Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
Attractions near Kettle River
37 mi from Kettle River, Lake Superior Zoo leads the list
Roughly 852K visitors a year make it to Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. None of our places to visit is inside Kettle River; 3 are within 40 miles. There are a zoo & aquarium, a museum and a national park site to choose from. For a full day, there is Mille Lacs Lake, 40 mi away.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Mille Lacs Lake
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Lake · 40 mi southwest
Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the northeast.
Orange: Kettle River. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
The list runs to 13 places, all within 60 miles.
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8Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
Maritime museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
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10Carlton County History and Heritage Center
County museum located in Cloquet, Minnesota.
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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Kettle River →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlton County History and Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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