Lake Superior islands include Madeline Island in the state of Wisconsin, Michipicoten Island in the province of Ontario, and Grand Island (the location of the Grand Island National Recreation Area) in the state of Michigan. The larger cities on Lake Superior include the twin ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin; Thunder Bay, Ontario; Marquette, Michigan; and the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Duluth-Superior, at the western end of Lake Superior, is the most inland point on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the most inland port in the world. Among the scenic places on the
Knife River (Lake Superior) unincorporated community of Knife River, Minnesota, located at the river's mouth. Knife River (Lake Superior) The Knife River is a river of northern Minnesota which drains a portion of Lake and Saint Louis counties into Lake Superior between Duluth and Two Harbors. The Knife River's name is an accurate preservation of its native Ojibwe name, "Mokomani Zibi". Its original name was probably given on account of the long, sharp stones near the mouth of the river. The main branch of the Knife River flows from source to mouth, flowing parallel to the shoreline from the direction of Two Harbors. It