...and Waterways officials expect the park to attract 20,000 to 30,000 visitors a year. More than 50 miles of the Mesabi Trail -- which eventually will be a 132-mile paved multi-use trail from Grand Rapids to Ely -- will be completed this...

GRAND RAPIDS (AP) -- It took five years, $7 million and lots of legwork -- literally -- to make the Mesabi Trail in northern Minnesota one of the Midwest's finest all-season recreational trails. Last year, an estimated 30,000 hikers...