The stars of this place are the St. Louis River and the CCC built swinging bridge that spans it.  The river is stained a rich brown from organic materials upstream.  It tumbles and foams down a rugged rock channel.  Geology all along here makes for impressive river cuts and lakeshores.  It makes for big floods too.  This swinging bridge has been completely rebuilt five times, the most recent after a 2012 flood that destroyed all but the piers.  The nature center/picnic pavilion is housed in another native stone CCC structure.  It has an amazing huge fireplace.

Many white tail deer call this area home. I have watched them several evenings as I am out at our “phone booth” location (reception at our site is terrible) checking in with folks.