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Scenic State Park SB 482 • ,M6 D34 This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an v.46 ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp (Funding for document digitization was provided, in part, by a grant from the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Program.) MINNESOTA STATE PARK SYSTEM The mission of the Division of Parks and Recreation A recent srudy conducted by the Minnesota Historical is to provide a state park system that perpetuates Society identifies 515 historic structures located in the Minnesota's scenic beauty and its natural and cultural state park system. These structures are listed on the resources, while being responsive to public needs and National Register of Historic Places. Most of these expectations, and providing a diversity of recreational structures are of Civilian Conseivation Corps (CCC) opportunities. and Work Progress Administration (WPA) vintage. These CCC/WPA strucrures were consttucted in the The Division of Parks and Recreation manages 64 1930's. These facilities are over 50 years old and state parlcs across Minnesota. The state park system is many are in need of major rehabilitation which in­ vital to Minnesota's tourism, an industry that is cludes the electrical, sewage, and water systems becoming the backbone of many economies in greater associated with these buildings. Minnesota. Our most unique and valuable cultural and natural resources are found within state park Many years of intensive use is also a consideration boundaries. It is the Division of Parks & Recreation's when looking at the current condition of camp­ responsibility to acquire, protect and interpret these grounds, picnic areas, group camps and trail systems. unique resources. Lack of development and rehabilitation of these and other state park facilities will reduce parlc use. A Prior to the 1989 legislative session, funding con­ reduction in state park use will adversely impact the straints and increasing visitor use seriously eroded the economic development of adjacent communities and Division of Parks and Recreation's ability to provide Minnesota's effort to improve tomism. quality recreational experiences and services. Since then the Governor and state legislators have re­ As capital development funds have become available sponded to the need for increased funding for the we have completed the highest priority projects. As operations budget However, financing the mainte­ additional needs are identified, they are reviewed and nance of existing facilities and new development in placed on the statewide priority list for future comple­ the face of increasing visitor use remains a problem. tion. This will be addressed during the 1990 legislative session when a capital bonding bill is considered. In 1991 Itasca, Minnesota's oldest state park , will be 100 years oJd For 100 years Minnesota has had a The state parlc system has the Department of Natural park system to be proud of. The present _challenge is Resource's (DNR) largest physical plant with over to manage the park resources and recreational devel­ 2,800 major facilities requiring major rehabilitation. opment to ensure that Minnesotan' s Will be proud of The Division of Parks & Recreation has identified their state park system for another hundred years. more than $55 million in capital budget needs. These projects include land acquisition, resource manage­ ment, major rehabilitation or replacement of existing facilities and a few new facilities. Legislative funding to meet this need will be spread throughout future bienniums. 1 AN OVERVIEW OF SCENIC STATE PARK Scenic State Parle is located in Itasca County approxi­ The logged over areas have since been succeeded by mately 7 miles east of Bigfork on County Road 7. pioneer hardwood species comprised mainly of aspe~ The statutory boundary encompasses 2922 acres. Of and birch. With the absence of logging and fire most these 349.50 acres are privately owned. of the park's ecological communities are succeeding towards s spruce-fir climax forest The spruce-fir The hills and lakes that typify Scenic State Park's association is shade tolerant and can reproduce under landscape are the result of glacial activity. About two canopies of pine an hardwood forests. million years ago, something happened to the climate of the northern hemisphere. The average temperature A variety of plant communities and numerous wet­ in the northern part of the earth dropped causing ice lands provide habitat for many species of wildlife. caps in the Atctic regions to grow. Each year more Loons, eagle, osprey, mergansers, and goldeneyes are snow was added increasing the thickness of the ice seen regularly; otters, moose, and beaver are possible, until the sheer weight caused the ice caps to flow out but more difficult to see. Birdwatchers consider this as glaciers. one of the best places in the state to see the hard to find spruce grouse. Soon the glaciers advanced south, crushing and scouring the landscape in the process. Fom major Scenic State Park is located in a high quality recrea­ advances have been recorded in the state, the first tion area. The parks' western boundary borders the beginning about two million years ago and the last Chippewa National Forest and lies completely with ending some 10,000 years ago. Each successive George Washington State Forest Diverse ecological advance altered the landscape created by the glacier communities, varied terrain, excellent fishing, lakes before it When the last glacier retreated it left behind combine with existing park facilities to provide a deposits of sand, gravel, and rock debris. Large ridges variety of outstanding recreational experiences. of glacial deposits, some hundreds of feet thick, form the hills found throughout the park. In addition to an extensive old growth pine resource, there are seven lakes within the statutory boundary of Coon and Sandwich Lakes are water filled depres­ Scenic Park. Large stands of pioneer hardwoods and sions left over from Old Glacial Lake A~iz. Lake bog conifers add to the diversity and make Scenic Agassiz was an enOllllOus body of water covering unique. Only a small portion of Scenic's 3,CXX) acres thousands of square miles. Lake Agassiz was created have been acitively managed. Pine and aspen regen­ when meltwater from a receding glacier was dammed eration and tree transplanting have been the major by a large ridge. Other area lakes were created when resource management focus. large chunks of glaciers broke off. After these blocks of ice melted large depressions remained and filled -with water. The park's original vegetation consisted of pine, spruce-fir, conifer bogs and swamps. During the early 1900's much of the are pine forests were logged off. The pruk was established in 1921 to protect the re­ maining virgin pine shorelands of Coon and Sandwich Lakes and all or parts of six other lakes. 2 GECA6E wA9Ht~ON ST.«TE FOAEST ----v-------STiTG"TciRT--;:;;;:;oA~ ... -----------1I Scenic State 9"" I Park ??':.f';;:-:::=·-··:.,~::~.:~\ ..._.. ,.\NS----- ............ ,..... ... ...............ON.I\ d'.s.-.. .-:_ ~ _f91._.,_,__~adt .... ,,.. 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I --~\) , llJ Lookout Tower '-\.~_.o .. __ I I I mParking '~' \.f·, 8 - ,' l ·-· I ~ I ffilVATE PROPERTY • Public Use Pron1b1ted (e1cep1 on des~ed tra1isl '/ I~ / ~~-.- WU~NGTON SCALE / _:J L ___________... - ~,_.., . / ' "' """ i MILES - (;1 ,.., ,..2 ~ 2 ~ • KILOMETERS ) I 'I EXISTING FACILITIES PROBLEMS FACING SCENIC STATE PARK There are many public recreational facilities in Scenic The following is an inventory of the existing physical State Park to maintain. Many are in need of replace­ plant of Scenic State Park. ment or major rehabilitation. Most were constructed in the 1930's, and are now in need of rehabilitation. Many new facilities are needed to meet growing Acres in Statutory Boundary - 2922 recreational demands. Acres of state land - 2572.5 Acres of private land - 349.5 The parks natural and cultural resources are also in Campsites need of protection and management to perpetuate Drive in - 117 Scenic's resources. In the past, facilities were devel­ BackPack-7 oped in areas of ancient encampments. These en­ Canoe in - 5 campments deserve to be protected and interpreted. Showers Modem toilets A major concern at Scenic State Park is the continuing Campsites with electricity - 20 loss of the big pines due to storms and old age. More Miles of Trails pine regeneration is needed as we have barely Hiking - 14 scratched the surface of what needs to be done. New Bicycle - 10 additions to the park need to be inventoried and plans Cross Country Ski - 10 Snowmobile - 12 Most of the parks buildings are CCC/WP A era stone Beaches - 1 and log structures that are currently at a stage of Boat & Canoe Rental needing major rehabilitation work. If work can be Miles of Road done soon these structures will serve park visitors Asphalt - 3 another 50 years. Gravel - 7 Enclosed Picnic Shelter Important improvements have been completed at Number of Picnic Tables - 100 Scenic State Park in recent years. However, the goals Trailer Dump Stati on identified in the ten year old management plan have Water Accesses - 2 not been achieved.
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