Mesabi Range - Name

Name

Mesabi Range was known to the local Ojibwe as Misaabe-wajiw : "Giant's Mountain" or "Big-man's Mountain". Throughout the Mesabi Range, "Mesaba" and "Missabe" spelling variations are found along with places containing "Giant" in their names.

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