Solana State Forest

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The Solana State Forest is a 275.7 km² state forest in the US state of Minnesota . It is located in southeast Aitkin County and partially in Pine County . The forest area is mostly flat and has many moor areas . Around 50 percent of the area is a wet biotope .

The Solana State Forest is popular with canoeists , kayakers and hunters as a recreational space. There are no campsites in the area itself, but wild camping is allowed. The state forest has hiking trails with a total length of 155 kilometers, divided into two classes.

There are also several open water bodies in the forest area, including Porcupine Lake and Split Rock Lake .

history

From the 19th century until 1925, logging was the main occupation of the new settlers in the area. That year, a large fire in White Pine Township destroyed the sawmill run by Jame McGrath , causing about 1200 employees to lose their jobs. McGrath sold 13.75 km² of his land to the government. This area then came the veterans of World War I benefited, after which the area was known as a veteran Ville. The historic "Veteransville Post Office" is still managed in the GNIS today .

After a few years, most of the new landowners left. As a result, the local rail network and the associated train station stations were torn down. The main rail network, however, remained until 1989. Aitken County later acquired the former railroad site. Today it is known in state forests as the Soo Line South ATV Trail , a terrain for quad bikes . The 209-kilometer route leads from Glenola to Duluth .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Solana State Forest in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. ↑ a b State Forests: Solana: Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
  3. ↑ State Forests: Solana: Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnr.minnesota.gov
  4. ↑ a b State Forests: Solana: Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnr.minnesota.gov

Coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′ 49.8 "  N , 93 ° 11 ′ 17.8"  W.