Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
Attractions near Sturgeon Lake
Worth the trip from Sturgeon Lake: Lake Superior Zoo, 38 mi off
Roughly 852K visitors a year make it to Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. Look within 40 miles for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Sturgeon Lake. There are a zoo & aquarium, a museum and a national park site to choose from. Set 41 mi out, Mille Lacs Lake makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Mille Lacs Lake
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Lake · 41 mi west
Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
How they lie
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the northeast.
Orange: Sturgeon Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
The list runs to 14 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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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Sturgeon Lake →
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 · Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum: Somewhere On The Road of Life at en.wikipedia, Attribution
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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