The entrance sign to the Gunflint Trail. Photographed on May 11, 1939, by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Region 9. Public domain.

Entrance sign at Gunflint Trail

The entrance sign to the Gunflint Trail. Photographed on May 11, 1939, by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Region 9. Public domain.

Car approaching a bridge with pedestrians along the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by William F. Roleff, 1936.

Car along the Gunflint Trail

Car approaching a bridge with pedestrians along the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by William F. Roleff, 1936.

Panorama image of the Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters, Company 712, Gunflint Camp F-5, in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photograph by George O. Mehl, April 15, 1934.

CCC Headquarters, Co. 712, Gunflint Camp F-5

Panorama image of the Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters, Company 712, Gunflint Camp F-5, in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photograph by George O. Mehl, April 15, 1934.

A stand of native pines towers over the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by Norton & Peel, July 5, 1932.

Pines towering over the Gunflint Trail

A stand of native pines towers over the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by Norton & Peel, July 5, 1932.

A car on the Gunflint Trail road. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy, June 19, 1932.

Car on Gunflint Trail road

A car on the Gunflint Trail road. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy, June 19, 1932.

Road sign warning of “narrow, winding, hilly road, 25 miles per hour” along the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by R. O. Fletcher, ca. 1925.

Road sign along the Gunflint Trail

Road sign warning of “narrow, winding, hilly road, 25 miles per hour” along the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by R. O. Fletcher, ca. 1925.

Elaine and Fred Roleff camping on the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by William F. Roleff, 1935.

Elaine and Fred Roleff camping on the Gunflint Trail

Elaine and Fred Roleff camping on the Gunflint Trail. Photograph by William F. Roleff, 1935.

Gunflint Trail

The Gunflint Trail is a nationally designated scenic byway, also known as Cook County Road Twelve. It starts in Grand Marais and runs fifty-seven miles northwest to Trail’s End Campground near Saganaga Lake on the border with Canada. The trail, which cuts through parts of the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, is a popular destination for fishing, camping, canoeing, hiking, and other outdoor recreation.

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park entrance sign

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park entrance sign, date unknown. The park is the last sizable remnant of Minnesota’s “Big Woods.” Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park picnic grounds, undated. This area was logged in the 1930s. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Picnic grounds in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Nerstrand Big Woods State Park picnic grounds, undated. This area was logged in the 1930s. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

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