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The Walking Bridge to Pike Island

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The Walking Bridge to Pike Island

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  • Location: St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

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    May 26, 2025

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    At the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, Pike Island rests below Fort Snelling’s bluffs. The Dakota call it Bdóte—“where the waters meet”—and regard it as their place of emergence. Zebulon Pike acquired the land in 1805, clearing the way for a military fort and eventually the Twin Cities. After the 1862 Dakota War, 1,600 women and children endured a winter camp here. Today a 3.7-mile trail skirts shores for hikers, anglers, and skiers.

    December 27, 2020

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    Pike Island is named after early American explorer Zubulon Pike who camped here.
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    Location: St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

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