Brule River Historic Marker
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The Brule River Historic Marker
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Brule River
Trail Name: Inland Waterways
Nearest Address: County Hwy S at the Brule River
Nearest City: Solon Springs
County: Douglas
Zip Code: 54873
Latitude: N 46° 26.077'
Longitude: W 091° 40.485'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Historic marker at Stone's Bridge Canoe Landing that reads:'The Brule River has served as a passageway between Lake Superior and the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers for many centuries. The Indians traveled this route long before the first white man. DuLhut, passed through in June of 1680. A few of the better known explores, voyageurs, traders and missionaries who passed this way were John Carver 1767; Jean Baptista Cadotta 1780; Henry Schoolcraft 1832; and Pierre La Sueur 1893. The upstream journey was difficult as the canoes were ploed against the current and the rapids were portaged. The river was also used to float logs downstream to a sawmill during the 1890s. In 1907 the Brule River State Forest was established along the entire length of this river to protect this priceless wilderness heritage.'
 
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Nearby
Attractions (3)
Brule / St. Croix Portage
Brule River Historic Marker
Solon Springs Historical Museum
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