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","name":"Lindford Ditch Grade"},{"name":"Mannilas Summer Road","text":"Closed to vehicles over 2000 lbs GVW"},{"text":"open to vehicles under 2,000 LBs GVW","name":"Pine Island Road West"}]},"bbox":{"epsg:4326":[-94.442835,47.840218,-93.764802,48.702437]},"last_updated":"2026-06-09 13:57:42.738765-05","notes":[],"area":900153,"activities":{"snowmobiling_miles":0,"hunting":1,"mountain_biking":0,"horseback_miles":0,"cross_country_ski":1,"swimming":0,"ohm_miles":0,"horseback":0,"fishing_pier":0,"ohm":0,"atv_class_1":0,"campground":0,"hwt_miles":0,"orv":0,"atv_class_2_miles":0,"atv_class_2":0,"orv_miles":0,"fishing":1,"snowshoeing":1,"dog_sledding":0,"camping_dispersed":0,"boating":1,"picnic_shelter":1,"hiking_miles":168,"canoe_kayak":1,"picnic_area":1,"mountain_biking_miles":0,"hwt":0,"atv_class_1_miles":0,"snowmobiling":1,"dog_sledding_miles":0,"cross_country_ski_miles":2.5,"boat_ramp":1,"hiking":1},"established":1933,"facilities":[],"forest_id":80,"id":"sft00040","maps":[{"url":"https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_forests/sft00040.pdf","for":"sft00040","type":"pdf","title":"state forest map and guide"},{"type":"geopdf","for":"sft00040","url":"https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_forests/sft00040_geo.pdf","title":"state forest map"}],"nearby_destinations":[{"type":"state_park","url":"/state_parks/big_bog/index.html","name":"Big Bog State Recreation Area"},{"name":"Red Lake Peatland SNA","type":"sna","url":"/snas/sna02009/index.html"},{"type":"ohv_trail","url":"/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=5","name":"Blue Ox Trail"},{"type":"state_forest","url":"/state_forests/sft00028/index.html","name":"Koochiching State Forest"},{"type":"sna","url":"/snas/detail.html?id=sna01098","name":"North Black River Peatland SNA"},{"name":"Big Fork River State Water Trail","url":"/watertrails/bigforkriver/index.html","type":"state_water_trail"},{"name":"South Black River Peatland SNA","url":"/snas/detail.html?id=sna02011","type":"sna"},{"url":"/snas/detail.html?id=sna02003","type":"sna","name":"Lost River Peatland SNA"}],"narratives":{"history":["After the last ice age, glacial Lake Agassiz inundated the area. As the shallow lake slowly drained to the northwest, receding waters left teardrop-shaped \"islands\" of relatively higher land which today are covered with pine and balsam fir. Surrounding these islands are forested and non-forested peatlands, bogs, and shrubs, and swamps. Many rivers and streams drain the area north to the Rainy River. ","Numerous species of orchids thrive here, with late May-early June peak viewing. Several large scientific and natural areas have been set aside to study high-quality peatlands. ","Indigenous peoples occupied the region for at least 2,500 years. The Dakota inhabited the area until the Ojibwe arrived. In the late 1800s, a group of Bois Forte Ojibwe lived along the Big Fork River in bark wigwams. Logging between the late 1880s and early 1900s profoundly transformed the area, as loggers removed millions of board feet of old growth white cedar and pine. ","Grand Mound Historic Site near International Falls is the largest Indigenous burial mound in the upper Midwest. It is comprised of five sacred burial mounds, ancient villages, and sturgeon fishing sites develop approximately 2,000 years ago. Following the wishes of descendants who revere it as a cemetery, it is open only to Native Americans for ceremonial and educational purposes. ","Northern Minnesota contains some of the largest peatlands in North America. The expansive, very flat landscape was once the bottom of Glacial Lake Agassiz, today now filled in with up to 10 feet of peat. Hordes of blood-seeking insects dominate in warmer months, making this area relatively untouched by humans. Flying over the countryside, you may see a giant grid of drainage ditches, remnants of futile attempts to drain the area. In the 1940s, the U.S. Military used these remote sites to test bombs dropped from high-altitude planes. Hillman Lake, a two-acre body of water in the middle of expansive flat peatlands, is a result of such bombing, as indicated by the discovery of an old bomb casing found in the middle of it."],"management":["From year to year, you may see changes in this forest. The DNR manages the trees, water, and wildlife in state forests to keep them healthy and meet recreational, environmental, and economic goals. Trees are harvested to make a variety of products, such as lumber and building materials, pulp for making paper, pallets, fencing, and utility poles. Through careful planning, harvesting, and planting, land managers work to improve wildlife habitat. The DNR manages state forests for everyone to use, while preventing wildfires and ensuring forests continue to keep air and water clean."],"introduction":["Pine Island State Forest, located in Koochiching County in northern Minnesota, is among the largest of Minnesota's state forests. "," Pine Island State Forest is named for the \"islands\" of pine growing on relatively higher lands surrounded by nonforested peatlands, bogs, and shrub swamps. "," Numerous species of orchids thrive in this scenic forest. Late May into June provides peak viewing for many of these beautiful wildflowers. "," Pine Island State Forest contains numerous rivers and streams, including the scenic and historic Big Fork State Water Trail, also noted for fishing. An old Indigenous portage from the Tamarac River to the Sturgeon River is yet visible, as are well-defined trails between islands. "," There are several small day-use areas within the forest. "," See state forest map to more information and directions."],"landscape":["Pine Island State Forest is among the largest of Minnesota's state forests. The landscape is fairly flat, covered by boreal forests and bogs and highly productive wildlife habitat. The Upper and Lower Red Lake system is Minnesota's third largest lake by area, covering 427 square miles."]}}}