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archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
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 The Mouth of the Gooseberry River

   November 19, 2020


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   Photographer:  Dale Hugo
   Summary Author:  Dale Hugo

   Seen above is the  Gooseberry River, Minnesota as it empties into
    Lake Superior. The beach is mostly  rhyolite. The sturdy
    basalt-built pump house on top of the patio at center-right was
   completed in 1940 by the  Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which
    built most of the park back in the late '30s. The  park offices
   and buildings including the interpretive center were closed this day
   due to  COVID-19 restrictions, but the trails were open. This photo
   was taken from the  Gitchie-Gummi trail on the north side of the
   river.  Drainage basins of the rivers on the  North Shore are
   small, so during dry spells, the rivers' flow is pretty low. Rivers
   closer to Canada have large drainage basins and, therefore steadier,
   stronger flows; less affected by droughts. The basalt pillars on the
   lava rock ledge extending out into Lake Superior were built by the CCC
   and support massive chains between them. They're about 6 feet (2 m)
   high. On a summer day, many people would be on the rocks and beach
   searching for  agates and skipping stones.
     * Gooseberry River, Minnesota Coordinates:  47.142778, -91.456944

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