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The Elk River is an 84.0-mile-long (135.2 km) [1] river in east-central Minnesota in the United States. [2] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River , draining a watershed of 630 square miles (1,600 km 2 ).
The congregation had difficulty choosing a name for the new church, so they decided to have Michael Guenser's two-year-old daughter look at pictures of saints and select one. She chose the picture of the Guardian Angel, and so the church was named Guardian Angels Catholic Church. Since the first log chapel in 1842, three churches were built.
Elk River has always been a town energized by its local artists, showcasing talented residents. The Elk River Area Arts Alliance, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit organization that works with area businesses, government agencies, local schools, other arts organizations, and individual artists to provide quality arts experiences for area residents.
Upper Red Lake, Minnesota; Us-kab-wan-ka River; Voyageurs National Park; Whitewater State Park; Wild Rice River (Minnesota) Wild River State Park; William O'Brien State Park; Williams Arena; Willow River (Kettle River tributary) Wirth Lake (Minnesota) View more links to this file.
The northern section of the roadway, between Rogers and Elk River, is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) in length. This is a busy highway, well-used on weekends by Twin Cities travelers going west on Interstate 94/US Highway 52 (I-94/US 52) through Elk River and continuing north on US 169 to Mille Lacs Lake and other lakes in Central Minnesota.
The area now covered by Elk River was also first settled in 1848. Two villages grew up, fairly close together: Orono (platted 1855); and Elk River Village (platted 1865). Their growth was such that by 1867 a county vote moved the county seat from Humboldt to Elk River (designated as "The Lower Town" in the vote, to distinguish it from nearby Orono.
East River (Minnesota) East Savanna River; East Swan River; East Two River; East Two River (Vermilion Lake) Echo River; Egg River; Eightmile Creek (Minnesota River tributary) Elbow River (Minnesota) Elk Creek (Rock River tributary) Elk River (Minnesota) Elm Creek (Blue Earth River tributary) Embarrass River (Minnesota)
The Elk River Water Tower is a historic water tower in Elk River, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1920 to improve the city's firefighting infrastructure, and uses a design popular from 1890 to 1940. [ 2 ]