Historic Cook County

Series produced by WTIP

Caption: PRX default Series image
PRX default Series image 

This series is a collaboration between WTIP and the Cook County Historical Society.

This series is a collaboration between WTIP and the Cook County Historical Society.


4 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Photo by Jason Carpenter on Flickr
Reports of UFOs date back to as early as 1400 BC, and Cook County is no exception. During the 1960s, a local Cook County woman gained the attention...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2021
  • Length: 07:43
Piece image
Lake Superior can be beautiful and inspiring, but it also has its share of tragic stories. The commercial fishermen who made a living on the North ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 16:53
Piece image
There are many stories from the early days of northeast Minnesota, and it’s the mission of the Cook County Historical Society to document and recor...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:48
Caption: The Liberty in the Grand Marais Harbor, with lighthouse in the background
Lake Superior is well known as a graveyard for many shipwrecks, but some people might be surprised to learn that at least two ships have the Grand ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 08:23