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| Size | 2,875 acres |
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| Park Office | N47 42.661, W90 30.637 |
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| Hiking Trails | 18 miles |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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Northern Superior Uplands |
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North Shore Highlands |
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Land Type Association(s) |
North Shore Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) Exposed Mafic Cliff (Lake Superior) Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) Mesic Felsic Cliff (Northern) Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood - Conifer Forest Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Slumping Clay/Mud Slope (River) Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Upland White Cedar Forest Wet Mafic Cliff (Northern) Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype White Pine - Red Pine Forest Young Forest Complex |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Plants | University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) LKu43a Exposed Mafic Cliff (Lake Superior) CTu22a Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) WFn53a Mesic Felsic Cliff (Northern) CTn32d Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) CTn32a Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood - Conifer Forest MHn44 Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) MHn45a Slumping Clay/Mud Slope (River) RVx54a Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) MHn45c Upland White Cedar Forest FDn43c Wet Mafic Cliff (Northern) CTn42a |
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| Visits | 8/10/2011 |
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