Community organizations in Knife River, Minnesota
Part of the Knife River neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Knife River has 4 community organizations, including recreation nonprofits, business associations and historical societies. Where an organization has its own record in the guide, its name links through to it.
Builds, maintains, and promotes the Superior Hiking Trail along the ridge line of Minnesota's North Shore.
Get involved: Membership, volunteer trail crews, section adopters, and the association's shuttle and mapping programs.
Advocacy and fundraising for completing the paved Gitchi-Gami State Trail along the North Shore.
Get involved: Membership, advocacy, and trail events.
Business advocacy and visitor information for Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Knife River, and Lake County.
Get involved: Membership and chamber events.
Preserving and interpreting the history of Lake County, including the ore docks, the railroads, and the Two Harbors Light Station.
Get involved: Museum volunteering, membership, and archival work.
Community next door
Twelve minutes northeast, the North Shore's last full-service town and the school and hospital for this community.
North Shore (Duluth)Southwest along Scenic 61 toward Duluth's Brighton Beach, the same shoreline with a Duluth address.
LakesideDuluth's east-side family neighborhood, about 20 minutes southwest, with a walkable business block.
Silver BayForty minutes northeast, the other Lake County town, in the same school district at much lower prices.
Lester ParkThe east end of Duluth on the way in, with trail access and a full city behind it.