Chisholm, city in Minnesota, United States
Chisholm is a small city in northern Minnesota within St. Louis County, surrounded by hills and forests. The town features museums including the Minnesota Museum of Mining, local restaurants, parks, hiking trails, camping areas, and several historic buildings from its mining past.
The city was founded in the early 1900s and grew rapidly due to nearby mines and a railroad to Duluth. A major fire destroyed much of the town in 1908, but it was rebuilt with safer, more modern structures.
The town's name honors Archibald Chisholm, a Canadian mining investor from the founding era. Today visitors can see original mining equipment in museums and walk streets where historic buildings and monuments like the Iron Man statue tell the story of this industrial past.
The city is easily accessible by highway and has several shops, restaurants, and parks to explore. Visitors should bring comfortable walking shoes since there are many trails, old mine sites, and historic buildings to navigate.
Scenes from the movie Field of Dreams were filmed in Chisholm, and visitors can discover locations connected to the town's baseball history. The city also rebuilt remarkably quickly after the devastating 1908 fire, showing its resilience.
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