Judge C. R. Magney State Park
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Coordinates: 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. [1] The Devil's Kettle is featured in Chuck Logan's novel The Big Law.
[edit] History
Judge C. R. Magney State Park's earliest structures were built by the Grover Conzet camp of the WPA in 1934[2] 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 (40 km²) of forest.[3] After the fire, they put up a sawmill at Irish Creek and began clearing away fire damaged wood.[3] It was not until 1957 that the first 940 acres (3.8 km²) of land were set apart as Bois Brule State Park.[4] 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.[4] The next year, in 1964, the park held a formal dedication ceremony. [3] It was gradually expanded over the following years to its current 4,674 acre (18.9 km²) size.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Devil's Kettle Falls
- ^ 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
