Minnesota State Trails

Existing and legislatively authorized (2011)

International
Falls

Arrowhead
Ely
Tower

Grand
CJ Ramstad /
Marais
Taconite North Shore
Bemidji
Cass Lake

Grand
Rapids Gitchi-
Walker Gami
Heartland Two Harbors
Moorhead
Park Paul
Detroit
Bunyan Superior Vista

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Lakes Rapids
Duluth
Frazee
Cloquet
Cuyuna
Lakes Willard
Munger
Fergus
Falls Brainerd
Central Matthew
Lakes Lourey
Camp Ripley
Veterans Hinckley

Alexandria Osakis

Glacial Legend
Lakes Minnesota State Trails
Ortonville Paynesville
Legislatively Authorized State Trails

Appleton Willmar
Gateway Brown's Creek
Stillwater
Luce Line
Plymouth
Country View
MN River St. Paul
Hutchinson
Eden
MN Valley Prairie
Belle Mill
Towns
Redwood Plaine Red Wing
Falls

Sakatah Northfield Goodhue Pioneer

Singing
Hills Faribault
Douglas
Casey Pine
Island Great River Ridge
Jones Currie Mankato
Pipestone Rochester Eyota
Stagecoach
Lake
Prairie LaCrescent
Blufflands Trail
Wilson
Windom Wildflower Root River
Des Moines
System
Blazing Fountain Houston
River Star Shooting
(Olmsted, Winona, Fillmore and Houston Counties)
Luverne Jackson Albert Lea Star Harmony-Preston Valley
Harmony
Le Roy

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turns south and west along County Highway 39, passing by Amish farms,
which may provide trail users with the opportunity to purchase
products as well as learn about the unique Amish way of life.

• Following County Highway 38 north from the city of Wolf Lake and
following the Wolf Lake shoreline to the northwest, then continuing
west and south along County 38 until it connects with County 39.

• County Highway 39 continues south across Dead Horse Creek to

connect with State Trunk Highway 87, which continues west into the
city of Frazee. Other potential alignments include County Roads 122
and 115 as an alternative to the north of TH 87, and County Road 150 to
the south.

Segment 2B: Smoky Hills State Forest to Detroit

Lakes
Overview of the Alignment

An alternative trail alignment for this segment would remain within or close to
the Trunk Highway 34 corridor from the Smoky Hills State Forest to Detroit
Lakes. This part of the TH 34 corridor is marked by more hilly terrain and
extensive wetlands. If this alignment is selected, efforts would be made to
acquire additional land near or adjacent to the right-of-way in order to avoid
steep slopes, wetlands, and native plant communities, as well as respecting the
scenic qualities of the byway. This alignment would pass through the
unincorporated hamlet of Snellman, west of the Smoky Hills State Forest, which
offers a highway wayside rest stop, a small convenience store, and a shop selling
local crafts. It would also bring the trail close to the Tamarac National Wildlife
Refuge and several other recreational attractions found along the byway:
• Restaurant/bars with lake views at Toad Lake and Height of Land Lake
• Several working farms that offer tours, including dairy and hog farms;
• Toad Mountain Ranch, an equestrian center west of Toad Lake;
• Water tubing and paddling access to the Otter Tail River Water Trail.
This alignment would enter Detroit Lakes on the north side of U.S. 10 and the
Burlington Northern tracks. If this alignment is selected, the most efficient route
for the primary trail corridor would be to remain on the north side, with
connections to the city’s trail system along Roosevelt Avenue (see discussion of
Detroit Lakes under Segment 3 Trail Communities and Connections).

Criteria for Trail Alignment

• Work with willing landowners to acquire right-of-way that showcases

features of the landscape, focusing on providing a buffer from TH 34 .

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Lake Park
History
Like the other communities in this area, Lake Park grew up around the Northern
Pacific Railroad (now Burlington Northern Santa Fe). The Lake Superior and
Puget Sound Land Company purchased land for a station site from one of the
original settlers, Jonas Erickson, and the village grew around the station,
incorporating in 1881.
Lake Park community pool
The Community Today
Lake Park’s population was estimated at 825 in 2008. The city is the site of the
Lake Park Audubon High School. The City Park includes a large outdoor
swimming pool, as well as playground, picnic area, softball fields and restrooms.
A café, grocery store and drug store are also located in the city. The Lake Park
Area Historical Society occupies a historic building, the Amdal House.
Trail Alignment
The trail could approach the city from the east along North Street/C.R. 9, which
becomes County Highway 7. Audubon/1st Street leads to the City Park; 2nd
Street (also County 7) is the main downtown street. County 7, as the extension Lake Park central park

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of North Street at the city’s northern boundary, also continues west from Lake
Park toward Hawley.

Hawley
Hawley is located on U.S. 10, twenty miles east of Fargo-Moorhead and 23 miles
west of Detroit Lakes. The city’s population was 1,882 in 2000 and was
estimated at 1,921 in 2008. Hawley has an abundance of natural resource
amenities including the Buffalo River, parks and open space, and proximity to
lakes. Agricultural land use predominates in surrounding areas.
Several community parks provide recreational opportunities. Riverbend Park,
the largest park, is located adjacent to the Buffalo River south of Highway 10
and on the east side of the railroad tracks; it includes a playground, basketball
court, a large shelter, and two bridges across the Buffalo River. Adjacent to the
park are the Municipal Golf Course, an 18-hole, par 71 facility, a baseball
diamond and softball complex, and the Hawley Rodeo Grounds. A wayside rest
is located adjacent to the park. Several smaller parks and a municipal swimming

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Until 1906 Dilworth was a small station with a siding serving two grain elevators
and had no depot building or agent. The crowding of the Northern Pacific sites
in Fargo necessitated the selection of a new site for divisional terminal facilities
and Dilworth was chosen. By July 1906, the Northern Pacific had purchased
nearly 500 acres of land around the Dilworth siding for the new headquarters. A
main feature of the facility was the roundhouse, a huge building shaped like a
doughnut with a bite out of it. In the center of the doughnut hole was a
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