Castle Danger, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Castle Danger, Minnesota
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:Castle Danger
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lake
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Silver Creek
Population Total:30
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:627
Coordinates:47.1208°N -91.5033°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:55616
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:640967

Castle Danger is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Two Harbors and Beaver Bay on Minnesota Highway 61, on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Castle Danger is located 11 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors. Gooseberry Falls State Park is nearby.

History

Castle Danger was settled in 1890, by three Norwegian fishermen (brothers Dan, Marc, and Tom Lind), although the site was already occupied by lumber companies. The exact origin of the name is unknown, although it might have come from the cliffs on the shore resembling a castle; from a boat named Castle that grounded here;[1] or from the Walter Scott novel Castle Dangerous (1831).

Notes and References

  1. http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/City.cfm?All=Yes Minnesota Place Names