Suomi Salainen Traditional Cache
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SUOMI HILLS, in the Chippewa National Forest, lies along the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway and has been designated a Globally Important Bird Area. Ruffed grouse and American woodcocks can be seen on Suomi’s 21 miles of trails, as can warblers, beavers, and river otters. At night visitors can try howling for wolves or listen and look for one of the forest’s three resident species of owls.
This cache is not winter-friendly, but the Fall should be a gorgeous time to visit this area!
The Suomi Hills Recreation Area is named for the small Finnish community of Suomi, situated on the northern edge of the Suomi Recreation Area located near Grave Lake, Minnesota. The area was logged from 1905 to 1910, with people settling in the area about 1916. The Day Lake Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, a prisoner of war camp during World War II is located on the north end of Suomi Hills.
The remote setting of the Suomi Hills semiprimitive nonmotorized area is made up of rolling hills, clear lakes and some of the most spectacular fall color in the area. There are 21 miles of trail, numerous small lakes and several primitive campsites for day or overnight hiking, biking, skiing and canoe trips. The rolling topography offers cross country skiers and mountain bike trails for intermediate and advance skiers and bikers. The trails are groomed and track-set in the winter and mowed in the summer.
(PS-- "Salainen" is the Finnish word for "secret cache"!)
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Vs gur tngr vf ybpxrq, gur uvxr vf nobhg sbhe-graguf bs n zvyr.