Experience Life as a Lumberjack at the Forest History Center

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (June 17, 2025) – On June 21, the whole family is invited to the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids for a day of historical fun in the logging camp.

During Be a Lumberjack Day, guests can learn  first-hand how workers lived in Minnesota’s logging camps around the turn of the 20th century. Special games, activities, and costumed interpreters will provide visitors with an immersive experience that is both fun and educational.

Kids can try their hand at working the crosscut saw, also known as the “misery whip,” to saw wood, pull logs like a draft horse, take part in lumberjack tug-o-war, and more. Games include prune on a spoon races, musical stumps, and cookie tosses, among others.

When:
Saturday, June 21, 2025
10 am–3 pm
Where:
Forest History Center
2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Cost:
Included with regular site admission

Site admission costs $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, veterans, active military, and college students, and $8 for children ages 5-17. Minnesota Historical Society members, children ages 4 and under, Blue Star families, and Museums for All participants receive free admission.

About the Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, MNHS preserves our past, shares our state’s stories, and connects people with history.