Crow Wing State Park in Crow Wing County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Commercial District

Old Crow Wing Historic Site

Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025

1. Commercial District Marker

Inscription.

This section of Old Crow Wing included several buildings. The locations of some of the structures can be determined by the remaining cellar depressions, such as those just beyond this sign. Interviews with former residents of the town, as well as maps drawn by those who lived in or visited Crow Wing, noted this area to be the location of stores and warehouses, including those owned and operated by Clement Beaulieu, John Fairbanks, Bill Horn and Fred Peake.

Erected by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 46° 16.618′ N, 94° 20.296′ W. Marker is near Crow Wing, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County. It is in Crow Wing State Park. It can be reached from Crow Wing State Park Road. The marker is at the north end of the boardwalk through the Old Crow Wing townsite. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brainerd MN 56401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Northland. 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 Great North Woods,

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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warehouse (a few steps from this marker); Town Well (within shouting distance of this marker); Sioux Camp Prior to 1768 Ambush (within shouting distance of this marker);

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a different marker also named Town Well (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clement Beaulieu House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Beaulieu House: Removal, Return, Research, Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clement H. Beaulieu Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); A Community Forms (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Wing.

Commercial District Marker at the north end of the boardwalk through the Old Crow Wing townsite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025

2. Commercial District Marker at the north end of the boardwalk through the Old Crow Wing townsite

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.