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Historical Markers in West Cook, Minnesota

 
Clickable Map of Cook County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cook County, MN (50) Lake County, MN (68) Keweenaw County, MI (39) Ontonagon County, MI (5) Ashland County, WI (23)  CookCounty(50) Cook County (50)  LakeCounty(68) Lake County (68)  KeweenawCountyMichigan(39) Keweenaw County (39)  OntonagonCounty(5) Ontonagon County (5)  AshlandCountyWisconsin(23) Ashland County (23)
Grand Marais is the county seat for Cook County
West Cook is in Cook County
Cook County (50)  ►
ADJACENT TO COOK COUNTY
Lake County (68)  ►
Keweenaw County, Michigan (39)  ►
Ontonagon County, Michigan (5)  ►
Rainy River District, Ontario (40)  ►
Thunder Bay District, Ontario (117)  ►
Ashland County, Wisconsin (23)  ►
 
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1 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — The American Plan Cabin —
Near Moose Pond Drive (Highway 81).
You are standing near the former site of the Judge's Cabin built approximately 1934. "American Plan" was a popular cabin rental option from the 1920s-1970s. American Plan cabins were furnished with beds, chairs, dressers, and a wash . . . — — Map (db m235864) HM
2 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — History of Saganaga Lake —
On Sag Lake Trail (County Route 11) north of Gunflint Trail (County Route 12), on the right when traveling north.
Saganaga Lake is located along the Border Route, an ancient travel route between Lake Superior and the interior waters of Lac La Pluie (Rainy Lake) that is often referred to as The Voyageur's Highway. Saganaga Lake was an . . . — — Map (db m231492) HM
3 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — History of Saganaga Lake —
On Moose Pond Drive (County Route 81) north of Gunflint Trail (County Route 12) when traveling west.
Saganaga Lake is located along the Border Route, an ancient travel route between Lake Superior and the interior waters of Lac La Pluie (Rainy Lake) that is often referred to as The Voyageur's Highway. Saganaga Lake was an . . . — — Map (db m232520) HM
4 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — Portage Canoe Rest —
Near Moose Pond Drive (County Route 81).
The word "portage" is French for "to carry." Canoe rests were built between 1933 - 1942 in the Superior Roadless Wilderness Area, now known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC). . . . — — Map (db m232921) HM
5 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — Step back in time... —
Near Moose Pond Drive (County Route 81).
This was the view of the bay in front of you in the 1950s. It was the heyday of resorts in a fisherman's paradise at the end of the Gunflint Trail. — — Map (db m232018) HM
6 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — This Log —
Near Moose Pond Drive (County Road 81).
This log was taken from a dead red pine (Pinus resinosa) tree growing on Voyageurs Island in Lake Saganaga. Through a process called crossdating, the growth rings of this tree have been matched to those of living trees growing elsewhere in . . . — — Map (db m231689) HM
7 ► Minnesota, Cook County, West Cook — The Trapper Shack —
Near Moose Pond Drive (County Route 81).
Trapper's lives were spartan and generally routine. Before freeze-up, they brought in supplies, cut wood, and weather-proofed their cabins and shelters. Returning in November, they set trap lines along trails looping fifty miles or so through . . . — — Map (db m231548) HM
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026