John L's Old Maps / Supplementary Pages: Photos of the Source of the
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The North Country Trail which stretches from New York to North Dakota has a geographically-important segment which runs generally perpendicular to the Brule Portage Trail segment discussed in Parts 1 and 2 of this site. As we walk across the mile-wide valley that embraces the wetland which feeds both the Saint Croix and Brule Rivers, we are assisted by a boardwalk which takes us over the wet areas. This wetland is referred to as a swamp in the previous parts of this site. However, it appears for the most part to be a true bog – mostly wooded with several large open areas. There is no open-water connection between the two rivers. The last time such was the case was in the 1830s with the pond studied by Lt. James Allen of the Schoolcraft-Allen Expedition of 1832 who declared it on his map to be the "Small Source L. from which the water runs both ways." (Note the observations of Allen and Nicollet in Parts 1 and 2.) |
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