Polk County Museum to open June 16

The Polk County Museum in Crookston, Minn., will open for the season June 16.

Regular museum hours are from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Sunday by appointment. Admission is free.

Many of the displays have been updated or revised, said Anne Muir, president of the Polk County Historical Society.

The main entrance has been refurbished and now displays a mural of Polk County with historic sites and events highlighted, Muir said in a news release.

“People will be surprised at the many changes in the museum,” she said. “This summer is a great time to get acquainted with the colorful history of our county.”

Social-distancing guidelines will be in effect, said Twylla Altepeter, secretary of the Polk County Historical Society.

The society operates the museum as part of its mission to collect, preserve, promote and communicate the history of Polk County.

The museum is located just east of Crookston on U.S. Highway 2.

For more information, call (218) 281-1038, email polkcounty@q.com , or visit www.mnhistoricnw.org .

1/2: The Hafslo Church, dating back to the late 1800s, is one of several historic structures, as well as a log house, one-room school house, blacksmith shop, farming equipment and other displays, to explore on the grounds of the Polk County Museum in Crookston, Minn. The museum will open for the season June 16. (Photo by Dean Vikan)

2/2: This log cabin on the grounds of the Polk County Museum in Crookston, Minn., dates back to 1876. Built of solid oak, Ole Jevning mitered the corners and used huge wooden pegs to hold the logs together, said Twylla Altepeter, secretary of the Polk County Historical Society. The museum opens for the season June 16. (Photo courtesy of Twylla Altepeter)