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The Jun Fujita Cabin is a historic summer cabin in the U.S. state of Minnesota, owned by photographer and poet Jun Fujita (1888–1963). He built it in 1928 on an island in Rainy Lake , an area of the Boundary Waters that later became Voyageurs National Park . [ 2 ]
Similarly to nearby John A. Latsch State Park, Latsch Island is named after local 20th century Winona businessman John A. Latsch, who bought much of the area surrounding Winona and donated it so that it could be used as part of the national parks system. During periods of high water levels sometimes the Island is split in two, and some local ...
In the early 19th century Nicollet Island was one of six islands near the falls, but all the others have been destroyed or joined to the east bank. [4] The island was the site of the first bridge across the Mississippi River, opened in 1855, on the site of the present Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
[3] Minnesota's state park system is the second oldest in the United States, after New York's. [4]: 2 Minnesota's state parks are spread across the state in such a way that there is a state park within 50 miles (80 km) of every Minnesotan. [5] The most recent park created is Lake Vermilion State Park, created in 2010.
Slaughter Slough is a wetland in southwestern Minnesota, named for being the site of the Lake Shetek Massacre during the Dakota War of 1862. It is located in Murray County east of Lake Shetek . On August 20, 1862, about 25-30 Sisseton warriors and women led by Chief Lean Bear of the Sleepy-Eye band attacked the Euro-American settlers living ...
Myre-Big Island State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, just outside the city of Albert Lea. It has an area of 1,578 acres (6.39 km 2). The park protects 8 miles (13 km) of shoreline on Albert Lea Lake. The nucleus of the park is Big Island, a 117-acre (0.47 km 2) island attached to the mainland by a causeway. In turn a causeway connects ...
Articles about lake islands in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory. Pages in category "Lake islands of Minnesota" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Monson Lake State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, originally established as a memorial to 13 Swedish American pioneers who were killed there in the Dakota War of 1862. A district of 1930s New Deal structures is on the National Register of Historic Places . [ 2 ]