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The city of Cook was known initially as Little Fork, because of the river of the same name that runs through the city, [6] later known as Ashawa, which means "by the river or across the river"; [6] its name was changed to Cook on August 1, 1908, at the request of the U.S. Postal Service "because of confusion with a village in southern Minnesota named Oshawa".
Rare intact and operational example of an early-20th-century blacksmith shop—built in 1911—and a representative of the utilitarian, false-front commercial buildings that once characterized Minnesota's small-town streetscapes. [5] Now maintained by the Cook County Historical Society. [6] 3: Cascade River Wayside: Cascade River Wayside
Cook County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,600, [ 1 ] making it Minnesota's seventh-least populous county. Its county seat is Grand Marais . [ 2 ]
Buildings and structures in Cook County, Minnesota (1 C, 14 P) G. Geography of Cook County, Minnesota (3 C, 5 P) N.
Owens Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. [4] U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main route in the township. Other routes include Saint Louis County Road 115, County Road 24 (Vermilion Drive), County Road 78 (Wakely Road), and Johnson Road.
The Lightkeeper's House, also known as the Cook County History Museum, is a historic building in Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States.. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and was nominated for being "a significant survivor of the settlement along Minnesota's north shore during the last decades of the nineteenth century.
After he completed a second cabin, a Minnesota tourism pamphlet described the site as "Stickney's Resort". By 1936, Stickney had built eight cabins with views of the river and the shores of Lake Superior. [2] The inn served as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) winter headquarters for workers who arrived on the North Shore in 1933.
Christine Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1] Christine Lake was named for the daughter of the county school superintendent. [2] See also