Mount Josephine (Minnesota) Explained

Mount Josephine
Elevation Ft:1342
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Cook County, Minnesota, U.S.
Range:Sawtooth Mountains
Map:USA Minnesota
Map Size:220
Label Position:left
Coordinates:47.9833°N -89.6592°W

Mount Josephine is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota, in the United States. It overlooks Grand Portage Bay of Lake Superior.

History

The mountain was named in honor of a young woman, Josephine Godfrey of Detroit, Michigan, who led a party of young friends on a daylong excursion from Grand Portage, Minnesota to the summit in 1853. Miss Godfrey's father, John Godfrey, owned a trading post at the present site of Grand Marais, Minnesota until 1858.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 645746. Mount Josephine. 2014-07-17.
  2. Book: Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 147.