About 90 miles south of you there used to be the Lutsen (MN) dump. I remember as a kid when my family used to go camping on the north shore of Lake Superior we used to stop by the dump just to see the bears.
Until this summer, I too took kids to see the bears at the dump or in the back yard. Yup, I have chased black bears out of the yard on more than one occasion. As for Lutsen, skied there once, many years ago, and hated it. Not Lutsen, the skiing. Busted my knee skiing when I was a teenager but had to do the class to get my honors degree. I still hate skiing!
Anyway, no luck at the dump today but have to go again tomorrow. Fingers crossed.