Schroeder is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Schroeder Township,

Cook County Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, United States. The community is located on the North Shore of

Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...

. The Cross River flows through the center, or middle of Schroeder. Schroeder is located southwest of the city of Grand Marais; and northeast of the city of Two Harbors. Minnesota Highway 61 serves as a main route in the community. Temperance River State Park and the Superior Hiking Trail are both nearby.

History

The community was named for John Schroeder, a lumber baron. The Schroeder Lumber Company Bunkhouse, listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

, stands near the town. It is the last remaining structure of a logging camp that existed from 1895 through 1905. At the mouth of the Cross River is the place where

Frederic Baraga Irenaeus Frederic Baraga (June 29, 1797 – January 19, 1868; sl, Irenej Friderik Baraga) was a Slovenian Roman Catholic missionary to the United States and a grammarian by and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American langua ...

safely washed ashore on a boat during a storm in 1846. In thanks he left a cross, now replaced by a granite one.

Education

The entire county is served by Cook County Independent School District 166 ( ISD 166).

References

Unincorporated communities in Cook County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Minnesota populated places on Lake Superior {{CookCountyMN-geo-stub