Bear Head Lake State Park
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| Bear Head Lake State Park | |
| Minnesota State Park | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Minnesota |
| County | St. Louis |
| Location | Ely |
| - elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 47°47′43″N 92°4′12″W / 47.79528°N 92.07°W |
| Area | 4,523 acres (1,830.4 ha) |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Management | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
  Location of Bear Head Lake State Park in Minnesota
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Bear Head Lake State Park is a 4,523-acre (18.30 km2) state park in northern Minnesota, USA, near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in St. Louis County.
In September 2010, Bear Head Lake State Park was voted "America's Favorite Park" in an online poll run by Coca-Cola. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources accepted the prize, a check for US$100,000, to improve the park. It beat the runner-up, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, by over a half-million votes.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Banning State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1980-01-11. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:660734. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Bear Head Lake State Park gets $100,000 check". 2010-09-09. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/178426/group/homepage/.
