Elk River, MN Summer Camps 2013
Elk River, MN Summer Camps
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Camp Elk River
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Zimmerman, MN 55398
Girls attending our camps will receive a safe hands on experience including campfires, songs, games, shopping at the camp store, swimming and boating, journaling, arts & crafts, as well as the discovery, connection, or take action activities they choose.
- Gender:
- Girls Only
- Camp Type:
- Residential Camp
- Phone:
- 651-227-8835
Ham Lake Baptist Camp
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Anoka, MN
- Camp Type:
- Residential Camp
- Gender:
- Coed
Summer Camps in Elk River, MN
Find more Elk River, MN Summer Camps or other summer camp locations by typing the desired CITY, State or ZIP CODE in the Search Box or search by Activity or Camp name. You can also use our Advance Search feature.About Elk River, MN
Elk River is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, about 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 22,974 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sherburne County . The city's population exceeded 20,000 as of 2005. U.S. Highways 10 and 169 and State Highway 101 are three of the main arterial routes, and a station on the Northstar Commuter Rail line to downtown Minneapolis is located in the city.History of Elk River, MN
The hardwood-forested hills in which Elk River is situated were pushed up by the last glacier that advanced across Minnesota. These hills are made up of coarse materials which is the reason gravel mining is so prevalent in Elk River, and also the reason much of the area is not considered good farmland. To the south of Elk River lies the prairie. This natural boundary between the prairie and woods was also a boundary between Indian nations. Two battles between the Dakota and Ojibwe took place where the Elk River meets the Mississippi in 1772 and 1773. Powered by RiversZebulon Pike passed through the area on his 1805 exploration of the upper Mississippi River and named the Elk River after the herds of elk he saw in the area. David Fairbault built a trading post near the conjunction of the Elk and Mississippi Rivers in 1846, which he later sold to Pierre Bottineau. The two rivers and the Red River Trail, which passed nearby, made this area a good location for commerce. In 1851, Ard Godfrey, a native of Orono, Maine, saw the potential of the water power of the Elk River and built a dam and a sawmill. His dam created the first lobe of Lake Orono , which extended from the present day dam to Orono Cemetery Point.
Elk River, MN City Statistics:
Population: 16447Elevation: 900 feet. Longitude: -93.5658 Latitude: 45.3326
