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Guide to Marcell,
Minnesota
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Location:
Marcell is located 20 miles north of Grand
Rapids on State Highway 38, which is the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic
Byway. The township comprises 56 square miles of the most scenic area
of Northern Minnesota and includes all or part of 48 lakes.
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History: The Marcell area was first surveyed in 1870. Lumbermen like T. B. Walker took up land in the late 1870's and early 1880's. John Lundeen from Wisconsin filed for homestead in 1899 and was the first settler to offer a final proof of his claim. He and his wife Katie moved to an area near Marcell on Big Turtle Lake in 1901, where he built a store, a home, a restaurant and a sawmill intended to service homesteaders and people working for the Itasca Lumber Company. By the end of 1901, the railroad had completed a railroad spur to the lake and put two steamboats into Big Turtle to load logs. In 1902, Katie Lundeen applied for a Post Office to be named Turtle Lake. The postal authorities said there were too many Turtle Lake post offices in Northern Minnesota, so she submitted her application with the name Marcell, a name honoring Andrew Marcell, the first conductor on the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railroad, more commonly known as the "Gut and Liver". In 1905 a petition was presented to the Itasca County Board of Commissioners to establish the township of Big Turtle Lake, and the first election was held in 1906. The first supervisors of the township board were Oscar Harbin, John Sundloff, and Matt Zimmer. Albert Jaynes was elected treasurer, and John Lundeen was elected town clerk. One of the first orders of business was to change the name of the township from Big Turtle to Marcell. The town of Marcell at the Big Turtle Lake location did not remain there long. Lundeen's store, post office, and warehouse burned in 1910. The Deer River News reported a loss of $4,000, a considerable amount at that time. "Old Marcell" was no more. Today none of the old buildings remain. Being an astute businessman, John Lundeen decided to rebuild in the area where the present community of Marcell now exists. There had been plans to extend the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railroad from Alder to the Canadian border, serving the towns along the way, and this would have put Lundeen's new store in an advantageous spot. In 1914, Marcell built its first school, which was replaced by a larger school building in 1936. In 1957 the school district closed its many rural elementary schools, and elementary students now attend school at North Elementary School near Talmoon, and high school students are bussed into Deer River. The railroad ceased running into Marcell in 1933, and was followed by the construction of Highway 38 which supplied a direct route to Grand Rapids and Bigfork. This opened up the area to tourism and many resorts came into being and flourished. Camp Idlewood, started in 1912 by Walter and Rose Stickler, was one of the better known operations and had a wide following. There were 33 guest cottages with rates of $12 per day per person for room and board.
Another noteworthy resort in the Marcell area is Arcadia Park. Located on the west side of Big Turtle Lake, Arcadia has one of the most spectacular views in all of Northern Minnesota. Started in 1922 as a community of individual homes and cabins, Arcadia soon had a main lodge and cabins to rent. Electricity came to Marcell in after World War II in 1945, and the area flourished.
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Schools: In 1914, Marcell built its first school, which was replaced by a larger school building in 1936. In 1957 the school district closed its many rural elementary schools, and elementary students now attend school at North Elementary School near Talmoon, and high school students are bussed into Deer River. |
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Celebrate
our northern hospitality, hometown pride and the treasures of
our natural heritage. Minnesota, midway between America's east
and west coast, is the home to 12,000 lakes. It is filled with
beautiful country and all the pleasures of the four seasons. The
Edge of the Wilderness is the rustic slice of this great state,
with more than 1,000 lakes and one mighty river nearby, all in
landscapes of remarkable natural beauty. There are still more
trees than people here -- offering you classic northwoods
seclusion. The Edge offers some of Minnesota's most popular
fishing, camping, trail, winter sports and resort opportunities.
Take a fresh look!
Arcadia
Lodge has been a Minnesota resort vacation tradition since 1922.
We invite you to start your own family tradition here as well.
Big
Timber Resort on North Star Lake offers 7 modern lakefront
housekeeping cabins with 2 or 3 bedrooms. The resort
features 450' of shallow sand beach and a fantastic children's
playground.
Buckhorn
is a unique group of five chalet-like cottages nestled among the
tall pines along the shore of Caribou Lake. A new addition
is a large log cabin, open year-round. Originally an early
hunting & fishing camp, it has become a quiet, secluded
hideaway for vacationers seeking privacy and relaxation.
The well-spaced cottages along 1,000 feet of Caribou's shoreline
assure this luxury. Our guests have the availability of
quiet walks on our nature trails, mushroom & berry picking,
or swimming, canoeing and fishing on the exceptionally clear
waters of Caribou Lake. Fishing continues to be a big
attraction and many guests take advantage of the variety of
fishing provided by the many lakes within a few miles of
Buckhorn.
Camp
Jack-The-Horse Resort offers 5 modern housekeeping cabins on
Jack The Horse Lake with either 2 or 3 bedrooms. The lake
is surrounded by mostly undeveloped federal land, and Camp Jack
The Horse is the only resort on the lake. The resort specializes
in providing a peaceful, relaxing retreat from everyday noise
and disturbances.
Featured
in the June 1998 National Motor Homes 30th Anniversary Magazine
Hillcrest
Resort on Hatch and Turtle Lakes offers 7 modern housekeeping
cabins with two or three bedrooms. The lodge has
comfortable guest rooms, available year round for "Bed and
Breakfast." Lodge open year around, restaurant, gift
shop, game room, playground, beach and much more. Great Large
& Smallmouth Bass, Northern, Walleye, Crappie and Bluegill
Fishing.
If
you are looking for a great family vacation, with excellent
fishing, lots of activities, and a very nice spacious vacation
cabins while remaining in a quiet, relaxing north woods setting,
look no further. We provide all this and more on 28
beautiful acres! We are nestled in with some of the
largest pine trees in the heart of the Chippewa National Forest
right off of one of the most scenic roads in the state, the Edge
of the Wilderness Scenic Byway 38.
North
Star Lake Resort welcomes you to your vacation home away from
home. Relax amidst the beauty and solitude of Minnesota's great
Northwoods. Located next to the Edge of the Wilderness
National Scenic Byway, we are inside the 400,000- acre Chippewa
National Forest. There are more than 1,200 lakes within a
50-mile radius!
Richie's
Marcell Inn offers comfortable motel rooms with direct access to
three area snowmobile trails. Restaurant, liquor lounge, gift
shop, game room, live music. Great fishing in the immediate
area.
Timberwolf
Inn is a newer 12 unit,
The
Marcell Ranger Station was constructed between 1934 and 1936 by
the Civilian Conservation Corps from the Inger and Day Lake CCC
Camps. The Corps worked under the direction of the United States
Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The facility was built
to serve as the administrative headquarters for the Marcell
Ranger District, which was established in 1933-34. Originally
consisting of six Rustic Style buildings, only five remain
today. The Main Office was replaced in 1967 by the current
office building.
The
Northern Itasca Joint Powers Board is comprised of five units of
government in northeast Minnesota within Itasca County. The
communities associated with the board lie 225 miles north of
Minneapolis/St. Paul and 135 miles west of the seaport of Lake
Superior, Duluth. The population of the area, commonly referred
to as the "Edge of the Wilderness", is relatively
sparse, with approximately 2,000 people residing in total. The
population increases during the summer months with an influx of
seasonal residents drawn to the numerous lakes for which the
area is noted.