Minnesota State Highway 6

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Trunk Highway 6
Length: 143 mi (230 km)
Formed: 1920, 1933
South end: MN-18 in Bay Lake Township
(near Garrison)
North end: US-71 in Big Falls
Major cities: Deerwood
Crosby
Remer
Deer River
Big Falls
Minnesota State Highways
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Minnesota State Highway 6 is a highway in east-central and northeast Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of Minnesota Highway 18 and Minnesota 6 in Bay Lake Township and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota 6 in Big Falls.

Minnesota Highway 6 is 143 miles in length and passes through the communities of:

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[edit] Notes

Minnesota Highway 6 serves as a north-south arterial route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and northeast Minnesota.

Minnesota Highway 6 passes through the counties of:

Minnesota Highway 6 parallels U.S. Highway 169 for part of its route in northern Minnesota.

Highway 6 also parallels scenic Minnesota Highway 38 for part of its route.

[edit] Forests

Highway 6 passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties.
(USDA Forest Service -- Chippewa National Forest website - Link)

Highway 6 passes through the following state forests:

[edit] State Park

Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located south of Deer River and west of Grand Rapids.
(Minnesota DNR website for Schoolcraft State Park - Link)

[edit] Termini

The southern terminus for Minnesota 6 is its intersection with Minnesota Highway 18 in Bay Lake Township (near Garrison) in east-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Minnesota 6 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 in Big Falls in northeast Minnesota.

[edit] History

Highway 6 was authorized in 1920 and 1933, and was fully paved by 1970.

[edit] References