Saint Anthony Main in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Portaging Around the Falls

— Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail —

Photographed by Joseph Cavinato, July 18, 2009

1. Portaging Around the Falls Marker

Inscription. For untold generations of Indian people the Mississippi River was an important canoe route. To pass around the falls, the Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibway (Chippewa) used a well-established portage trail. Starting at a landing below the site now occupied by the steam plant, the trail climbed the bluff to this spot. From here it followed the east bank along what is now Main Street to a point well above the falls.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features.

Location. 44° 58.9′ N, 93° 15.055′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Saint Anthony Main. It can be reached from 6th Avenue Southeast. Marker is located at the Father Hennepin Bluffs Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 6th Avenue S.E, Minneapolis MN 55414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marcy~Holmes (within shouting distance of this marker); Layers of History (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stone Arch Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Pettingill's Wonderful Water (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucy Wilder Morris (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Father Hennepin Bluffs (within shouting distance of this marker); Sawmilling: The City's First Industry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Pillsbury A Mill (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

Also see . . . The NPS website for Father Hennepin Bluffs Park. (Submitted on July 23, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

Photographed by Joseph Cavinato, January 12, 2003

2. Portaging Around the Falls Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2009, by Joseph Cavinato of Fountain Hills, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,493 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2009, by Joseph Cavinato of Fountain Hills, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.