| Savanna Portage State Park | |
|---|---|
 Boat launch on Lake Shumway | |
  Location of Savanna Portage State Park in Minnesota between the St. Louis River (east) and Mississippi (west)  Savanna Portage State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Minnesota, United States |
| Coordinates | 46°50′15″N 93°9′24″W / 46.83750°N 93.15667°W |
| Area | 15,200 acres (62 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[1] |
| Established | 1961 |
| Governing body | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Savanna Portage State Park |
Savanna Portage[2] | |
 The Savanna Portage crossed this marsh without benefit of this modern boardwalk | |
| Location | Balsam Township, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Area | 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000963[2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
Savanna Portage State Park is a state park in the U.S. State of Minnesota established in 1961 to preserve the historic Savanna Portage, a difficult 6-mile (9.7 km) trail connecting the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Lake Superior. The portage trail crosses a drainage divide separating the West Savanna River, which drains to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, from the East Savanna River, which flows in an opposite direction to the Saint Louis River, Lake Superior and the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Savanna Portage was a canoe portage used by Native Americans for centuries before being used by European explorers, fur traders, Voyageurs, coureurs des bois, and missionaries of the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east. The portage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 for having state-level significance in the themes of commerce, exploration/settlement, and transportation.[3] The park which contains it is 17 miles (27 km) north and east of McGregor, Minnesota, and approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Duluth, Minnesota.
- ^ "Savanna Portage State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mitchell, Diana (March 16, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Savanna Portage" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)