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Crow Wing County Historical Society reviews 2025 projects, outlines 2026 goals
Summary
The Crow Wing County Historical Society showcased 2025 restorations and exhibits—including a restored Northern Pacific locomotive and a traveling 'Why Treaties Matter' exhibit—and outlined 2026 plans such as internships, an Old Crow Wing exhibit and a Minnesota Historical Society grant application.
Mike Anglin, a member of the Crow Wing County Historical Society board, thanked the county for its 2025 funding and introduced the society’s update to county commissioners.
Hillary (executive director of the Crow Wing County Historical Society) told the board the society completed several preservation projects in 2025, including restoration of a Northern Pacific locomotive at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds. She said the locomotive work was funded by a $5,000 grant, about $8,500 in designated donations and more than $7,000 in in‑kind support from a local business, and that interpretive panels now explain the artifact for fair visitors.
The society also repainted the District Number 3 schoolhouse (1887)…
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