Carlton County Historical Society

Carlton County Historical Society Welcome! We share historic photos and keep you up to date on our events! Mission statement: History connects us.

CCHS collects and shares the histories of Carlton County, finding multiple voices and paths that connect our past, present, and future. We are a free public museum that welcomes everyone to explore exhibits or research in our archives. We are dedicated to preserving the unique history of Carlton County. We not only collect artifacts and remember important events, we also gather the countless indiv

idual stories left behind by our ancestors and neighbors. We are proud to serve Carlton County in the collection, preservation, and dissemination of the history of the county.

Alfred and Anton Dahl, with a third man labeled "Powel," working to cut and bundle oats on a farm in Wrenshall. No date....
09/01/2026

Alfred and Anton Dahl, with a third man labeled "Powel," working to cut and bundle oats on a farm in Wrenshall. No date. Check out the Scythe with the wooden bars to help gather the oats. The CCHS collection has one of these tools on display at the Carlton County fair.

09/01/2026

With a background largely in theatre, new Carlton County Historical Society director Thomlin Swan hopes to expand the narrative beyond logging and the 1918 fires.

Mr. C.H. Slickman of Wrenshall, 1928, with a typical cabbage grown in his 4-acre field. He credits the AGRICO fertilize...
08/28/2026

Mr. C.H. Slickman of Wrenshall, 1928, with a typical cabbage grown in his 4-acre field. He credits the AGRICO fertilizer he used in the garden for his success, stating, "I estimate that my investment of $8.50 per acre for AGRICO gave me an extra profit of $201.50 per acre on my cabbage". The yield was 10 tons per acre, or 5 tons above the average for his section and 7 tons better than the part of his crop grown without the fertilizer. That's a lot of cabbage, Mr. Slickman.

Another look at a Beseman Township cornfield as we enter the harvest season. Notice the cute foal on the right! Henry S...
08/25/2026

Another look at a Beseman Township cornfield as we enter the harvest season. Notice the cute foal on the right! Henry Strong is standing in the background. Others in the photos are unnamed. Estimated 1930s.

A family in Beseman township in front of their corn field. The woman standing in the middle is Rena Otten Pettit; sittin...
08/21/2026

A family in Beseman township in front of their corn field. The woman standing in the middle is Rena Otten Pettit; sitting is Agnes Pettit Strong, and the man in the background is Henry Strong. The children are not labeled. No date; estimated 1930s.

We are approaching the end of summer and the beginning of the harvest season. This farm in Atkinson has a pile of hay at...
08/18/2026

We are approaching the end of summer and the beginning of the harvest season. This farm in Atkinson has a pile of hay at least 20 ft high. The woman in the dark dress on top is either holding on to the woman in white out of fear or trying to keep both of them from falling off! There was no date listed on this photo. Estimated to be around the early 1900s.

We can't wait to see you at the fair! Don't forget to check out the new T-shirts this year. The museum will be closed fr...
08/11/2026

We can't wait to see you at the fair! Don't forget to check out the new T-shirts this year. The museum will be closed from Wednesday, August 12th through the end of the fair. We will be open with our regular hours on August 18th.

The Carlton County Fair is next week! The CCHS museum will be closed during the fair. Come see us at the Agriculture His...
08/07/2026

The Carlton County Fair is next week! The CCHS museum will be closed during the fair. Come see us at the Agriculture History Building, log cabin, and barn! We have a new T-shirt available this year! Want to Volunteer? Visit carltoncountyhistory.org to sign up!

Building of the Thomson Hydro Electric Station on the St. Louis River. The window in the background is the same. I wonde...
07/31/2026

Building of the Thomson Hydro Electric Station on the St. Louis River. The window in the background is the same. I wonder how much the view from it has changed!

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406 Cloquet Avenue
Cloquet, MN
55720

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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

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(218) 879-1938

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