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The Croft Mine Historical Park, formerly city-run, is now part of the state recreation area. The Cuyuna Lakes State Trail is a paved 6.1-mile (9.8 km) path that stretches through the multi-unit Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. In June 2011 30 miles (48 km) of single track trails for mountain biking officially opened to the public. The ...
Cuyuna Lakes State Trail: Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area: 6 9.7: Paved: Wends through a regenerating open-pit mining area and connects with several mountain biking trails. [110] Douglas State Trail: Pine Island – Rochester: 13 21: Parallel paved and unpaved: Stretches through the rural scenery of a rich agricultural region. [111 ...
The Cuyuna iron range saw its heyday in the first half of the 20th century, and mining on the range ceased in 1984. The local economy is now dependent upon tourism from mountain bikers. Cuyuna has been declared to have the best trail systems in Minnesota as of 2014. The Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area now encompasses some of the range.
Lake Superior, over 700 feet deep off the north shore of the state, is technically deeper. The 120-acre (49 ha) artificial lake is a former iron mining pit in the Cuyuna Range that has since filled with water. It is part of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area, located in Crow Wing County. The lake is within Crosby city limits.
With partners, he located ore by drilling in 1903. The word "Cuyuna" is an amalgamation of the first three letters of Cuyler's name with "Una", the name of his dog. [1]: 5–6, 9 [2] The Kennedy mine shaft reached ore in April 1908 and the first shipment was made via rail on 11 April 1911. Open pit mining started at the Rowe mine in 1912.
MN 210 passes through the Cuyuna Range in Crow Wing County and the Fond du Lac State Forest in Carlton County. Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area is located on the highway in Crow Wing County near Crosby and Ironton; northeast of Brainerd. Jay Cooke State Park is located on MN 210 in Carlton County. [4] The park is located between Carlton and ...
Rare example of a bridge built by the state highway department's recreational development division, constructed 1938–39 as part of an extensive New Deal project along the shore of Mille Lacs Lake. Also noted for its National Park Service rustic design.
Cuyuna Range Museum. Crosby was built for the sole purpose of mining. It was named for George H. Crosby, a businessman in the mining industry. [5] Crosby was the location of Minnesota's worst mining disaster, the Milford Mine disaster. [6] On February 5, 1924, a new tunnel was blasted too close to nearby Foley Lake, and water rushed in, killing ...