Brule-St. Croix Portage

Brule-St. Croix Portage (HMT6O)

Location: Solon Springs, WI 54873 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 19.358', W 91° 48.715'

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The Brule and St. Croix rivers provide the natural water highway between Lake Superior and the Upper Mississippi. Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, in 1680 was the first white man to use this passage.

Traveling from Prairie du Chien in 1766, Jonathan Carver was advised by his Chippewa guide not to ascend the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers because he lacked enough gifts for the numerous and unfriendly Sioux along that route. Carver's party then detoured up the Chippewa River to Lac Court Oreilles, portaged to the Namekagon, traveled down stream to the St. Croix and up that river to the passage north of St. Croix Lake.

The two-mile portage between the St. Croix and Brule was used by another exploration party led by Henry Schoolcraft August 6, 1832. One of Schoolcraft's companions recorded that the Brule was a brook of clear, cold water "filled with brook trout." The Brule still is one of the best trout streams in the United States.

Erected 1962
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HM NumberHMT6O
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number120
Year Placed1962
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 6:18pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 591459 N 5130581
Decimal Degrees46.32263333, -91.81191667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 19.358', W 91° 48.715'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 19' 21.48" N, 91° 48' 42.90" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12274 S Business, Solon Springs WI 54873, US
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