Listening Point | |
 Sigurd F. Olson's cabin at Listening Point | |
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| Location | 3128 Van Vac Road, Morse Township, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 47°54′11″N 92°1′1″W / 47.90306°N 92.01694°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| Built | 1956–1982 |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001316[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 26, 2007 |
Listening Point was the private retreat of conservationist Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982) on Burntside Lake in Morse Township, Minnesota, United States. Olson acquired the property in 1956, then purchased a log cabin and a log sauna elsewhere that he had dismantled, moved to Listening Point, and reassembled. In 1998 the Listening Point Foundation was organized to preserve the property as an open-air museum to Olson.[2]
In 2007 Listening Point was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its national significance in the themes of conservation and literature.[3] The historic district consists of five contributing properties: the cabin, the sauna, an outhouse, a dock, and the network of trails. The property was nominated for its association with Sigurd Olson, whose writing and advocacy had a national impact on conservation. Olson began his work in the 1920s, opposing development of the Boundary Waters, and capped his career with the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964.[2]
The Listening Point Foundation offers tours and events at the site, designed to limit impacts to its historic and natural integrity.[2]
