rust Mahoning Mine Hibbing Historical Museum Paulucci Space Theatre Greyhound Bus Origin Center 12.) International Falls, MN Rainy Lake Bike Trail Smokey Bear Park Boise Cascade Papermill tours 13.) Herriman Lake Trail Trailhead located 27 miles NE of Orr on the Nelson Road in the community of Crane Lake, MN.

Places To Visit Voyageur Country Visitor Center Stop in at our beautiful tourist center located just south of town on Highway 53 for all of the information on everything there is to see and do in Orr and all around Voyageur Country. Orr Bog Walk The Orr Bogwalk is one of the region's nicest interpretive trails. It is located directly behind the Orr Visitor's Center, on Highway #53, in Orr. Vermilion Gorge At a leisurely pace, this 1.3 mile trail can be easily hiked in 3 hours. The last portion of the trail parrallels the rugged landscape of sheer granite cliffs and rock outcropings of the Vermillion River along the Vermillion Gorge. Vermilion Falls A ten-minute hike on a well-maintained trail puts the visitor at Vermillion Falls, a cascading torrent of water forced through a 10 foot wide opening in the granite outcrops. Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary Voyageurs National Park Voyageurs National Park consists thousands of acres of pristine lakes and northwoods beauty. Bald Eables nest on the many islands and the call of the Loon echoes over the water. In winter, the park boasts some of the best and finely groomed trails in the country for snowmobiling, skiing and snowshoeing. Iron World Discovery Center Chisholm, MN International Wolf Center Ely, MN AmericInn Indoor Pool and Waterslide 115" Waterslide, indoor pool, hot tub spa, sauna, kiddie pool and slide. Call for information on days and times available to the public. Orr General Store and Mercantile Full of the charm of days-gone-by, the Orr General Store has served many purposes in it's 100+ years. Inn, tavern, dancehall, community center, brothel and more. Rich in history.