Forest History Center, History and open-air museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
The Forest History Center features exhibits, demonstrations, and multimedia displays about forests, logging industry, and conservation within wooded grounds near the Mississippi River.
The center includes an original 1934 fire tower constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, standing 100 feet tall near the main visitor complex.
Interpreters in period clothing demonstrate traditional logging methods and share forest management knowledge at a reconstructed 1900s logging camp with bunkhouse and cookhouse.
The site maintains five miles of hiking trails through forest environments, plus a 4-kilometer Nordic ski trail for winter activities through old-growth timber areas.
A floating River Wanigan from 1901 serves as a replica cook shack and bunkhouse, representing the mobile shelters used during timber transportation operations.
Location: Itasca County
Address: 2609 Co Rd 76, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: +(218)3274482
Website: http://mnhs.org/places/sites/fhc
GPS coordinates: 47.23000,-93.56620
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:03
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