East Cook in Cook County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Gunflint Trail
Photographed By McGhiever, August 20, 2023
1. Gunflint Trail Marker
Gunflint Trail Area
The Gunflint Trail is one of Minnesota's most famous roads. Along its 56 miles are trails on old railroads, clear lakes, moose viewing areas, giant magnetic boulders, ancient meteor strikes, recovering fire areas, and more. Cap off your visit with the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, located in the historic Chik-Wauk Lodge at the end of the Trail.
Gunflint wolves in Manhattan?
The Gunflint Trail is known across the country for its natural beauty and setting. Gunflint Lake is even featured in the world famous American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It is the setting for the wolf exhibit in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, so even New Yorkers can enjoy the aurora on a moonlit night over the lake.
People have lived here a long time.
Forest Service Passport in Time (PIT) archeological digs on ancient beach ridges in this area helped discover 8000 year old tool-making sites. Here, ancestral Native Americans created stone points from the local flint-like chert and discarded their mistakes. The same chert was used later as flints in flintlock muskets, leading to the names Gunflint Lake and Gunflint Trail.
Erected by United States Forest Service.
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Location. 48° 4.745′ N, 90° 45.737′ W. Marker is in East Cook, Minnesota, in Cook County. Marker is on Gunflint Trail (County Highway 12) south of Gunflint Lake Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Marais MN 55604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The 2007 Ham Lake Fire (here, next to this marker); Gunflint Lake Scenic Overlook (a few steps from this marker); Canot du Nord (North Canoe) Replica (approx. 0.7 miles away); History of Saganaga Lake (approx. 8.1 miles away); Portage Canoe Rest (approx. 8.2 miles away); Step back in time... (approx. 8.2 miles away); The American Plan Cabin (approx. 8.3 miles away); This Log (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Cook.
Photographed By McGhiever, August 20, 2023
2. Gunflint Trail Marker (background, right) at the Gunflint Lake Scenic Overlook
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
