About the Area

Population:

Hospitals:

Each county in our territory has world class health care available.

• Mercy Hospital & Health Care Center
• Gateway Family Health Clinic
• Kanabec Hospital

Schools:

• Moose Lake Community Schools (K-12)
• East Central School District (K-12)
• Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools (K-12)

Trains & Airports:

• Moose Lake Carlton County Airport
• Duluth International Airport (40 miles north of Moose Lake)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (90 miles south of Moose Lake)

Parks, Preserves, Rivers & Lakes:

North eastern Minnesota offers many opportunities to interact with the outdoors.

• Banning State Park
• Audubon Center of the Northwoods
• Moose Lake State Park

Entertainment:

The area offers a variety of entertainment opportunities.

• Grand Casino - Hinckley
• Black Bear Casino
• Other area attractions include theaters, museums, and many seasonal festivals.

Interesting Facts:

• Our territory was affected by the 1918 Cloquet fire
• Lake Superior agate, the oldest of the world's agates is approximately 1.1 billion years old
• Halfway point along the Willard Munger State Trail, the longest paved trail in the country

Area Weather:

The Moose Lake area offers four distinct seasons. Highs in the summer average in the upper 70s and the lows in the winter average in the upper teens.

Cities in My Territory:

Moose Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Willow River, Sandstone, Hinckley, Mora, McGrath, McGregor, Tamarack, Atkinson, Wrenshall, Holyoke, Bruno.

For more information about the area, please visit the following websites:

www.mooselake-mn.com

www.co.pine.mn.us

www.dnr.state.mn.us

www.mooselakeareahistory.com