Museum

SOO LINE DEPOT MUSEUM

Located at 101 1st Street NE, directly North of The Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Stores

The Soo Line Depot was built in 1910. It was part of a 1908 - 1910 project to build a rail line from Superior, Wisconsin to Thief River Falls, Minnesota with a branch (Crosby) to the Cuyuna Iron Range.

It is now the home of the Soo Line Depot Museum which is filled with artifacts, photos and documents telling the stories of everyday life and historical events on the Cuyuna Iron Range.

Read about the Milford Mine Disaster and see pictures of the miners in happier times.
Climb into the life sized replica of the capsule that Dr. David Simons rode to the stratosphere.
Imagine yourself in one of our vintage wedding dresses - can you imagine a black velvet wedding dress?
Look at 100 year old tools from logging and mining.
If you graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School, you will probably find your picture in one of the many yearbooks here.
Were you born at Miners Hospital or did you work there? Sign our register at the museum and see what other famous people from Crosby were born here.
Learn about the rich mining history of the area and examine old photos of miners and mines.

Logging was one of the first industries in the area. Imagine what the forests looked like with trees like this standing tall. These logs are on their way to the saw mill to be made into much-needed lumber.

Visit the museum to see more logging photos and check out our large collection of vintage logging equipment.

The first train load of ore left Crosby on May 8, 1912.

Museum Hours
Soo Line Depot Museum is open from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend from Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00PM.
Someone is always available to give you a tour or you can browse the museum on your own. Museum phone 218 546-6178

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED.
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VISIT SOO LINE DEPOT MUSEUM
101 1st St. NE, Crosby, Minnesota
Behind Super One Grocery Store