The historically accurate Fish House Replica, c1930 offers a self guided tour of the artifacts from the commercial fishing collection including tools, implements, clothing, as well as 2 locally built fishing boats.

In protected harbors such as Grand Marais, the fish houses were often built out into the water on cribbed docks allowing skiffs to come alongside. Three such fish houses had been located just  to the east of this replica.  Else where on the North Shore fish houses were built on land. Now an almost forgotten occupation on the North Shore, a remnant of the fishing industry remains at Grand Marais.

The Fish House Replica is set on cribbing, 12 x 20 feet in size and represents the early days of the 1900's. The fish house interior is handicapped accessible with a display foyer upon entering and a 1930's fish house interior visible from the foyer. Local high school students have helped created a typical fish house scene including manikins of a fisherman and his wife cleaning herring, preparing it for shipping to Duluth and on to Chicago.

Alongside is a typical boat ramp and a fishing skiff built by the Scott family and previously owned by Russell Zerbach.  This type of skiff and ramp were used by most fishermen on the shore. The second boat on site is the Neegee.

There are interpretive posters explaining the artifacts and well as photos of other commercial fishing activities in Cook County.

The fish house replica was made possible by many volunteer hours and a grant from the Lake Superior Coastal Zone Program administered by DNR and NOAA.