Iona's Beach
Two Harbors, MN
Iona's Beach is a Scientific and Natural Area near mile marker 42 on Highway 61, where the shore is covered in smooth, flat pink rhyolite stones. When the waves pull back through the pebbles, they make a soft, almost musical tinkling sound. The beach is protected, so collecting stones is not allowed.
A truly unique pink singing beach, though you can't take any stones home.
How we score beachesStand quietly at the waterline and listen as the waves pull back through the pink stones; that's the famous singing sound.
A small lot off Highway 61 at the Twin Points public access.
A short trail leads from the lot to the stones.
Calm days with small waves bring the clearest sound. Collecting stones, plants, or anything else is prohibited year round.
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