Crow Wing River

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The Crow Wing River rises in a chain of ten lakes in southern Hubbard County and flows about 160 km south-east before he left side opens at Crow Wing State Park, northwest of Little Falls in the Mississippi River.

Its name is an inexact translation of the word Gaagaagiwigwani - ziibi (about: "River of Rabenfeder ") of the Ojibwe Native American language. A wing-shaped island near the mouth of the river gave its name. Because of the many campgrounds, many unpaved shorelines and shallow waters of rarely more than a meter of the Crow Wing River is a popular family attraction, especially for canoeing enthusiastic boaters.

Landscape

The banks of the river landscape is characterized by mostly dense pine forests. With increasing river the banks are higher, the run turns south. The landscape of the cliché of the natural landscape of the American Midwest.

History

Originally, the region was inhabited by Dakota before displaced since about 1700 Ojibwa, from the eastern regions migrated to this area. At the beginning of the 19th century, the river and its surroundings were mostly settlement area of ​​the Ojibwa. Some grave fields of Native Americans have survived until today.

In 1700 discovered the first fur traders, the area, in 1792 a trading hub in Wadena was supported by the North West Company built. Trade routes crossed the river nearby and found an important link between the region and Fort Garry in Winnipeg dar.

The dense forests of the region made ​​the not so coincidentally named town of Nimrod (Minnesota) became an important center of the timber trade in the late 19th century. Today, the region is mainly frequented by tourists - and of indigenous people because of the wild rice resources in the area.