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Temperance River State Park. / 47.55417°N 90.87222°W / 47.55417; -90.87222. Temperance River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located between the communities of Schroeder and Tofte on Highway 61 on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It has campsites, picnic areas, and hiking trails on both sides of the Temperance River .
Area code. 218. FIPS code. 27-65065 [1] GNIS feature ID. 0665794 [2] Tofte Township is one of the three townships of Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 269 at the 2020 census. [3] The unincorporated community of Tofte is located within the township.
Tofte was founded in 1893 by Norwegian settlers (and twin brothers) Andrew and John Tofte, their sister Torget, and her husband Hans Engelsen. [4] Tofte takes its name from the Norwegian birthplace of its founders. They originally named the town "Carlton" for nearby Carlton Peak, but the name was already used by the town of Carlton, Minnesota.
The Sawtooth Mountains on the shore of Lake Superior, looking west by southwest from Grand Marais, Minnesota. The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of hills or small mountains on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota, extending about 30 miles (48 km) from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the west, to Grand Marais on the east. [1]
Designated NMON. January 27, 1960. Grand Portage National Monument is a United States National Monument located on the north shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota that preserves a vital center of fur trade activity and Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage. The area became one of the British Empire 's four main fur trading centers in North ...
Cook County is a rugged, heavily wooded triangle of land on Minnesota's northeastern tip. It abuts Canada 's southern border and is largely surrounded by the northern end of the Great Lakes. It is heavily dotted with lakes, ponds and streams. [5] The state's highest point is in the county, at 2,301 ft (701 m) ASL.
Max. depth. 78 ft (24 m) Surface elevation. 1,851 ft (564 m) Brule Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. It is situated between two long sills in the Superior Upland, causing the lake to be eight times longer east and west than it is north and south. Out of the opposite ends flow the Temperance River and the South Brule, a tributary of the ...
Mariah Carey in May 2024. Mariah Carey is speaking out following the recent deaths of her mom Patricia and sister Alison. On Sunday, Sept. 8, the singer, 55, shared a post on Instagram which ...