Hopkins Community Education

Trip held on: Wednesday July 16, 2025 (6AM - 8:30PM)

6 - 6:20 a.m. Travelers arrive at Eisenhower Community Center to load bus

6:30 a.m. Bus leaves from the Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Hwy. 7, Hopkins, MN. 

8:45 a.m. Make a comfort stop at the Kettle River Rest Area near Finlayson, MN.

9:10 a.m. Leave the rest area.

11:00 a.m. Arrive for a lunch buffet (included) at The Grand Superior Lodge. Menu: Chicken Caesar Wrap, Club Sandwich on Cranberry Wild Rice Bread with a Lingonberry Mayo, House Made Kettle Chips, House Salad w/ Ranch or Balsamic Vinaigrette, In House Made Chicken Wild Rice Soup (fan favorite). Fresh Baked Cookie, Coffee, Tea, or Soda.

12:30 p.m. Leave The Grand Superior Lodge.

1:00 p.m. Arrive at the Split Rock Lighthouse and take a self-guided tour. Shipwrecks from a mighty 1905 November gale prompted this rugged landmark's construction. Completed by the U.S. Lighthouse Service in 1910, Split Rock Light Station was soon one of Minnesota's best known landmarks. Restored to its 1920s appearance, the lighthouse offers a glimpse of lighthouse life in this remote and spectacular setting. Look around the site at your own pace and spend time in the gift store.

2:45 p.m. Leave the Split Rock Lighthouse historic site.

3:00 p.m. Gooseberry Falls is known for its spectacular waterfalls, river gorge and Lake Superior shoreline. Listen to thunderous roar of the Upper, Middle and Lower Fall. You can stop by the Joseph N. Alexander Visitor Center to find park information, interpretive displays, a park video, Nature Store, and more.

3:45 p.m. Leave Gooseberry Falls.

5:45 p.m. Stop for a snack (on own) at Tobies in Hinckley.

6:30 p.m. Leave Hinckley.

8:15 p.m. Estimated return time to Hopkins.

Last date to register is Sunday June 15th, 2025. No refunds will be given for cancellations after this date.