I had not been there even five minutes when Officer Friendly drives up. I rolled into Knife Lake and a picture postcard beautiful wayside rest area with lush trees and a crystal blue lake view from the RV’s door. Paul and my reservation at Lake Winnibigoshish began, but I saw a few rest areas on the way and figured I would spend a quick night at one of these.Īs many of Minnesota’s main roads in these areas are two-lane highways, they offer what are called “wayside rest areas.” Some of them are amazing.Īt about 6 p.m. Previously in Cheri’s long, long RV trip:Ī visit with Officer Friendly at Knife Lake wayside rest area.Lake Winnibigoshish Army Corps of Engineers Campground.A visit with Officer Friendly at Knife Lake wayside rest area.Paul District had built more than 100 miles of wing dams and 94 miles of shore.” In its 1895 annual report, the Corps of Engineers reported that releasing the water from the Headwaters reservoirs had successfully raised the water level in the Twin Cities by 12 to 18 inches, helping navigation interests and the millers. “The Headwaters project provided for construction of the Winnibigoshish Dam (1883-1884) and the completion of dams at Leech Lake (1884), Pokegama Falls (1884), Pine River (1886), Sandy Lake (1895) and Gull Lake (1912). Anthony), and kept the river navigable.Īccording to the ACE website, Congress initially balked at the then-experimental dam for Lake Winnibigoshish, but its construction was authorized in 1880: These controlled floodwaters, provided power for mills (especially the flour mills in St. The then-new program surveyed and mapped the main stem of the Mississippi and its tributaries.īetween 18, Congress authorized the Corps of Engineers to construct six dams in the headwaters. Paul District traces its roots back to 1866, when Congress authorized it to establish a 4-foot low-water navigation channel on the notoriously unreliable Upper Mississippi River. Overall, the ACE maintains nine different campgrounds in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota as part of the “St. I got on the website and booked several nights at each of the three above-listed campgrounds. Even without the half-price National Parks Pass discount, the price is always a bargain compared to commercial campgrounds.They frequently offer all the amenities of commercial campgrounds: electrical, dump stations, water hookups, showers, laundries, and playgrounds.They are always centered around ACE projects like lakes, rivers, and dams.
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