Preserving and communicating the history
of Cook County since 1924
Cook County Historical Society
Museum Summer Hours:
Monday 1:30 - 4, Tuesday through Saturday 11 - 4
Mayhew Hotel -- c 1890
Museum:
8 South Broadway
Grand Marais, Minnesota
218.387.2883
Johnson Heritage Post:
115 West Wisconsin St.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
218.387.2314
Email:
history@boreal.org
Hazel "Henry" Mayhew - learn more about this photo
A Contest - Name That Bridge
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~ Welcome to our website ~
The Cook County Historical Society invites you to explore
the rich history of our county.Our new website allows you to read about and view the unique and rich history of Cook County, Minnesota. The county was officially organized in 1883, but written history goes back to early 1700s. Native American history extends back to prehistoric times.
The Cook County Historical Society maintains four separate locations. The museum is in Grand Marais located at 8 South Broadway in the Lighthouse Keeper's House on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Johnson Heritage Post located at 115 West Wisconsin Street is a gallery of rotating local and regional art. The building is styled after the original trading post built in the early 1900s by Charlie and Anna Johnson. Cook County Historical Society also operates St. Francis Xavier Chippewa City Mission Church, a 1930's fish house replica and the fishing tug Neegee
Contact Us:
Phone: 218.387.2883
Email: history@boreal.orgCook County Historical Society
8 South Broadway
PO BOX 1293
Grand Marais, MN 55604www.cookcountyhistory.org
Our website is now hosted using 100% wind power.
Recent News
JHP Opening Friday
evening August 13th
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View photos from past
Fisherman's Picnics
~ Now Online ~
The Census From 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
