Tag Archives: MN North: Greenwood Creek Bog

Ice Fog, Bogs and Feeders

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My goal this morning was to move the Greenwood Bird Feeders. Over the past month there had been very little bird action near the abandoned railroad tracks immediately south of the burn area. I moved the feeders about four miles south near the Greenwood Creek Boreal Bog. Learn more … see images of the new location … get the new GPS Coordinates and see a map.

My trip 60 miles north of Duluth was into the Ice Fog. I took these two pictures on the Langley River Forest Road (built in the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps)

Finally quite a few people have asked me where the Cook Bog is located. You will never find this “place name” on a map, but here is a description: The Cook Bog is Boreal Forest Bog Habitat east and west of Cook, Minnesota. Some key roads include Hwy #22 going west from US #53, Johnson Road (#48) going east from US #53 just south of Cook, and Mn #73 which is a north / south road a bit west of Cook. Just like in Sax-Zim Bog, these roads will not be 100% Boreal Forest Bog. A person will need to learn Bog forest habitat and focus on those regions. Please understand many other back roads are worth exploring. You will NOT find “Cook Bog” on any map. In general this area is 45 to 60 minutes north of Sax-Zim Bog.

Greenwood Creek Bird Feeders (Superior National Forest)

Year 11
Post Update on February 2, 2024: I moved the Greenwood Burn Burn Area bird feeders about four miles south to be near the Greenwood Creek Bog. These are public feeders I maintain. A map is given at the end of this post.
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Here are the NEW GPS coordinates: 47.493583, -91.654306
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The feeders are within 20 yards directly off the parking area. The US Forest Service often plows a small parking area directly off Lake County #2. Be careful NOT to block the snowmobile trail. Google Maps notes this Road and  National Forest Road #813. Do NOT drive past the parking area. You will encounter wetlands within 1/2 mile of the parking area which would be difficult even for a 4 Wheel Drive Truck .

  • A hike (with pics) from the parking area is reviewed on this linked page. The Greenwood Creek Bog is beautiful Boreal Forest Bog habitat which is a one mile hike from the parking area. Scroll down towards the bottom of the linked page.

Here is a map giving time and distance from the Kwik Trip in Two Harbors. As Lake Country Highway #2 tends to often be snow covered in the winter, assume it might take longer than noted to reach the feeders (34.1 miles). Google Maps refers to the parking area as the start of Forest Road #813. If you stop to bird along Lake County Hwy #2, pull way over. Logging tracks are common on this road.