Taste of the Range: Where to dine on your biking trip
Grand Rapids
Forest Lake Restaurant- Great BBQ ribs
Sawmill Inn
Hibbing
Amelia's Restaurant- Outstanding neighborhood Italian
restaurant.
Bach Yen- Very authentic Vietnamese, run by Alice. Ask for the
Sweet and Sour soup.
Grandma's in the Park Bar & Grill-located in the Hibbing Park
Hotel
Sammy's Pizza-The original Sammy's, Pizza, pasta, and more--
including beer.
Sunrise Deli-The best of the old world, including fresh bread and
bakery and sandwiches.
Old Howard- bar and great steaks.
Zimmy's Restaurant- Bar and restaurant named after none other than
Hibbing's own Bob Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan.
Chisholm
Tibroc Bar and Grill.
Valentini's- A Range institutions - tradition and great food!
Buhl
Billy's Bar and Cafe-The only food in Buhl, good burgers and
breakfast
Virginia
Arizonas Restaurant and Lounge, located in the Park Inn
Dave's Pizza- After 4 pm., Daves has been a tradition on the Range
for 40 years
Saigon Cafe-authentic Vietnamese in Virginia. Great lunches.
Village Inn
Mountain Iron
Adventures Restaurant- New, specializes in elk and other exotic
food.
Saw Mill Inn- Next to AmercInn
Eveleth
DeLuxe Cafe--On Eveleth's main street near the Big Stick. Be there
at 9 am for the local coffee Klutch
Goodfella's-Typical Iron Range bar and grill.
Gilbert
Whistling Bird Restaurant: Great, authentic Jamaican food in a fun
atmosphere. Get reservations!
Biwabik / Giants Ridge
The Lodge at Giants Ridge- Great Food, Great Views and on the
course-- the Legend at Giants Ridge, great public golf course
Northern Oasis
Poor Gary's Pizza- Ted is alleged to make the best pizza on the
range
Vi's Pizza
Aurora
Tacora- hand tossed pizza and large screen movie theater
A & W Drive In
Megan's Restaurant
Great Mesabi Views, Stops and Watering Holes
Grand Rapids
Forest History Center, run by the Minnesota Historical Society
Calumet
Overlook at the Hill Annex Mine.
Keewatin
Keewatin Park-see electric train used in the mines
Hibbing
View of the world largest operating open pit iron ore mine, more
than three miles long, two miles wide and 535 feet deep. This man-made
"Grand Canyon of the North" was the first open pit mine on the Mesabi
Iron Range.
Hull Rust Mahoning Mine
Greyhound Museum- Hibbing the town where Greyhound was started,
located next to the Mesabi Trail.
Historic Hibbing High School- Listed on the National Register of
Historic Buildings.
Chisholm
Bruce Head Frame, located along the trail on the edge of
Chisholm
Ironworld Discovery Center- Mesabi Trail runs right by it; plan to
spend some time here, it certainly worth the stop. Mesabi Trail Office
is located at the Center's front gate.
Museum of Mining, within the City of Chisholm
Buhl
Judson Pit- stopover for a swim
Carnegie Library, listed on the National Register of Historic
Places
Virginia
Mine View in the Sky Overlook, see 204 ton trucks, overlook the
Virginia Horn and the Mesabi Range
Pike River Cut-Between Virginia and Gilbert, see the cut on the
railroad line and the headwaters of the Pike River, which flows
north
Eveleth
Hockey Hall of Fame
World largest hockey stick the "Big Stick."
Leonidas Overlook
Self-guided tour of Mining Captain's Homes and Immigrant Hall
Mountain Iron
Mountain Iron Pit Overlook- See where iron ore was first discovered
on the Mesabi, climb a steam locomotive and other equipment, statue of
Leonidis Merrit (explorer).
Wacootah Overlook-view of the Minntac taconite plant
Carnegie library.
Gilbert
Lake Ore Be Gone- swim and picnic
Biwabik
Giants Ridge Mountain Bike Park, Ski Area and Golf Course- located
outside of Biwabik
Hoyt Lakes
Colby Lake- swimming, picnic, volley ball and tennis courts.
Fisherman's Point and Whitewater Lake- biking and hiking
trail.
