1890’s Susie Island – Ghost Silver Mine

In the 1890’s, supposedly a silver mine operated on the Susie Island group, just off Hovland village, until the pumps broke and it was flood out. The site has not been located, but is supposedly hidden on this remote island.

The Susie Islands (The Susies) are a group of thirteen islands off the coast of the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. The outermost island is Lucille, and like Susie and Francis islands, it was named for a member of the Falconer family who once lived on Susie, mining it’s copper ore during the early 1900s. Currently, the Nature Conservance and the Grand Portage Band of the Chippewa Tribe are working cooperatively to ensure that the are a will remain intact and that the unique and unusual flora of the islands will survive, to include Alpine Bistort and Slender hair grass, both species of special concern, as well as, Mountain or Rock Cranberry and Common Bearberry

Other diverse plant species include Norwegian Whitlow Grass (a state endangered species) and Northern Eyebright (a species of special concern), as well as Pearlword, Arctic Lupine, Purple Crowberry, and Sphagnum Moss.

The interior of Susie Island is carpeted with a thick layer of moss. This is a fragile treasure that is easily destroyed by walking through the forest.

Its high point is more than 120 feet above the lake.

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