Savanna Portage Trail, 1962. Photograph by Eugene D. Becker.

Savanna Portage Trail

Savanna Portage Trail, 1962. Photograph by Eugene D. Becker.

Savanna Portage Trail, 1962. Photograph by Eugene D. Becker.

Savanna Portage Trail

Savanna Portage Trail, 1962. Photograph by Eugene D. Becker.

Map of Savanna Portage Trail, 1956. Minnesota Conservation Department, Division of Forestry. A3/0V5, Drawer 7, Folder 8. State Parks Maps and Drawings, Minnesota Division of Parks and Recreation. Government Records Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Map of Savanna Portage Trail

Map of Savanna Portage Trail, 1956. Minnesota Conservation Department, Division of Forestry. A3/0V5, Drawer 7, Folder 8. State Parks Maps and Drawings, Minnesota Division of Parks and Recreation. Government Records Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

St. Louis River, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

St. Louis River

St. Louis River, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Northwest Trail

For untold generations, Indigenous people traversed North America’s interlocking waterways by canoe. When moving between drainage systems, it was necessary for them to bridge the high ground that kept the waters separated. This meant carrying, or “portaging,” canoes and belongings between watersheds. One of the most important portage routes in Minnesota, known today as the Northwest Trail, connected the Mississippi River to Lake Superior.

Photograph of survivors of the 1894 Hinckley fire taken at the reunion held on the fiftieth anniversary of the fire, 1944. From the Betty Moore and family papers, 1848–1973 (bulk 1920–1950s), P2698, box 2. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Hinckley Fire survivors’ fiftieth reunion

Photograph of survivors of the 1894 Hinckley fire taken at the reunion held on the fiftieth anniversary of the fire, 1944. From the Betty Moore and family papers, 1848–1973 (bulk 1920–1950s), P2698, box 2. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Slash in a Minnesota forest, ca. 1905. Slash is the debris that remains in an area after it has been logged. Forms part of C. C. Andrews photograph collection (I.99).

Slash after government logging

Slash in a Minnesota forest, ca. 1905. Slash is the debris that remains in an area after it has been logged. Forms part of C. C. Andrews photograph collection (I.99).

A pocket watch taken from the hand of a victim of the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894. The watch has a silver alloy case and a white porcelain face. Manufactured in 1884 by the Elgin National Watch Company of Elgin, Illinois.

Watch belonging to a victim of the Hinckley fire

A pocket watch taken from the hand of a victim of the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894. The watch has a silver alloy case and a white porcelain face. Manufactured in 1884 by the Elgin National Watch Company of Elgin, Illinois.

Map on page 96 shows the towns and area in Minnesota that were burned in the Hinckley fire. From Grace Stageberg Swenson’s From the Ashes: The Story of the Hinckley Fire of 1894 (St. Cloud: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 1994), 96.

Area burned in the Hinckley Fire

Map on page 96 shows the towns and area in Minnesota that were burned in the Hinckley fire. From Grace Stageberg Swenson’s From the Ashes: The Story of the Hinckley Fire of 1894 (St. Cloud: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 1994), 96.

People gather at Skunk Lake after the Hinckley Fire, which occurred on September 1, 1894. Photograph Collection, Hinckley Fire Museum, Hinckley.

Skunk Lake after the Hinckley Fire

People gather at Skunk Lake after the Hinckley Fire, which occurred on September 1, 1894. Photograph Collection, Hinckley Fire Museum, Hinckley.

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