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Minnesota Atlas

Minnesota Atlas . By: Jessica Wojcik Page 78, 71, 25, 28 . FOUR SECTIONS OF MINNESOTA. NORTH EAST MINNESOTA: 79 NORTH WEST MINNESOTA: 71 SOUTH EAST MINNESOTA: 25 SOUTH WEST MINNESOTA: 28. Grand Marais, Page 79. Grand Marais is located right on Lake Superior

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Minnesota Atlas

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  1. Minnesota Atlas By: Jessica Wojcik Page 78, 71, 25, 28

  2. FOUR SECTIONS OF MINNESOTA NORTH EAST MINNESOTA: 79 NORTH WEST MINNESOTA: 71 SOUTH EAST MINNESOTA: 25 SOUTH WEST MINNESOTA: 28

  3. Grand Marais, Page 79 • Grand Marais is located right on Lake Superior • Exact location is N 47° W 90° • Attracts a lot of families and vacationers

  4. Grand Marais Recreation • Fishing on beautiful Lake Superior • Visit Devils Kettle Falls • Gunflint Golf Course, 9 hole course great for family • Grand Marais Playhouse, music and theatre

  5. Grand Marais Hiking • South Lake Trail • Just 30 minutes North of Grand Marais • The trail is located in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. • Trail passes through old growth timber and red and white pine

  6. Grand Marais Canoe Trips • Gunflint Lake- 36 miles North West of Grand Marais • Has a 26 mile route

  7. Grand Marais Canoe Trips Continued Kawisihi Lake- 36 miles West of Grand Marais • 21 mile route on canoe with level terrain and good walleye fishing Sea Gull Lake- 38 miles North West of Grand Marais • 45 mile route at Trails End Campground

  8. Grand Marais Gardens • Wild Flowers Sanctuary • Maintained by Grand Marais Garden Club • Located off Gunflint Trail • Flowers include rhododendron, high bush cranberry, res trillium, hazelnut, and snowberry bushes

  9. Flowers • Rhododendron, High bush Cranberry, Res Trillium, Hazelnut, and Snowberry bushes

  10. Grand Marais Forest • Pat Bayle State Forest • 18 miles North West of Grand Marais

  11. Grand Marais Unique Natural Features • Eagle Mountain- 20 miles North West of Grand Marais • Highest point in Minnesota 2,301 feet/ 701 meters • Lies within Superior National Forest with access through Pat Bayle State Forest

  12. Grand Marais Seaplane Bases • Cook County Seaplane Base • Sea plane dock on Devils Track Lake adjacent to landing strip • Tie downs • Fuel and phone available • Lake elevation 1,450 feet

  13. Grand Marais U.N.F. Continued • Magnetic Rock • 35 miles North West of Grand Marais Building size rock, relic from glacial age. • 10 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 30 feet high • Possesses strong magnetic field • Compass demonstrate magnetism of rock but may be damaged by prolonged exposure

  14. Grand Marais Map

  15. Grand Marais

  16. NORTH WEST MINNESOTA, 71 The Heartland • Bemidji Parks • Lake Bemidji State Park • 5 miles North East of Bemidji • On north shore of Lake Bemidji • Virgin pine forests and pristine northern bog • Hiking, biking, boating, fishing, and cross-country skiing • Nature trails and visitor center • Swimming beach • 98 campsites

  17. Lake Bemidji State Park

  18. Bemidji Campgrounds • Bemidji KOA Kampground, Bemidji • Offers 100 campsites • Includes the following: • Electricity • PropaneWater • Dump Station • Store • Rec hall • Laundry

  19. Bemidji KOA Kampground

  20. Bemidji Canoe Trips • Turtle River • 8 miles North of Bemidji • 30 mile route • Slow moving river flowing through numerous lakes including Big Rice and Kitchi lakes in Chippewa National Forest

  21. Lake Bemidji • Fishing in Lake Bemidji • Walleye • Northern Pike • Panfish

  22. Bemidji Seaplane Bases • Moberg Seaplane Base- Bemidji • Seaplane ramp and docks on Grass Lake South West of U.S. 2 and Bemidji Municipal Airport • Attended daily through the summer season • Tie-ups • Fuel and repairs • Phone available when attended • Lake elevation 1,370 feet

  23. Bemidji Rivers • Mississippi River flows in and out of Bemidji • Bemidji is located right on the lake and the river flows right through its city limits

  24. Paul Bunyan and Bemidji • The Pembina Ox Cart Trail • Giant statue of Paul Bunyan • The Paul Bunyan Playhouse

  25. Cultural Highlights • International Days • Takes place twice each summer under the auspices of Concordia Language Villages • During these festivals you can learn about Concordia’s language immersion programs • Enjoy the foods and music of the far flung places

  26. Bemidji University • Bemidji also offers a 4 year University, so you can expect a lot of college students around here on campus • Bemidji is also a very family friendly area to go on vacations

  27. Mississippi Headwaters State Park • Mississippi has raging floods, is a mere burble at its headwaters in northwest Minnesota's Itasca State Park. • Visitors like to Drive to the headwaters of the Mississippi Riverto enjoy the scenery, take pictures, walk around in the river, and visit the gift shop

  28. The Forest History Center • The Minnesota Historical Society, with the help of the Blandin Foundation, has established a forest history center in Grand Rapids to bring the era of the early industry to life • You can see what it is like to live in the olden days

  29. Rivers In The Heartland • St. Croix River • Rum River • Mississippi River • Crow Wing River • Ottertail River • Red River

  30. Minnesota’s Heartland • Minnesota’s Heartland is the largest of the seven “states” • It has a lot of farms, ranches, forests, hills, rivers, bogs, and lakes • Its rich in lumbering and railroad history

  31. South East Minnesota, 25 • The Southern Praires • When immigrants arrived here the landscape was covered in a sea of grass considered the prairie • Only 150,00 acres of the prairie still remain, less then 1% of its original extent

  32. The Rochestor Plateau • The Big Woods • It no longer exists anymore, except a few isolated areas • In its native woods may have been 6500 sqaure miles in extent • All of its reports were from surveyors around the 1850’s

  33. Nerstrand Woods State Park • Nerstrand Woods State Park lies a few miles South East of Northfield • Was originally larger then it is today • It consisted of about 5,000 acres • Farmers used this land after settlement • Woods include: • Elm, maple, and basswood

  34. Rice Lake State Park • Lacks dramatic features but the serenity and natural appeal make up for it • The lake is shallow and the marshes, meadows, and forest patches draw a wide variety of birds • Today there are still some oaks here but they are still thriving to live with the poor vegetation

  35. Mystery Cave • The limestone inside Mystery Cave developed was formed on the bottom of a shallow sea as much as five hundred million years ago • Rain water over time came through the soil and eventually dissolved the rock and created caves and sinkholes

  36. Rochester • The largest health facility in the world is located here • Rochester became what it is today because a surgeon and his two talented sons chose to set up practice there • Today it covers several city blocks • It is very rich in history and you can take a self guided tour there

  37. Lake Louise State Park • Natural oasis of hardwoods and old fields and rich farmlands • In the summer and spring wildflowers bloom • Hiking, biking, fishing, and cross-country skiing • 16 campsites and 3 camper cabins

  38. Rochester Art Center • This is an art gallary that is family friendly and has changing exhibits of fine arts and crafts from the mid west and other areas of the U.S.

  39. Wildlife • Jay C. Hormel Nature Center-Austin • 278 acres of hardwoods, pine forests, floodplain, and native prairie cover • Hands on exhibits of area wildlife using snake skins, antlers, furs, and fungus • Wood chipped hiking trails

  40. Wildlife • Oxbow Park-Bryson • 572 acres include nature center and zollman zoo • Animal shelter provides home for injured or orphaned animals • 30 native species include American bison, white-tailed deer, elk, and pocket gopher • Eagles, hawks, and owls • Includes picnic areas and hiking trails

  41. Wildlife • Silver Lake-Rochester • Thousands of wintering Canada geese on Silver Lake • Some uncommon species here include Ross’ goose • Quarry Hill Nature Center • Programs featured on bird-banding, reptiles, bees, and fossils • Collecting pond • Foot trails and man-made sand stone cave

  42. Hiking • Douglas State Trail • Multi use trail on old railroad grade • Rural scenery and farmland • Paved trail begins in northwest Rochester and travels through Douglas to Pine Island

  43. Bicycle Routes • Douglas State Trail • Follows old railroad grade between Rochester and Pine Island • Paved surface with separate path for horseback riders

  44. Golfing • Eastwood-Rochester • Ramsey-Austin • Soldiers memorial field-Rochester • Golfing can be enjoyed by whole family of all ages and a place for adults to come out and relax

  45. South Western Minnesota, 28 • Minnesota River Valley • Includes orchards, dairy farms, feed lots, quaint nineteenth century churches, sleepy towns, sweeping plains, and loping hills • Small towns and rivers make up a lot of the scenic views also

  46. Farming and Agriculture • Farms: • Major crops were corn and soybeans • Also sometimes they would produce alfalfa and grains

  47. Yellow Medicine River • 107 miles long and tributes to Minnesota River • Drainage area of 665 square miles in an agricultural region • Named after the vine that thickens the rivers bay • The Dakota used the bitter yellow roots for their medicines

  48. Lac qui Parle Lake Considered to be the “Lake that speaks”, Refers to the extrodianary din generated by the geese that congegrate there in the spring and fall. You can expect about 200,000 geese typically that arrive during the autumn months.

  49. Bicycle Routes • Prairie Highland and Loop- lake Benton • Rolling hills, farmland, and sweeping westerly winds • 68 mile route

  50. Golfing For Adults & Family • Tyler golf course in Tyler Minnesota

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