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Camp Rabideau National Historic Landmark represents the best preserved of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the nation. Part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's mammoth "New Deal", Camp Rabideau was one of the 2, 650 camps established across the country in 1935. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) gave more than a quarter of a million young men, many of them unemployed and just scraping by during the Great Depression... some skills, some money, some happy memories. CAmps were run jointly by the U. S. Forest Service, which manage the camps today, adn the U.S. Army, which commanded the camps. Enjoy a self-guided walk through the camp or hosts provide tours as well. Interpretive displays highlight the buildings and hisotry of the area and hosts are available to give tours. A picnic shelter is available and hiking trail winds through the camp area.
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The spirit of the Civilian Conservation Corps can be found in the notched logs and hammered iron of the Chippewa National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Cass Lake, Minn. This historic landmark embodies the craftsmanship of men like Ike Boekenoogen, Nels Bergley and the boys of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 705, Pike Bay Camp.
The Norway Beach Recreation Area is located four miles east of Cass Lake, Minnesota on U.S. Highway 2. The recreation area offers camping sites located in four campground loops; Norway Beach, Chippewa, Wanaki and Cass Lake. Interpretive trails, sandy beaches, a paved biking trail, boat ramps, a reservable picnic shelter and the Norway Beach Visitor Center are all nestled among red and white pines. There are also showers. Electric sites in the Chippewa loop only. | There is NO dump station Area Map
Marcell area is 28 miles north of Grand Rapids, Minnesota within the Chippewa National Forest. The Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center located in Marcell, MN is a visitor & environmental education center that is home to a variety of interpretive displays & exhibits about the Edge of the Wilderness National Scenic Byway and surrounding area. It includes area information, gift shop, environmental education room, outdoor amphitheater, interpretive trail fishing/wildlife-watching pier and offers free naturalist programs throughout the summer.
