Mining Attractions on the Iron Range

The Mesabi Iron Range is one of the largest bodies of iron ore in the world. Mining exploration began in the mid 1800s by such men as John D. Rockefeller, the Merritt brothers, and Andrew Carnegie.

Today, you can travel miles into the earth on underground mine tours, view open pit mines and visit historic sites & museums that depict mining on the Iron Range from the mid 1800s until now.

Stand next to 240-ton, 21-foot high trucks, electric shovels (so large they can fit a 4X4 truck in their bucket) and view 500-foot deep grand ore canyons that stretch three miles long.  You'll experience the early life of an immigrant miner and discover historic sites and museums with costumed interpreters, interactive exhibits and historic artifacts dating back to the early 1800s.

We invite you to discover why the Iron Range is "A Great Way to Getaway."  You'll take home memories that will last a lifetime.

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Aaron Brown is an Iron Range newspaper and radio commentator who writes a blog found here. "Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range" describes the powerful and sometimes humorous ways that the Iron Range region is unlike any other. An instructor at Hibbing Community College, Brown lives with his family in the woods north of Nashwauk.