Taconite Harbor, Minnesota
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{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States}}
{{for|the city in Itasca County named Taconite|Taconite, Minnesota}}
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Taconite Harbor is an unincorporated community in Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Taconite Harbor is located 33 miles southwest of the city of Grand Marais; and 51 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors. The community of Schroeder is immediately northeast of Taconite Harbor.
Minnesota Highway 61 serves as a main route in the community. Until 2008, the Cliffs Erie Railroad carried taconite from Hoyt Lakes.
Development
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Currently, Taconite Harbor consists of a power plant, foundations and an abandoned basketball court.Wurzer, Cathy (2008). Tales of the Road: Highway 61. pp. 24-26. As of 2009, the Minnesota Power Company is looking towards development on an area that they own, but do not need. This development may include a sewer system, various commercial businesses centered on a village square, paved parking lots, and a City Hall (which would then make Taconite Harbor an incorporated city). The community is also expected to be a major stop along the Gitchi-Gami State Trail.[http://ccl.design.umn.edu/publications/gitchi_gami/GGT_taconite%20harbor.pdf Future Development in Taconite Harbor (pdf)]. Retrieved on 2009-7-14.
Education
References
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{{Cook County, Minnesota}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Cook County, Minnesota
Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Category:Planned communities in the United States
Category:Minnesota populated places on Lake Superior
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