위니비고시시 호수 주변 최고의 가족 하이킹 & 워킹 코스

The portion of Minnesota State Scenic Byway 46 that passes through the Cut Foot Sioux area is known as the "Avenue of Pines" for the beautifully managed forest of red pines that line the highway.

The Cutfoot Sioux Experimental Forest is a beautiful, meticulously managed forest mostly comprising of red pines. This area was established in 1932 to conduct research on pine forest management following intensive logging during the 1800s. More information on the Cutfoot Sioux Experimental Forest: https://www.adaptivesilviculture.org/project-site/cutfoot-experimental-forest

Cut Foot Sioux Visitor Center is open all week during the summer, and runs interactive ranger programs at 11am, 1pm, and 7pm on Wednesdays. Public restrooms and picnic tables are available, and there is easy access to Cut Foot Sioux Lake and the extensive network of nearby trails. The Visitor is open on weekends from when the fishing season opens until Memorial Day.

Simpson Creek was named after Sam Simpson, a successful logger who established many logging camps in the Cut Foot Sioux area between 1907 and 1908. The creek empties into Cut Foot Sioux Lake, one of Minnesota's innumerable glacial lakes.

This trail is listed as a "winter trail" in the National Park Service brochure. It may be flooded in the summer, or it may follow an esker – a raised ridge above water level naturally formed by glaciers. Weather permitting this makes a great lakeside ski or snowshoe trek.

Cut Foot Sioux Lake is a popular spot for loons, osprey, and eagles. The name "Cut Foot Sioux" is adapted from the Ojibwe name given to the lake, referencing the death of a Sioux warrior in 1748. (Ojibwe, Ojibwa, or Chippewa are all words for the group of indigenous people in Northern Minnesota).

Simpson Creek was named after Sam Simpson, a successful logger who established many logging camps in the Cut Foot Sioux area between 1907 and 1908. The trail navigates along the creek, between red and white pines that were sought by loggers for their straight trunks, along swamps, and looks out over the lake.