Grant County Historical Museum

The Grant County Historical Museum takes visitors back through time to relive the history of Grant County. A self-guided tour takes guests first to prehistoric times with a view of fossilized mammoth bones found near Herman. Succeeding displays go back to the time when Indians, both Sioux and Chippewa, roamed the area that is now Grant County. Contact with fur traders followed. See the oldest and crudest ox cart known to exist in the state of Minnesota. Made entirely of wood, including the axle, this cart was one of many used by fur traders on their journeys from Pembina to St. Paul. Displays at the museum depict the many aspects of pioneer life, from household to agricultural, to transportation. Among these exhibits is the recently acquired stagecoach that traveled many routes within the county. Also on museum grounds are a restored and furnished log cabin, circa 1865, and a rural school house.

Location: Hwy 79, Elbow Lake Minnesota 56531 Telephone 218-685-4864

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