Savanna Portage State Park

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Savanna Portage State Park, 15,818 acres of hills, lakes and bogs located 17 miles north and east of McGregor, Minnesota, was established as a Minnesota state park in 1961 to preserve the historic Savanna Portage, a difficult six-mile trail connecting the West Savanna River and upper Mississippi River with the East Savanna River, St. Louis River, and Lake Superior.

Savanna Portage was a canoe portage used by Native Americans for centuries before being used by European explorers, fur traders, voyageurs, and missionaries of the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a vital link connecting the Mississippi waterways to the west with the Great Lakes to the east.