Section of original catwalk, Savanna Portage, ca. 1980. Photograph by Alan Ominsky.

St. Louis River, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

West Savanna River at the end of the portage, 1962. Photograph by Eugene D. Becker.

Grand Portage Trail within Jay Cooke State Park, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Statue of a voyageur at the St. Louis River in Cloquet, Minnesota, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Interpretive sign along Savanna Portage, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Sign within Savanna Portage State Park, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Sign within Savanna Portage State Park, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Interpretive sign in Savanna Portage State Park, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.

Savanna Portage Trail, 2018. Photograph by Jon Lurie; used with the permission of Jon Lurie.