Burntside Islands SNA

 

 

     
 
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Size

 
 

71.1 acres

 
         
 

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Access is by boat only. There is a public water access on the south side of Burntside Lake off County Road 404 (Wolf Lake Road), about 2½ miles north of MN Hwy 1 (MN Hwy 169).

Burntside Lake (S) Public Water Access
N47 53.654, W92 1.877

 
         
 

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          St. Louis County  
          Northeast Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Laurentian Mixed Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Northern Superior Uplands

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Border Lakes

   
  Land Type Association    

Trout Lake Bedrock Complex

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Aspen - Birch Forest, Balsam Fir Subtype

Aspen - Fir Forest

Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern)

Upland White Cedar Forest

White Pine - Red Pine Forest

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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Boat Required

Burntside Islands SNA is accessible only by boat.

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About

Apr 22, 2021

Burntside Islands SNA protects a chain of undeveloped, forested islands in the southwest part of Burntside Lake near Ely, Minnesota. The SNA islands complement the scenic beauty of this popular recreational lake, while protecting wildlife habitat and natural features of remarkable ecological value. It also protects suitable nesting habitat for Minnesota's state bird, the Common Loon, which relies on areas of undeveloped shoreline on large lakes.

mndnr.gov/snas/sna01049

 

 

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Plants frequently found in:

Aspen - Birch Forest, Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1

Aspen - Fir Forest MHn44c

Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) WFn53b

Upland White Cedar Forest FDn43c

White Pine - Red Pine Forest FDn43a

     
         

 

 

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