The Moose Lake tower serves a new purpose
Moose Lake Township has reference to its Moose Lake and Moose Head Lake, each probably translated from their original Ojibwe names. The city of Moose Lake had a station of the Northern Pacific and Soo Line Railroads in section 20; its first house was built by John Coutia about 1869. Frank Duquette was the first merchant, moving there after Little Moose Station on the old military road closed, and served as first postmaster in 1872. Cornelius McCabe built the first full-service store, with a hall upstairs for meetings, known as McCabe Hall. One hundred ninety-eight persons from Moose Lake perished in the forest fire of October 12, 1918.
The old steel structure of the Lookout Tower serves as a base for communication equipment.
What remains of the Moose Lake Lookout Tower from a distance.
Within the fence I saw the last step of the stairway.