Cook County History Museum
Cook County History Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Eagle Mountain stands 701 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Park, a park 0.1 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
Built in 1896 by the federal government for the Lighthouse Keeper and his family. The house was then used as a home for the U.S. Coast Guard Commander after 1946. The house was acquired by the Cook County Historical Society in 1966.
The story
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. Furthermore, it is indicative of the dependence of communities such as Grand Marais on Lake Superior."
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Wikidata Q120023382, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1896
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cook County Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 0.5 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Good Harbor Bay Overlook · 5 mi
- Moose Viewing · 18 mi
- Laurentian Divide · 24 mi
- High Cliffs Overlook · 30 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Sawtooth Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Pincushion Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Murphy Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Moose Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Boulder Park: 0.1 mi
- Harbor Park: 0.1 mi
- Gunflint Horse Arena & Dog Park: 0.8 mi
- Sweetheart's Bluff Sledding Hill: 0.8 mi
- Terrace Point: 5.3 mi
- Fall River Waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Barrier Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.1 mi
- The Cascades: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- East Bay: 0.1 mi
- Anderson's Rest Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Knapp's Shore Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Olson's Shore Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
- DOT Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Old Shore Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lake Walk: 10.9 mi
- Paradise Beach: 12.5 mi
- Alden's Beach: 15.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Flour Lake Bluffs: 21.1 mi
- Clearwater Palisades: 22.8 mi
- Daniels Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Devils Track Falls State Wayside: 2.9 mi
- Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA: 10.6 mi
- Judge C. R. Magney State Park: 14.0 mi
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Old Settlers Cemetary: 18.4 mi
- Bally Blacksmith & Metal Shop: 0.1 mi
- Fish House: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Bear Tree: 0.2 mi
- Grand Marais Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Colvill: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cook County History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | NW 314° | 701 m | 14.7 mi |
| Peak 2266 | N 352° | 690 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lima Mountain | NNW 349° | 682 m | 16.8 mi |
| Point 2210 | NNE 15° | 673 m | 17.9 mi |
| Misquah Hills, highest Peak | NNW 331° | 659 m | 17.9 mi |
| Honeymoon Bluff | N 350° | 556 m | 21.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WSW 257° | 515 m | 8.4 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WSW 250° | 515 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:19 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Marais, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78001528OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Lightkeeper's House, reference 78001528, listed 11/28/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/296527317
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