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High Falls

Grand Portage State Park, Minnesota
· The first barrier upstream from Lake Superior
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High Falls and nearly 20 miles of other falls and rapids made river travel impossible for Indians and fur traders. The Indians developed “The Grand Portage,” meaning “the great carrying place,” a nine-mile trail that bypassed the falls and rapids to the inland waterways.
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Grand Portage State Park, Minnesota
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