National Forest · USFS · MN · Roosevelt connection
Superior National Forest
Alerts and conditions
All clear. The managing agency, the National Weather Service and wildfire reporting show no current alerts.
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
The Roosevelt connection
Protected by T.R.
- : as President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside Superior National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1909.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- February 13, 1909: Proclamation 848, “Setting Apart the Superior National Forest, Minnesota.” Today’s site began with this document. Home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Proclamation 848 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations
What to see and do
Plan your visit
Check the USDA Forest Service for current hours, fees and access.
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
Pair it with
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore NPS · 71 miles
- Grand Portage National Monument NPS · 78 miles
- Voyageurs National Park NPS · 79 miles
- Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 88 miles
- North Country National Scenic Trail NPS · 108 miles
- Chequamegon National Forest USFS · 111 miles