Overlook at lower Gooseberry Falls, undated. From folder “Gooseberry Falls State Park, undated and 1935–1945,” in box 113.A.1.1B of Photographs of State Parks, Minnesota Department of Conservation, State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Gooseberry Falls, May 2, 2007. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Cyprusice.

The reconstructed stockade and Great Hall at Grand Portage, 1953. Both the stockade and Great Hall were rebuilt with greater historical accuracy in 1966 and 1974, respectively. At the time of this photo, the site had been named a National Historic Site by the Department of the Interior but had not yet been made a National Monument. Note how the interior of the stockade was used as a visitor parking lot.

Archaeological excavations at the Grand Portage depot site. Photograph by Willoughby M. Babcock, 1937. The features in the trench may be part of the foundation walls, which were located during the 1930s excavations.

The site of archaeological excavations at Grand Portage undertaken by Civilian Conservation Corps Indian Division (CCC-ID) workers, 1937. The excavations uncovered building foundations and stockade post holes that were used to reconstruct the Great Hall and stockade several years later.

The site of Fort Charlotte at the western end of the Grand Portage trail on the southern shore of the Pigeon River, 1922. The photograph is looking upstream and was taken from the Canadian (north) shore of the river. Images such as this one helped spark interest in preserving the trail and depot sites in the 1920s.

An Ojibwe man (possibly Paul LaGarde) standing on the Grand Portage trail on July 10, 1922, during an expedition initiated by Minnesota Historical Society director Solon Buck. The man is identified as a guide who helped MNHS Field Secretary Cecil Shirk and Minneapolis journalist Paul Bliss retrace the trail, which was threatened by private landowners. Publicity from the expedition sparked interest amongst white Minnesotans in preserving the trail and depot sites.

Minnesota Historical Society Field Secretary Cecil W. Shirk and guide Paul LaGarde (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) stand on the foundations of a building at the site of Fort Charlotte, July 10, 1922. Fort Charlotte was the depot at the western end of the Grand Portage trail, on the south shore of the Pigeon River. Shirk (at right) stands in the remains of a cellar, and LaGarde (left) stands on foundation remains. The image is from a 1922 expedition initiated by MNHS director Solon Buck to retrace and recover the trail, which was threatened by private landowners. Publicity from the expedition sparked interest amongst white Minnesotans in preserving the trail and depot sites.

Gunflint Lake scenic overlook inside the Superior National Forest, July 22, 2017. Photograph by Flickr user Tony Webster, September 30, 2017. CC BY-SA 2.0