Minnesota
Grand Portage National Monument
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:37Grand Portage National Monument
P.O. Box 668
Grand Marais, MN 55604-0668
Phone: 218-387-2788
This 9-mile portage was a vital link on one of the principal routes for Indians, explorers, missionaries, and fur traders heading for the Northwest. The Grand Portage post of the North West Company has been reconstructed at the eastern terminus of the Grand Portage on Lake Superior.
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:38Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
111 E. Kellogg Boulevard Suite 105
St. Paul, MN 55101-1256
Phone: 651-290-4160
Encompassing 72 miles of the Mississippi River corridor through the Twin Cities metropolitan region, the area features a wealth of nationally significant natural, cultural, historic, scenic, economic, and scientific resources, complemented by diverse recreational activities.
Pipestone National Monument
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:38Pipestone National Monument
36 Reservation Avenue
Pipestone, MN 56164-1269
Phone: 507-825-5464
For centuries American Indians have been obtaining materials for pipe making from these quarries, a practice that is continued today. George Catlin, the painter, was the first person to describe the quarries in print. Pipestone is known as Catlinite in his honor.
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:00Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
P.O. Box 708
Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024-0708
Phone: 715-483-3284
The St. Croix and Namekagon rivers flow through some of the most undeveloped country in the upper midwest. Visitors canoe, boat, camp, fish, hike, and view wildlife in the area, renowned for spectacular scenery. The states of Minnesota and Wisconsin manage the lower 25 miles of the St. Croix River to its confluence with the Mississippi River.
Voyageurs National Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:39Voyageurs National Park
3131 Highway 53
International Falls, MN 56649-8904
Phone: 218-283-9821
This waterway of four large lakes connected by narrows was once the route of the French-Canadian voyageurs. With more than 500 islands, the lakes surround a peninsula of boreal forest.
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