Judge C. R. Magney State Park
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Judge C. R. Magney State Park is a Minnesota state park 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Grand Marais on Highway 61 on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was named for Clarence R. Magney, a state judge and former mayor of Duluth, who was instrumental in getting a number of state parks and scenic waysides established along Minnesota's Lake Superior shore. A notable feature of the park is the Devil's Kettle, in which part of the Brule River disappears into a glacial pothole.
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[edit] History
Judge C. R. Magney State Park's earliest structures were built by the Grover Conzet camp of the WPA in 1934[1] The camp was involved in logging and building fire trails, and helped to fight the great fire of 1936 which burned down 10,000 acres of forest.[2] After the fire, they put up a sawmill at Irish Creek and began clearing away fire damaged wood.[2] It was not until 1957 that the first 940 acres of land were set apart as Bois Brule State Park.[3] In 1963, it was renamed after the late mayor of Duluth, Judge C. R. Magney, who had been a strong proponent of the establishment of state parks on the north shore, and had personally considered this park his favorite.[3] The next year, in 1964, the park held a formal dedication ceremony. [2] It was gradually expanded over the following years to its current 4,674 acre size.[3]
[edit] Devil's Kettle
Devil's Kettle is a unique geologic formation in the park on the Brule River which feeds into Lake Superior. It is a spot where the river splits in two and one part of the river disappears into a giant hole in the ground. The current best guess as to where the hole leads is a series of underground passageways into Lake Superior, but this is only a guess. There have been many different attempts to discover exactly what happens to the water that enters the Devil's Kettle. Everything from logs to dye have been put in but nothing has ever shown up in Lake Superior.
[edit] References
- ^ Judge Magney State Park Accessed January 5, 2007
- ^ a b c State park information brochure Accessed January 5, 2007
- ^ a b c Judge C.R. Magney State Park History Accessed January 5, 2007
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