• Big Lake CCC Camp Improvements - Cloquet MN
    From 1933 to 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted 304 acres of “white pine, Norway pine, Scotch pine, and jack pine.”
  • Post Office - Cloquet MN
    The historic post office in Cloquet, Minnesota was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building's character is much different than at the time of construction; the structure has since been extensively modified during renovations.
  • Post Office Mural (missing) - Cloquet MN
    The historic post office in Cloquet, Minnesota housed an example of New Deal artwork: "Lake Superior Shores – Yesterday and Today," an oil-on-canvas painting by Dewey Albinson. The work, completed in 1937, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately the post office has been extensively modified during careless renovations, and the artwork is missing.
  • University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry Center - Cloquet MN
    The UMN Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC) is the primary research and demonstration forest for the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, currently a research and outreach center (ROC) for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences. The Cloquet Forestry Center was called the Cloquet Forest Experiment Station when the CCC was active in providing skilled labor to the University. Projects completed at the CFC by some of the men stationed at Big Lake Camp S79 from July 1933 to June 1937 include: - the construction of five and a half miles of fire break and truck trails. - brushing and improvement of 15...