Below is a sample of our
exhibits housed at the museum;
click on any of the pictures to expand them.
![Lumber exhibit, first floor. Lumber exhibit, first floor.](image_source/museum_exhibits/lumbering.png)
Explore a
variety of authentic period logging tools, photos, and an accurate
scale model of a 1800s logging camp.
![Railroad exhibit, second floor. Railroad exhibit, second floor.](image_source/museum_exhibits/railroads.png)
Look through
an era when the railroads were king! Period artifacts and
photos from central Minnesota's railroad history.
![Mining exhibit, between 2nd and 3rd floors. Mining exhibit, between 2nd and 3rd floors.](image_source/museum_exhibits/mining.png)
Explore the
history of mining in Crow Wing County — from Brainerd to Ironton and
everywhere in between!
![Home life exhibit, third floor. Home life exhibit, third floor.](image_source/museum_exhibits/home.png)
View authentic
artifacts used in everyday home life during the early days of
settlement in central Minnesota.
![Original jail cell, second floor. Original jail cell, second floor.](image_source/museum_exhibits/prison.png)
Spend some
time in the slammer! Lock up at an original jail cell, preserved from
the late-1800s county jail.
![Original Crow Wing County's sherrif's residence. Original Crow Wing County's sherrif's residence.](image_source/museum_exhibits/house.png)
Get a guided
tour through the original Crow Wing County sheriff's residence from
the late 19th century.