Illgen City is an

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in Beaver Bay Township, Lake County,

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, United States. The community is located northeast of the city of Silver Bay at the junction of Minnesota Highway 61 and

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, on the North Shore of

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. Illgen City is also located 33 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors.

Tettegouche State Park Tettegouche State Park ( ) is a Minnesota state park on the north shore of Lake Superior northeast of Duluth in Lake County on scenic Minnesota Highway 61. The park's name stems from the Tettegouche Club, an association of local businessmen wh ...

, the

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, and the

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rock formation are all nearby, as is the community of

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References

* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Lake County, Minnesota Minnesota populated places on Lake Superior {{LakeCountyMN-geo-stub