Hovland, Minnesota
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Hovland is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located on Chicago Bay of the North Shore of Lake Superior. Hovland is located 18 miles northeast of the city of Grand Marais; and 16 miles southwest of Grand Portage.
Minnesota Highway 61 and Cook County Road 16 (Arrowhead Trail) are two of the main routes in the community.
Hovland is located within the Grand Portage State Forest; and was (until 2004) the location of a Minnesota Forest Service Ranger Station.
Judge C. R. Magney State Park and the Naniboujou Club Lodge are both located near Hovland.
History
Hovland was settled during the late 1880s by fishermen of primarily Scandinavian ancestry. Hovland post office was established in 1889, named after settler Ole Brunes' place of origin in Norway.{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n155 136]}} The Trefoldighets Evangelisk Norsk Lutherske menighet, a Hauge Synod Lutheran congregation, was organized in 1909. The congregation continues as Trinity Lutheran and is noted for the distinctive architecture of its stone church, begun in 1947.
Of similar origin is also the name of Hoffland, Nebraska.
Education
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book|title=Rand McNally Road Atlas|edition=2007 year|quote=see Minnesota entry}}
- {{Cite book|title=Official State of Minnesota Highway Map|edition=2011-2012}}
{{Cook County, Minnesota}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Category:Unincorporated communities in Cook County, Minnesota