The aerial lift bridge is owned and operated by the City of Duluth on Congressional permit. The Ship Canal and grounds are under the authority of the Lake Superior Area Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Minnesota Point, also called Park Point, is a well-known Duluth neighborhood that has a population of about 1,500; it is a major year-round recreational area with beaches and an airport. You can see the light edge of the sand beach parallel to the edge of the photograph. Minnesota Point is located at the western tip of Lake Superior, at the mouth of its largest tributary, the St. Louis River. Minnesota Point, seven miles long and averaging 500 feet wide, is geologically part of a continuous, sandy, bay mouth bar that stretches between Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. The middle of the bar is submerged, creating the natural entry that separates Minnesota Point on the northwest from Wisconsin Point on the southeast. This bar was formed by two processes: primarily by sands carried from the South Shore and deposited by lake currents, and secondarily by sediment deposited by the St. Louis and Nemadji rivers. There are erosion and flood problems on the two sides of Minnesota Point. Most of the Minnesotas Lake Superior shore consists of rock and red clay. The vast sandy beach of Minnesota Point is not common. Shifts in dunes and breaks in dune line can occur in just a few hours. If a blow hole forms in a dune line, up to 3,000 cubic feet of sand can shift during a single storm. Vegetation can help prevent dune erosion. Dunes are extremely important in controlling wind erosion on Minnesota Point. To protect the dunes, it is essential to control pedestrian traffic and prohibit the use of vehicles. If it is necessary to cross dunes, the use of designated trails with boardwalks or bark mulch can minimize damage.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The aerial lift bridge is owned and operated by the City of Duluth on Congressional permit. The Ship Canal and grounds are under the authority of the Lake Superior Area Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Minnesota Point, also called Park Point, is a well-known Duluth neighborhood that has a population of about 1,500; it is a major year-round recreational area with beaches and an airport. You can see the light edge of the sand beach parallel to the edge of the photograph. Minnesota Point is located at the western tip of Lake Superior, at the mouth of its largest tributary, the St. Louis River. Minnesota Point, seven miles long and averaging 500 feet wide, is geologically part of a continuous, sandy, bay mouth bar that stretches between Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. The middle of the bar is submerged, creating the natural entry that separates Minnesota Point on the northwest from Wisconsin Point on the southeast. This bar was formed by two processes: primarily by sands carried from the South Shore and deposited by lake currents, and secondarily by sediment deposited by the St. Louis and Nemadji rivers. There are erosion and flood problems on the two sides of Minnesota Point. Most of the Minnesotas Lake Superior shore consists of rock and red clay. The vast sandy beach of Minnesota Point is not common. Shifts in dunes and breaks in dune line can occur in just a few hours. If a blow hole forms in a dune line, up to 3,000 cubic feet of sand can shift during a single storm. Vegetation can help prevent dune erosion. Dunes are extremely important in controlling wind erosion on Minnesota Point. To protect the dunes, it is essential to control pedestrian traffic and prohibit the use of vehicles. If it is necessary to cross dunes, the use of designated trails with boardwalks or bark mulch can minimize damage.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A aerial photographic map of Mora Minnesota showing the potential growth area, pointing out several different streets, Highways, the Fair Grounds, and the Central Business Area.
Aerial photograph of Lake Minnetonka created from 134 separate photographs. Names are added for towns and villages, lakes and bays, points and islands, and water depths are marked. Area included stretches east to Glen Lake, south to Lake Minnewashta and Lake Zumbra, west to King's Point, and north to Stubbs Bay. Scale indicates distance in feet and miles, dated 1949.
Aerial photograph of Lake Minnetonka with names added for towns and villages, lakes and bays, points and islands. Scale is 1" equals 4.65 miles. Advertisement for Harry Smith, Burnett Realty, contains his photo and contact information, date of photography April 1989.
This black and white aerial photograph is centered over the Bartholomew House at 6901 Lyndale Avenue, which is now the site of the Richfield History Center. The image also shows a large portion of Wood Lake.
This black-and-white aerial photograph, roll 3A, photo number 39, shows a square area of Richfield and the northern portion of Bloomington, Minnesota. The area is approximately bounded by Minnesota Highway 62, 12th Avenue South, West 84th Street, and Penn Avenue.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. The village of Johnsburg is located on the west side of Section 32. County Road 6 and County Road 7 intersect on the east side of Sections 29 and 32. St. John's Catholic Church and Cemetery are on the west side of Section 32, beside the Johnsburg School. Rural School District 6 is located on the northwest corner of Section 32. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 18 travels north to south through these township sections. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 15, 16, 21 and 22 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Roads 7 and 5 border these sections. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 shows farmland, trees, homes and County Road 5. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 shows farmland, trees, homes and County Roads 6 and 18. Rural School 71 is located on east side of Section 26. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Roads 5 and 6. Rural School District 72 is located on the west side of Section 27. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. Adams was originally platted in 1868 in Section 11. County Road 7 and State Highway 56 provide transportation routes through these sections. Adams School District 8 is located in Section 11. The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located south of Adams on Section 11, one block south of Catholic Church. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad traveled along the south side of Adams, parallel with State Highway 56. This image produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 5 and 7 border the township sections, and State Highway 56 cuts diagonally through along with the railroad. The Little Cedar Lutheran Church and Little Cedar Cemetery rest on the south side of Section 4, near the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad line that cuts diagonally through these sections towards Adams. Rural School District 7 is located on the west side of Section 9. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Adams Township Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 5 intersects with State Highway 56, which travels along side the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad cutting southeast towards Adams. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Austin Township Sections 15, 16, 21 and 22 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Roads 28 and 29. Cedar City Cemetery is located in Section 22. Austin Township Town Hall stands on the east side of Section 16. Prairie View Rural School District 128 located on the northwest corner of Section 22. KAUS Radio Station and tower operate along State Highway 105. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Austin Township Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 21 and 28 provide transportation routes for this area. Pleasant View Rural School 55 is located in the center of Section 17. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Austin Township Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. Varco Station, established in 1875, served the community for a short time on the south side of Section 26, along the routes of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and the Chicago Great Western Railroad that travel south into Iowa. County Roads 4 and 29 and Federal Highway 218 serve as transportation routes in these sections. Enterprise Rural School District 29 is located on the west side of Section 25. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Austin Township Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Road 4. Cedar City School stands on the southeast corner of Section 29. Cedar City Cemetery rests on Section 32. Austin Country Club is in the southwest corner of Section 31. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Austin Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 3; County Road 29; County Road 45; County Road 58; Federal Highway 218; Neveln School is located on Section 1 within city limits. Woodson Rural School District 26 is located on the southwest corner of Section 1. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad cuts diagonally southeast through the county to Le Roy. It also shares a line with the Chicago Great Western Railroad traveling south into Iowa and to the north on separate lines. Austin Airport on east side of Section 1. East Side Lake (man-made lake) located on Section 2. Mill Pond (man-made); agriculture; business district. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-07-16
Description:
Aerial View of Austin Township Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. The Mower County Courthouse and County Seat are located in the City of Austin. County Roads 23, 29 and 51 provide routes of transportation in this area. Shaw School rests on the south side of Section 3, and Banfield School District 27 stands on Section 4. Austin High School and Central Grade School are in the heart of the city in Section 3. Austin's Junior College is located on the north side of Section 3. Calvary Catholic Cemetery lies on Section 10 beside State Highway 105. East Side Lake (a man-made lake) is located on Section 2. The Mower County Pioneer Historical and Agricultural Society, established in 1947, and the Mower County Fairgrounds stand on the southeast quarter of Section 4. Calvary Cemetery lies along the west side of Turtle Creek in the center of Section 10, east of State Highway 105. Horace Austin State Park, established in 1914, and Mill Pond (a man-made lake) are located on the north corner of Section 3. The Chicago Great Western Railroad travels north and south of Austin. Austin Acres, a subsistence homestead project, was built west of Turtle Creek on Section 9. Marcussen Park is on the southeast side of Austin. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.