MINNESOTA LOOKOUTS
CROMWELL (SKUNK ISLAND)
Carlton County
49N-20W-26
49N-20W-26
1949: A 100-foot Aermotor tower was erected.
DESIGNATION - SKUNK ISLAND LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - RN1673
STATE/COUNTY- MN/CARLTON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - CROMWELL EAST (1982
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (DAJ)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 3-3/4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROMWELL.
IT IS A 4 LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET
HIGH AND WITH AN ENCLOSED OBSERVATION PLATFORM AT THE TOP.
THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOWER.
TO REACH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 210 AND STATE
HIGHWAY 73 IN CROMWELL, GO EAST ON HIGHWAY 210 FOR 1.9 MILES
TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT JUST AFTER PASSING A RAILROAD OVERPASS.
TURN LEFT (WEST) 0.2 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT, TURN RIGHT
(NORTH) 1.0 MILE TO CROSSROADS, TURN RIGHT (EAST) 0.5 MILE
TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT, TURN LEFT (NORTH) FOR 1.0 TO A
T-INTERSECTION, TURN RIGHT (EAST) FOR 0.3 MILE TO THE STATION ON
THE RIGHT.