Castle Danger, Minnesota

Castle Danger, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Signpost for Castle Danger
Castle Danger, Minnesota Castle Danger, Minnesota Location of the community of Castle Danger within Silver Creek Township, Lake County
Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 91°30′12″W / 47.12083°N 91.50333°WCoordinates: 47°07′15″N 91°30′12″W / 47.12083°N 91.50333°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lake
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population
• Total	30
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55616
Area code(s)	218
GNIS feature ID	640967[1]

Castle Danger is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Two Harbors and Beaver Bay on Minnesota Highway 61, on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Castle Danger is located 11 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors. Gooseberry Falls State Park is nearby.

History

Castle Danger was settled in 1890, by three Norwegian fishermen, although the site was already occupied by lumber companies. The exact origin of the name is unknown, although it might have come from the cliffs on the shore resembling a castle; from a boat named Castle that grounded here;^[2] or from the Walter Scott novel Castle Dangerous (1831).

References

1. "Castle Danger, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Minnesota Place Names. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-6-02