The scenic route : building Minnesota's North Shore / Arnold R. Alanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alanen, Arnold R. (Arnold Robert), Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Shore Scenic Drive (Minn.)--History.

North Shore Scenic Drive (Minn.).

North Shore Scenic Drive (Minn.)--Description and travel.

Arrowhead Region (Minn.)--History.

Arrowhead Region (Minn.).

Arrowhead Region (Minn.)--Description and travel.

Superior, Lake, Region--History.

Superior, Lake, Region.

Superior, Lake, Region--Description and travel.

United States Highway 61--History.

United States Highway 61.

United States Highway 61--Description and travel.

Physical Description:

x, 514 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2025]

Summary:

"The Scenic Route is a field guide to the cultural landscape of the North Shore Scenic Drive and a journey deep into its evolution from ancient wilderness to All-American Road. Arnold R. Alanen explores the built environment-from cabins and resorts to parks, logging operations, lighthouses, and beyond-and shares stories from the people who shaped the cultural heritage along Minnesota's North Shore"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: From footpaths and mail trails to a scenic byway

Dogs, horses, and mail along the North Shore Trail

A road and a bridge to Canada, 1900-1917

A state, federal, and international highway, 1918-1929

The North Shore during depression and war, 1930-1945

On the road again, and again, 1946-2024

St. Louis County

Lake County

Cook County.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-490) and index.

ISBN:

9780816641383

0816641382

9780816641390

0816641390

OCLC:

1453070962