TEMPERANCE

TEMPERANCE RIVER Parking 1 Location Marker RIVER TRAILS STATE PARK STATE PARK Hiking Only Picnic Area Toilets Carlton Peak Area T Hiking/Skiing Shelter US Forest Service Land emperance (within park statutory boundary) Overlook Carlton Peak, Snowmobile Private Property elevation: 1,526 feet Waterfall North Shore State Trail FACILITIES AND State Park Land Open ail Gitchi-Gami Trail Restrooms/Showers R to Hunting iver Tr FEATURES Paved trail: biking, skating, & hiking Historic Site • 55 semi-modern campsites NORTH FACILITIES Cart-in Campsites 0.1.2.3.4.5 Miles (18 with electricity) 0.1.2.3.4.5 1 Information/Office BackpackCampsites Kilometers Hiking • 3 cart-in camping sites Campground Boat Ramp NFR 343 • Modern sanitation building Te

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FOREST River Hiking Club Passwword NATIONAL VISITOR FAVORITES Cross River ail to USFS Tr 10 ski trails • Hiking the river gorge FOREST to TOFTE, 1 mile trails • Fishing for trout and TEMPERANCE RIVER Hiking steelhead STATE PARK Cross River Area TEMPERANCE RIVER • Camping along Lake STATE PARK Superior Superior 3 • Scenic sites 4 • Picnic grounds on shore 61 2 NFR 343 • Major trail head to the Hidden Falls

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Cross 5 UPPER Note: Trail routes through CAMPGROUND the campground area are 1 River shown in the enlargement LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? to the right. 6 The DNR has mappedthe state showing federal, state and county lands with their recreational 61 facilities. River mouth, Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are elevation: 602 feet available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR regional offices, state parks and major 61 SCHROEDER sporting and map stores.

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© 9/2009 by State of Minnesota, 1 Department of Natural Resources mous for its bare rock cliffs along the Lake park varies form wet lowland areas to dry Superior shore. The park receives warming uplands sites‚ and is reflected in variety 33 breezes off the lake in the winter and cool- of vegetation. ing breezes in the summer. Attractions 61 32 include camping adjacent to Lake Superior WILDLIFE: The variety of plant communities Hidden Falls TEMPERANCE RIVER 31 STATE PARK and the spectacular geologic formations in the park provide habitat for many dif- Duluth along the narrow Temperance River gorge. ferent types of wildlife species. Wildlife • sightings are common in the park. ver 34e Ri e GEOLOGY: One of the most interesting c 30e n a 29e r geologic features in the park is the Temper- Both the Temperance and Cross Rivers are e p 28e m 35e ance River gorge with its many waterfalls. designated trout streams. Brook‚ brown e Minneapolis/ T 36e C St. Paul • The rapidly falling river cut deep potholes and rainbow trout have been stocked in 27e in the soft lava of the river bed. Potholes the Temperance over the years‚ and the 38e 26e are formed by swirling water carrying sand brook and brown have established natural 39e 37e 25e and gravel which wears away the soft lava. populations. Chinook salmon and steel- 1 20e 24e 3 19e Over thousands of years these potholes head have also been introduced into the 10 18 23e were dug deeper and wider‚ eventually vicinity of the Temperance. 4 9 17 Upper 11 Campground TEMPERANCE connecting and creating the deep narrow 2 21e 16 22e gorge of today. Some dry potholes can be SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE PARK . . 13 14 RIVER seen adjacent to the river. These were . 8 15 7 formed under the river and then left dry • The park belongs to all Minnesotans. 5 12 B STATE PARK when the river moved to a different course‚ Please treat it with respect and help us 6 56 A FOR MORE INFORMATION or became smaller. protect it by following the rules. 60 58 59 Toilets 61 54 Temperance River State Park HISTORY: • The park is open year-round. On a daily 57 Water Pierre Esprit Radisson and Me- NORTH 7620 West Hwy 61, Box 33 basis, the park gate is closed at 10:00 P.M. 52 dard Chouart‚ Sieur des Groselliers were 55 40 Electrical Sites Schroeder, MN 55613 to 8:00 A.M. the following morning except probably the first white visitors to the 51 53 41 Hiking Trail 218-663-7476 North Shore when they traveled up the to registered campers. 42 ♦ Superior Hiking Trail shore of Lake Superior during 1660. Along Spring Department of Natural Resources • Camp only in designated locations. Gitchi-Gami Access with the Ojibwa Indian tribe‚ the French 48 44 Information Center controlled the North Shore area until 1763. 45 500 Lafayette Road • The use of firearms‚ explosives‚ air guns‚ Information/Office The first white residents to the area were slingshots‚ traps‚ seines, nets‚ bows and St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 probably clerks at American Fur Company 47 46 Underlined site numbers Parking arrows‚ and all other weapons is prohib- are RESERVABLE (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) posts located along the shore in the 1830s. ited in state parks. The Ojibwa called the Cross River the Lower Restrooms 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) Campground “Tchibaiatigo zibi” or “Wood of the Soul (or • Pets must be restrained on a leash no Cart-in Campsites TDD (Telecommunications Spirit) River”. In 1843‚ Father Baraga‚ a longer than six feet. Pets are not allowed TEMPERANCE RIVER STATE PARK Picnic Area Device for Deaf) missionary priest‚ crossed Lake Superior in park buildings. (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) from the Wisconsin shore and landed safely Waterfall at the mouth of the river despite a storm. 1-800-657-3929 (MN Toll Free) • Park in designated areas only. © 9/2009 by State of Minnesota, In gratitude‚ Father Baraga erected a cross Department of Natural Resources DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us at the river‚ hence the name Cross River. • Motor bikes and other licensed vehicles State Parks page: www.mnstateparks.info The Ojibwa name for the Temperance River are allowed only on park roads‚ not on • Daily or annual permits are required for “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit was “kawimbash” or “Deep Hollow River”. trails. all vehicles entering a state park. They from programs of the Minnesota Department of TEMPERANCE RIVER STATE PARK and In an 1864 report Thomas Clark called the may be purchased at the park headquarters Natural Resources is available to all individuals Cross River State Wayside are located on stream the Temperance River because un- • Enjoy the park wildlife and plants but or the Information Center in St. Paul (see regardless of race, color, creed or religion, national please respect them. Do not pick or dig “FOR MORE INFORMATION” to left). origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public State Highway 61 in southern Cook like other North Shore streams, this river assistance, sexual orientation, age or disability. County‚ 81 miles northeast of Duluth. Both had no bar at its mouth. up plants‚ disturb or feed animals‚ or scavenge dead wood. ♦ Discrimination inquires should be sent to the are located just north of Schroeder. High- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 way map index: P-7. VEGETATION: The vegetation seen in the Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4031; • Build fires in designated locations—fire This information is available in or the Equal Opportunity Office, Minnesota park today is very similar to that of pre- rings or fireplaces. Wood is available for The 200 acres of Temperance River State settlement time. Common forest trees in- alternative format upon request. Department of the Interior, Washington, purchase from park staff. Portable stoves D.C. 20240.” Park and the 2‚520 acres of Cross River clude white and yellow birch‚ white pine‚ or grills are permitted. DEPARTMENT OF State Wayside are located in a region fa- spruce‚ fir and cedar. Topography in the © 9/2009 by State of Minnesota, NATURAL RESOURCES partment of Natural Resources DNR Maps