Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Size |
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27 acres |
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9096 Hwy 61 N47 29.296, W90 59.132 |
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Building hours (generally) Trails open year round during daylight hours. |
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$5.00 parking fee |
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Hiking Trails |
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The trails are open every day from dawn to dusk. In order to protect the fragile vegetation on the site visitors are asked to not walk out to Sugarloaf Point. A one mile interpretive trail begins at the parking area and passes through Sugarloaf Point SNA. |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest |
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| Ecological Section | Northern Superior Uplands |
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| Ecological Subsection | North Shore Highlands |
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| Land Type Association | North Shore Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) Upland White Cedar Forest Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Other Videos |
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| Sugarloaf Cove: A North Shore Story Sugarloaf The North Shore Stewardship Association |
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Mar 23, 2020 Fifteen minute video about the geologic and human history of Sugarloaf Cove filmed in 1994. Sugarloaf Cove is managed by Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association. It is located near Schroeder, MN on the North Shore of Lake Superior. |
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| The Slice | Art at Sugarloaf Cove WDSE WRPT - PBS |
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Jun 21, 2021 Artist Sean Connaughty seeks to repay Nature for what human's gain from it. The installation at Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center just south of Tofte, MN is sponsored by the Grand Marais Art Colony and will be on display as long as Nature allows. |
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| Lake Superior Adventures: Temperance River and Sugarloaf Cove Livin MN Outdoors |
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Jul 29, 2020 A quick look at Temperance River State Park and Sugarloaf Cove |
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| Sugarloaf Cove Nature Area Nomadic VanAddict |
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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| Sugarloaf Cove, MN Southern Blue Traveler |
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Oct 25, 2017 Sugarloaf Cove is a 34-acre site located on the North Shore of Lake Superior, approximately 4 miles southwest of the town of Schroeder, Minnesota. |
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| Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center - Fox 21 News Molly Thompson |
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Uploaded on Oct 20, 2009 Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center is located near mile 73.3 on Hwy 61, Schroeder, MN. Sugarloaf Cove is managed by Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association. For more information visit http://www.sugarloafnorthshore.org. |
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| Sugarloaf Cove - Lake Superior thomps6s |
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Uploaded on Jun 1, 2011 Waves Crasho on the North Shore of Lake Superior. |
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