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The Forest History Center is part of the Minnesota Historical Society's network of historic sites and museums. Located in Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota , on wooded acreage adjoining the Mississippi River , the Forest History Center provides learning experiences about the forests, logging industry, and forest conservation.
Established in 1933, Minnesota DNR manages approximately 1/3, while the remaining management is by U.S. Forest Service and Cook & Lake counties. Most of the forest is within the Superior National Forest. Fond du Lac: Carlton, Saint Louis: 64,505 acres (261.04 km 2) Established in 1933, parts of the forest are within the Fond du Lac Indian ...
The Reserve was re-established as the Minnesota National Forest on 23 May 1908. [4] In 1928, the forest was renamed in honor of the Chippewa tribe of Native Americans from whose land the forest was created. Subsequent boundary expansions and land purchases increased the area of the forest to its present size.
Geography; Location: Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 1,083 feet (330 m): Area: 144,412 acres (58,441 ha): Administration; Established: 1935: Governing body: Minnesota DNR: Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us /state _forests /sft00036 /index.html: Ecology; WWF Classification: Western Great Lakes Forests: EPA Classification: Northern Lakes and Forests ...
website, Two campuses (Main/Sandstone: 535-acres; Blacklock/Moose Lake: 562 acres [1]) residential environmental learning center and day use nature center Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center: Duluth: St. Louis: Arrowhead: website, education and research about the Boulder Lake Management Area, over 18,000 acres Camp Foley: Pine River ...
Geography; Location: Beltrami, Clearwater, and Hubbard counties, Minnesota, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 1,358 feet (414 m): Area: 45,290 acres (18,330 ha): Administration; Established: 1935: Governing body: Counties, Minnesota DNR: Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us /state _forests /sft00034 /index.html: Ecology; WWF Classification: Western Great Lakes Forests: EPA Classification ...
The Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest is a 1,016,204 acres (4,112.43 km 2) reserve of current and former forest in Minnesota's Driftless Area. Only 45,000 acres (180 km 2 ) of the land is state owned, with the remainder owned by private individuals and community groups, governed by easements.
In 1970 a swimming beach was opened in the park and visitation increased by 75%. An interpretive center was opened in 1974, the first year-round interpretive center in the Minnesota state park system. Even without a campground, this is the most visited state park in Minnesota for most years.