North Eastern Minnesota's 2008 Iron Range Getaway Guide - (Page 4) T H I S PAG E S P O N S O R E D BY: Oldtime Photo – WAF, Musician at Ironworld – ©EMT, Family at Minnesota Museum of Mining Display – ©IRTB Heritage and history The Iron Range is a region that is both scenic and historically significant … where visitors can enjoy tantalizing European foods and colorful stories about the immigrants who mined and shaped the land. Often referred to as the “Mesabi Range,” where rich iron ore, the basis of this country’s steel industry, has been mined for more than a century, today’s Iron Range stretches from Hibbing in the west to Hoyt Lakes in the east, with eight communities in between: Chisholm, Town of White, Mountain Iron, Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Biwabik and Aurora. While united by their common mining origins, each of these cities offer their own unique history. Several Iron Range attractions provide you the www.evelethmn.com FREE Iron Range Heritage Guide Visit www.ironrange.org or call 800-777-8497. opportunity to discover the region’s colorful ethnic heritage and explore northeastern Minnesota’s rich mining and logging history. Must-see Iron Range Historic Attractions Greyhound Bus Museum Hibbing 218.263.5814 greyhoundbusmuseum.org Hill Annex Mine State Park Calumet 218.247.7215 mnstateparks.info Hull Rust Mahoning Mine View Hibbing 218.262.4900 Ironworld Chisholm 800.372.6437 ironworld.com Minnesota Museum of Mining Chisholm 218.254.5543 Soudan Underground Mine State Park Soudan 218.753.2245 mnstateparks.info 4 http://www.evelethmn.com http://www.ironrange.org
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