Knife River, Minnesota

The Knife River is a 23.9-mile-long (38.5 km) river of northern Minnesota which drains a portion of Lake and Saint Louis counties into Lake Superior between Duluth and Two Harbors.

The Niagara was a large wooden tugboat that sank on June 4, 1904 on Lake Superior near the town of Duluth, Minnesota, Lake County, Minnesota after running aground near Knife River. On April 14, 1994 the wreck of the Niagara was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Little Knife River (West) is a 7.4-mile-long (11.9 km) river in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It is a tributary of the Knife River. A second Little Knife River flows into the Knife River from the east, in Lake County.

Larsmont is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota, United States, on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is five miles southwest of Two Harbors on the North Shore Scenic Drive (County 61). Larsmont is within Lake No. 2 Unorganized Territory of Lake County.

The Little Sucker River is a 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) stream in St. Louis County, Minnesota, flowing directly into Lake Superior.

Big Sucker Creek is an 18.2-mile-long (29.3 km) river in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It flows into Lake Superior.

Palmers is an unincorporated community in Duluth Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The community is located 16 miles (26 km) northeast of the city of Duluth, at the junction of North Shore Scenic Drive (County 61) and Homestead Road (County Road 42). Stoney Point is in the area. The boundary line between Saint Louis and Lake counties is nearby.

Duluth Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,941 at the 2010 census.The township is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior. North Shore Scenic Drive (County Road 61), the Minnesota 61 Expressway (MN 61), and Homestead Road (County Road 42) are three of the main routes in the township. McQuade Road runs north–south along Duluth Township's western boundary line with adjacent Lakewood and Normanna Townships. The unincorporated communities of French River, Palmers, and Clover Valley are located within Duluth Township.

Clover Valley is an unincorporated community in Duluth Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the city of Duluth, near the junction of County Road 42 (Homestead Road) and W. Knife River Road, and 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of the city of Two Harbors. The center of Clover Valley is near the intersection of Homestead Road and Hegberg Road. The community is five miles inland from Lake Superior's North Shore on Homestead Road. The communities of Knife River, Palmers, and French River are nearby.

The Little Knife River (East) is a 5.7-mile-long (9.2 km) river in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a tributary of the Knife River, located northwest of the city of Two Harbors. A second Little Knife River flows into the Knife River from the west, through St. Louis County.

SS Onoko was an iron hulled Great Lakes freighter. She was launched in 1882 in Cleveland, Ohio as hull number #4, and sank on September 14, 1915 in Lake Superior near Knife River, Minnesota. Onoko is thought to be the prototype for every single steel hulled Great Lakes Bulk carrier that ever sailed. These vessels made possible the cheap transport of bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and limestone. Her wreckage still remains on the bottom of Lake Superior and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Alden Township ( AWL-dən) is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 213 at the 2010 census.Saint Louis County Road 266 (Fox Farm Road), Laine Road, Rossini Road, and Two Harbors Road pass through the township.