Schroeder, Minnesota

Schroeder, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Schroeder, Minnesota

Location of the community of Schroeder
within Schroeder Township, Cook County

Coordinates: 47°32′40″N 90°53′31″W / 47.54444°N 90.89194°WCoordinates: 47°32′40″N 90°53′31″W / 47.54444°N 90.89194°W
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Cook
Elevation 640 ft (200 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 55613
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 658185[1]

Schroeder is an unincorporated community in Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The Cross River flows through the heart of Schroeder.

Schroeder is located 30 miles southwest of the city of Grand Marais; and 53 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors.

Minnesota Highway 61 serves as a main route in the community.

Temperance River State Park and the Superior Hiking Trail are both nearby.

History

Two landmarks in Schroeder are Lamb's resort (previously Stickney's) and the Cross River Lumber Company. The lumber mill is now closed. It was owned and operated by Robert Silver for many years. Bob had a long history in Schroeder. He cruised timber for the Schroeder company as a younger man. You can read about it in the book "Cutting Across Time". The Schroeder Lumber Company Bunkhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is also near the town. It is the last remaining structure of a logging camp that existed from 1895 through 1905.

At the mouth of the Cross River is the place where Frederic Baraga safely washed ashore on a boat during a storm in 1846. In thanks he left a cross, now replaced by a granite one.

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