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Esko Historical Museum
P.O Box 83 Esko, MN 55733 Phone: 218-879-7674, 218-879-3742, 218-879-9450
Opening Times: Sundays, 2 to 5pm, June through August and by appointment. Call 218-879-7674, 218-879-3742 or 218-879-9450.
Admissions: Free, donations are accepted.
Description: The Esko Historical Society Museum is located in downtown Esko, consisting of seven buildings: Ths Kangas Log Farm House built in 1898; the first one room School House in Esko, built in 1897; the Grist Mill orginally on the Midway River at Palkki Rapids, built in 1878; a "Savu Sauna: (smoke sauna); the "Riihi" (granary) from the John Sorila farm, built in 1885; a building containing horse drawn buggies, a horse drawn school bus and many other farm machinery and tools items; and a building for viewing the 1938 Township D-8 Cat. Snowplow.
Many historic items, photo's, books, etc are on display in the buildings.
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