Hand-drawn map showing locations of early Colvill homesteads, cemetery, and first school, originally drawn for the book ""Hanging On"" by Eleanor Jackson Stone.
Image of CCC building in Hovland, MN, that was still standing and used for storage by possibly both the highway department and the forest service until the 1990s. Rock walls and stairs from this camp can still be seen on the Arrowhead Trail in Hovland.
Image of CCC building in Hovland that was still standing until the 1990s shows a sign on the door that identifies the building as "Hovland Ranger Station."
Accommodation guide from local lodges and motels on the alternate side of a map that shows routes of Cook County cross country ski trails and descriptive copy of 24 trails.
Minnesota Department of Highways; U.S. Department of Transportation
Date Created:
1969
Description:
This 1969 General Highway Map of Cook County with Dr. Willis Raff's added locations of abandoned railroads, river driving dams, sawmills and rafting points is one of three maps that, together, cover all of Cook County. Includes hand-written notations by noted historian Dr. Willis Raff.
Minnesota Department of Highways; U.S. Department of Transportation
Date Created:
1969
Description:
This 1969 General Highway Map of Cook County with Dr. Willis Raff's added locations of abandoned railroads, river driving dams, sawmills and rafting points is one of three maps that, together, cover all of Cook County. Includes hand-written notations by noted historian Dr. Willis Raff.
Minnesota Department of Highways; U.S. Department of Transportation
Date Created:
1969
Description:
This 1969 General Highway Map of Cook County with Dr. Willis Raff's added locations of abandoned railroads, river driving dams, sawmills and rafting points is one of three maps that, together, cover all of Cook County. Includes hand-written notations by noted historian Dr. Willis Raff.
Topographic survey map of Township No. 63, Grand Portage Reservation area, N. Range 5 E. 4th Meridian and Township 63, N. Range No. 6 E. 4th Meridian, with early native names for certain locations and written comments and clarifications by Richard J. O'Brien.
Hand-drawn map shows location of residences and owner names, churches, National Monument, school, trading post, and ranger station in community of Grand Portage, Minnesota.
Map of (Big) Saganaga Lake and surrounding lakes at the end of the Gunflint Trail includes features such as reefs, rapids, international boundary, gravel roads, portages, canoe routes, prepared campsites, cabins.
Booklet shows the Superior National Forest and includes a map of Superior National Forest with locations of boundaries, roads, canoe routes, ranger stations, lookout towers, campgrounds, fish hatcheries, points of historic and scenic interest.
CCC camp mess hall interior at Cusson, MN, shows wood stove in center of room, picnic style tables set with dinnerware and cabinets and a buffet bar on right side of image.
Cascade State Park walking bridge, steps, and path as made by the Spruce Creek CCC crews looks similar to much of the trail and portage work done by the CCC that still exists to this day. In fact the basic structure of the bridge shown is still the same.
Hand-colored map of Grand Portage Reservation and Pigeon Point showing Indian allotments, tribal land, non-Indian owners, existing main roads, proposed main roads, and contemplated extension (northwest corner) of reservation boundary line as agreed with U.S. Forest Service.
Johnson, W. M., 4631 W. 4th Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Date Created:
1939
Description:
Forestry survey map shows roads, highways, trails, portages, railroads, Superior National Forest boundary line, international boundary line, county line, township lines, section lines, district forest ranger stations, permanent look-out stations, public camp grounds, CCC camps, cabins or other buildings.
Russell St. Arnold in CCC truck driving through water, CCC camp 712 Grand Marais, MN. Back of photo says, "Here is me and Suzy, that's my truck '39 Dodge."
WPA building sidewalks; photo taken at the corner of present day Wisconsin St. and First Ave. West in Grand Marais, MN. Men are leveling cement. Notice the posters on pole are for Elmer Benson, would-be 24th Minnesota state governor, and a dance at the Edgewater Inn in Tofte, MN.
Map of Cook County, Minnesota, with Gunflint Trail, American and Canadian Lakes adjacent to the Border shows various businesses that accommodate tourism including lodges, resorts and cabins. Also shown on the map are historical and natural sights of interest. Lakes of the county are listed alphabetically and each as coded information as to the fish species in them. Paved, gravel and poor motor roads as well as trails, railroads and camps are all shown on this map.
Text and photographs included on back side of tourism map of Cook County, Minnesota, with Gunflint Trail, American and Canadian lakes adjacent to the border with the types of fish that are in them, listings of accommodations, resorts, historical sites and sites of interest.
Tourism map of Cook County, Minnesota with Gunflint Trail, American and Canadian lakes adjacent to the border with the types of fish that are in them, listings of accommodations, resorts, historical sites and sites of interest.
Large wood pile at the wood yard of the Hovland CCC camp. All buildings were heated with wood. From the scrapbook of Joseph Spitznagle, education advisor.
Map shows areas of distribution of white pine, Norway pine, spruce pulpwood cords, balsam pulpwood, poplar pulpwood, birch ties, cedar ties, gravel roads, logging roads, tote roads, foot of hills, slope, camps, old shacks and old cuts in area north of Hovland (Twp 63 N R 3-4 E).
Two enrollees on dock appear to be refilling water packs to fight fire on Isle Royale, MI (the island has historical connections to Cook County and Minnesota's North Shore).
Individual CCC enrollee standing on old dock near lake in forest fires on Isle Royale, MI. He is shown wearing a back pack that seems to have held water for fighting fire.
Enrollees shown walking a path toward a smoky forest. Around them are stumps of trees already burned, an Isle Royale, MI, fire. Isle Royale has cultural and historical connections to Minnesota's North Shore and so is included in this collection.
CCC enrollee chops at fallen tree as forest fire approaches on Isle Royale, Michigan (the Lake Superior island is historically connected to Cook County, Minnesota).
Image shows enrollee using fire fighting equipment shooting a stream of water in the middle of a scorched forest. CCC helped in fighting fires on Isle Royale and in Cook County, Minnesota.