Iona’s Beach SNA

Iona's Beach SNA lies on a narrow strip of Lake Superior's North Shore between Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock Lighthouse State Parks. This site is named after Iona Lind, former owner of Twin Points Resort (which previously occupied the current parking area).

Photos taken at Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area on Lake Superior north of Two Harbors, Minnesota. Also includes photos of some old postcards from Twin Points Resort that used to be at this location.

Apr 2, 2020

Iona’s Beach SNA protects one of the few undeveloped beaches on Lake Superior’s north shore. Cobbles of pink rhyolite make it more unique. One day it might be calm with water as clear as glass, and the next day the waves might be crashing, making the cobbles on the beach sing!

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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012

What today is Iona's Beach SNA on Lake Superior, was, for at least 3 decades, Iona Lind's Twin Points Resort. As I have been unable to find anything but old postcards and a sign at Iona's Beach referencing "what used to be", I uploaded this video. The video is from August of 1986.

Twin Points Resort consisted of a main office, motel, and several lakeshore cabins owned by "Grandma" Iona Lind, and run by both her and her son Alden Lind. The cabins were quaint, rustic, but always clean, and offered some spectacular views from one of the best Lake Superior beaches.

Later in the video, you will see a cabin in very poor condition right on the beach. Every time we stayed here at the resort, we were just waiting for this structure to collapse. The irony is that Twin Points Resort is now demolished and gone, yet this cabin, right on the beach, still remains today.

Nov 10, 2021

On the North Shore, there is a beach where you will not find any sandcastles or sunbathers. But what you will find is something incredibly unique.

Nov 20, 2011

Cool beach on lk superior