Nope, not Enger Park. Another clue: It’s not anything obvious. It’s pretty obscure. I needed several maps in order to find out this spot actually has a name.
I know it’s a US Army Corps of Engineers benchmark, however, benchmark databases aren’t always complete or accessible online. The the location information should be here, but if course the file is MIA. It might be located in here, but “150” isn’t the standard naming convention. The “Duluth Minn” designation doesn’t appear to be limited to use in Duluth, but if Paul selected a location in Michigan for the “Where in Duluth” contest, that’d just be mean.
Can someone please post the answer to this so I can move on with my life?
As fun as this sounds, I went through several of the reports from the cleanup and found one of their maps. This “Park & Outlook” looks like it runs the northwest edge of the point yet was as close as I could come. What do you have? And by the way, thanks for sucking up an hour of my day. I was happy with the first find so had to keep going.
The only map I have seen that names Spirit Lake Point is in a 1978 study called Flora and Fauna of the Western Waterfront Trail. It notes Spirit Lake Point as home to a Yellow-headed Blackbird colony.
Also, at some point someone in the GIS lab at the Natural Resources Research Institute mapped it on Google. It looks like it’s a spot in the middle of Spirit Lake on this map, but we are dealing with a marshy area, so I guess parts of the point are underwater.
Here is the only other useful reference I can find pertaining to Spirit Lake Point on the Internet:
By the way, if you like goslings, which you do because they are adorable little furry yellow things, now is a good time to visit Spirit Lake Point. Not only did I find this family yesterday …
… but there were several pairs of geese without goslings that were annoyed by me being around, so I assume those couples are all on the verge of a hatch.
On or near the old lighthouse on the end of Minnesota Point.
I thought it was closer to the old cabin than to the lighthouse. It’s near the harbor side of the point.
Here is your first hint: It is on a point, but not Minnesota Point.
Enger Park
Nope, not Enger Park. Another clue: It’s not anything obvious. It’s pretty obscure. I needed several maps in order to find out this spot actually has a name.
Good Luck.
Looks like a fun tour.
As far as I can tell, the area in question is not referenced on Baci’s links.
Here’s a photo that might make this just a little easier.
Holy crap is this one driving me crazy!
I know it’s a US Army Corps of Engineers benchmark, however, benchmark databases aren’t always complete or accessible online. The the location information should be here, but if course the file is MIA. It might be located in here, but “150” isn’t the standard naming convention. The “Duluth Minn” designation doesn’t appear to be limited to use in Duluth, but if Paul selected a location in Michigan for the “Where in Duluth” contest, that’d just be mean.
Can someone please post the answer to this so I can move on with my life?
In other news, finding benchmarks is a co-hobby of geocaching.
Indian Point Campground
Indian Point Campground is a good guess, but incorrect. I’m not kidding when I say this one is difficult.
BadCat, I guarantee my “Where in Duluth?” is within the city limits of Duluth, Minnesota.
Wisconsin Point, by the Superior Entry.
Oh, nevermind.
That looks like it’s by a rest stop/pullover between Gary New Duluth and Fond du Lac.
It is not by a rest stop/pullover, and it is not in Fond du Lac. But it is in Gary-New Duluth.
So, that narrows it down to this area:
Boyscout Landing/Birchwood Park?
The site of the old US Steel plant in between Morgan Park and Gary New Duluth. On the point that separates Spirit and Mud ‘Lakes’.
Odd … Your last post was not there when I wrote my guess!!!
Andy has correctly identified the spot, which is an achievement all by itself.
However, he has not successfully named this point.
It’s not named on most maps, but it does have a name.
Wire Mill Wetland Park & Outlook.
That’s not what I was looking for, but you might be right. Where did you find that name?
As fun as this sounds, I went through several of the reports from the cleanup and found one of their maps. This “Park & Outlook” looks like it runs the northwest edge of the point yet was as close as I could come. What do you have? And by the way, thanks for sucking up an hour of my day. I was happy with the first find so had to keep going.
It’s called Spirit Lake Point.
The only map I have seen that names Spirit Lake Point is in a 1978 study called Flora and Fauna of the Western Waterfront Trail. It notes Spirit Lake Point as home to a Yellow-headed Blackbird colony.
Also, at some point someone in the GIS lab at the Natural Resources Research Institute mapped it on Google. It looks like it’s a spot in the middle of Spirit Lake on this map, but we are dealing with a marshy area, so I guess parts of the point are underwater.
Here is the only other useful reference I can find pertaining to Spirit Lake Point on the Internet:
By the way, if you like goslings, which you do because they are adorable little furry yellow things, now is a good time to visit Spirit Lake Point. Not only did I find this family yesterday …
… but there were several pairs of geese without goslings that were annoyed by me being around, so I assume those couples are all on the verge of a hatch.