Minnesota Seasons - Sugarloaf Cove







			Cook County




Size	27 acres

Maps	Printable Map with GPS coordinates Sugarloaf Cove Interpretive Trail Guide

Parking	N47 29.296, W90 59.132

Hiking Trails	A one mile interpretive trail begins at the parking area and passes through Sugarloaf Point SNA.

Ecological Classification	Province	Laurentian Mixed Forest
	Section	Northern Superior Uplands
	Subsection(s)	North Shore Highlands
	Land Type Association(s)	North Shore Till Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) Upland White Cedar Forest Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype

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Links	Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association

Comments	The trails are open every day from dawn to dusk. In order to protect the fragile vegetation on the site visitors are asked to not walk out to Sugarloaf Point.

Visits	5/26/2011


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	Sugar Loaf Cove Interpretive Center Monica

	About This is on the site of what was once an extensive logging operation. Remains abound here and there, and trees now grow where once they had been logged off. This is on the shore of Lake Superior, near Schroeder, MN.

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	Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center - Fox 21 News Molly Thompson

	About Uploaded on Oct 20, 2009 Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center is located near mile 73.3 on Hwy 61, Schroeder, MN. Sugarloaf Cove is managed by Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association. For more information visit http://www.sugarloafnorthshore.org.

	Sugarloaf Cove - Lake Superior thomps6s

	About Uploaded on Jun 1, 2011 Waves Crasho on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

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Birds	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)



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Birds	One tracked bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
	Tracked	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Plants	Plants frequently found in: Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) LKu43a Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) LKu32e Upland White Cedar Forest FDn43c Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype LKu43b2

	Common Name Scientific Name balsam fir (Abies balsamea var. balsamea) bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) green alder (Alnus viridis ssp. crispa) hairy Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum pubescens) hookedspur violet (Viola adunca var. adunca) kidney leaved violet (Viola renifolia) moss phlox (Phlox subulata ssp. subulata) northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) red pine (Pinus resinosa) rose twisted-stalk (Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa) thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) three-leaved false Solomon’s seal (Smilacina trifolia) white spruce (Picea glauca) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris) Abies balsamea var. balsamea (balsam fir) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (speckled alder) Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (green alder) Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone) Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera (paper birch) Caltha palustris var. palustris (yellow marsh marigold) Clintonia borealis (bluebead lily) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Fragaria virginiana (common strawberry) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Phlox subulata ssp. subulata (moss phlox) Picea glauca (white spruce) Pinus resinosa (red pine) Polygonatum pubescens (hairy Solomon’s seal) Rhus glabra (smooth sumac) Rubus parviflorus (thimbleberry) Smilacina trifolia (three-leaved false Solomon’s seal) Streptopus lanceolatus var. longipipes (rose twisted-stalk) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue) Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) Viola adunca var. adunca (hookedspur violet) Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula (smooth yellow violet)