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Itasca County Historical Society

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Camp Idlewild

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Otis Lodge

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Bigfork Village Hall

Bigfork Village Hall 200 Main Avenue Bigfork City Hall was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936 at a cost of $20,000. It was constructed with an exterior finish of local fieldstone. The attached garage on the north end originally housed the fire...

White Oak Point

White Oak Point County Road 11, South of Deer River White Oak Point, a level terrace that overlooks the Mississippi River and vast stretches of wild rice, has, according to archeological and historical evidence, attracted human occupants since prehistoric times. It...