by ichs_contributor | Aug 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hartley Sugar Camp East Shore of Trout Lake, Coleraine C.G. Hartley, a Duluth newspaper owner and investor, purchased this 200-acre sugar bush in 1904 and brought in an experienced maple syrup producer from Vermont to establish and operate the camp. Local...
by ichs_contributor | Aug 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Winnibigoshish Dam Concern over the erratic flow of the Mississippi River led to proposals as early as 1852 for a series of dams in the Mississippi Headwaters Region. In 1870, the Army Corps of Engineers recommended 41 reservoirs in the region to improve navigation...
by ichs_contributor | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scenic State Park Highway 7 East Six park facilities were built in 1934-35; one still retains its original furniture and paintings. These are significant as examples ofNew Deal Federal Work Relief, state park development, and National Park Service rustic log...
by ichs_contributor | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Turtle Oracle Mound Off County #35, 20 miles northwest of Deer River The turtle, which was probably constructed by the Dakota (Sioux) sometime in the early 1700s, is first referred to in writing by John Baptiste Perrault, a fur trader. He noted that “…the Indians...
by ichs_contributor | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
image0image4image2image3image5Untitled-10 Antler Lodge and Resort Antler Lodge & Resort is located on Scenic Hwy 7, about 8 miles south of Scenic State Park in the beautiful George Washington State Forest. Antler Lake, just south of the continental divide, is...
