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LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ? The DNR has mapped the state showing federal, state and county lands with their recreational facilities. Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR railer Dump Station Hiking Hiking/Skiing Hiking/Snowmobiling Interpretive Information/Office Picnic Area T Amphitheater
regional offices, Minnesota state parks and major RIPLEY CAMP sporting and map stores.
Check it out - you'll be glad you did. ACILITIES TRAILS F MILITARY RESERVATION MILITARY Restricted Area - Not Open to Public Restricted © 8/2008 by State of Minnesota, Because lands exist within the boundaries of this park that are not under the jurisdiction of the D.N.R., check with the park manager if you plan to use facilities such as trails and roads other than those shown. Department of Natural Resources 1768. Crow Wing was also the home of to the north‚ at Brainerd‚ and the relocation INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM: During the CROW WING STATE PARK great Ojibwe leaders‚ including Be-be-sig- of the local Ojibwe to the White Earth Res- summer season‚ hikes, films‚ talks and CAMPGROUND
aund-dib-way (Curly Head)‚ Bug-o-na-ge- ervation in 1868‚ Old Crow Wing became demostrations on the park’s history and steps to river shig (Hole-in-the-Day)‚ and Song-uk-um-eg a part of history. ecology are conducted at the amphitheater 21 23 22 (Strong Ground). and other areas. Check bulletin boards or 24 River Trail 25 WILDLIFE: Crow Wing State Park today ask at the park office for a current schedule 47 CROW WING 26 49 STATE PARK • The fur-trade era brought factors and voy- possesses a remarkable variety of habitats of programs. For a self-guiding introduc- 50 20 Duluth 48 27 51 ageurs from the Northwest and American favorable to wildlife. It is a mosaic which tion to the park‚ visit the orientation exhibit e 17 19 52 lan Fur Companies‚ with traders establishing includes prairie remnants‚ old fields‚ flood- and walk the “Crossroads Trail”. Both are 28 B 18 54 29 53 15e Minneapolis/ posts along area rivers. A branch of the plain and upland forests of pine and oak. located across from the Park Office. 30 St. Paul 56 55 13e 16e • Red River Trail forded the Mississippi at This diversity reflects centuries of human 14 57 11e Crow Wing‚ bringing its thriving oxcart interactions with the local landscape. It is SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE PARK . . . 31 12
traffic on the heels of the canoe era. Leaders also indicative of the natural coming to- • The park belongs to all Minnesotans. 9e 10 of the territory and state settled here‚ in- gether in this very area of Minnesota’s Please treat it with respect and help us 32 7e 8 cluding the namesakes‚ later‚ for several three biomes of prairie‚ hardwoods and to protect it by following the rules. Underlined site numbers 34 are RESERVABLE 33 6e A
Minnesota counties. Allan Morrison‚ Crow pine forests. Climatic research indicates • The park is open year-round. On a daily 35 la
CROW WING 5e n 44 43 Wing’s first citizen‚ established his post that this area has been one of dynamic basis‚ the park gate is closed from 10:00 e 36 37 4e below the south mouth of the Crow Wing biological shifts between these biomes for P.M. to 8:00 A.M. except to registered 42 STATE PARK 45 3e 41 38 39 River in 1823. Soon to follow were Clement millennia. campers. 40 2e FOR MORE INFORMATION 46 H. Beaulieu‚ Henry M. Rice‚ C.W. Borup‚ • Camp only in designated locations. 1e Crow Wing State Park to north William Aitkin and John Fairbanks. What this means for today’s park visitor • The use of firearms‚ explosives‚ air guns‚ to boat landing C lane 3124 State Park Road is an enhanced opportunity to encounter slingshots‚ traps‚ seines‚ nets‚ bows and & historic sites Brainerd, MN 56401 Missionaries came and mission churches a wide variety of wildlife: white-tailed arrows‚ and all other weapons is prohib- (218) 825-3075 ♦ were built. The cemeteries‚ with but few deer‚ occasional black bear‚ coyote‚ grey ited in state parks. CC1 graves marked‚ remind us of the once- and red fox‚ raccoon‚ grey‚ red and fox • Pets must be restrained on a leash no © 8/2008 by State of Minnesota, 58 Department of Natural Resources thriving community that was Crow Wing. squirrel, beaver‚ woodchuck‚ ruffed grouse‚ longer than six feet. Pets are not allowed Department of Natural Resources 59 Information Center In August 1852‚ Reverend Father Francis songbirds and waterfowl are all frequently in park buildings. e Electrical sites 500 Lafayette Road X. Pierz established the Catholic mission‚ seen in the park. Perhaps this opportunity • Park in designated areas only. NORTH St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 Restroom / Shower St. Francis of Xavier. The Reverend E. was not so evident a century-and-a-half •Motor bikes and other licensed vehicles (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) Steele Peake erected an Episcopal mission ago‚ before the massive white pines were are allowed only on park roads‚ not on Amphitheater 1-800-766-6000 (MN Toll Free) in 1860. After the burning of his church logged from the area. Wildlife foods and trails. Trailer Dump Station TDD (Telecommunications at Mission Lake‚ Reverend Ottomar Clo- shelters are much more abundant in today's • Enjoy park wildlife and plants but please Parking eter established his Lutheran mission at diversity. The Crow Wing River watershed respect them. Do not pick or dig up Device for Deaf) Camper Cabin (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) Crow Wing. was the first to be exploited by loggers in plants‚ disturb or feed animals‚ or scav- 1-888-646-6367W (MN Toll Free) central Minnesota. enge dead wood. Trail
fice By the year 1848‚ Crow Wing settlement • Build fires only in designated locations— Drinking Water f DNR web site: www.dnr.state.mn.us O was in a transition from a fur economy to Today‚ systematic resource management fire rings or fireplaces. Wood is available Toilet to State Parks page: wwwmnstateparks.info one based on logging. Boom companies is necessary to maintain Crow Wing State for purchase from park staff. Portable Dumpster and sawmills were new signs of the time‚ Park’s diversity‚ to ensure that these splen- stoves or grills are permitted. and the voyageur became a lumberjack. did opportunities remain healthy for the • Daily or annual permits are required for “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from CROW WING STATE PARK is located Still‚ this community—some 700 strong at future. Wildlife populations enjoy state all vehicles entering a state park. They may programs of the Minnesota Department of Natural Re- nine miles south of Brainerd‚ Minnesota sources is available to all individuals regardless of race, its height—was for over a century the parks as sanctuaries. Only when their pop- be purchased at the park headquarters or color, creed or religion, national origin, sex, marital status, on U.S. Highway #371. Park headquarters northernmost settlement of Europeans on ulations become too large are they subject the Information Center in St. Paul (see status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, is on County #27 one mile west of #371. age or disability. Discrimination inquires should be sent to the Mississippi River. Half of its population to special hunting seasons or other man- ”FOR MORE INFORMATION” at left). the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Highway map index: G-12. was Ojibwe during the territorial and early agement practices—their product is their Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4031; or ♦ the Equal Opportunity Office, Department Minnesota statehood periods of Minnesota. very presence for your enjoyment. It is of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.” HISTORY: According to historian William necessary that each state park visitor help Warren‚ here was the scene of a major battle With the location of the Mississippi River us in this priceless stewardship effort. This information is available in DEPARTMENT OF © 8/2008 by State of Minnesota, NATURAL RESOURCES between the Dakota and Ojibwe in the year Department of Natural Resources crossing of the Northern Pacific Railroad alternative format upon request. DNR Maps