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Making it Through the Winter
Making it Through the Winter
Clothing and recreational items such as skis, sleds, and ice skates!
Carlton County Cremeries
Carlton County Cremeries
Check out egg cartons, butter boxes, and milk jars from Carlton County Cremeries with a ice cream history poster made by local historian Scott Asproth.
Honoring Our Veterans
Honoring Our Veterans
This display features photos and uniforms focused on WWII and includes items from WWI and the Vietnam war.
Typewriters
Typewriters
We are displaying typewriters from different decades. All them them work! Try it out!
Music through time
Music through time
Come listen to a working Victrola and a 1910 piano! The display also includes a violin, an accordion, and a unique Violin-uke!
1963 Basketball Trophy
1963 Basketball Trophy
Watch the documentary and come see the trophy on display!
Shaw Family Exhibit
Shaw Family Exhibit
Explore the history of George Shaw through portraits and information about his life, work, family, and love for libraries that resulted in the construction of our beloved building. This display showcases items used by the Shaw family, including a hand-stitched quilt made by George Shaw's wife, Mary Ross Shaw, and a wedding dress worn by Sarah Bell Shaw.
Thank you to all the descendants of the Shaw family for your donations and support.
Permanent Exhibits
Permanent Exhibits
The Ojibwe of Carlton County exhibit features a full size Ojibwe canoe made in 1926 by Ben Beargrease. It also includes prehistoric tools, iron and copper tools, beaded purses and moccasins, maps, photos, and snowshoes also made by Ben Beargrease.
The Logging Era exhibit consists of a complete layout of a typical Carlton County logging camp hand carved by Milo Stillwell and Pete Trygg.
The Fires of 1918 permanent exhibit tells the story of the devastating forest fires that took place on October 12, 1918, in northern Minnesota. Covering a wide path of destruction, including Moose Lake, Kettle River, Automba, Cloquet, the Fond du Lac reservation, Brookston, Hermantown, Duluth, and the north shore of Lake Superior, the fires claimed nearly 500 lives.
These photos show the destruction in Cloquet and Moose Lake. Please visit our Oral History Page to read first-hand accounts of fire survivors.
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