Burntside Lake, Long Island
Credit: Darcy Kiefel
The forests, lakes and wild rivers of the upper Midwest have inspired some of America's great conservation writers. Minnesota's Sigurd Olson raised an eloquent voice for wilderness protection and helped draft the Wilderness Act of 1964. On the 40th anniversary of the Act, TPL purchased Long Island in Minnesota's Burntside Lake, at the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and across from Listening Point, where Olson forged his notion that wild lands provide spiritual experiences vital to modern civilization. Using the Northwoods Land Protection Fund, TPL acted quickly to purchase the island until federal funds could be found, and in October, 2008 the island was added to Superior National Forest.
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more »Listening Point, the site where writer Sigurd Olson had a private retreat, is easily reached from nearby Ely, MN by taking MN-1W/MN-169 S and turning right onto Grant-McMahan Blvd. After 2.3 miles turn left onto Co Road 404 and follow it along the shore of Burntside Lake until you reach listening point road which will take you to the historic site and give you a view of the nearby Long Island.
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