Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 37,600 at the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is Crookston, and the largest community is East Grand Forks.
Not to be confused with Cook, Minnesota in Saint Louis County.
Bois Forte Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation formed for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.
The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of hills or small mountains on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota, extending about 30 miles (50 km) from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the west, to Grand Marais on the east.
Carlton Peak is a summit in the Sawtooth Mountains in southern Tofte Township, Cook County, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. In 1848 Reuben B. Carlton of Fond du Lac, Minnesota, ascended the peak with Col. Charles Whittlesey, who was participating in a geological survey expedition. In appreciation Whittlesey named the mountain in Carlton's honor. Carlton Peak is now a Day Use area of Temperance River State Park and requires a valid Minnesota State Park sticker per sign on road south side of peak.
WLSN is a radio station licensed to Grand Marais, Minnesota. The station is owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), and airs MPR's "News and Information" network, originating from KNOW in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
WMLS is a radio station licensed to Grand Marais, Minnesota. The station is owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), and airs MPR's "Classical Music Network", originating from KSJN in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
The Brule River is a river of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Brule River originates at Vista Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and flows 40.4 miles (65.0 km) east and southeast, terminating at Lake Superior approximately 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Grand Marais, Minnesota, within the boundaries of Judge C. R. Magney State Park. A major tributary is the South Brule River, which rises at the east end of Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The Cascade River is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km) river in northeastern Minnesota, United States. Running through Cook County, it debouches into Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Lutsen. Its lower courses flow through Cascade River State Park.
The Cross River is a 20.4-mile-long (32.8 km) river in northern Minnesota, the United States. It is a direct tributary of Lake Superior.
The Devil Track River is an 8.7-mile-long (14.0 km) river in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It begins at the outlet of Devil Track Lake and flows southeast to Lake Superior east of Croftville.
The Fall River is a 3.3-mile-long (5.3 km) stream in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It drops 860 feet (260 m) in elevation to Lake Superior over the final 2.2 miles (3.5 km) of its course.
The Greenwood River is a tributary of the Brule River of Minnesota in the United States. It rises at the outlet of Greenwood Lake and flows south 7.1 miles (11.4 km) to the Brule River.
The Kadunce River is an 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km) stream in northeastern Minnesota, the United States, flowing into Lake Superior.
The Kelso River is a 4.0-mile-long (6.4 km) stream in northern Minnesota, the United States. It flows entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Superior National Forest, ending at Sawbill Lake. Water from the Kelso River flows via Sawbill Creek to the Temperance River and thence to Lake Superior.
The Onion River is a 6.1-mile-long (9.8 km) stream in northeastern Minnesota, the United States, flowing directly into Lake Superior.
The Sawbill Creek is a 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km) stream in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It rises at the outlet of Sawbill Lake and is a tributary of the Temperance River.
The Tait River is a 12.8-mile-long (20.6 km) river in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It is a tributary of the Poplar River.
The Two Island River is a 15.0-mile-long (24.1 km) river in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It flows into Lake Superior at Taconite Harbor.
Wadena Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north-northeast of Wadena, Minnesota. It was closed in 1970.
