Temperance River State Park
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{{Geobox|Protected area
| name = Temperance River State Park
| category = [[Minnesota State Park]]
| category_iucn = V
| image = 020715_TemperanceRiverStatePark.jpg
| image_caption = One of the park's waterfalls.
| country = United States
| country_flag = 1
| state = Minnesota
| state_flag = 1
| state_type = State
| region_type = County
| region = [[Cook County, Minnesota|Cook]]
| city_type = City
| city = [[Schroeder Township, Minnesota|Schroeder Township]]
| lat_d = 47
| lat_m = 33
| lat_s = 15
| lat_NS = N
| long_d = 90
| long_m = 52
| long_s = 20
| long_EW = W
| area_unit = acre
| area_imperial = 5059
| area_round = 1
| established = 1957
| map_locator = Minnesota
| map = Minnesota Locator Map with US.PNG
| management_body = [[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]]
}}
[[Image:Temperance_River_CCC_Stairs.jpg||thumb|right|Original stone staircase created by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]].]]
[[Image:Superior_Hiking_Trail_temperance_bluff.jpg||thumb|right|Looking from the bluff on the [[Superior Hiking Trail]] to Cross River.]]
'''Temperance River State Park''' is a [[Minnesota]] [[List of Minnesota state parks|state park]] just north of the town of [[Schroeder Township, Minnesota|Schroeder]] on [[Minnesota State Highway 61|Highway 61]] on the [[North Shore (Lake Superior)|North Shore]] of [[Lake Superior]]. It has campsites, picnic areas, and [[hiking]] trails on both sides of the [[Temperance River]].
==History==
The Temperance River area was first permanently inhabited by Europeans in the 1830s. Settlers had to decide what to name various geographical features. When the geographical surveyors came through the area in 1864, they noticed that one particular river ran into water which was so deep that no [[sand bar]] formed at the mouth. Because there was no "bar" that river was named "Temperance."<ref>
{{cite web |url= http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/janfeb01/legacyofnames_sop.html|title= A Sense Of Place - The Legacy of Names - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Minnesota DNR|accessdate=2007-04-29 |format= |work= publisher=[[Minnesota DNR]]}}</ref>
In the 1930's, the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] built several overlooks at certain places along the riverside. In 1957, the state organized 539 acres of land into Temperance River State Park.
==Attractions==
Temperance River has two campgrounds, one on each side of the river. Both campgrounds are closer to Lake superior than most state park campgrounds near the lake. Besides the "bar-less" mouth of the river, Temperance River has three waterfalls which can be reached by footpath. The park is also one of four Minnesota state parks to allow rock climbing, along with nearby [[Tettegouche State Park]].
The [[Superior Hiking Trail]] passes through the park, following the river gorge before climbing to the top of [[Carlton Peak]], nearly 1,000 feet above Lake Superior.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/temperance_river/index.html Temperance River State Park website]
[[Category:1957 establishments]]
[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps]]
[[Category:Cook County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Minnesota state parks]]
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