Iron Range Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
iron-ore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada
About Iron Range
Towns include🌍Chisholm,🌍Hibbing, and🌍Virginia. Virginiais a city of 8,500 people (2018). "The Queen City of the North" is in St. Louis County on the Mesabi Iron Range. In 2005, Virginia gained fame as the city in which the movieNorth Countrywas filmed. The town was laid out in 1892, and named after Virginia, the native state of a large share of the lumbermen in the area at that time. It was a logging community first, then it was developed as an iron mining community. The mines in the Virginia area were prosperous and setting new records consistently by the late 1890s. The main population boom began after mining camps were built for entrepreneurs and financiers including Andrew Carnegie, Leonidas Merritt, Jay Cooke, John D. Rockefeller, William J. Olcott, and James J. Hill. With the use
Top Attractions in Iron Range
Explore the best things to see and do in Iron Range:
- ★Big Aspen Recreation Area
- ★Land of the Loon
- ★Lookout Mountain
Where to Eat in Iron Range
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴La Cocina & Cantina
- 🍴Natural Harvest Food Cooperative
Where to Stay in Iron Range
- 🏨Coates Plaza Hotel
Iron Range Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 9 sections including: