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This Mississippi River town is noted for its Greek Revival buildings and Victorian houses. Boats are raised and lowered 12 feet while more than 6 million gallons of water pass through tunnels into the gates at Lock and Dam No. 2. A recreation area has an observation platform where visitors can watch barges, cruisers and canoes pass through the 600-foot-long lock.

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EDITOR PICKCool Art and Architecture in MinneapolisEmily King03/27/2024 : Minneapolis offers some amazing art collections and impressive architecture. Here are six places to put on your itinerary.Cool Art and Architecture in Minneapolis
ARTICLEHastings This Mississippi River town is noted for its Greek Revival buildings and Victorian houses. Boats are raised and lowered 12 feet while more than 6 million gallons of water pass through tunnels into the gates atLock and Dam No. 2. A recreation area has an observation platform where visitors can watch barges, cruisers and canoes pass through the 600-foot-long lock.Hastings
NATIONAL PARKApostle Islands National Lakeshore The Apostle Islands lie offshore from Bayfield Peninsula in Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. There are 22 Apostle Islands ranging in size from 3 acres to 14,000 acres. All but Madeline IslandApostle Islands National Lakeshore
NATIONAL PARKChequamegon Nicolet National Forest In north-central and northeastern Wisconsin, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest comprises 1.5 million acres in four separate regions. The Chequamegon (she-Wa-ma-gon) area covers 856,938 acres east, south and northwest of Park Falls on SRs 182 and 13; the Nicolet (nik-oh-LAY) area totals 661,200 acres east of Rhinelander and is accessible via several major highways.Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest
NATIONAL PARKChippewa National Forest In north-central Minnesota, Chippewa National Forest encompasses approximately 666,000 acres, including some of the largest lakes in the state—Winnibigoshish, Leech and Cass—and more than 700 smaller bodies of water.Chippewa National Forest
NATIONAL PARKEffigy Mounds National Monument Three miles north of Marquette on SR 76, Effigy Mounds National Monument extends 3 miles along the bluffs of the Mississippi River and covers 2,526 acres. The Yellow River divides the tract into two sections. The 206 mounds, some built in the shape of animals and birds, contain the remains of a Native American society that lived in this region between 1,000 and 2,500 years ago. At the visitor center a video and museum explain the history of the mounds.Effigy Mounds National Monument
NATIONAL PARKGrand Portage National Monument A half-mile from the village of Grand Portage off SR 61, the scenic historical site of Grand Portage National Monument embraces the stockade and the 8.5-mile portage—a foot path used to carry boats and supplies from Lake Superior to the Pigeon River—followed by the voyageurs to Fort Charlotte and the boundary waters separating Canada and Minnesota. The Grand Portage was the fur trade's linchpin—through this portage passed all the trade goods from Montréal and furs from the Canadian Northwest.Grand Portage National Monument
NATIONAL PARKOttawa National Forest In the Upper Peninsula, the 986,518 acres of the Ottawa National Forest are intermingled with approximately 606,300 acres of state, county and privately owned land. Included are Ottawa National Forest
NATIONAL PARKPipestone National Monument Pipestone National Monument is 1 mile north of Pipestone on US 75, then half a mile west. Within its 300 acres are pipestone quarries that yielded red stone used to fashion ceremonial pipes. According to one Native American legend, the quarry site was discovered by a woman who followed a white bison to a spot where its hooves turned the rocks red.Pipestone National Monument
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