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Highway 61 in Minnesota

For more than a century, the routes now known as US Highway 61 and Minnesota State Highway 61 have captured the imagination of Minnesotans looking for views of rushing rivers and cascading waterfalls. Although the road has been renamed, reconfigured, and interrupted multiple times, it continues to serve as a vital transportation channel along the state’s eastern corridor.

Mississippi River Bridge at La Crosse

Mississippi River Bridge at La Crosse. Photograph by Marjorie Savage, 2022. Used with the photographer's permission.

US Highway 61 sign

US Highway 61 sign. Photograph by Marjorie Savage, 2022. Used with the photographer's permission.

Highway 61 exit

Interstate 35 exit for Highway 61, Duluth, Minnesota. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, March 10, 2018. CC BY 2.0

Pigeon River border crossing

Pigeon River border crossing of Highway 61 between Grand Portage, Minnesota, and Ontario, Canada. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, July 23, 2017. CC BY-SA 2.0

Tunnel section of Highway 61

The Silver Creek Cliff tunnel section of Highway 61, between Two Harbors and Silver Bay. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, September 27, 2017. CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake Superior International Highway illustration

Illustration from a map of the Lake Superior International Highway, ca. 1920s.

Silver Creek Cliff

Silver Creek Cliff on Lake Superior. Page fifteen of a souvenir book featuring fourteen photographs of Lake Superior International Highway, 1926.

Pigeon River at the US–Canadian border

The Pigeon River at the border of the United States and Canada. Page six of a souvenir book featuring fourteen photographs of Lake Superior International Highway, 1926.

View of Highway 61 from John A. Latsch State Park

View of Highway 61 from John A. Latsch State Park. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, October 3, 2012. CC BY-SA 3.0

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