Schroeder, Minnesota Explained

See also: Schroeder (disambiguation).

Official Name:Schroeder
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cook
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:640
Coordinates:47.5444°N -90.8919°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:55613
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:658185

Schroeder is an unincorporated community in Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The Cross River flows through the center, or middle of Schroeder.

Schroeder is located southwest of the city of Grand Marais; and northeast of the city of Two Harbors.

Minnesota Highway 61 serves as a main route in the community.

Temperance River State Park and the Superior Hiking Trail are both nearby.

History

The community was named for John Schroeder, a lumber baron.[1] The Schroeder Lumber Company Bunkhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, stands near the town. It is the last remaining structure of a logging camp that existed from 1895 through 1905.

At the mouth of the Cross River is the place where Frederic Baraga safely washed ashore on a boat during a storm in 1846. In thanks he left a cross, now replaced by a granite one.

Education

The entire county is served by Cook County Independent School District 166 (ISD 166).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 137.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, MN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-08-12.