Canal Park
“It’s grand here . . .”
… If one goes to the East, he sails on the great lake for days, safe from all danger, seeing new lands and enjoying the fresh air.
If one goes west he comes to a great river and no end of lakes full of rice.
If one goes south he finds a hundred streams full of beavers and some kinds of good small fish that don’t go in to the lake. There are no end of maple trees for sap, and many sweet fruits that way.
If one goes north he sees moose almost as easy to get as buffalo. There are many good spots for safe camps. So this is the center of all good things.
Do not coax me to leave, for it would be a waste of breath.”
~Chief Biauswa, on his homeland along the St. Louis River estuary
LOCATION INFO:
TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
This place is on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations. (Crowdsourced info compiled by Native-Land.ca. Please visit the nations’ websites to learn more.) We support indigenous land rights and the Land Back movement.
NOTE: The images below also include photos from the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center and Great Lakes Aquarium.
A regional man of mystery enjoying parks, trails, and other stuff around the great state of Minnesota!
