---
template: byway.jade
id: "11175"
name: Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
distance: "191"
duration: "Allow 4-5 hours to tour this byway."
description: This extreme northern byway follows Minnesota Highway 11 from Karlstad east to International Falls.
contact: "**Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau**  \r\n 800-382-3474  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.exploreminnesota.com/byway/21882/waters-of-the-dancing-sky"
    name: "Explore Minnesota- Waters of the Dancing Sky"
  - url: "http://www.rainylake.org/"
    name: Rainy Lake
  - url: "http://www.watersofthedancingsky.org/"
    name: Waters of the Dancing Sky
designations: 
  - Minnesota State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - MN
ll: 
  - -96.52160600000002
  - 48.578171000000054
bounds: 
  - - -96.52160600000002
    - 48.51242100000013
  - - -93.158119
    - 48.91431000000006

---

This extreme northern byway follows Minnesota Highway 11 from Karlstad east to International Falls.