- City:
- Marcell
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Chippewa National Forest’s Marcell Ranger Station between 1934 and 1936, and it is now part of the National Register of Historic Places.
Five of the original six buildings, all constructed in the Rustic style, are extant. The buildings were meant to “serve as the administrative headquarters for the Marcell Ranger District, which was established in 1933-34” (edgeofthewilderness). In fact, “The facility represents the only surviving example of a Rustic Style ranger station on the Chippewa National Forest and is believed to represent the best developed example of a Rustic Style ranger station in the state” (edgeofthewilderness).
Source notes
Barbara W. Sommer, Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 2008. Pg. 96-97. https://www.edgeofthewilderness.org/marcell/marcellrs.htmSite last updated on March 8, 2016.
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Jeff kinson
Hard to fish or enjoy Ranier
Lake due to erratic jet skier, the lake is too small. The loon are really upset