Francis Island
Francis Island is an islet in Cook, Minnesota. Francis Island is situated nearby to the locality North Grand Portage, as well as near Pigeon Bay.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Cook County, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Birch Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Portage State Park and Mount Josephine.
Grand Portage State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Portage State Park is a state park at the northeastern tip of the U.S. state of Minnesota, on the Canada–United States border. It contains a 120-foot waterfall, the tallest in the state, on the Pigeon River. Grand Portage State Park is situated 2 miles north of Francis Island.
Mount Josephine
Peak
Photo: Subhrajit rc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Josephine is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota, in the United States. It overlooks Grand Portage Bay of Lake Superior. Mount Josephine is situated 2 miles west of Francis Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Portage and Pigeon River.
Grand Portage
Photo: Xerxes2004, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Portage is an Indian Reservation in the far northeast corner of Minnesota, on the shore of Lake Superior and the border of Ontario, Canada.
Pigeon River
Hamlet
Pigeon River is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States; located four miles north of the community of Grand Portage. The community is situated on the banks of the Pigeon River, which serves as part of the Canada–United States border. Pigeon River is situated 5 miles northwest of Francis Island.
Francis Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Cook, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.98022° or 47° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-89.61419° or 89° 36′ 51″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86VGX9JP+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 156973132OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Francis Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Francis Island”
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