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418  THE GREA T LAKES

To preserve the area’s unique
appeal, there is a limit on
the number of campers as
well as restrictions on the use
of motorized watercraft.
The area has no roads, and
campers have to carry their
equipment from lake to lake
via portage methods perfected
by the Ojibwe.
Most camping parties
begin their exploration at Ely,
240 miles (386 km) north of
The Mesabi Range, one of the three ranges that comprise the Iron Range Minneapolis. One of the park’s
far-western entry points. The
& Iron Range a Depression-era program Dorothy Molter Museum is a
that put 84,000 young men to memorial to the wilderness
@ n 111 Station 44 Rd, Eveleth
(800) 777-8497. work on soil and forest area’s last human resident, who
conservation projects. ran a resort here and died in
When iron ore was discovered 1986. The International Wolf
in northeastern Minnesota in T Soudan Underground Mine Center in town promotes the
the 1880s, waves of immigrant State Park survival of the region’s once-
workers came to boomtowns 1379 Stuntz Bay Rd, Soudan. Tel (218) threatened wolf population
that grew up along three 753-2245. Open call for times. & 7 through interactive exhibits
ranges – the Vermilion, Mesabi, g Minnesota Discovery Center and close views of the resident
and Cuyuna. These ranges 1005 Discovery Dr, Chisholm. gray and Arctic wolf. Also in
collectively came to be known Tel (800) 372-6437. Open 10am–5pm Ely is the North American Bear
as the Iron Range district. By Tue–Sat (to 9pm Thu). Center, a research, education,
the 1960s, the mines’ productivity & (children under 3 free). 7 and rehab facility.
diminished and many were ∑ mndiscoverycenter.com Visitors can also take the
shut down, decimating local 63-mile (101-km) Gunflint Trail,
communities and leaving a scenic road into the north-
behind empty mining pits. * Boundary Waters eastern corner of the Boundary
But in the past three decades, Canoe Area Waters area. Motorists are
a growing tourist interest in encouraged to fill up the tank
the mining era has revitalized Wilderness and pack food and water. Moose
the Iron Range district. ~ @ n 1600 E Sheridan St, Ely, may be seen while driving.
About 225 miles (362 km) (800) 777-7281, (888) 922-5000.
north of Minneapolis, the ∑ ely.org ∑ grandmarais.com E Dorothy Molter Museum
Soudan Underground Mine is 2002 E Sheridan St. Tel (218) 365-4451.
Minnesota’s oldest and deepest The largest, and also the most Open Memorial Day–Labor Day:
iron mine. It opened in 1882, visited, wilderness preserve 10am–5:30pm Mon–Sat, noon–
closed in 1962, and is now part east of the Rocky Mountains, 5:30pm Sun (children under 5 free).
of a 5-sq-mile (13-sq-km) state the Boundary Waters Canoe 7 ∑ rootbeerlady.com
park. Visitors can go a half-mile Area Wilderness stretches g International Wolf Center
(1 km) underground for almost 200 miles 1396 Hwy 169, Ely. Tel (218) 365-4695.
into the heart of the (322 km) along the Open 10am–5pm (Jun–Aug: to 7pm).
mine that also Canadian border Closed Oct–May: Mon–Thu; Nov–
holds an atomic in the state’s May: Sun. & (children under 3 free).
physics lab. north eastern 7 ∑ wolf.org
The Iron Range corner. One of the
city of Chisholm, Statue outside Ironworld country’s most
45 miles (72 km) unspoiled natural
southwest of Soudan, is home regions, this vast area attracts
to the Minnesota Discovery many adventurers seeking
Center. The center presents an escape from civilization.
a theme-park version of the The region is also one of the
Iron Range story with living world’s largest canoeing
history interpreters and trolley and fishing destinations,
rides. Its highlight is the with more than 1,200 miles
Minnesota CCC History (1,932 km) of canoe routes
Museum, commemorating which snake through 1,000
the achievements of the state’s streams and lakes in the dense Kayakers on Moose Lake, near Ely,
Civilian Conservation Corps, Superior National Forest. Boundary Waters Wilderness
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp422–4 and pp425–7

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